Three voices assert their intimate lyrics, they soak in harmonies and melancholic melodies. In their performance, Las Lloronas share a moment of powerful vulnerability, on the verge of lament, daydream and battle cry.
Only five years ago, Las Lloronas were working on their debut album Soaked. Since then, they have released a second album, Out of the Blue, and performed hundreds of concerts across Europe and beyond. In 2024, the group received the Outstanding Live Performance award at the Belgian Worldwide Music Awards.
Now, Marieke Werner (DE) and Amber in ’t Veld (ES/NL) – following the departure of former member Sura Solomon – have joined forces with Àngels Asensi (ES). Enriched by Àngels Asensi’s cello and voice, the new trio is currently working on their next album, further exploring and expanding the signature elements of Las Lloronas: rich polyphonic voices, influences from diverse musical traditions, and poetic, powerful multilingual lyrics.
Las Lloronas seek depth in simplicity, beauty in rawness and playfulness in detail. Their work explores what it means to be human in a more-than-human world, and what it means to be Lloronas – criers – in times of unseizable crises and collective grief. Through poetry and sound, through tenderness and authenticity, they express how humbling and mind-blowing it is to be alive, and offer consolation, connection, and beauty.
Las Lloronas began as street musicians, united by a shared passion for sociology, activism and art. Their performance is often described as highly original, yet their music carries a timeless quality: it goes under your skin, it is emotionally raw and ravishing, echoing traditions such as Klezmer, Flamenco, and Blues. Accompanied by guitar, clarinet and cello, they create a unique musical universe far from genre codes. Inspired by musicians such as Lhasa de Sela, Silvia Perez Cruz and Nina Simone, they weave a polyphonic symbiosis that can only be described as «Las Lloronas».
