Barrio Sonoro: Glizzalúa & Bulgarian Voices Berlin

BARRIO SONORO: A Global Sound Exploration in Berlin

Barrio Sonoro is a new concert series in Berlin that seeks to explore and showcase the rich legacy of global popular music. Featuring artists from all corners of the world, largely based in Berlin. This season offers an in-depth look at the musical heritage of regions such as Brazil, Latin America, the Caribbean, South Africa, Cape Verde, the Mediterranean & Bulgaria. With an emphasis on popular music and the musical traditions that shape local scenes, Barrio Sonoro serves as both a forecast and a reflection of Berlin’s evolving artistic landscape. 

A series created in collaboration with Hotel Continental – Art Space in Exile in Alt-Treptow, a former piano factory dedicated to artistic exchange in times of displacement.

Curated and produced by Héléna Fontaine and Félix Huet from A Panda do Sol.

JULY 11TH: Glizzalúa & Bulgarian Voices Berlin

Door 19:00 Start: 20:00

Glizzalúa: 20:00
Bulgarian Voices Berlin: 21:00

TICKETS: 12€ EARLY BIRD, 15€ ONLINE, 20€ ON THE DOOR 

Glizzalúa
In 2025, Elena La Conte, flutist, singer and composer (Italy) and Djuna Lund Llopis, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer (Catalunya) met in Berlin and started weaving their musical worlds into a shared tapestry. Glizzalua’s live show unfolds like a ritual: poetic and theatrical, driven by fierce feminine energy, thunderous percussive surges, and the raw power of women’s voices, pierced by psychedelic flashes of electric guitar and organ, all balanced on the edge of beautiful madness.

Drawing inspiration from the songs of the Mediterranean, the rhythms of the Balkans, and the colors of Latin America, they are in constant innovation and dive into a more psychedelic and electric universe. In this dialogue between tradition and experimentation, the two musicians find their own sound, crafting a unique and original song. 

Musicians:

Djuna Lund Llopis - Hammond, electric guitar, pandero cuadrado, voice

Elena La Conte - Flute, voice, kass kass, pedals. 

Bulgarian Voices Berlin
Bulgarian Voices Berlin e.V. is a multi-national female ensemble for traditional Bulgarian folklore singing, exploring authentic and contemporary arrangements and interpretations. Formed in 2009 under the lead of Boryana Velichkova, the choir has become a home not only for Bulgarian singers, but also for women of different backgrounds. Every woman has found her way to the Bulgarian folk song in a very personal way, but a common joy in this music and a deep desire to pass it on are connecting the choir members. 

BVB interprets songs from all corners of Bulgaria, including some of the best known and most challenging pieces of Bulgarian folklore. BVB takes the listener on an emotional journey - from the humorous, loud and often dissonant duets of Western Bulgaria, to the timelessness of the melodies of the Rhodopes, to the complex and sophisticated ornamentation that characterizes the songs of the Black Sea coast in the East. Once heard, the Bulgarian folk song with its captivating melodies and fascinating rhythms leaves a deep, powerful impression. The music sweeps the souls away and has a power and richness that fills both the heart and the concert halls.

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