Julia Patinella

Julia Patinella is a multilingual singer who currently resides between Seville, Spain and Brooklyn, NY. Through years of travel between Spain and Latin America, she developed as a Flamenco singer with a unique affinity for "Cantes de Ida y Vuleta" or "roundtrip songs" - subgenres born through the circular migrations of peoples between Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. In her performances the singer brings forth an expansive repertoire rich in history and musical traditions that carry the raw emotions of protest, the longing for social and internal freedom, the eternal thirst for life, travel and music. With a voice and stage presence that moves effortlessly from the guttural cry of a Solea to the celebration of life found in a Buleria or the sweet lament of a Milonga, Julia's expressive song captivates her listeners. Julia has studied Cante Flamenco at the Fundacion Cristina Hereen de Arte Flamenco in Seville, Spain as a recipient of the American Friends scholarship in 2011 and 2012. She performs regularly, in the U.S. and Europe, in Cante alone, and Cante accompanying dance, both in traditional Flamenco as well as original Flamenco - jazz fusion projects. Julia's past collaborations as vocalist / arranger include Flamenco Nomadico, Flamenco Trio Noche Blanca, Southern Italian Folk Project with her group Quartetto Matapena, Cuban Son with Mi Le lo Lai, traditional Afro - Colombian music with Grupo Chonta, and Classical Arabic music with the New York Arabic Orchestra. Her greatest musical influences are La Niña de los Peinies, Spain and Chvela Vargas, Mexico.