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This exciting double bill features next-generation artists Tarta Relena and Yasmin Williams, who expand on musical traditions to write new chapters of their own.
Merging traditional songs with contemporary sonic techniques, self-dubbed “progressive Gregorian” folk duo Tarta Relena (Marta Torrella and Helena Ros) sings in Spanish, Catalan, Greek, Latin, English, and the Judeo-Spanish language Ladino. Their music connects the far corners of the Mediterranean and beyond, using refined vocal synthesis and minimalist electronic flourishes to create a sound that incorporates both ancient and pop influences. On Tarta Relena’s latest album, Fiat Lux, the duo uses everything from electronic bass, Diwali Riddim, and artificial reverb to build evocative textures that blend with their voices in perfect synchronicity.
Reimagining the white male–dominated genre of fingerstyle guitar, Yasmin Williams dazzles with a virtuosic style that showcases her own trailblazing techniques. She often plays with the guitar in her lap, strings facing skyward, and also deftly layers percussive elements like the kalimba, mallets from hammered dulcimers, and even tap shoes. At once comfortingly familiar and wholly original, Williams summons a surprising ensemble of sound that tells a story. Her second and most recent album, Urban Driftwood, was completed during the COVID-19 lockdowns and Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, serving as a diary and means of finding solace during that year. We’re thrilled to finally have Williams onstage following the cancellation of her performance in October 2022.
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Left to right: Tarta Relena, photo: Duna Vallès; Yasmin Williams, photo: Zach Pigg.
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
L Brands Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
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Axium Packaging
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Tarta Relena and Yasmin Williams
