Tara and I have had quite the 2023 so far, traveling here there and everywhere in the UK plus an international trip to Mexico with two concerts. What a soulful time, sun, wonderful new encounters, and culture to invigorate us, plus two special shows - in La Cita festival in the yellow city (Izamal) in the Yucatan Peninsula and the iconic venue El Chopo, a museum known for its progressive attitude towards culture and music. My trip was made ever more special by the fact that my dear cousin Ambika lives in Mexico City and was cheering us on the whole way. And admittedly, was very key in making the concerts even happen, through introducing us to the most wonderful Izzy Jones, whom we will definitely forge a longer-term relationship with from this point forward.
Tara and I also had the chance to work with our dear friend and founder of SunLands school Nicholas Aguilar. We spent 3 days working with a group of teenagers to explore indian rhythm and write new pieces of music. We also did a performance followed by a Q&A for all the students and staff. We were so impressed by the questions we received! Thoughtful and very insightful into our collaborative compositional process, cross-cultural meld, and the language and communication of our performance.
Another mega-highlight was filming with Discos Corazon in the town of Tlayacapan in a cactus field!
Here are a few more snaps below, to paint more of a picture:)
Preetha Xx
