Migrant
The collective
The five permanent members of Migrant Sounds.
Founder · Guitar
Born in Guatemala and based in Berlin, José Carlos taught himself guitar. He founded ARTivisten e.V. to give artists from different countries a stage. Migrant Sounds grew out of that work. He keeps looking for new sounds across musical traditions and brings international musicians together in concert.
Vocals
Born in Germany and raised in Chile and Germany, Isabella grew up surrounded by music and theatre. Both her parents are actors, and her mother sings Latin American folklore. With Colombian and Peruvian roots, Isabella draws on Latin rhythms, Latin pop, ballads and international pop.
Guitar · Vocals
Born in Santiago, Pablo draws on the Nueva Canción of Víctor Jara and Silvio Rodríguez as well as Caribbean rhythms. His music tells working-class stories and carries collective memory. Fatherhood also shapes what he hopes to pass on: respect, solidarity and a love of Latin American culture.
From classical guitar to loops, techno and jazz
Gato is a Mapuche Afro-Aymara guitarist, composer and producer based in Berlin. Shaped by Chilean classical guitar, he played in fusion and folklore projects before taking his work abroad. In Berlin, he combines acoustic guitar with loops, techno textures and modern European jazz.
Percussion
Greco is a Chilean percussionist based in Berlin whose work spans Latin American and Afro-diasporic rhythms. He studied Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian percussion in Salvador da Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. As a session and touring musician in Chile, he performed with Inti-Illimani and Roberto Bravo.
Migrant Sounds on stage.
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