Despite being the first Mexican-American woman to have composed music on these particular instruments, unearthing a sound familiar to my individual practice was surprisingly not as difficult as I had first anticipated. Somehow, my touch was able to bring about in them a ringing sympathetic to my own voice, my own story.
Discovering sonorities within the disparate medley of a dulcimer, autoharp, and one-of-a-kind tin banjocello came naturally, as if these instruments were waiting to be played together by me— collectively detuning and warping into our misfit ensemble beneath their glass coverings over many decades.
I am grateful for the trust and inspiration of the museum and curators for inviting me to coax and briefly hold onto this secret and timeless resonance—an experience that will forever reverberate within me.
Free-flowing, loosely structured songs that borrow lightly from jazz and ambient but expand in directions all their own. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 7, 2023
With only processed, layered vocals and one moody, swirling synthesizer, AnnaOtta and La.Fumero build a gorgeous and unique world together. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 27, 2023