About

Peruvian immigrant Anaís Azul (they/them) is a California based singer-songwriter, composer, and teaching artist. Described as “stunningly honest and vulnerable,” their artistry engages with music as a tool for community building, cross-genre collaboration, and collective healing.

Azul writes music that is in conversation with looped vocal harmonies, classical melodies, and Latin American singer-songwriter traditions. Their songs are bilingual (Spanish and English) and about mental health, queerness, facing harsh realities and finding inner peace in spite of chaos.

Classically-trained with an experimental spirit, Azul received their B.M in Music Composition and Theory from Boston University with a concentration in piano and their MFA in Music, Performer-Composer from California Institute of the Arts. Having composed and arranged for theatre and orchestra, Azul composed the music for the award-winning Displaced: A Response to Qurban produced by the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

Music

I play vocal looped music in English and Spanish in addition to music from the Andes region as well as Peruvian music in general. Also some singer-songwriter type works on ukulele and charango.

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  Andean charango reinterpretations

  • Musician profile: Anaís Azul
  • Instruments: Charango, vocals

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