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The award-winning duo Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong join forces with Madrid-based dancer and choreographer Sonia Franco to create a performance that converses freely between flamenco and jazz.

Flamenco guitarist and singer, Melón Jimenez and flutist and Bansuri player, Lara Wong are redefining flamenco with a sound that flows across cultures, genres, and time. Rooted in flamenco and colored by jazz, their music evokes the nomadic roots of the art form — from India to North Africa and Latin America.
 

Since joining forces in Madrid in 2021, they have given over 100 performances across four continents, captivating audiences in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. They have performed at renowned stages such as the National Arts Centre, Blue Note Shanghai, Suma Flamenca, the Helsinki Flamenco Festival, and SunFest. In 2024, they released their debut album, which was critically acclaimed and nominated for a JUNO Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.  Individually, Melón Jiménez, is known for his collaborations with Anoushka Shankar and Jorge Pardo and myself, flutist, Lara Wong, awarded Best Flamenco Instrumentalist at the Festival del Cante de las Minas.
 

Sonia Franco, winner of the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Award (NY), Best Solo Choreography, and Best Original Music at the Madrid Spanish Dance & Flamenco Choreography Competition, brings a magnetic expressiveness to the collaboration. She has worked with artists such as Sara Baras, María Pagés, Pedro Córdoba, and José Maldonado, establishing herself as one of the most versatile flamenco dancers of her generation.