Elena y la Orquesta Lunar releases their new single AFORTUNADA

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On June 1, 2022, composer & cellist Elena Zúñiga and her band “La orquesta Lunar”, will release a new single, Afortunada. The single, a co-production (Costa Rica - Cuba) sponsored by Ibermusicas (2021), tells the story about a journey around the mountains and rivers looking for a bird that sings every morning but nobody has seen it.

This musical work combines African polyrhythms, pedal notes and soundscapes with elements of classical and ethnic music. The lead voice is an oscilant and free singing that interweaves all of its parts. Cello, piano and bass are mixing with tribal drums and quijongo guanacasteco—an indigenous instrument of African heritage in Costa Rica.