BUIKA

This superb Afro-Spanish singer has collaborated with Chucho Valdés and Pat Metheny, sung for filmmaker Pedro Almodovar and has two books to her credit! Digging into flamenco roots, Buika also draws inspiration from jazz; witness the Abbey Lincoln and Billie Holiday covers on her most recent album, La noche mas larga. In her first visit to the Festival, the Miami-based artist performs in a trio with Ivan “Melón” Lewis (piano) and Ramon Porrina (percussion). The night belongs to her…