La de Triana
„La de Triana“ is a nickname that was given to the singer Esrin Sossai while studying flamenco in the south of Spain and means „the one coming from Triana“. Triana is a district of the city of Seville (Spain) that is still known for its raw and gipsy-like form of flamenco. Going to Triana is only possible by crossing a bridge, el puente de Triana. A bridge that connects two very different parts of the city. Crossing the bridge is also something the band aspires to do musically. The constant move between Flamenco and Jazz creates a diverse musical playground. La de Triana exists as a Duo with guitarist Nicolas Perrin, as a Trio with flamenco dancer Ladina Bucher and as a quartett with percussionist German Papu Gigena.
Esrin Sossai (vocals)
The singer Esrin Sossai studied jazzvocals at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne. She concluded her studies with a Master in Pedagogy.
After being a flamencodancer and teacher for ten years, she started to accompany her danceclasses with flamencosinging. This is where she discovered her new passion. Sossai spent a lot of time in Spain and studied with different artists such as Marisol Valderrama, Rosi Navarro „La Divi“, Luis Calderito, Alba Guerrero and Perico Sambeat among others.
Over the years she collaborated with a lot of artists, for example with Perico Sambeat and his „Flamenco BigBand“ project.
The fusion between flamenco and jazz made Esrin develop her Large Ensemble called „Luna del alba orquesta“. A lot of voices and jazz-inspired harmonies meet flamenco melodies and different style-tipical instruments and rhythmic aspects.
Sossai teaches at various musicschools in Switzerland and is active in several projects and bands.
