Voice of the body
A musical experience in which the body becomes a veritable instrument of Brazilian music. With songs, rhythms and movement, this musical experience takes you on a sensitive journey through the living sounds of the body and the voice.
With :
Lu Horta: voice and body percussion
Marcelo Effori: percussion and sampler
Gabriel Shwartz: guitar

Lu Horta is a Brazilian artist (singer, composer, body percussionist and teacher). She has a degree in popular music from the Public University of Campinas (UNICAMP). A founding member of the Barbatuques body percussion group, she has helped to create five albums and collaborated on soundtracks (Tropa de Elite, Trash – City of Hope, Rio 2 and The Boy and the World, nominated for an Oscar in 2016). Lu Horta also has a prolific solo career, with critically acclaimed albums such as Paraíso Eu in 2009 and A Noiva da Cidade in 2013. A committed artist, she uses her voice for social causes, notably in a campaign against violence against women. Since 2023, she has lived in Montreal, where she is involved in artistic collaborations with local artists and educational projects with Orff Québec, UQAM, the Maison des arts participatifs and the Centre des musiciens du monde.