Francisco Xifra

Argentinian, now playing in Australia, with six years of busking across Europe, South America and New Zealand behind him. Francisco Xifra sings in Spanish, Italian and English, and the sound pulls folk, blues and Latin together, with Bossa Nova and Argentine folk and tango sitting under the surface. Dylan, The Beatles, Jack Johnson, Elvis, Jose Gonzalez, Fleetwood Mac and The Cure are all in there somewhere. The most requested songs at his shows are Perfect, Here Comes the Sun, Banana Pancakes, Can't Help Falling in Love and Wake Me Up, though he'll pitch the set chilled or lively depending on the room, and learn a new song if you ask in advance. Battery-powered gear, 15 minutes to set up, two square metres, three to four hours without a power point.