Nicole Erika

Spanish cante is the centre of this act, sung by a Brisbane vocalist who has spent real time inside the tradition rather than borrowing its edges. Nicole Erika brings Caribbean rhythm to it too, which gives the flamenco material more warmth than the purist version usually carries. She works with Latin and flamenco musicians and dancers around Brisbane, so the act scales to whatever the room needs: a voice and a guitar in the corner, or something with dancers and a fuller band behind it. Tell her the space and the occasion and she'll build the line-up to match.