Anna Montan

grew up with the sounds of the violin and the 78 rpm records of her Indonesian grandfather. At first she performed as a singer and percussionist in pop, soul, and salsa bands. Gradually she revealed herself as a jazz singer with a classically trained voice. Her desire to experiment and her Indian background led to her 2011 album Cinta, a dynamic mix of East and West that braids Western jazz and Indonesian keroncong. Since 2004 Anna Montan has been working together with Surinamese bassist Patrick Lauwerends.