Cenzontle

Experimental Indie Alternative with hints of Spoken Word, Trip Hop and Latin rhythms - the unusual music of Mexican-born composer Jorge Hernandez invites you to dance, while in the next moment you sink into multi-layered melodies and voices. In-between electronic instruments such as synths, electric guitar, heavy base lines and partly electronic beats, acoustic instruments like accordion and violin create a fun and mesmerising genre bending sound scape.

His lyrics borrow from literature and poetically jump not only between impressions of nature and human pleasure but also between languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and German. For more than 10 years, the musician and composer released under the project GlowStone Leaf Orchestra. 13 albums later, it was time for a new beginning: Since 2019, he has been composing and performing as Cenzontle - “mockingbird” - under which 5 albums, most recently “Erster Frühling” (2022) and “Cenzontle” (2023), were released. Jorge lives in Berlin and performs live with a three people band.

Kim Kong, part London, part Lanzarote, she is a Neuroscientist, Performance Artist, Software Engineer, DJ and Musician. This ex-choir singer has joined Cenzontles ready to roll live set as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist to bring her flair and frills to sounds that honour her latino heritage.
Lucie Nana, born in Berlin, is a culture addict, travelling the world to see, feel, hear, taste and explore music and art. With her background in piano and choir she joined the 400 voices of Cenzontle as an enthusiastic pianist, akkordionista and whatever else is needed.