Legiana Collective

Legiana Collective is a rare breed of folk band. With nine musicians and their acoustic instruments on stage, the band exhales an inimitable group-energy. They call themselves a ‘Collective’ for a reason: their sound breathes the creativity of a band without a leader, united only by their shared love of music. The Legianas play with one thing in mind: that their audience should have as much fun as they do. Listeners will be struck by the raw and irresistibly danceable energy carried by the rhythmic section and left spellbound by the intricate and subtly harmonized polyphonies of the four–female choir—arguably the band’s core instrument. Their powerful voices sing poetic narratives from North and East Europe, the Mediterranean and the Americas, adding to the rich, multi-lingual sound that sets Legiana Collective apart. Having established their musical identity through a first album, Ariège, comprised of traditional folk songs played with a modern twist, they return with a second album Wicked Light, featuring mostly original compositions. This new album demonstrates even further the Legianas’ unique ability to transcend the beauty of the old in a young shell—as made evident from the timeless groove of their music to the original artwork of the album, entirely made of handcrafted woodprints. Get ready to be swept away by the organic and unforgettable sounds of Legiana Collective. Based in the Netherlands, but active in the whole world.