Andria & Alper

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Alper Tuzcu

Poster

Alper Tuzcu, guitar

Andria Antoniou, vocalist

Andria & Alper seamlessly combine the melodies of the Eastern Mediterranean with their original compositions and the rhythms of fado and flamenco. Through the songs they choose, they also take listeners on a journey from the Mediterranean region to Latin America. Andria’s vocal style, infused with jazz, tango, and rebetiko, meets Tuzcu’s classical guitar along with his samba and jazz arrangements; folk music motifs merge with today’s modern musical sensibilities, creating an inspiring, intimate atmosphere that transports audiences to other worlds.

Alper Tuzcu is a composer, producer, and guitarist who creates music that transcends cultural boundaries. He has collaborated and recorded with Grammy Award-winning musicians such as Marcelo Woloski (Snarky Puppy), Ganavya (Esperanza Spalding, Residente), and Javier Limón (Paco de Lucía, Wynton Marsalis). His songs have been broadcast on NPR, BBC Radio, and RTVE, and he has performed at prestigious festivals and venues including Umbria Jazz Festival, youbloomLA Festival (Los Angeles), Shapeshifter Lab (New York), and Sofar Sounds in Washington, D.C. and Boston, among many others. Alper Tuzcu also taught composition and music production as an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music and Berklee Online in Boston. He currently lives in Barcelona, where he earned a master’s degree from ESMUC.

Andria Antoniou is a singer, educator, and workshop facilitator. Originally from Cyprus, Andria settled in London, where she pursued postgraduate studies in jazz vocals at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She has collaborated with prominent figures from the Latin jazz, Greek music, and musical theatre scenes, including George Hatzinasios (Greece), the band Classico Latino (Colombia and the UK), Omar Puente (Cuba), Mario Bakuna (Brazil), Roman Gomez (Argentina), and West End musical director Greg Arrowsmith. Her notable performances include venues such as Union Chapel London, King’s Place London, St James Church, Teatro Colón de Bogotá, The Vortex, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Fougaro Art Center (Greece), Gialino Theatro (Greece), Athina Live (Greece), and the La Linea Festival, among others.