Rajando Leña is on a crusade to catapult Colombian music to the world. This is not Walt Disney!! This is a Colombian pianist bringing back memories of his ancestors. If you are not yet familiar with “palo parao,” “rajaleña” or “sanjuanero” you are in for an experience that will blow your mind filling you with deep emotions and feelings !. But Alex Pastrana is a jazz pianist, band leader and composer.
So he dresses Colombian music in alternative outfits that stem from his powerful urban identity. Rajando Leña champions music from the Huila region of Colombia. The music combines traditional sounds from the south of Colombia with jazz. If you like to feel and connect “Rajando Leña”will make you navigate in a world between the ancient and the modern.
