Tierra y Mar Flamenco Tour 2023

New Zealand’s Spanish Flamenco guitar prodigy Paul Bosauder joins world-class international guest artists for Tierra y Mar ’23 for four dates only – Splore, Waikato Arts Festival, Wellington Fringe, and the Warkworth Town Hall.

Paul will dazzle audiences with his unique Aotearoa-infused Flamenco alongside award-winning dancer Roshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne, singer Zoe Velez and multi-percussionist Phill Jones.

".. exhilarating ... the climax of the programme." - Sydney Morning Herald.
"…an elegant work, expressive and true to the heart of flamenco." naciodigital.cat - Barcelona
"...a masterful exposition of the art of flamenco" - Ambient Light

Artists
Paul Bosauder has built a career on both sides of the world since graduating with the highest possible honours from the Catalonia College of Music and seeing his debut self-composed album Tierra y Mar hit #1 in the NZ independent music charts. Always true to the authentic Flamenco pulse, his unique style evokes the land and sea of his Aotearoa homeland, enchanting audiences and drawing international Flamenco talent to his side.

Flamenco dancer: Roshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne
Roshanne is an internationally awarded Flamenco artist dancing principally in Spain and Australia. She is the Artistic Director of multiple award-winning Flamenco ensemble Compañía Alma Flamenca and Director of Alma Flamenca Dance School in Adelaide. Roshanne teaches and performs throughout the world, most recently in Seville, London, New York, Sydney and New Zealand.

Roshanne is the only Australian recipient of the Beca de Oro (Gold Scholarship) from Madrid’s prestigious flamenco academy ‘Amor de Dios’ and her passionate performances have led to standing ovations, solo roles in professional tablaos in Spain and great acclaim both in Spain and Australia.

Flamenco singer: Zoe Velez
Zoe has had a prolific career as a Flamenco dancer/singer, performing extensively with top Flamenco artists and ensembles at festivals, in stage shows and tablaos throughout Australia and is one of only a handful of the country’s Flamenco singers. She has won awards at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival and was awarded the Alex Vidal Fiesta Award in 2012.

Phill Jones (Percussion) is a multi-instrumentalist who has contributed to many live performances and studio album recordings for award-winning artists.