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The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Presents
BUIKA
Latin Grammy Award-winning soul singer returns to the Arsht Center with new hits from
her latest album La Noche Más Larga
“A singer like Buika comes only once in a generation!” – New York Post
Part of the 2013-2014 Live at Knight Series
Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $45 and $65*
John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall
MIAMI, FL September 17, 2013 – The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-
Dade County is proud to present the return of Spanish-born, Miami-based Latin Grammy
Award-winning vocalist BUIKA. As part of the Center’s 2013-2014 Live at Knight Series, the
flamenco fusion singer will perform a sensual and eclectic concert complete with hits and songs
from her new album La Noche Más Larga on December 1, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the acoustically
superb John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall.
Tickets to BUIKA are $45 and $65*. Tickets are available to Arsht Center Members now and to
the general public on September 23. Tickets may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht
Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.
“The Arsht Center is thrilled announce the anticipated return of BUIKA – a phenomenal artist of
an international acclaim that is proud to call Miami her home,” said John Richard, president and
CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center. “Three years ago, BUIKA amazed South Florida audiences
with her raw and emotional vocal talent during a sold-out performance in the Knight Concert
Hall. Now, she’s back with a new critically-acclaimed album that continues to prove why she’s
one of NPR’s ’50 greatest voices of all time!’”
Originally from Mallorca, Spain, BUIKA’s musical repertoire embodies a sublime cross-cultural
fusion of styles – mixing the traditional Spanish genre of classic coplas, boleros, and rumbas
with jazz, soul, and popular dance rhythms. She is frequently compared to diverse singers such

2. as Nina Simone, Chavela Vargas and Cesaria Evora, but has created a sound completely her
own – with a voice described as ‘velvet gravel.’
With La Noche Más Larga (The Longest Night, 2013), the artist’s latest and first self-produced
album, BUIKA continues to knock down the walls that surround flamenco – the root source of
everything she does, but a tradition that can’t contain her ever-expanding vision. A dazzling
group of musicians and long-time collaborators such as keyboardist Iván “Melón” Lewis, bassist
Alain Pérez, and percussionists Ramón Porrina and Israel Suárez “El Piraña” joined the singer
to form a powerful group with the talent and imagination to match the singer’s disregard for
genre boundaries. As usual, BUIKA’s powerhouse voice renders those lines invisible.
“I tour through all of these different countries and I sing in Spanish,” says BUIKA. “I want to
prove that it doesn’t matter where a musician comes from—people understand it. It doesn’t
matter where I perform—Turkey, France, Japan, the U.S.—people cry in the same places in the
songs and they don’t understand the words I’m singing.”
Since releasing her self-titled debut album in 2005, BUIKA has risen to international fame,
recording alongside Nelly Furtado and Seal, and headlining festivals from Las Vegas to London.
Her second album, Mi Niña Lola (2007), firmly established BUIKA as a master of flamenco
rhythms – showcasing her powerful vocals on traditional bulerías and tanguillos, accompanied
by famed flamenco guitarist Niño Josele. Her next recording effort, Niña de Fuego (2008),
helped catapult BUIKA into the ranks of the most exciting international voices in modern Latin
music. Produced, arranged, and directed by five-time Grammy Award-winning producer Javier
Limón, the album garnered two Latin Grammy Awards and showcased BUIKA in a live
performance on the televised awards show. In 2009, she released El Ultimo Trago, a stunning
tribute to Mexico’s iconic ranchera vocalist Chavela Varga.
BUIKA's most remarkable soundtrack and film collaboration was in 2011, when renowned
Spanish director Pedro Almódovar featured her in his movie “La Piel Que Habito” (The Skin I
Live in), in which she performed “Por el Amor de Amar” (For Love’s Sake) and “Se Me Hizo
Facil” (I Found it Easy). Most recently, she completed her second book of poetry, To Those
Who Loved Hardcore Women and Left Them, and is currently working on her first documentary
feature film. For more information, please visit www.conchabuikamusic.com, Facebook:
www.facebook.com/buikamusic or Twitter: @buikamusic.
CALENDAR LISTING
Adrienne Arsht Center presents
BUIKA
December 1, 2013 at 8 p.m.
John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall – Adrienne Arsht Center
Tickets: $45 & 65*
“A singer like Buika comes only once in a generation!”– New York Post
For her anticipated return to the Arsht Center stage, Latin Grammy Award-winning flamenco fusion
vocalist BUIKA will perform a sensual and eclectic concert complete with hits and songs from her new
album La Noche Más Larga on December 1, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. in the acoustically superb John S. and
James L. Knight Concert Hall.
Originally from Mallorca, Spain, BUIKA is frequently compared to diverse singers such as Nina Simone,
Chavela Vargas and Cesaria Evora, but has created a sound completely her own – with a voice
described as ‘velvet gravel.’ Her musical repertoire embodies a sublime cross-cultural fusion of styles –

3. mixing the traditional Spanish genre of classic coplas, boleros, and rumbas with jazz, soul, and popular
dance rhythms. With La Noche Más Larga (The Longest Night, 2013), the artist’s latest and first self-
produced album, BUIKA continues to knock down the walls that surround flamenco – the root source of
everything she does, but a tradition that can’t contain her ever-expanding vision.
Part of the Arsht Center’s 2013-2014 Live at Knight Series.
*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Visit
www.arshtcenter.org for up-to-date information for details and schedules.
Photos: Click Photo for High-Resolution Download.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.arshtcenter.org/press.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is made possible by the public
support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami-Dade
County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Tourist
Development Council and the City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency, as well as the
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and
Culture. The Adrienne Arsht Center also receives generous support from individuals, corporations and
local, state and national foundations.
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About the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is one of the world’s leading
performing arts organizations and venues. Made possible by Miami-Dade County’s largest ever
public/private-sector partnership, the Center is home to the Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet and
New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. In addition, numerous South Florida arts
organizations perform in its theaters regularly. Since opening in 2006, the Center has emerged as a
leader in offering and presenting innovative programming that mirrors South Florida’s diversity, as a
catalyst for development in Miami, and as a host of impactful community outreach and education
programs.
Designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the venue is comprised
of the 2,400-seat Ziff Ballet Opera House, the 2,200-seat John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, the
black box Carnival Studio Theater, a restored Carnival Tower, the Peacock Foundation, Inc. Studio, the
Peacock Foundation, Inc. Education Center and the outdoor Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the
BUIKA - Photo Credit: Javi Rojo

4. Arts. Events impresario and restaurateur Barton G. Weiss brought his signature style to the Center in
2009 with PRELUDE BY BARTON G, a full-service upscale restaurant.
Visit www.arshtcenter.org for more information.