Percussion & singing workshop

Alba Chacón

Alba Chacón

She began her musical studies in piano and music theory with the Willems method, continuing at the Ángel Arias Conservatory in Madrid. Years later, she discovered the world of Brazilian and Latin percussion thanks to Antonio Monedero, becoming part of the groups Batuseira, Zumbalé, and Zumbalé Elektrik Band as a keyboardist and percussionist. Since 2003, she has been attending classes in Iberian singing and percussion with the master Eliseo Parra, delving for years into traditional Iberian music and performing with him in different formats and shows: Eliseo Parra Quartet, with the shows “Alum” and “Hispània Tribal” of the Compañía Ibérica de Danza, Cantar y Batir, Las Piojas en Costura, etc. She has also received training in Iberian and Latin American percussion with Aleix Tobias. She is a graduate in music education and combines teaching at school with activities related to folklore: since 2021 she teaches Iberian singing and percussion classes in Madrid and El Boalo, continuing Eliseo Parra’s pedagogical work, and works in the Folklore area of the Creative Music School of Madrid. She has also taught traditional music workshops for teachers and music teachers. She has been part of Zagala and currently belongs to the Collado Project group, both groups renewing traditional root music. She has collaborated with artists such as the Community Orchestra of Madrid, Dos, La Mare, Estupenda Estupenda, or Rozalén.