NANI

Nani Vazana is a millennial Ladino songwriter, she won the Eurovision for minority languages 2024 representing the Netherlands with her original song Una Segunda Piel (A Second Skin).

Described by BBC Radio 3 as “a voice that transports you from ancient markets to modern jazz clubs in one breath”, Vazana’s music breathes new life into Ladino—the nearly lost language of Sephardic Jews—through soulful vocals, flamenco-inspired melodies, and raw, contemporary storytelling.

Nani captures the spirit of the ancient, matriarchal Ladino language & propels it into the future w/ socially pertinent lyrics celebrating migration, gender & female empowerment. The soundscape captures the sounds & smells of the marketplace and fuses them with raw, flamenco like vocals, soft choral trombone, mariachi guitar & percussion & piano.

Vazana’s music was documented for the Library of Congress USA and her album Ke Haber (What’s New) ranked #11 World Music Charts and #13 Music Charts Europe. She performed at the Montana Folk Festival USA, Richmond Folk Festival USA, Jazz in the Park fest RO and the Jodhpur RIFF festival IN, Kennedy Center USA, London Jazz Festival UK and TEDx Amsterdam.

Milestones:
Winner – Eurovision for Minority Languages 2024
Library of Congress documentation 2023
PAIS Album Promotion Grant, IL 2021
SENA Music Production Grant, NL 2020
Arts Council England Premiere Grant, UK 2019
Sephardic Music Award, ES 2017