Carnegie Hall

The Latin Grammy Award–winning, all-female Flor De Toloache mixes tradition and innovation, breaking boundaries with its edgy, versatile, and fresh take on traditional Latin American music. Like the legendary love potion that the Toloache flower is used for in Mexico, the talented New York ensemble casts a spell over its audiences with soaring vocals and physical elegance. The members’ diverse ethnicities and musical backgrounds transcend culture and gender by forging new paths. The group has graced international stages from Mexico to Japan and has extensively toured to cities in the US, Europe, and Latin America. With a total of five studio albums to date, “Las Flores,” as their fans call them, recently released Motherflower, described by the artists as a fiercely feminist mosaic of genres inspired by mariachi.

Born in Venezuela, Nella is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. In 2019, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her style is a cutting-edge blend of her native country’s folklore, the sounds of her generation, and influences from Andalusia. She carries her songs around like essential supplies in a backpack and sings them with her soul.

In 2018, Nella was invited to act and sing in the Spanish feature film Everybody Knows, starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. She performed several songs written for the film by Latin Grammy winner, producer, guitarist, and songwriter Javier Limón. Shortly thereafter, she launched a tour dubbed Me Llaman Nella (They Call Me Nella), featuring songs that she performed in the film, other Limón-penned tunes, and Venezuelan folk songs. This tour took her to the US, UK, Spain, Venezuela, Panama, and Mexico.

In May 2019, Nella released her debut album, Voy. Its title track was named by The New York Times as one of the 54 Best Songs of 2019. Nella’s voice has also captivated Venezuela native Gustavo Dudamel, who invited her to sing a song that he composed for Free Color, the documentary about Venezuelan visual artist Carlos Cruz-Diez.

In May 2021, Nella released her first album with Sony Music, Doce Margaritas. The 12 songs on the album were written by Limón, who also produced most of the tracks; Jose Luis “Cheo” Pardo, the Latin Grammy Award–winning Venezuelan guitarist, was also involved with recording. That same year, she also participated in the album and HBO special Piano y Mujer with Irish American pianist Arthur Hanlon and Kany García, Natalia Jiménez, Evaluna Montaner, and Goyo.