Nano Stern is a young Chilean artist riding the crest of the new wave of Chilean Song, with a devoted following that stretches out from Chile, into Latin America, north to Canada and the USA, over to Europe and down in Australia. His musical virtuosity, mesmerizing and charismatic live performances and his passionate and poetic advocacy for social justice result in a true and honest universal message, delivered with an intense energy and a high level of musicality, dwelling deeply into tradition whilst being contemporary with the passion of youth.
Nano's style is an Indie-Folk-Rock-Jazz fusion; deeply rooted in traditional Chilean music and inspired by legends Violeta Parra, Victor Jara and Inti-Illimani, yet combined with a host of influences absorbed from his travels around the world, as well as his early classical training. Added to the mix is a love for rock, which results in a truly unique sound, the whole becoming greater than the sum of the parts. Stern is an accomplished musician, playing a range of instruments from Spanish and electric guitars and violin to the Andean and Nordic flutes. Not to be underrated is the power and emotion that emanates from his vocal prowess and his intimate and rousing connection to his audiences, at home in Chile and across the world.
At only 28 years old, Stern's rise to fame has been meteoric, recently celebrating a recording career spanning five years and including four award winning and critically acclaimed solo albums: Nano Stern, Voy y Vuelvo, Los Espejos and Las Torres de Sal, as well as a live solo album in Australia, a DVD in Chile and collaborating on European-based albums with Swedish guitar master Mattias Perez ("Otoñal") and with youth folk super group, Ethno in Transit. In 2011, Nano emerged as a producer of an award winning album for Australian world and folk legend, Kavisha Mazella. In 2013 the Chilean press named him Artist of the Year.
Nano Stern has attracted a dedicated following wherever he goes, from the smallest local communities in the southern most human settlement of Patagonia to the biggest stages in Chile. Named “one of the most in-demand international artists on the domestic festival scene” (Tony Hillier, Australia), Nano Stern brought Australian audiences to their feet from his first visit as a solo artist in 2008. He has consistently been the stand out new act at leading festivals, including WOMADelaide and the Woodford, Port Fairy and Brunswick festivals. While in Europe, Nano has gone from barefoot hitchhiking through Ethno gatherings to the festival stages of WOMAD (UK), Sziget (Hungary), Viljandi (Estonia), Bardentreffen (Germany), Kaustinen (Finland), Sfinks (Belgium), Urkult (Sweden) and many others. Speaking several languages, a special feature of his festival appearances is his very popular workshop on Latin American music.
"Nano Stern is a huge talent, whether he is playing as a duo at an intimate show, hosting and entertaining the crowd about Chilean wine, or playing the a big stage with his outstanding band you know he is an artist that the audience always want to hear more from... he was a favourite at WOMADelaide and won us all over at WOMAD Charlton Park." Paula Henderson, Artist Programmer, WOMAD UK.
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