Silvana Estrada

Mexican singer-songwriter Silvana Estrada brings her voice-and-cuatro songs to Santeria Toscana 31 in Milan on May 17, 2026. Raised in Coatepec, Veracruz, in a family of luthiers, she shaped a sound where timbre and strings matter as much as melody. Her writing sits at the crossroads of Latin American canción, acoustic folk and a quiet jazz awareness, with lyrics that keep things close and unadorned.

After an early collaboration with guitarist Charlie Hunter on Lo Sagrado (2017), Estrada moved toward a more personal palette, centered on voice, cuatro and minimal arrangements. Marchita (2022) deepened that path, weaving bolero shades, folk textures and echoes of Mexican traditions without weighty orchestration or studio gloss. She navigates the independent scene with a focus on intimate formats, where nuance and space guide the storytelling.

On stage, Estrada tends to strip songs to the essentials: warm dynamics, subtle rhythmic sway, and lines that linger. The set leans on Marchita, early pieces and newer songs shaped on the road, with playing that shifts from percussive strums to delicate arpeggios. A night tuned for listeners into contemporary Latin songwriting, folk minimalism and voices that carry without shouting.