Buika

When Buika performed at Cosmopolite’s 30th anniversary in 2022, she played to a sold-out audience. Now, the Spanish-Equatorial Guinean singer returns – with new music and a sound that continues to move freely between flamenco, jazz, soul, funk and African rhythms.

Buika grew up in Mallorca as the daughter of political refugees from Equatorial Guinea. She encountered flamenco through the neighbourhood’s Romani community, while her home and surroundings opened the door to African music, jazz, pop and copla. These encounters have shaped a career in which genre boundaries are rarely left untouched.

With her dark, raspy voice at the centre, Buika breathes new life into both her own songs and music from the Spanish-language tradition. She sings of love, freedom, loss and resistance, with improvisation playing a central role in her concerts.

Throughout her career, she has collaborated with artists including Carlos Santana, Chucho Valdés, Pat Metheny, Anoushka Shankar, Seal and Nelly Furtado. The album «El Último Trago», recorded with Chucho Valdés, received a Latin Grammy, and Buika has also been awarded Spain’s Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.

In the summer of 2026, she released «Bailando», the first single from an upcoming album. The track points towards a new chapter in a catalogue that spans everything from «Mi Niña Lola» and «No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo» to her collaboration with Santana on «Africa Speaks».