Argentine singer & composer, based in Basel.

Luciana Morelli (b. 1990) is an Argentine singer, composer and performer based in Basel, Switzerland — an artist working at the meeting point of jazz, Argentine folk music and contemporary song.

Trained at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Musik-Akademie Basel, Luciana has developed a body of work that moves freely between improvisation and composition, between South American folklore and the European chamber tradition. Her writing is guided as much by literature as by music: each project begins from a question, a poem, an image.

Her latest album, Words of the Wind (Habitable Records, 2024), sets poems by Emily Brontë, Alejandra Pizarnik, Anne Carson and Robin Myers for voice and string quartet. Earlier recordings — Lo abismal, el agua and Mandala — opened a dialogue between Argentine song and contemporary improvisation that continues to shape her work today.

Alongside her own projects, Luciana collaborates with composers, poets and ensembles across Europe and South America, and teaches voice and ensemble at workshops and academies.

Projects & collaborations

• — Words of the Wind quartet (voice & strings)
• — Canto en Colores ensemble
• — Voice teaching, Musik-Akademie Basel
• — Guest performances at festivals across CH, DE, FR, AR