I am a musician because I have no other choice than to emote in music. Not for a job, for hobby or performance, but as my way of making sense of the world around me and the world within myself. I am a real and feeling person, and of that I am proud. My music is an extension of my living, my creativity a synonym of my humanity.
(NL)
Als componist is Afke Flaviana het meest comfortabel in het landschap van woorden. In haar composities daagt ze musici uit om verhalen te vertellen door hun instrument. Naast haar Spoken Word-composities schrijft ze Poetry Etudes voor improviserende musici en singer-songwriter liedjes met een sterke nadruk op teksten.
Afke Flaviana (1999) heeft als jazz vocalist gestudeerd aan de Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg bij Paulien van Schaik en Anna Serierse. Hier heeft ze zich ontwikkeld tot een veelzijdig vocalist beïnvloed door de moderne groove en free jazz scene.
(ENG)
As a composer Afke Flaviana is most comfortable in the landscape of words. In her compositions she challenges musicians to tell stories through their instruments. In addition to her Spoken Word compositions she also writes Poetry Etudes for improvising musicians and singer-songwriter songs with a strong focus on lyrics.
Afke Flaviana (1999, NL) studied as a jazz vocalist at the Fontys Academy of the Arts in Tilburg with Paulien van Schaik and Anna Serierse. Here she developed herself into a versatile vocalist, influenced by the modern groove and free jazz scene.