All-female Latin Grammy award-winning band from Barcelona, Spain, Las Migas, performed at the Singletary Recital Hall on Nov. 16, at the University of Kentucky.

The group performed flamenco music pushing musical barriers and exploring genres such as country, pop and urban tones to add into their current music style, according to the Singletary Center website. 

The quartet features Paula Ramírez on vocals, Marta Robles and Alicia Grillo on guitar and Laura Pacios on violin. 

18 years ago, the quartet officially conjoined their talents naming themselves Las Migas, named after a traditional Spanish dish according to World Music Institute.

The group played music from multiple parts of their discography including music from their Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album in 2022, named “Libres.”

A non-profit organization named Greenroom Exchange hosted the event; emphasizing their passion for bringing multi-cultural events to Lexington.

“We are all one heart and we are all one humanity, and this is a way that we can share that and uplift ourselves,” Lee Carroll, founder of Greenroom Exchange, said.

The Greenroom Exchange brings different cultural experiences to the Bluegrass area according to their website. 

“We want for the community of Lexington, Kentucky to be cultured and to know other music besides (the) music that we have in the United States,” Mercedes Harn, coordinator of the event for Greenroom Exchange, said.

As the event began, audience members expressed their excitement for the event.

“It (music) bounces off of the audience and interacts with each other. It’s different every time, it’s creative,” Lynn Spradlin, professor at Morehead State University, said. 

During the performance, the audience watched the band create a cross-cultural experience with music by dancing along and bringing posters with words for the audience to repeat back to them.

The quartet clapped, encouraging the audience to join, and got them to sing the progressions with them to draw the audience into the experience of flamenco music. 

“There was a lot of energy, positivity and woman power.” Wendy Wijesiri, a research protocol manager, said.

As the performance concluded, the quartet put on an encore due to the crowd’s wishes for another song to be played.

“I love their message. It was very different and original…I found it really meaningful,” Wijesiri said.