I.O. (organic inteligence)

I.O. (Inteligencia Orgánica - Organic Intelligence) is a collective creation project bringing together Karen Lugo, Momi Maiga, Aleix Tobías, Guillem Aguilar, Itamar Doari and Carles Dénia. Rooted in friendship and mutual listening, the project reflects a shared way of understanding music as a space for dialogue, connection and exchange.

Flamenco, Spanish folk traditions and Mandinka music act as bridges within this creative encounter. Improvisation becomes a central element, allowing each artist to contribute their own voice to an open musical game shaped by diversity and interaction. The result is a living, organic and deeply communicative proposal, where music and movement coexist naturally.

I.O. is not conceived as a closed format, but as an evolving space guided by collective listening and trust between the performers. Tradition and contemporaneity meet without hierarchy, generating a shared language that is constantly transforming and adapting to the moment and the context of performance.

Karen Lugo

Karen Lugo (Guadalajara, Mexico, 1986) is a Mexican flamenco dancer and choreographer with a distinguished international career. She has taken part in numerous prestigious flamenco festivals, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with leading musicians such as Pepe Habichuela, Jorge Pardo, Chano Domínguez, Javier Colina, Richard Bona, Perico Sambeat and Carles Benavent, among others. She currently works as choreographer and performer in productions such as Caminos by Juan Gómez Chicuelo and CAYANA by Anna Colom, while also developing her own projects including Golpe de Tierra and Tres Piezas, consolidating a personal stage language that integrates movement, rhythm and musical expression.

Momi Maiga

Momi Maiga (Banjul, The Gambia, 1997) is a composer, singer and kora player who has devoted his life to music and to the kora, the West African string instrument he has deeply valued since the age of six, following his family’s musical tradition. He comes from the Cissokho family, which connects him directly to the rich Mandé tradition, based on oral transmission, spirituality and a strong sense of community.

Aleix Tobias

Aleix Tobías (Badalona, 1976) is a percussionist and composer whose career is closely linked to traditional music and its contemporary reinterpretation. More than twenty years ago, he began working with Eliseo Parra, discovering the richness of the traditional music of the Iberian Peninsula. Together with him, he founded the group Coetus, a landmark project in the renewal of Iberian musical heritage. Throughout his career, he has also accompanied artists such as Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Juan Quintero, Martirio, Marco Mezquida and Carles Benavent.

Guillem Aguilar

Guillem Aguilar (Badalona, 1975) is a versatile musician with an extensive career in jazz, world music and contemporary creation. He has collaborated on numerous musical projects with internationally renowned artists including Trilok Gurtu, Aziza Brahim, Coetus, Bufa & Sons, La Shica, Chambao, Jackson Browne and Jorge Drexler. His work is characterized by stylistic flexibility and a solid musical presence in both live performance and collective creative contexts.

Carles Denia

Carles Dénia (Gandia, 1971) is a singer, composer and guitarist whose musical universe is shaped by numerous influences, particularly traditional music, from which he simultaneously distances himself to create a personal style. Coming from a jazz background, he has succeeded in renewing various forms of contemporary Mediterranean music. His work has impressed both critics and audiences for its expressive and musical quality, as well as for its constant exploration and reinterpretation of tradition.