Mili Vizcaíno

Singer, instrumentalist, composer/lyricist, researcher, and music teacher with extensive performance experience. She studied classical piano at the Conservatory of Badajoz, where she currently works as a jazz singing teacher. She has also taught singing at the Centro de Artes de Badajoz and world music at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Artes de Lisboa. She studied Art History (University of Salamanca), completed a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance (University of Évora), a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance (Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, with a thesis on Carnatic Music), a diploma in Carnatic Music (Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, India, where she also taught Western music), and a postgraduate degree in music education for children (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). She is a PhD candidate in Music and Musicology at the University of Évora, focusing her thesis on Ecomusicology in the Iberian Peninsula. She has also completed Levels I and II of Estill Voice Craft (Aules, Barcelona). Her accolades include the INJUVE 2005 award (for Brazilian music), Sonora Awards 2012 for Best Album and Best Performer, and the Extremadura Award 2023 for Best Performer, among others. In the past three years, she has dedicated a significant part of her work to research in collaboration with naturalists (mainly biologists and ecologists) and to the creation of ecomusicological repertoire related to her doctoral thesis, with her musical group La Barca, alongside pianist and composer Rui Filipe. She is also part of the ecofeminist group Mosaicollective, performing environmental education shows for babies and children in Portugal and Germany.