Flavia Huarachi is a Bolivian-Danish flutist, vocalist, composer, and performance artist rooted in her multicultural identity.
Her compositions and performances often explore themes of bodily memory and decolonization, weaving audience interaction into intimate pieces and large-scale works alike and crafting sonic languages that honor her heritage while forging new ones.
Trained as a classical musician before diving into improvisation and avant-garde expression, Flavia’s versatility has led her to collaborate across genres with artists like Andreas Odbjerg, Raphael Gimenes, Bara Gísladóttir, and James Black, as well as ensembles such as CRRNT Band, Orchestra of the Americas, Some of You of Us, and Takykardia.
In 2023, she released Huellas (CRRNT Records), a duo album with Lithuanian contrabassist Aurelijus Uzameckis, melding folklore and contemporary experimentation exploring identity between borders.
She is an active member of the music collective CRRNT Collective, curating concerts and community events for the city of Copenhagen, with special focus on enhancing concert opportunities within experimental and new music.
Her career has taken her to festivals such as Sukiyaki Meets the World (Japan), UNM (Sweden), Edinburgh International festival (Scotland), Sonamos Latinoamerica (Denmark) Winter & Summer Jazz Festival (Danmark), KLANG festival (Danmark) & CPH:DOX (Danmark).
Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and brought up in La Paz, Bolivia, she started her music education within the rich tradition of bolivian culture through folkloric dance and traditional wind music. She started playing traverso flute at the Conservatory of Music in La Paz at age 11.
She holds a Master degree in Performance from The Rythmic Music Conservatory and a Bachelors degree in Classical Performance and Orchestra performance from the Danish Royal Academy of Music (Danmark).
She currently resides in Copenhagen, Denmark and teaches Performance at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory since 2023.
“Flavia’s work with socially relevant and existential themes is supported by a strong well-rooted artistic vision and drive. She works thoroughly, dedicated and uncompromising, and manages, with sound leadership and project management, to involve her fellow performers in a communal process.
Not least, Flavia is deeply musical and a true performative talent, and manages through her performance to unfold and redeem her vision in an innovative format. It is only very rarely that I have met this level of ambitious vision so successfully performed and redeemed…”
Qarin Wikström on the work “Anata Jawila”