Clara Serra López - Niña De La Risa (live session version)

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Clara Serra López is a Spanish born vocalist, composer, songwriter and keys player based in London with Catalan and Cuban heritage. This is a live session version of 'Niña De La Risa', a song from Clara's debut EP, Lengua Materna (Part I), out now via Real World X

Listen to Niña De La Risa, available on all platforms: https://lnk.to/XRW64
Debut EP Lengua Materna out on 25th of July

Niña de la Risa ("Girl with the Smile") is Clara Serra López’s second release ahead of her debut EP Lengua Materna (Part 1). Clara’s usual rational optimism takes a darker turn in this track, Niña de la Risa, as she confronts a period of emotional disorientation. Through punchy, ornamented melodies set against hard-edged electronic soundscapes, Clara wrestles with a version of herself she barely recognises, waking up to a reality that feels foreign. Yet at the heart of the struggle lies a quiet determination: a resolve to break free from the negative loop and reclaim her sense of self.

“I wrote this song while recovering from a vocal injury, which really shook my relationship with my voice. I’ve been studying and working on my voice since I was a teenager, so not being able to fully rely on it was destabilising both creatively and financially, since all of my work depends on it. It took months of vocal rehab with experts who helped me realise my voice wasn’t broken; I was born with a set of vocal cords that give me a unique sound but just need a bit of extra care. After this process, and thinking I’d never properly sing again, I came out the other side with a renewed love for my voice and a deeper understanding of it.”

Niña de la Risa is the second track to be heard from Clara Serra López’s forthcoming EP, Lengua Materna (Part I), the first chapter of her debut project which sees Clara return to her cultural roots, as she explores her passion for socio-politics and its effect on our interpersonal relationships and sense of self.

Vocals - Clara Serra López
SPD - Jake Long
Synths - Maria Chiara Argirò
Percussion - Will Fry

Creative Direction & Production - Clara Serra López
Director and DOP - Jordan Rawi
1st AC & 2nd Cam Operator - Will Fielding

Music Production & Mixing - Jake Long
Sound Engineer - Gareth Finnegan
Music & Lyrics by Clara Serra López

Filmed at Total Refreshment Centre

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