Latency

For its third chapter, Latency returns to the gardens of Villa Medici with four artists who reimagine the French Academy in Rome gardens as a place of reflection. 

Laraaji, the legendary Afro-American pioneer of ambient and spiritual music, opens the record with a radiant soundscape woven from zither, strings and cosmic sounds. Italian violinist and singer Silvia Tarozzi contributes a luminous a capella song in Italian that drifts gently through the Villa’s landscape. Lamin Fofana conjures an atmosphere shaped by histories of movement and becoming. Mgabasse closes the cycle with a raw, elemental composition drawn from ritual bells, acoustic resonance, and electronic textures. 

Since 2023, the Latency alla Villa Medici series has featured Duval Timothy, Angel Bat Dawid, Mabe Fratti, HTRK, Kalia Vandever, Tarawangsawelas, Damsel Elysium, and CS + Kreme.