Francesca Bono is an Italian performer, musician and singer-songwriter, based in Bologna. Founder of the band Ofeliadorme, whose last album has been appreciated by Peter Gabriel, and the experimental duo Bono / Burattini, whose 2023 debut received interest from BBC6, The Wire, Internazionale, Radio Rai 3, Brooklyn Vegan, TAZ and Il Manifesto, she played in Europe, UK, USA and China, and in international festivals such as WOMAD, SXSW and Homemade. A member of the feminist collective DonnaCirco, over the years she has collaborated with Mick Harvey, Howie B, Massimo Volume, Jonathan Clancy, Stefano Pilia, actor Oscar Da Summa, and shared the stage with Beak, Jon Hopkins, The Bug, Rival Consoles. Her first album under her name, “Crumpled Canvas”, is part of her ongoing exploration on sound and a variety of musical genres and influences with a focus on the use of voice and its healing power.