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El Taller Latino Americano
The Latin American Workshop |
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B.U.M.
Broadway Uptown Music
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Archive Spring 2002:
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Thursday, June 27 -
8 pm
LIVIO GUARDI AND WILSON MONTUORI
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 Livio Guardi and Wilson Montuori
are an acoustic duo who have found their unique musical blend after ten years of performing together. Their
repertoire includes songs in English and Italian, and they play instrumental pieces that draw from
Mediterranean, Blues, Old-Time, Jazz, Latin and Irish music. The variety of instruments and their
touch of Italian humor makes this duo an incredible musical journey. Livio and Wilson have played
extensively in ltaly in renowned clubs like the "Armadillo" in Sarzana (Sp), the "Teatro Marconi"
in Salzano (Ve), the "Folkclub" in Rome, the "Bluesin" in Vicchio, and important acoustic
festivals like the "Musicanti" in Torino.
From "Fantastic, invigorating, hip-moving acoustic guitar," (as the Italian paper La Nazione
di Empoli called their performance), to open-tuning boogie-woogies and Scottish banjo standards,
to soul-wrenching Italian blues and waltzes and haunting melodies "born in the silence of a winter's
night," Guardi and Montuori's will take you on a whirlwind musical world tour without asking you to
so anything even remotely resembling holding hands and singing "we are the world."
Livio Guardi (guitar, harmonica, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki and vocals) was born in Florence,
Italy. He toured throughout Europe and United States with singer / songwriter Paul Stowe, with
whom he appeared in "Suddeutschfernsehr", a German television program. He was the founder of the
Celtic group "Dagda", who has backed up Bob Geldof and the Chieftains, among others, Livio recorded
a solo album called "Com'è strano" in Florence, where he lives, performs and teaches music.
Wilson Montuori (guitar, violin and vocal) first began playing guitar in Barcelona, Spain
when he was ten years old. He then continued developing his music career in his native city
Florence, Italy, where he played with numerous bands, including the Italian band Coda, with
whom he recorded a CD. He presently lives in New York City where he performs with "I Giullari
di Piazza", a music and theater company that specializes in traditional Italian music from
southern Italy. Wilson teaches guitar in Manhattan.
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Saturday, May 25 -
8 pm -
Ticket: $7
VIENTO DE AGUA UNPLUGGED
Plus
OBJECT PETIT A
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BRING YOUR OWN WINE, SPIRITS OR BEER TO THE VENUE |
OPENING ACT: object petit a
Collision course punk-parody-pathos for the discerning masses.
COME SEE the rock machine whose engine sputters but never stops!
Urayoán Noel (vocals)
Moncho López (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
Libertad O. Guerra (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals)
Rebio Díaz (bass, guitar, vocals)
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Viento de Agua is a breathtakingly original Latin dance band with
a groundbreaking new sound. Viento de Agua is, literally, a Puerto Rican
phrase used to describe the damp air that precedes a heavy storm. The
traditional Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms of bomba and plena are fused with
other Afro-Caribbean rhythms and jazz creating a new contemporary style.
This New York based group was conceived and created by three young Puerto
Rican musicians in the Fall of 1997. Percussionist and singer Hector
"Tito" Matos, a native of Santurce, came up with the idea. At the age of
31, Matos is a veteran of numerous bomba and plena groups in Puerto
Rico and New York and has appeared in many recordings including David
Sánchez and Eddie Palmieri’s 1998 Grammy nominee albums.
During the Fall of 1998 Viento de Agua presented their first production
under the Qbadisc label, De Puerto Rico al Mundo, recording that was ranked
top ten in 1998 by New York Time’s Peter Watrous, Latin Beat, and New York
Latino Magazine among others. In 2000 Viento de Agua performed in many
important stages including Wolf Trap Jazz Fest, MassMoca Jazz Fest,
Lincoln Center’s Outdoors and Midnight Swing Series, Celebrate Brooklyn,
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, SOB’s, and Joe’s Pub.
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WarmAyllu - a word deriving from quechua (the native language of Peru)
warma (child) and ayllu: (community) is a Non Governmental
Organization that realizes its cultural-educative mission in the rural areas of
Peru.
Our objective is to foster the self-development, creativity and strength of
cultural identity of rural children as protagonists of their community. We hope
to realize this goal through the promotion of art and native culture in rural
education, as well as the creation of opportunities that elevate the level of
education in the community.
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FRIDAY, MAY 10 -
9 pm
TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY GYIL (AFRICAN MARIMBA)
MUSIC OF WEST AFRICA
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Bernard Woma - Gyil, vocals
Valerie Naranjo - Gyil, djembe, vocals
Barry Olsen - kuar, trombone, vocals
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The Gyil (pronounced JEE-lee) is made from wooden slats that are suspended, on a
frame, over calabash gourds. Each gourd has several holes that support a mirlitron
of spider¹s film that allows each bar to produce a column of buzzing air. Its
timbre is somewhat like the Western marimba, yet "earthen" in character. Gyil
music is to the ear as a kaleidoscope looks to the eye - a dazzling matrix of
consistent yet ever-changing interlocking elements engaged in dynamic conversation.
It¹s curious to find that such a powerful sound can soothe so much. People
believe that the gyil's "woody" quality comes from a water vibration that
physically balances the water in the bodies of humans and animals, able to
heal maladies of the body mind and spirit. The hand drum Kuar is the gyil¹s
most important musical mate. It is made from a large calabash with a hide
of crockodile or alligator hide.
South of the Sahara Desert in West Africa there is a long standing tradition
of gyil artistry. In the gyil tradition, every rural community has its own
style of playing, its own tonality, and its own musical masters.
The only schools to cultivate this national treasure are private apprenticeships
with the gyil master. This type of school is straightforward and strict. If
you have a keen interest (and obliging parents who are willing to buy you a
pair of instruments) you might consider "enrolling". If then, the community
(via the master musician) evaluates you to be of high character, you are
enrolled. If you are intelligent and observant, you will begin to grasp
the complicated and extensive literature. If you¹re dedicated for a long
time you'll be able to play, and if you play well enough, often enough, and
for a long enough time, the master musician will allow you to play publicly.
This musician is especially important as the initiator of the funeral, the
Lobi¹s and Dagara¹s most important rite of passage. Among those who have
traveled to perform and teach outside of the land of the Lobi and Dagara
nations, only two have gained an international reputation. Bernard Woma
is one of those.
He is also the state ceremonial Atunpan drummer, and the principle percussionist
and soloist with the National Dance Company of Ghana. Valerie Naranjo is Ghana's
first woman award-winning gyil soloist. (At home she plays in NBC-SNL House Band,
and with such as David Byrne, Philip Glass, and Paul Winter.) Barry Olsen
has played with every Afro-Cuban star from Celia Cruz to Marc Anthony (and
performed extensively in Africa). The three are a performing trio that
released the CD ZIE MWEA in May of 2001.
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Saturday, February 23 - 8 pm
FOLKLORE NUEVAYORQUINO / NEW YORK FOLKLORE |
| Original music composed by Cristian Amigo |
 Cristian Amigo is a Los Angeles/New York-based acoustic and
electric guitarist and composer who has produced and performed music for film, dance, theater and concerts. He has worked with master artists from America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa in both
traditional and contemporary settings. As a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology at UCLA, he is also a fellow at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Cristian
recently released Cristian Amigo/LA Live Sessions on BA Records, composed the music (percussion and electronics) for Mexican director Joel Juarez' film Sin Azul, and plays in Chilean
folklorist Mochi Parra's ensemble.
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Folklore Nuevayorquino/ New York Folklore is an original and contemporary folk/chamber music and performance that draws its inspiration and techniques from Latin American sources in the city.
Folklore Nuevayorquino / New York Folklore comprises a suite of songs, instrumental compositions, and performance influenced by folkloric musicians living in the world city. Cristian mixes
Latin American musical elements with his own style which is informed by world musics, improvisation, avant-jazz and electronics. Folklore Nuevayorquino/ New York Folklore is a meditation on
New York life, music and identity composed by this contemporary guitarist.
Additionally, the piece will also draw from collaborations with other Latino artists: New York/Dominican performance artist Josefina Báez, master Peruvian criollo guitarist Carlos
Hayre, bassist Reggie Carson, percussionists Pedro Perico Diaz and Daniel "Oseiku" Diaz, singer Mochi Parra and other special guests.
Underwritten by the American Composers Forum
With funds provided by the Jerome Foundation
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FALL 2001 |
| Saturday, Oct. 6 |
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The Alligator Club |
| Friday, Oct. 12 |
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Movimiento Rockero
- 8:30 pm
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| Saturday, Oct. 13 |
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Movimiento Rockero
- 8:30 pm
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| Friday, Oct. 19 |
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Video: "Latin Beat"
- 7:30 pm
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| Saturday, Oct. 20 |
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Concert at the Museum
of Natural History - 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday, Oct. 24 |
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Fernando Otero |
| Friday, Oct. 26 |
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La Cumbiamba |
| Saturday, Oct. 27 |
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Kakraba Lobi |
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| Saturday, Nov. 3 |
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Mochi Parra |
| Saturday, Nov. 10 |
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Bernardo Palombo
- CANCELLED |
| Saturday, Nov. 17 |
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Enstéreo |
| Friday, Nov. 30 |
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Alfonso Mogaburo |
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| Saturday, Dec. 8 |
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Milady |
| Saturday, Dec. 29 |
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GUITAR, VOICE, CAJÓN AND DANCES OF PERU |
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Saturday, October 6 - 9 pm
THE ALLIGATOR CLUB |
The Alligator Club is a gritty New York City-based quintet that is
steadily moving up the ranks of the local blues scene.
Their music features a steaming gumbo of old time Delta moans,
slick-lick Chicago wails, a hefty hunk of Jump and a thick pinch of
boozey crooning. This band turns any venue into a swampy Juke Joint,
playing sets made for hip-shaking and then crying in your beer.
Guitarist Greg "The Growl", William Friedson on keyboards, Alexei
"AK-47" Kozlovski on bass, Dan Sieber on drums and Jeff Glickman,
vocals, harp and Harmony banjo make up this heavy-loaded unit.
Alex, Jeff and Greg also play unplugged as "The Acoustigators", with
a roots-oriented repertoire that draws on diverse aspects of American
folk-blues.
If you want to feel the blues done right, you don't have to
sell your soul to the devil. Just listen to these guys.
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Friday, October 19 - 7:30 pm
followed by a cocktail at 9 p.m
VIDEO: "LATIDO LATINO/LATIN BEAT" |
Directors: Eterio Ortega and Jose Pedro Estepa (Spain), USA 2000, 61 min.
Spanish with English subtitles
A conversation between a taxi driver and his passenger set the stage for a discussion about the experiences and histories within the Latino community in New York City. Musician and actor Ruben
Blades, politicians Guillermo Linares and Fernando Ferrer, actresses Melanie Rey and Josefina Báez, and journalists Rosana Rosado and Verónica Chambers are some of the personalities
that make up part of the Hispanic population in this great city.
La mayor parte del documental fue filmado y producido en El Taller Latino-Americano. [Back to
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Saturday, October 20 - 7:00 to 8:30 pm
CONCERT AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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MUSIC ACROSS THE AMERICAS - EL TALLER LATINOAMERICANO
Kaufmann Theater, first floor. American Museum of Natural History.
This musical evening looks into the diverse musical heritage across "las Américas". A repertoire of traditional favorites and original pieces includes Argentinean tangos, South American jazz,
Andean folk music, the Caribbean beat, and more. Bernardo Palombo punctuates the program with commentaries on the musicals styles and traditions. Palombo is the creative director of El Taller
Latino-Americano, a composer, and a consultant on Latin music. [Back to Schedule] |
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Wednesday, October 24 - 9 pm
FERNANDO OTERO, pianist
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 Fernando Otero's music is unmistakably bonded to the expressive roots of
the language of Buenos Aires. These elements are the Tango and its predecessors, the Milonga, either in its southern style, slow and melancholic, or in its agile urban dance form, as well as the
Murga, With all of these influences, he has created a very personal style and unique language initially outlined in his first solo album entitled "X-TANGO" (1990), and later developed in works like
"REVISION", "ESCENAS", and "SIDERATA".
Fernando Otero's music is well received by audiences and critics alike both in Europe and the USA. He has written music for films and theater, with premieres in the U.S., Europe, and South America.
He has performed in more than thirty countries, some of the venues that he has played include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto), and Teatro de la Villa de Madrid.
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Friday, October 26 - 9 pm
LA CUMBIAMBA
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La Cumbiamba plays folkloric and popular music from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
of Colombia. Rhythms
include cumbia, porro, gaita, puya, currulao, and abosao. The group
features drums, gaitas (indigenous
flutes), and woodwinds.
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The members are:
Ihán Betancourt (alegre, harmonica, coros & musical director)
Wolfgang Barros (tambora, alegre, guache & coros)
Sergio Borrero (llamador, clarinet & coros)
Richard Córdoba (saxes & coros)
Sebastián Cruz (gaita macho, maracas & tambora)
Andreas Guarín (lead voice)
Martín Vejarano (gaita hembra, tambora & coros)
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Saturday, October 27 - 9 pm
KAKRABA LOBI
WITH VALERIE NARANJO AND BARRY OLSEN
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Gyil Music of West Africa
GYIL (pronounced JEEL or JEE lee), is the national instrument of the Dagara and Lobi nations
of West Africa. It is one of the grandmothers of the mallet keyboard family and is made from
fourteen wooden slats that are suspended on a frame, over calabash gourds. Nearly every man
in the community can play at least a tune or two, yet the gyil master (an instrument maker
as well as player) studies the instrument for much of his life before he is considered worthy
to represent the community at sacred events.
Gyil masters hold a respectworthy post in their rural villages. It is well recognized that
their extraordinary abilities take many years to attain, and that their role as both the gate
to the spirit world in the sacred ceremony, and the world of joy and laughter in a simple
moonlight dance is important in maintaining the health of each individual and in the bonding
of the community.
KAKRABA LOBI is considered to be the gyil's spokesperson - one of the only living
virtuosi to have mastered the instrument's vast and difficult repertoire, and to have gained
international acclaim as a concert soloist. Here he is joined by two of his greatest champions,
world percussionist Valerie Dee Naranjo (Saturday Night Live, The Lion King, Tori Amos)
and jazz and world music great Barry Olsen (Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, Hector LaVoe,
Paul Simon).
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Saturday, November 3 - 9 pm
MOCHI PARRA
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Chilean singer instrumentalist (cello, cajón,
cuatro venezolano, charango).
Currently Mochi Parra's work is based upon the music of the Peruvian an Chilean coast. Directed by Maestro Carlos Hayre, her repertoire is composed of rhythms such as: festejo, lando, marinera
limeña, samacueca, tondero, and valses which incorporate instruments such as the guitar, cajón, quijada, cajita, and voice. [Back to Schedule] |
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Saturday, November 17 - 9 pm
ENSTÉREO
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 Given a chance, most sounds---from the clatter of children playing in the
streets of Indonesia to the rev of an old Chevy truck and the thunderous bellow of ice cracking below a frozen lake---are subject to sparking musical inspiration for Enstéreo. Jaime Holguin,
who plays the role of producer, composer and arranger in this project, stirs up a mixture of noodlings that meander through pop, folk, Latin and electronic distortion. The debut EP "Escuchenos ... En
Serio!", a low-fi collection of compositions crudely recorded and mixed on a laptop computer, is a venture into "found sound" technology--organic sound of cross-cultural origins gathered and
electronically manipulated to create a juxtaposition of traditional and cutting-edge. Each song feels distinctly warm, infectious and sincere. His latest single, "¿Que tal si tu y yo?", is
every bit as charming. [Back to Schedule] |
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Friday, November 30 - 9 pm
ALFONSO MOGABURO
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Flamenco vocals and flute.
 Born and raised in Seville, the hearttland of Flamenco music. Alfonso absorbed
the Flamenco ambiance from an early age. As a child, his mother would often sing to him the traditional styles from Triana, a gypsy enclave of Seville, where she was born.
Alfonso enrolled at the Seville Conservatory in 1990 to study flute and music theory. For the following 5 years he received a calssical training. His interest in Flamenco gave him the incentive to
join one of the most significant Flamenco clubs in Andalusia; the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena 1987. He continued this affiliation until he left Seville in 1996.
Alfonso is founder member of Al Baño Maria. Resident group of Peña Flamenca Torres Macarena in Sevilla. Also, he has been worked in many theatres en New York, Philadelphia and
Toronto. [Back to Schedule] |
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Saturday, December 8 - 9 pm
MILADY
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Milady Merette-Polanco,
Dominican singer, winner of an "Independent Music Award"
in the category of Best Latin for her
song "Hábitos Pasados" with arrangements by James Hershman.
During her studies at Columbia University, Milady sang in the University Choir and was
the second voice in various performances with groups and soloists in New York.
She recorded "Donde Estarás" with the South American group Cumbre,
and with Raices al Viento, she recorded the duet "Rumba Gitana".
In her most recent work as a soloist, she has recorded five powerful and emotional
ballads, with latin, pop and jazz rhythms.
Milady also participated in El Taller Latinoamericano's musical production
"Recuerda Boricua". On this CD, she sang the bolero "Amor Impreso"
and a vallenato, "Busca Olvido".
Milady's voice has a very special tone, a nuance and sonority that
was compared, not without reason, to the sound of a shell in El Diario-La Prensa's article
"Milady: Princesa con voz de caracola" (09-29-00).
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Saturday, December 29 - 9 pm
GUITAR, VOICE, CAJÓN AND DANCES OF PERU
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Come and celebrate Christmas in Peruvian style!
With great figures of South American folklore:
Carlos Hayre, David Pala, Elvira Torres,
Carlos Chavez and a special presentation by Pilar Villavicencio. All in the
same evening to celebrate Christmas and greet the new year with joy and music!
Venga a celebrar las fiestas navideñas al mejor estilo peruano.
Guitarra, Voz, Cajón y Danzas del Perú con grandes figuras del
folklore suramericano: Carlos Hayre, David Pala, Elvira Torres,
Carlos Chavez y la presentación especial de Pilar Villavicencio.
Todos en una misma noche para celebrar la navidad y dar la bienvenida
al año nuevo con alegría y música.
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Saturday, September 1, 2001
MEXICAN BAND "LA BOHEMIA" LIVE IN CONCERT!
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El Taller Latino Americano is proud to present an evening with La Bohemia,
three guitarists who represent contemporary songwriting of Mexico. David
Haro, Marcial Alejandro and Rafael Mendoza create a party from their songs
by singing alone and with each other. You will hear the tradition of the
Mexican songs and the multiple contemporary musical and poetic influences
these songs possess.
These three composers share the stage as they establish a conversation
through their songs. The live performance becomes a meeting of friends,
new and old, and a musical experience that is creative, spontaneous,
interactive and shared by all.
David Haro was born in Jaltipan, Veracruz. His compositions have a strong
influence of the music from his native land and in particular, from the
coast. International awards he has received include the International
Spring Festival from Trujillo, Peru and the Mexican Association of Radio
and Television Producers award, "Azteca de Oro". He is also a recording
artist and has been invited to the Cervantino International Festival in
Guanajuato, Mexico. He has also participated in other festivals and
venues including Ibero-American Festival, the National Theatre and
Covarrubias Hall in Havana, Cuba, the International Festival of Human
Rights in Guatemala and many other festivals throughout the world. He is
currently promoting a new CD entitled "Ariles"..
Marcial Alejandro was born in Mexico City in 1955 and started to compose
songs at the age of 15. He entered the National School of Music in 1973.
He began to earn a living by playing the contrabass and eventually joined
"La Nopalera". In 1977, he started a solo career of original
compositions. He recorded "El Corrido" by Renato Leduc. In 1983, he
recorded his own material on Pentagrama Records entitled "Marcial
Alejandro". He has participated in the festival People Song for Peace in
the Dominican Republic and at the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato,
Mexico and the OTI International Festival in Mexico and Spain. It was at
the OTI Festival that he received a first place prize for his song "El
Fandango Aqui". He has composed music for television, radio and film and
his songs have been recorded by many singers such as Margie Bermejo,
Eugenia Leon, Maru Enriquez and Japanese singer, Nobuyo Yagi, who
performed in Spanish with the Japanese group Havatampa.
Born in Mexico City, Rafael Mendoza formed the duet "Mendoza y Macondo".
He has participated in the Cervantino Festival and the International
Festival of Mexico City. For more than 20 years, he has traveled
throughout the country, participating in institutional cultural programs,
independent artistic forums and on radio and television. He incorporates
many musical influences into his music including bolero, blues, bossa
nova, Mexican "son" and Caribbean "son". He has recorded three albums and
participates in collective efforts with other musicians. Among the
singers who have performed his compositions are Oscar Chavez, Amparo
Ochoa, Salvador "El Negro" Ojeda, Betsy Pecanins, Eugenia Leon, among
others.
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Saturday, June 2
9 PM
CESAR
ISELLA
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CESAR ISELLA, the
Argentine singer and songwriter who composed THE LATIN-AMERICAN
ANTHEM, "CANCION CON TODOS" ("Todas las Voces,
Todas"), is playing for the first time live in New York
City.
Well known as a songwriter of the South-American popular music,
he was the songwriter and producer for Mercedes Sosa, Silvio
Rodriguez, Chavela Vargas, Joan Manuel Serrat, Daniela Mercury,
Soledad, Emilio Stefan, among others. He composed the music to
poems by Pablo Neruda, Julio Cortazar, Nicolas Guillen, Armando
Tejada Gomez, Enesto Cardenal, and Nicomedes Santa Cruz, among
others. Cesar Isella was part of the South-American folk
revolution in the 60', with the group "Los
Fronterizos", singing the first version of the world-wide
known master piece "La Misa Criolla". He's playing
in New York with his son, Fer Isella, and his group that has been
playing in NYC for a year now,
"Makanudos".
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Fridays,
June 8 &
15
9 PM
BRIDGE TO
YOU
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Bridge to You. A
special evening featuring a unique connection of classical music,
jazz,
flamenco, rumba and bossa nova with poetry and dance. Bridge to
you is a celebration of human understanding and worldwide
connection, as manifested through unpolished and unprepared
musical interaction with artists in foreign countries who have
never known, seen and heard each other, and yet their artistic
reaction on music material received, is spontaneous and purely
intuitive.
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Saturday, June
9
9 PM
DISIDENTES DE LA
MADRUGADA
Disidentes de la
Madrugada "Regresan al Taller los sonidos que se cuelan de
entre guitarras mientras el día se precipita en silencio.
Esta vez traen una serie de historias llamadas "la leyenda
de los callejones". Los disidentes de la madrugada, un
esemble de rock antiglobalización. No se lo pierda,
sábado 9 de junio a partir de las
9pm."
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Saturday,
June 16
9 PM
CANTE
FLAMENCO
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Alfonso
Cid, singer and
flautist, a native of Andalusia, gives a performance that
encapsulates the many elements of Flamenco tradition. He offers
his audience traditional cante flamenco using his own lyrics, the
poetry of Miguel Hernandez and his translations of sephardic
poetry of the 11th Century. With Guitarist Arturo Martinez,
Alfonso explores the new wave of flamenco, fusing the traditional
styles with jazz riffs and world music. Adding the talents of
guitarist Cristian Puig and bassist/percussionist Sean Kupisz,
Alfonso creates a diverse and refreshing program of an art form
that is still rapidly evolving from its deep
roots.
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Friday, June
22
9 PM
MAURICIO
USHIÑAHUMA
Formed three years
ago in Otavalo, Ecuador, we are a group of traditional music and
dance dedicated to the research of Andean tradition. The Quechua
word "RI" means to go, "RICH" we go up, down
and in all directions of the cosmos; we go disseminating our Art.
Our work is essentially in the realm of ritual; through ritual we
promote cultural exchange between peoples.
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Saturday, June 23
9 PM
VICTOR
HERNÁNDEZ
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RECUERDA
BORICUA..a night of Puerto Rican composers. The songs of Rafael
Hernández, Pedro Flores, Canario, Silvia Rexach, El Topo
and the presentation of: "El Alma Rebelde de Victor
Hernández. A CD with the songs of this Puerto Rican
composer who resides in NYC and recreates with his songs the
"classic" sound of the 30's and the 40's at
"la isla del encanto".
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Sunday,
June 24
3 PM
¡A CONTAR
CUENTOS!
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Theater for Children
IATI
proudly presents this play for children and general audiences in
Spanish.
¡ A contar cuentos..! is based on short stories by
José Martí, adapted by Pablo Garcia-Gamez, and
directed by Hector Santiago. El Camaron Encantado,
Meñique, Los Dos Ruiseñores and Los Zapaticos de
Rosa are tales that celebrate Latin-American Heritage. These
stories entertain with puppets, dance, music and acting. They
also educate children about different issues such as greed,
learning and nature.
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GARY Z (Acoustic Guitar with Vocals)