Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Free (Free)
Abel Rocha, voice, harp, jarana, guitar, & quinta
Gus Denhard, baroque guitar, oud, jarana, theorbo, & vihuela
Antonio M. Gómez, panderos, cajón, teponaztli, jarana, & other percussion
Ke Guo, voice, harp, & dizi
Join Trío Guadalevín for a musical journey that will travel from Spain/the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca and the Pacific coast of Mexico, with novel arrangements shaped from son huasteco, baroque melodies, son jarocho, Sephardic Jewish balladry, Zapotec songs and more. Many instruments and sonorities new to our experience will be heard!
This concert debuts a new collaboration with Ke Guo (voice, harp, dizi), which harks back to the Manila-Acapulco trade route that connected China with Mexico, by way of the Philippines. A student of Spain's Paco Diez, Ms. Guo will also perform a selection of Sephardic Jewish music.
The concert will begin at 7pm.
We recommend that you pre-register – by mailing prryker@gmail.com. Classical Tuesdays will ask for proof of vaccination and that you all wear a mask during the event. Arrive by 6:50pm to claim your seat.
About Trío Guadalevín
A unique collaboration between a folklorist from Mexico City, a lute/oud/guitar player specializing in the early music of Europe, and a globe-traveling percussionist and arts educator, Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European, and African cultures that define Latin American identity. With memorable stories and an incredible array of instruments from the Americas, Africa, and Europe, the trio weaves together a tapestry of music, languages, culture, history, and geography. They move seamlessly between the past and present, employing a mix of contemporary, folkloric, and historic melodies sung in Spanish, Zapotec, and Ladino, which ride on rhythms from the Afro-Indigenous son jarocho to the Italian tarantella and Moroccan shabia.
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