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Watch our glorious, colorful, high energy show!
filmed in the Rialto Theater, Tacoma Set in 1890s Mexico. Full of the sights, lively sounds, tradi tions,and vibrant colors of Mexico.
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*Trío Guadalevín - This wonderful trio explores, sometimes reimagines, the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European and African cultures, which define Latin American identity.
Abel Rocha is a Mexico City-born folklorist, singer and multi-instrumentalist who performs music of Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Argentina and beyond. Formed by the folk and nueva canción traditions of the 70s and 80s, he is a foundational member of groups including Correo Aereo and Los Flacos and was recently the subject of the NW Emmy-winning documentary, Los Artistas.
Percussionist Antonio Gómez has studied across Latin America and in Morocco, Spain and Italy. He designs arts education programs and curricula as the Associate Director of Education at Tacoma Arts Live and has produced performing arts and curricular content for universities and PBS, and currently serves as an Associate Folklorist for the Washington Center for Cultural Traditions.
August Denhard performs on lute, theorbo, baroque guitar, oud and vihuela. He is a founder of the Eurasia Consort, and has appeared with Baroque Northwest, the Concord Ensemble and Chicago Music of the Baroque. He is the Executive Director of Early Music Seattle, where he has produced events with Jordi Savall and others. Abel and Gus’ research on vihuela of western Mexico and the jarana and quinta of La Huasteca is sponsored by Arts WA and Humanities Washington.
Abel Rocha is a Mexico City-born folklorist, singer and multi-instrumentalist who performs music of Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Argentina and beyond. Formed by the folk and nueva canción traditions of the 70s and 80s, he is a foundational member of groups including Correo Aereo and Los Flacos and was recently the subject of the NW Emmy-winning documentary, Los Artistas.
Percussionist Antonio Gómez has studied across Latin America and in Morocco, Spain and Italy. He designs arts education programs and curricula as the Associate Director of Education at Tacoma Arts Live and has produced performing arts and curricular content for universities and PBS, and currently serves as an Associate Folklorist for the Washington Center for Cultural Traditions.
August Denhard performs on lute, theorbo, baroque guitar, oud and vihuela. He is a founder of the Eurasia Consort, and has appeared with Baroque Northwest, the Concord Ensemble and Chicago Music of the Baroque. He is the Executive Director of Early Music Seattle, where he has produced events with Jordi Savall and others. Abel and Gus’ research on vihuela of western Mexico and the jarana and quinta of La Huasteca is sponsored by Arts WA and Humanities Washington.