Chile – Neruda’s Territories is a musical homage with
rhythms and colors of traditional music of Latin-America and the magical poetry
of Pablo Neruda of Chile. Celebrating the 100th.Anniversary of the poet with
original compositions which have found in Neruda’s poetry inspiration and
courage to sing a wake-up call for the people of the world.
A group of Chilean musicians will be sharing and collaborating to build cultural
bridges.
Comparsa Huara blends traditional Andean music
with jazz and rock.Lichi Fuentes is a singer-soongwriter, living in Berkeley, California, since
1973.
Bandolero Durán is a songwriter and guitarist of the Chilean New Song Movement.
Tour of the Americas Itinerary:
Sept. 3 – Marquette University, Milwaukee.Wi
Sept. 12 – Unity in the Community Festival, Detroit,Mi (Casa de Unidad Cultural
Center)
Sept.16 – Northern Michigan University, Marquette.Mi
Sept. 17/18 – Mich.Tech.University, Houghton.Mi
Sept. 19 – Latin Music Festival
Milwaukee, Milwaukee,Wi
Sept.20 – Oakland University, Rochester.Mi
Sept.21-22 – Open Date
Sept. 23 – Chicano Boriqua Studies-Wayne State Univ. Detroit,Mi
Sept.24 – Southwest Detroit Community Concert, Detroit,Mi
Sept. 25 – The Ark, Ann Arbor,Mi
Sept.27 – Tulipanes Festival, Holland.MI
Sept.30 – MSU, Lansing,Mi
Oct.1 – Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Mi –
World Music Series
Oct.2 – Open date
Oct.3 – Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit. MI –
Family Performance
Oct.4 – Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Oct.5 – Madonna University, Livonia, MI
Oct.6 – Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Oct.7 – Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, Mi
Oct.9 – Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit. MI –
Family Performance
Oct.12 – The Ark “Dia de la Raza Celebration”
Ann Arbor, MI
Oct. 13 – The Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, Il
Oct.14 – Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wi
Oct. 15 – Madison, Wi
Oct.16 – UIC, Chicago, Il
[Photo 1, Huara. Photo 2, Lichi Fuentes, Photo 3, Bandolero Duran].
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
