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California Festival of Son 2002
La Tercera Raiz — La Influencia
Africana en el Son
Festival of Son 2002
Sat, Oct 26, 8 pm Sightlines
     
     
 

Venue: Zellerbach Hall

Price: $18/$24/$30

Subscription Series: World Stage Series B

Enter the world of Mexican son as international recording virtuosos Los Camperos de Valles and Chuchumbe, national treasure Los Afro-Mestizos de San Nicolas, and California's Son de la Tierra, celebrate in story and song Mexico's diverse son tradition, from its roots in Africa, where rhythm is king, to regional forms born of lush tropical landscapes and dusty mountain villages.

Presented in cooperation with the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

Patron Information:
Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.

Parking Alerts:

Education and Community Events:
Sightlines: Sat, Oct 26 at 7:00 — Pre-performance talk with artists of Los Comperos de Valles, Chuchumbe, Los Afro-Mestizos de San Nicolas and Son de la Tierra, moderated by Jordan Simmons, artistic director of East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, free to all event ticket holders.

Donor Events:

Related Performances:
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, with Arturo Nieto-Dorantes, piano
Kronos Quartet

Artists links:
http://www.corason.com/english/discos/sones.html#sones2

Sample Songs by Artists:

Also available are 6 song samples from the artists that will be performing at Cal Performances.
Note: to listen to an mp3 file, we recommend using QuickTime. To get the free QuickTime plug-in, click here.


Grupo El Chuchumbe:
SAMPLE SONG #1: Pasquas Justicas y Fugade Chuchumbe
SAMPLE SONG #2: La Gallina
SAMPLE SONG #3: La Iguana

Los Camperos De Valles:
SAMPLE SONG #4: El Fandanguito
SAMPLE SONG #5: La Malaguena
SAMPLE SONG #6: El Aguanieve

World Stage Events Calendar
Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández
Le Ballet National du Senegal
Burhan Öçal and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble
California Festival of Son
Salif Keita
Masters of Persian Classical Music
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Altan
Aeros
The Chieftains
Habib Koité & Bamada
Apollo Theatre Amateur Night on Tour
Flamenco Festival USA 03: Farruquito & Juana Amaya
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Tango Buenos Aires
Inti-Illimani
Youssou N'Dour
Afro-Cuban All Stars
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