We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and everyone is welcome!
This music workshop is a lively, interactive performance where you will hear how pre-Columbian, European and African musical influences have blended together in different Latin American countries to become what each region can now claim as its own musical style. The Cuicani trio will perform and provide us with information about the socio-cultural context of songs as well as the display of unusual string, wind, and percussion instruments from Latin America.
About Cuicani:
The trio has been performing throughout Wisconsin since 1987. Cuicani’s repertoire brings you an example of the breath of the Andean repertoires. Cuicani combines the talents of three musicians who play a variety of instruments:
Raquel G. Paraíso (from Spain): trained as a classical musician, Raquel plays siku, mandolin, violin, and percussion.
Enrique Rueda (from Colombia) is both a talented musician and a sound sculpture artist. He plays quena, quenacho, and percussion.
Francisco López (from Mexico), the founding member of the group, plays guitar, charango, and percussion.
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Company E Room
Light refreshments will be served
All programs at the Elisha D. Smith Public Library are free and for everyone. Those with special needs are encouraged to call the library office at 920.967.3662 within 24 hours of an event to assure that specific needs with regards to parking, building and meeting room accessibility are met.
Todos los programas de la Biblioteca Elisha D. Smith son gratuitos y para todos. Aquellos con necesidades especiales pueden llamar a la oficina de la biblioteca 920.967.3662 con 24 horas de anticipación a un evento para asegurar que las necesidades específicas de parqueo, acceso al edificio o acceso a las salas de reunión puedan ser satisfechas.
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