Las guitarras de España
Jaipur To Granada. The Andalusian Trail. The Flamenco Roots. (Part I)
Friday, October 21, 7:30 pm
$25 general admission; $20 students and members of Instituto Cervantes. ckets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2606130
Baghdad to Cordoba. ZIryab's Journey. The Andalusian Trail. The Flamenco Roots. (Part II)
Saturday, October 22, 7:30 pm
$25 general admission; $20 students and members of Instituto Cervantes. Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2606130
From Rajasthan to the Middle East to North Africa and across the Mediterranean into Andalusia, musical ideas and instruments were exchanged and have contributed to the foundation of flamenco music. Over the course of two evenings, Las Guitarras de España will present an ensemble of international guest artists celebrating music from the shared cultural history of medieval Andalusia to the present. The performances will feature original and traditional repertoire with Spanish guitar, Arabo-Andalusian poetry and music by Ronnie Malley on oud and harmonium, as well as Rajasthani folk dance by Kinnari Vora and flamenco and Mid-Eastern dance by Marisela Tapia. This special program will include music from the ensemble Surabhi featuring Saraswathi Ranganathan (veena), Carlo Basile (guitar), Dhananjay Kunte (tabla), Diego Alonso (guitar), Greg Nergaard (bass), and Bob Garrett (percussion).
Note: The music and dance material will vary over both evenings featuring "Indian flamenco roots" in Part 1 and “Arab flamenco roots” in Part 2.
Las Guitarras de España is a Spanish guitar-influenced world music ensemble founded by guitarist Carlo Basile. The ensemble has released 5 CDs to critical acclaim and has performed throughout the US for concerts, universities and major festivals such as SXSW. The Chicago Tribune has recently dubbed the ensemble’s new work as “brilliant.” Basile’s guitar work has been featured in various commercial radio and television spots. Most recently, Basile has composed and performed music for theater including Steppenwolf and Lookingglass Theaters. He was the featured musician in the Lookingglass Theater production of Rick Bayless in Cascabel, in which the Chicago Sun-Times called him a “masterful guitarist.” Las Guitarras percussionist Bob Garrett has also recently performed in the new musical by Sting, The Last Ship.
