Join us the first week of April for Colombia a dos costas, two events celebrating Afro and Indigenous musical traditions:
A Son de Qué: Músicas negras de la costa pacífica colombiana
Monday, April 3 at 6:30-8:30pm
Silver Center, Room 220
RSVP: nyuvaiven.eventbrite.com
On Monday 4/3 at 6:30pm the CLACS Colloquium presents A Son de Qué centered on the Colombian Black Pacific. The event features a presentation by Michael Birenbaum Quintero (Boston University) and immersive performance by vocalist and percussionist Manuel Francisco Viveros (NYU Spanish & Portuguese), Mauricio Nieto Lugo on the marimba, and Andrés Sánchez. Made possible with support from NYU Gallatin, NYU Department of Music, Center for Faculty Advancement, Colombian Studies Group, and Colombian Studies Initiative. Learn more.
Una Tarde de Chuana: La música de gaita Colombiana
Friday, April 7 at 3:00-5:00pm
KJCC Atrium & Patio
RSVP: nyugaita.eventbrite.com
On Friday 4/7 at 3:00pm attend a special edition of Fridays on the Patio at KJCC with Una Tarde de Chuana: La Música de Gaita de Colombia. This afternoon of gaita and millo from the Caribbean region of Colombia features NYC-based migrant artists who interpret the musical traditions that have been passed down for generations in the Montes de Maria región. Made possible with support from KJCC, CEMS, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Colombian Studies Group, and Colombian Studies Initiative. Learn more.
