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Chuchumbe Visits Springfield
October 18, 2004, 7:00 - 7:45 pm, Hoogland Center for the Arts
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SVYS Members are invited to attend the concert and presentation, which takes place just before the Youth Symphony Rehearsal.
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Chuchumbe, from southern Veracruz, Mexico, interprets and recreates music in verse and dance from the son jarocho tradition, a multicultural mix of Spanish, African, and indigenous influences. Since its creation in 1990, Chuchumbe has established a reputation for exploring the traditional roots of son as well as showing relationships between diverse cultures and contemporary world music genres. The group is dedicated to the diffusion of the son through performances and workshops that teach traditional music, "zapateado" (percussive dancing on a wooden platform), writing of verses, and construction of musical instruments. Chuchumbé has participated in the principal son jarocho festivals throughout Veracruz and has performed throughout the world. Highlight performances have included the annual International Festival Afrocaribeño held in Veracruz; the Third Latin American Harp Encounter in Caracas, Venezuela; and the Mexican Music Festival in Richmond, CA; as well as performances with The Cassidys, an Irish Celtic group, in Mexico City; with Senegalese kora player and griot Vieux Diop in New York and Mexico City; and with Senegalese kora player Djimo Kouyate in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the Washington Performing Arts Society.
Music from Chuchumbe:
Pascuas, Justicias Y Fuga De Chuchumbé (excerpt; mp3)
La Caña (excerpt; mp3)
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