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MACLA
offers
Jarocho
Music Workshop for Beginners
SanJoSon,
photo courtesy Marc D. Pinate, MACLA.
Jarocho music from the gulf state of Veracruz is often referred to as
the 'blues music' of Mexico. The son's simple chord structures and melodies
are immediately accessible while the open-ended spirit of the son provides
an unlimited base for improvisation and displays of individual mastery
of the instruments, voice and dance. Famous sones from the region such
as La Bamba, El Cascabel, and El Colas resonate among Mexican and Chicano
musicians alike and have inspired interpretation by artists as wide
ranging as Los Lobos, Cafetacuba, and Mariachi Sol de Mexico. Students
in this eight week, beginners workshop will learn to play the jarana
(a guitar-like instrument), pandero, quihada or requinto, and/or dance
and sing estilo Veracruzano.
The workshop will be led Sergio Gutierrez, Beatriz Gutierrez, Chris
Gonzalez Clarke and other members of the San Jose-based group, SanJoSon.
Workshop
Dates/Time: Saturdays, August 16 - October 4 3pm - 6pm
Location:
MACLA Administrative Offices
500
S. First Street, San Jose
Fee: $50/$35 Students & MACLA Members
Registration: By phone (408) 286-8695 or in person at MACLA.
Visa/MC Accepted, make checks payable to "MACLA"
MACLA/MOVIMIENTO
DE ARTE Y CULTURA LATINO AMERICANA
website:
www.maclaarte.org 408/998-ARTE (phone) 408/998-2817 (fax)
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