Cimarrón: Virtuosos of the Colombian Llanero Tradition (10.19.15) | Latin American Studies

Cimarrón: Virtuosos of the Colombian Llanero Tradition (10.19.15)

Global Music Lunchtime Concert

Monday October 19th, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Boston University College of Fine Arts Concert Hall
855 Commonwealth Ave., 1st Floor

With a wild, powerful and unbridled sound, the Grammy-nominated Colombian ensemble Cimarrón lives up to the meaning of its name: untamed. Cimarrón creates a fiery kind of music called música llanera and the fast-paced, triple-meter dance music joropo, played on harp, bandola and cuatro accompanied by bass, cajón and maracas. The seven-piece all-star team of instrumentalists and singers, led by harpist and composer Carlos Rojas, astonishes audiences with its melodic and rhythmic virtuosity, percussive drive and sabor Colombiano, Colombian flavor.

(Click here and here for a preview of Cimarrón’s performance.)

Pre-concert talk by Prof. Michael Birenbaum Quintero

Free admission to BU Community only!

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