About this Event
Alejandro Brittes
Hailed by The Boston Globe as a "premier exponent of Chamamé", Brazil-based Argentine composer, accordionist, and researcher Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage, an ancestral rhythm connecting us with the Earth and the Universe through music and dance, which was born of the encounter between the ritual musicality and cosmovision of the Indigenous Guaraní and Baroque music within the context of the Jesuit missions in a cultural microregion encompassing Argentina, central and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay which extends through the watersheds and fresh water sources in these nations, as described in Brittes´ book A Origem do Chamamé. Chamamé is declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Featuring:
Alejandro Brittes - González System Accordion
André Ely - Seven-Stringed Brazilian Guitar
Carlos de Césaro - Bass
Friday, August 16th, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 - $30 (Door) $30 general, $25 student & senior
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS:Following the success of his 2023. East Coast tour – being featured at Library of Congress - Alejandro Brittes returns in 2024, this time to the West. Alejandro Brittes trio is composed of André Ely on the 7-stringed guitar, Carlos de Césaro on bass, and Brittes on accordion.
Alejandro Brittes will be featured at venues such as: San José Jazz Festival (CA), Music In Corrales (NM), Tucson Meet Yourself (AZ), Stanford Live (CA), Cotati Accordion Festival (CA), etc. This tour is a bridge and exchange between the rich multicultural heritage of California and the Southwest and that of southern South America.
Site
Spotify
YouTube
Festival Nacional del Chamamé
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 25.00 to USD 30.00