About this Event
Sudamericanto’s unique brand of latin-american music combines Brazilian jazz with South and Central American folk rhythms, taking audiences along a journey through traditions from South America and the Caribbean with a Brazilian jazz twist. Featuring multi-faceted Puerto Rican vocalist/interpreter Madeleine Zayas and high caliber Bay Area musicians/educators coming together to play fresh compositions of Brazilian Jazz tunes, in addition to original arrangements of carefully selected Latin American classics from Argentina, Chile, Perú, Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
Sudamericanto draws from the sounds rooted in the traditions of afroperuvian landó, zamacueca, Brazilian samba, Puerto Rican bomba and guaracha, joropo venezolano, son cubano and boleros – tied together with rhythmic precision and jazzy flavors.
Madeleine Zayas, Vocals and Percussion
Marcos Silva, keyboard, arrangements
Michaelle Goerlitz, percussion
David Pinto, Bass, arrangements
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 student & senior – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Madeleine Zayas is a Latin American singer/interpreter and choreographer based in Oakland, CA. who started a professional dance career at age 15 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has performed as a dancer in theaters and television in Puerto Rico, California and Nevada since 1985. She is co-founder and artistic director of various Bay Area musical groups since 2014. Madeleine has shared stage with Tohnino Horta, Cheo Feliciano, Inti Illimani, John Santos, and Holly Near. Her love of folk music is rooted in the jibaro traditions of the mountains from Puerto Rico and her eclectic repertoire blends Nueva Canción/Nueva Trova traditions with latinoamerican folk and Artsong.
Marcos Silva is a Brazilian native multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator who performs worldwide. Nominated for a Grammy, he has toured with many world-renowned artists, including Paquito D’Rivera, Bud Shank, Dori Caymmi, and many others. He was musical director for Flora Purim and Airto Moreira for 23 years. Marcos has written arrangements for Dizzy Gillespie’s band and replaced Gil Evans as arranger-composer of Airto’s Spiritual Mass. He is founder and director of the Brazilian Jazz Department at California Jazz School in Berkeley.
David Pinto is a Peruvian native best-known for his work as music director, arranger, and bassist for Grammy-winner Susana Baca, Diva of Afro-Peruvian song. He was member of Peru Jazz, a group highly praised for their innovation and fusion of Peruvian roots and jazz.
Michaelle Goerlitz has been playing drums and percussion since she was eight years old. After attending college in the Midwest, she moved to San Francisco in 1980 to continue her studies, which have led to exploration of Brazilian, Afro Cuban, Venezuelan, Peruvian and Middle Eastern rhythms (plus American idioms jazz, R & B & funk). She was a founding member of two renowned & long-term projects, the Blazing Redheads and Wild Mango. Both groups blended many different styles which showcased Michaelle’s versatile percussive skills.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 28.52 to USD 44.52
