Sonando Sur Collective: Tarima, rumba y fandango

The Sonando Sur Collective derived from the shared interest in continuing the work of traditional jarocho music through a contemporary perspective. Formed by Claudio Vega, Esther Cruz and Tacho Utrera, the collective interlinks son jarocho and its cultural context with other traditional Latin American rhythms. Son Jarocho, a musical genre from Veracruz, Mexico, is a melodic combination of Spanish, African and indigenous cultures. A beautiful integration of la jarana, requinto, tarima and versada, Sonando Sur invites you to enjoy the magical sound of Veracruz fandango.

Featuring:
Claudio Naranjos Vega – jarana, requinto
Esther Cruz Maranto – zapateado
Tacho Utrera – jarana, requinto

Claudio Vega began his musical career in the group The Vega Project, the new generation of the Vega family (Los Vega). He was featured on the soundtrack of Academy Award-winning film Frida (2002) and composed with his brother Fredi Vega and Leo Heiblum for Who is Dayani Cristal? (2014), a film starring Mexican actor and activist Gael García Bernal. As a promoter, Claudio has taught numerous workshops throughout North America as well as China.

Since 1996, Esther Cruz began studying percussion and dances from Senegal, Congo, Guinea, Cuba, and her native Veracruz, Mexico. She has performed zapateado (dance style of Mexico) with distinguished son jarocho groups, such as Patricio Hidalgo y el Afrojarocho and Los Cojolites, and has participated in several fandangos (community-based celebrations) in Veracruz. Esther currently heads the Sonando Sur project and had co-produced the 2015 tour Gira Café con pan y vuelta pa’tras with Alec Dempster and Zenen Zeferino throughout the U.S.

Born in a small farming community, Tacho Utrera Luna has been performing with his family group since its formation in 1992. His father, Esteban Utrera, is the group’s leader and is considered as a prominent son jarocho musician. For several generations, the family has combined and cultivated farm life and music. Tacho creates instruments such as jaranas and guitarras de son that are used to play son jarocho. He has also crafted jaranas barrocas for well-known baroque musicians Pat O’Brien, Lee Santana, Andrew McGinley, Susan Hellauer, Isabelle Villey, Eloy Cruz, and Andrew Lawrence King.
 
Watch the Sonando Sur Collective in action below!
 

Admission: $10-15. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.

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