Cimarrón

Cimarron

Friday / September 18, 2015 / 8 p.m.

Cimarrón

Click here to buy ticketsCimarrón sets the Williams Center ablaze with música llanera from the Orinoco river plains of Colombia. The driving, rippling joropo—“South American cowboy music”—is played on folk-harp, bandola llanera, and cuatro, accompanied by bass, cajón, maracas, and high-pitched vocals. Evoking its Andalusian gypsy roots, inflected by indigenous and African influences, this joyous music must be experienced live to fully appreciate its exuberance. Led by harpist Carlos Rojas, Cimarrón honors the rich joropo tradition without shying away from experimenting and pushing the form further.

Tickets: $19

 

 

 

WebMAAF_SouthernExposure_FinalThis engagement of Cimarrón is made possible through Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.