Join us for an enchanting journey across Latin America through the voices and rhythms of CANTO VIVO, the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre choir. Savour early twentieth-century Buenos Aires in the words of Jorge Luis Borges and the music of Astor Piazzolla; travel to the magical Atacama Desert of Chile and the wondrous Andes Mountains on the wings of cachimbos and huayños; let your feet fly and your hips sway to the pulse of Colombian cumbias and Cuban sons and guarachas; travel to lush Veracruz with the lyrics and beats of Mexican Natalia Lafourcade; dream of poetry and butterflies with the words and melodies of Uruguay's Jorge Drexler; feel the pain of exile through the songs of Colombian Marta Gómez and Chilean Julio Numhauser; meet a crafty, mythical diablo in the form of a Venezuelan joropo; join Cuba's Silvio Rodríguez in his musings on the role of the artist; and let your heart swell with the bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim. A JOURNEY ACROSS LATIN AMERICA: CANTO VIVO IN CONCERT will be an unforgettable evening. And that's a promise!
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Waterfront Theatre – 1412 Cartwright St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7
CANTO VIVO – VLACC founded CANTO VIVO in 2017 under the direction of Sérgio Pires, a former professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Doctor in Choral Conducting from Boston University. It has since welcomed singers from various countries in Latin America, Canada and beyond. The choir is currently composed of 30 members, representing 14 countries. Over the years, CANTO VIVO has participated in a variety of group events in venues such as the Vancouver Public Library, the Vancouver Convention Centre, and The Annex. This is the choir's first solo concert. The repertoire showcases popular songs from all over Latin America in Spanish and Portuguese, many of them arranged by Sérgio Pires, especially for the group.
Special Guests:
Osvaldo Nicolás Ledesma (Guitar)
Marcos Uribe (Guitar, Charango and Cuatro)
Mai Garnica (Keyboard)
Bruno do Pandeiro (Pandeiro)
Nahualli Folklore Society (Dance)
Alex Esteban Hernandéz Martínez (Percussion)
With many thanks for the support from:
