Description
June 7 | 7:00pm | Doors open 6:30pm
Advance tickets are $20; tickets at the door are $25
Alejandro Brittes interprets chamamé, a music and dance genre forged of Baroque and Indigenous Guaraní influences in the Jesuit Missions of southern South America. Chamamé has been declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Brazil-based Argentine composer and accordionist Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage. Brittes recently toured the U.S. in 2024 being featured at Stanford Live, TOArts, Music in Corrales, San José Jazz, etc. The ensemble also does multilingual community outreach, masterclasses, etc.
Alejandro Brittes (accordion) is joined by André Ely (seven-stringed guitar) and Carlos de Césaro (contrabass)
To learn more about Alejandro Brittes visit https://en.alejandrobrittes.com/
Tickets for the pre-concert workshop can be found here: https://folklorevillage.org/product/alejandro-brittes-trio-workshop/
