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Spanish Fiesta Concert! Sol y Canto (in photo) & Sumaj Chasquis
Sunday, March 14, 3 p.m. Recognizing the far-reaching benefits of early second-language learning, Arlington Spanish Network was formed in 2003 to support the elementary Spanish curriculum and to preserve the continuity of Spanish learning from the elementary level through the middle and high school levels. ASN is actively involved in bringing the benefits of this program into the community through its website (www.ArlingtonSpanish.org) and town-wide events like the March 2004 Fiesta; though in-school curriculum enrichment at all grade levels; through fundraising for classroom materials; and through grant writing. The Arlington Spanish Network provides the continued support and visibility that will help the Arlington Public Schools' Spanish program stay at full strength so it can help prepare our children for a future in an increasingly interconnected world. Sunday, March 14 at 3 p.m., Rounder
Records recording artists Sol y Canto will perform a family concert at
the Regent Theater with the Andean band Sumaj Chasquis (both bands are
based in this area and have performed at Arlington schools).Concert
tickets will be available for $15 for adults; $10 for children and available
at the Regent Theater box office (646-4849) and Crossroads Trade (646-3939)
in Arlington Center. Arlington Spanish Network members will have the
opportunity to purchase advance tickets for this reserved seating concert
before they go on public sale; see www.arlingtonspanish.org for details
on joining ASN and for more on the Fiesta Weekend. The heart and soul of Sol y Canto's music is its rich vocal harmonies, sumptuous Spanish guitar and a combination of beautiful ballads and churning Latin rhythms, each performed with unparalleled depth and enthusiasm. Sol y Canto's sound is built upon a framework of Brian Amador's warm, versatile Spanish guitar and Rosi's expressive, crystalline voice. From the White House and the Kennedy Center to New Mexicos' Popejoy Hall, the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Vancouver Folk Festival, the musicians of Sol y Canto serve up a delicious and constantly changing musical feast. Their tender ballads and driving dance tunes will keep you enthralled. www.solycanto.com/ The artists of Sumaj Chasquis celebrate the roots of music. They showcase pure, native, Bolivian music, as well as the European and African cultural influences on indigenous music. They will take the audience on a chronological tour of native, Bolivian music using the ancient Aymara and Quechua instruments. These include a variety of string instruments such as the Charango (an 18th century Bolivian string instrument made from the shell of an armadillo), percussion instruments such as the Chullus (a rattle made of goat hooves) and drums such as Wangaras. In the summer of 1995, Sumaj CHASQUIS was invited to record the sound track for the WGBH/PBS series "Americas". In 1998, they played at the United Nations in New York and at the Congress in Washington, DC as part of their work with TAPORI, a worldwide organization dedicated to the fight against children's poverty. www.musicamador.com/sumaj.shtml
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