Venezuelan Singer Cecilia Todd’s Talk and Live Show

Details
Type | Other |
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Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / Elementary school students / Junior high school students / High school students / University students |
Date(s) | August 29, 2016 19:00 — 20:30 |
Location | Komaba Area Campus |
Venue | Bldg. 18 Auditorium, Komaba I Campus, The University of Tokyo 5 min. walk from the station Komaba-todaimae on the Inokashira Line |
Entrance Fee | Charged. No reservation required / Participation fee (for handouts): 1,000 yen / In Japanese/Spanish |
Registration Method | No advance registration required |
Contact | Latin American Studies Course of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo TEL:03-5454-6439 Cecilia Todd mail:ceciliatodd2016@gmail.com TEL:080-6678-4794 |
Cecilia Todd, one of Venezuela's great singers, is giving a talk and doing a live show in Tokyo. From the wildness of the plains to urban elegance, she has sung of the beauty of Venezuelan life for no less than a half century. Her graceful voice will invite you to the world of Latin American folk music. In the hot summer night of Tokyo, a Venezuelan breeze will blow through the forest of Komaba.
■Performers
Cecilia Todd: Vocals, Cuatro
Representative singer of contemporary Venezuelan music, based on Venezuelan folk songs and traditional music.
Jesús Rangel: Mandolin, Bandola
Player of the mandolin and the bandola. The mandolin is a central melodic instrument in urban Venezuelan music. The bandola is a traditional melodic instrument in the rural areas and the original form of the mandolin.
Wilmer Alvarez: Guitar
Young guitarist who performs various genres, from Venezuelan folk music, to jazz, to classical music.
Willy Mayo: Percussion
Willy has engaged in the production of and education on Afro-Venezuelan percussion instruments in his studio in Caracas. He has also performed as a percussionist with many Venezuelan traditional musicians.
Edwin Arellano: Contrabass
Multi-player of Venezuelan traditional music, inspired by jazz. Edwin plays the bass, the guitar, the mandolin, etc., and has produced many songs for many artists as a composer and an arranger.
■MC & Interpreter
Jun Ishibashi (Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences)
■Date & Time
Monday, August 29 at 19:00 - 20:30 (doors open at 18:30)
■Place
Bldg. 18 Auditorium, Komaba I Campus, The University of Tokyo
5 min. walk from the station Komaba-todaimae on the Inokashira Line
No reservation required / Participation fee (for handouts): ¥1,000 / In Japanese/Spanish
Presented by Latin American Studies Course of College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo
Supported by Komaba Tomonokai
Production Support: Estudiantina Komaba
Production Support/Invitation: The Executive Committee of Sukiyaki Meets the World