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Music of the Americas continues its online video series En Casa (At Home), featuring original daily performances with musicians from around the Americas, and Recuerdos (Memories), weekly releases of memorable past performances at the Americas Society, some for the first time.
En Casa this week is dedicated to Venezuelan musicians, selected by their fellow countrywoman and producer Valentina Hidalgo who over the years introduced us to C4 Trio and Rafa Pino.
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Monday, July 6, 10 a.m.
En Casa: Orestes Gómez
Facebook: @orestesgomez
Now living in CDMX, where he recorded this track, percussionist Orestes Gómez grew up in the famed Sistema, where he specialized in Afro-Venezuelan percussion. He sent us an improvisation on samples from his first album, Experiencia Curiara.
En Casa: Orestes Gómez- “Sirena” & “La rana”
Tuesday, July 7, 10 a.m.
En Casa: Lester Paredes
Facebook: @Lester-Paredes-Lex
From Caracas, multi-instrumentalist Lester Paredes, who usually performs with Cirque du Soleil, sent us "Laberintitis," in which he plays guitar, oud, and percussion.
En Casa: Lester Paredes "Laberintitis"
Tuesday, July 7, 7 p.m.
New York Guitar Seminar Concert: Berta Rojas
Facebook: @bertarojas.guitarrista @NYGSMannes
For the twelfth consecutive year, Americas Society will host the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes’ opening concert. This year, we are fortunate to welcome Berta Rojas, one of today's foremost classical guitarists.
Opening Concert with Berta Rojas
Wednesday, July 8, 10 a.m.
En Casa: Freddy Adrián
Facebook: @freddyjazzbass
From his home near Guadalajara, award-winning bassist Freddy Adrián, who joined the Jalisco Philharmonic in 2017, sent us "11CYSLE," which will be included in his next album.
En Casa: Freddy Adrián "11CYSLE"
Thursday, July 9, 10 a.m.
En Casa: Ana Carmela Ramírez and Gabriel Chakarji
Facebook: @anacarmelamusic @gchakarji
The duo of Latin Grammy-nominated Ana Carmela Ramírez and Gabriel Chakarji sent us "Merengue" from NYC, which was included in their album Vida, released in 2016.
En Casa: Ana Carmela Ramírez and Gabriel Chakarji "Merengue" (Chakarji)
Thursday, July 9, 6:30 a.m.
Recuerdos: Venezuela!
For this week's Recuerdos, we stay in Venezuela with clips from one recent concert by Rafa Pino y El Macuare, Jorge Glem, Hwansu Kang, Daniel Prim, and two not so recent ones with Eddy Marcano, Héctor Molina, and Nicholas Mariscal. Great to revisit these performances!
Recuerdos: Venezuela!
Friday, July 10, 10 a.m.
En Casa: Carlos Poletto
Facebook: @ElOltroPoloOficial
We close the week with "Castigo," a contemporary bolero by El Otro Polo, Carlos Poletto's solo project, sent directly from Caracas.
En Casa: Carlos Poletto -"Castigo" (El Otro Polo)