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    Music of the Americas: Samba and Bullerengue

    The week some videos as we get close to the end of the summer. 

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    This week, En Casa continues with videos by La Tambora de Gilbert and guitarist Michi Ruzitschka. 

    En Casa: Michi Ruzitschka

    Wednesday, August 6, 10 am

    Michi Ruzitschka is a seven-string guitarist and producer from Austria who spent 20 years in Brazil and now lives between both countries. A Berklee College of Music graduate, he blends Brazilian guitar traditions with Flamenco and African influences. Michi has appeared on major Brazilian TV networks and features on over 30 albums, including his own SP and Café Mestiço. He won the Prêmio da Música Brasileira as a producer and has toured worldwide. His project Café Mestiço won a PROAC award, and he created the eBatuque app for learning Brazilian rhythms. His new album NÓS is coming soon.

    "Rugas" is a traditional samba by Nelson Cavaquinho from Rio de Janeiro. From Vienna, Ruzitschka sent us his arrangement of this song for seven-string guitar.

    En Casa: La Tambora de Gilbert

    Thursday, August 7, 10 am

    Gilbert Martinez Sanchez and La Tambora de Gilbert are back with "La bienvenida," another example of Afro-Colombian bullerengue. 

    Funders

    The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.

    The 2024–2025 series is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Amphion Foundation, and Mid Atlantic Arts.

    Howard Gilman Foundation NYC DCA New York Council on the Arts  

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