Venezuelan Afro-Soul ‘Tambor’- a spirit-shaking percussion and voice celebration. The UAE’s Liwa Maritime Ensemble opens with a performance of Emirati cultural heritage.
Betsayda Machado and La Parranda el Clavo take audiences on a cultural musical journey through deep spiritual sounds to highly festive songs from the coast of Venezuela, featuring genres such as Parranda, Tambores de San Millán, Cantos de Sirena, and Tambores de Tarma.
Elevated polyphonic melodies and call and response chants are layered on propulsive traditional drums, naturally sourced from the region including Quitiplás (bamboo hand drums), Culo e’puyas (set of three elongated drums played with hands and sticks), Paila, Cumaco, Furruco, Charrasca, and Maracas.
“With Ms. Machado’s forthright voice answered by her group’s close harmonies and carried by all sorts of percussion — drums large and small, scrapers, shakers, castanets — the group performed songs about saints, dancing, slavery and the hard lives of the cocoa-plantation workers who originally sang parranda. The costumes were brightly patterned; dancers had light, quick steps that barely seemed to touch the stage.” – New York Times
The UAE’s Liwa Maritime Ensemble opens with a performance of Emirati cultural heritage often carried out in occasions such as wedding processions and other celebrations. Liwa was first brought to the Arabian region by East African traders and contains traces of African influence, using instruments such as the Mizmar (a flute-like instrument, with a wide-open mouth) and 3 kinds of drums – the Jabwah, Shindo, and Jasser.
Venue: NYUAD Arts Center, Red Theatre
Date: 7 September
Time: 7.30 pm
Tickets: from AED 50
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6+
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