Now On Sale at bergenPAC: Charlie Zaa, Blondie, Rufus Wainwright and David Sedaris
By: A.A. Cristi Jun. 19, 2017
Charlie Zaa is a Colombian singer who has achieved worldwide recognition for his romantic bolero styling. He's sold more than seven million albums throughout his musical journey and is one of only six artists in music history to sell one million copies of a Spanish language album.
His 2000 album, Ciego de Amor, was produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and included the #1 hit, "Dónde Está El Amor" and signature song, "La Pollera Colorá." Following a self-imposed absence from music, Zaa returned to the top of the Billboard charts 15 years after his debut with the concept album, De Bohemia, which included songs made famous by Cuban singer, Orlando Contreras. He then went to
revisit his musical roots in salsa with a tribute album to Grupo Niche, En Otro Tiempo and collaborated with Sergio George on his Latin GRAMMY award winning album, Salsa Giants. He then teamed up with Sergio to record, Mi Mejor Regalo, a tribute to the late Joan Sebastian. The album spawned the #1 hit, "Un Idiota" and was nominated for a 2016 Latin American Music Award.
Blondie has always been a forward-thinking musical group. They've outlived the groundbreaking moment that birthed them and adapted to time, space and industry evolution as much as the face of New York itself. Yet similarly to New York, they've remained indisputably Blondie. Never satisfied to rest on their laurels, their incessant need to fly the flag for cross-genre rock never relinquishes because Blondie's punk never died. Debbie Harry is still possessed of an aura and attitude that's too big for subterranean clubs, and her cohort Chris Stein's vision has been so ahead of its time that the rest of the world is still catching up to it.
After 40 million albums sales and countless accolades later (including a Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction), Blondie is still exciting audiences wherever they perform.
Praised by the New York Times for his "genuine originality," Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter released seven studio albums, three DVDs and three live albums, including the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, which captured his celebrated Judy Garland tribute performance at the London Palladium in 2007.
Wainwright has received Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album in 1999 and 2002 for Rufus Wainwright and Poses, respectively, and nominations for his albums Want Two (2005) and Release the Stars (2008).
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
Among other titles, he is the author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and his most recent book, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls. He will read from his forthcoming publication and take questions from the audience. Books will be available for purchase, and Sedaris will sign copies of all his books before and after the show.
Open Captioning: This performance will have Open Captioning, a text display created in real-time, similar to Closed Captioning on television. People interested in this option should purchase tickets directly from the box office to ensure their seats are in view of the Opening Caption screen.
Tickets available at: www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office (201) 227-1030.
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