Steppenwolf Presents Sones de Mexico Ensemble
By: BWW News Desk
Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008 Traffic Series with Sones de Mexico Ensemble: de coraSON "From the Heart" - Friday, May 16, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St.
The Grammy® and Latin Grammy®-nominated Sones de Mexico Ensemble is Chicago's premier folk music ensemble specializing in Mexican "son" - a large family of regional music styles including huapango, gusto, chilenas, son jarocho and more. Moving audiences to dance, the group recreates the atmosphere of a traditional fandango (dance fiesta), where the most colorful, joyous and upbeat sones are played and danced until sunrise. The group's cross-cultural view of music links son to the diverse ethnic roots of Mexico's mestizo culture: Native American, Spanish and the often-overlooked influence of Black music in Mexico.The Sones de Mexico Ensemble formed in 1994 to keep the tradition of Mexican "son" alive in its many forms. As performers and recording artists, the ensemble has developed and popularized many original arrangements of Mexican traditional tunes and has experimented cross-culturally with symphonic, Irish, folk, country and western, jazz and rock music.
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