Artist: AbraceGenre: World Music Admitted: 2006 Referred by Lanae
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Abrace, World Music
Abráce sweeps you away on an engaging and personable jaunt with harmonies & rhythms from around the globe.Samia Panni and Joyce Yarrow learned first hand how music can build understanding between people with different world views. They joined forces with Rosemary Bell to form Abráce - a vocal/percussion group that embraces music from all around the world. Recently percussionist Denny Stern and vocalists Rebeqa Rivers and Adriana Fernandez joined the group.
Abráce sings in 12 languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Swahili, Xhosa, Bulgarian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Lucumí (archaic Yoruba), Ladino, (and nonsense syllables). Their repertoire ranges from the 15th Century to the present and includes their own original compositions and improvisations.
As the rhythms change and the languages shift, the theme stays the same: building inter-cultural understanding through music.
Upcoming Shows
8-10pm
May 1, 2008 - Seattle Art Museum
6-8pm
May 25, 2008 - Seattle FolkLife Festival
6:30-7:30pm
August 2, 2008 - Beyond Borders Music Festival
TBA
Past Performances:
Bellevue Community College Multicultural Fair
BeatWalk in Columbia City
Beyond the Borders Music/Art Fesitval
Benefit concerts for the Bahia Street Foundation and for Medical Aid for Iraqi Children.
Othello Park Concert Series
Caffe Bella
