Cumbia Bridges
This assembly is led by Martin Vejarano and Cumbia River Band, presenting a bilingual and environmentally sensitive repertoire with an original format featuring: tuba, accordion, guitar, drums, Colombian percussion, clarinet and vocals. In this program, Martin shares his insights on the creative process while finding common ground among the music of New Orleans, the Balkans and Colombia, all of which has inspired him. This assembly will expose students to the instruments’ characteristics, background, and their journey throughout the world as different cultures adopted these instruments to suit their own cultural expression.
