{"id":1658,"date":"2016-07-06T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T14:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c4trio.com\/site\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2016-07-06T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T14:29:56","slug":"an-evening-with-c4-trio-family-atlantica-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c4trio.com\/en\/an-evening-with-c4-trio-family-atlantica-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"An evening with C4 Tr\u00edo & Family Atlantica Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presented in collaboration with Salto Music, created with the intention of bringing South American music to a European audience, C4 Trio – three players of the cuatro (four-stringed guitar) and one six-string bassist – are one of the most interesting musical ensembles to come out of Latin America in recent years. They\u2019ll be supported by – and at the end of the night joined on stage by – London-based Family Atlantica Duo, already well-known to gig and festival audiences across the UK.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not often that C4 Trio make their way to the UK and, with London-based Family Atlantica Duo performing alongside them, this is a special opportunity to see two Venezuelan bands in London.<\/p>\n

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C4 Tr\u00edo were formed in 2006 by Jorge Glem, Hector Molina and Edward Ram\u00edrez. Their first album, which won a gold disc, was produced by Aquiles Baez, one of the biggest and best international interpreters of Venezuela\u2019s traditional music and also included other great exponents of this genre, such as Serenata Guayanesa, Rafael \u201dEl Pollo\u201d Brito, Marina Bravo and Adolfo Herrera, amongst others.<\/p>\n

In 2014 they were joined by Gustavo Marquez and, after much hard work, released a new album \u201cDe Repente\u201d, together with Rafael \u201cEl Pollo\u201d Brito. Their outstanding career was recognised by the \u201cPremio Municipal de las Artes Aquiles Naz\u00f3a\u201d, a very important local arts award in Caracas and they continue to amaze, impress and delight their audiences around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the end of each performance, applause was insufficient for the audience to show their amazement and the group received a boisterous standing ovation from their Miami and New York audiences\u201d said Kris Simmons, from the Americas Society \/ Council of the Americas.<\/p>\n

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Family Atlantica Duo, based in London and fronted by celebrated vocalist Luzmira Zerpa along with producer and multi-instrumentalist Jack Yglesias, convey a delightful insight into Venezuela\u2019s musical roots through the singer\u2019s mighty voice and the percussionist\u2019s mastery of a wide range of rhythms pretty much unknown outside Venezuela.<\/p>\n

You may recognise the singer from her work with Manu Chao and this South American poet, musician and singer has worked with many acclaimed world acts throughout her career. Her partner in the duo incorporates many musical influences, such as psychedelic, highlife, steel-pan, Ethio-funk, calypso and equatorial jazz.<\/p>\n

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