Kan Yanabe, Percussion, Osaka, Japan

Panos Georgakopolous, Percussion, Rhodes, Greece
Tano Brock, Percussion, San Francisco, CA

Manos Stratis, Acoustic bass, Nicosia, Cyprus

Guests
Layle Omeran, Choir, Aden, Yemen
Aya Safiya, Choir, San Francisco, CA

THE MUSIC OF MALI
Led by Sidy Maiga

Koroduga Malian folkloric song/arranger: Sidy Maiga

Sidy Maiga, Djembé, Mali

Balla Kouyate, Balafon, Mali

Yacouba Diabate, Kora, Burkina Faso

Becky Bass, Steel Pan, Saint Croix

Idrissa Kone, Calabash and percussion, Mali

THE MUSIC OF SPAIN
Led by Fernando Zarate and Paloma Gémez

Habaneras de Cadiz Carlos Cano/arr. Paloma Gémez

Performers

Esperanza Delgado, Voice, Cérdoba-Spain

Paloma Gémez, Flute/Vocals, Sevilla-Spain

Maurizio Fiore, Guitar, Valencia-Venezuela

Angel Irizarry, Guitar, Santo Domingo- Dominican Republic
Saul Ojeda, Bass, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

Eduardo Diez, Claps, Medellin-Colombia

Santiago Bertel, Claps, Bogota-Colombia

THE MUSIC OF PUERTO RICO

Led by Carlos Cabrera

Alondras en el Bosque Carlos Padilla

*La Vida Campesina trad. Seises Mapeyé/ Seis Chorreao/ Aguinaldo Jibaro/arr.
Haciendo Punto en otro Son

Performers:

Carlos Cabrera, cuatro, Santa Isabel Puerto Rico
Jesus Medina, cuatro, Vega Baja Puerto Rico
Jesus Algarin, guitarra, Caguas Puerto Rico
Fernando Lopez, guicharo, Bayamon Puerto Rico
Ricardo Matute, bongo, Barranquilla Colombia
Manfredi Caputo, congas, Palermo ltaly

Karla Lennon, voice, Cabo Rojo Puerto Rlco
Jariel Navarro, voice, Florida Puerto Rico
Gilmarie Villanueva, voice, Arecibo Puerto Rico

* La Vida Campesina is a medley of seises and aguinaldos from Puerto Rico. Different texts (called
decimas/decimillas) can be sung in different traditional styles.

THE MUSIC OF VENEZUELA

Led by Maurizio Fiore Salas

El Frutero Cruz Felipe Iriarte
El Tamarindo Alberto Valderrama
Performers:

Tania Mesa, Violin, Canary Islands-Spain
Eduardo Betancourt, Harp, Caracas-Venezuela
Maurizio Fiore, Cuatro, Valencia-Venezuela
Luis Celis, Bass, Maracaibo-Venezuela

Alexis Soto, Maracas, Guasdualito-Venezuela