Music
Circo Radical Performance
6 pm The National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Circo Radical Ensemble is delighted to invite you to their original performance for the summer of 2018. This new, multi-generational circus performance is built by 10 advanced circus students along with 10 professional circus artists who work together intensively over 10 days to conceptualize, train, research, design, and develop new work using stilts, live music, juggling, aerials, clown and mask. The site-specific performance takes place outside on the NHCC campus. This is free event with a suggested donation of $5 (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Maferefun Orisha, A Salute to the Saints
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Maferefun Orisha introduces the public to the pantheon of Afro-Cuban gods and goddesses. These saints—or Orisha—represent different aspects of nature and humanity. The first set of this performance showcases the Orishas through story, song, and dance. The Bataleros de Querque will sing traditional songs in Yoruban while playing the sacred batá drums, while the Odara Dance Ensemble will portray the different gods and goddesses through dance and costume. Hear and see Chango, the god of thunder and lightning; Ochun, the river goddess of love; Oya, (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Changüi Majadero
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Plus: Inside Songwriting workshop with Changüí Majadero at 3:00 pm. More information here. Playing Cuban roots music out of East Los Angeles, Changüí Majadero is a blazing five-piece band that has honed a deeply informed and highly personal take on changüí, a surging Afro-Cuban musical tradition that took shape in the late 19th century on the eastern side of the island around Guantanamo. It’s one of the foundational styles that gave birth to son, salsa and timba, and in the hands of Changüí Majadero the music (more...)
Quintessence; 6th Annual Summer Choral Festival (Rental)
NHCC-Newsletter-November-2-303 pm Quintessence; Choral Artists of the Southwest present a concert of works from their 6th Annual Summer Choral Festival, including the New Mexico Premiere of Robert Cohen’s “Alzheimer’s Stories”, Jocelyn Hagen and Dessa’s “Controlled Burn” and a special set of pieces by the 2018 Choral Scholars. This concert is presented in partnership with Alzheimer’s Association New Mexico Chapter. Hear the festival chorus over 100 voices preform these works with a live professional orchestra after a week of workshops and rehearsals. $10 Adults, $5 Students The title, (more...)
Inside Songwriting Workshop with Changüí Majadero
History and Literary Arts Building3 pm Join Changüí Majadero (before their performance for Domingos en Arte) in the History and Literary Arts Building to learn about how the band imagines, writes and puts music to lyrics. New York Music Daily describes the band’s lyrics to Un Burro y un Elefante as a “wry, spot-on critique of American politics” and to Pa Cuba Me Voy as a “fearless political shout-out to the island.” Where does songwriting start? How does it make its way to music and song? Inside Songwriting with Changüí Majadero is a free (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Future Games
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Get a sneak preview of the future of music as Albuquerque's youth take to the stage. The house band for the night is the Tierra Adentro Music Ensemble, under the direction of Cesar Bauvallet. They'll be joined by some of Albuquerque's most exciting young artists for an evening of original music and performance. Domingos en Arte, a summer music and dance series presented by Melaza Music, AMP Concerts, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center is a family-friendly summer event on Sundays in NHCC's charming Fountain Courtyard (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Nosotros
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Nosotros is one of the most recognizable Latin bands in the Southwest United States. They have twice been featured on NPR's Alt Latino, twice been named winners in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Competition, been awarded 11 NM Music Awards and have shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music. This 9-piece Latin music powerhouse seamlessly combines Latin rhythms with elements of Rock, Salsa, Jazz and Cumbia, creating an original sound that is unmistakably Nosotros. But M.E. Schenck of Hyperactive Music Magazine (more...)
Ry Cooder featuring The Hamiltones (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm AMP Concerts presents Ry Cooder featuring The Hamiltones. Ry Cooder is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film score composer best known for his unparalleled skill on the slide guitar. Cooder is the recipient of six Grammy Awards, including Best World Music Album, Best Pop Instrumental Album, and the 1997 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance for his work producing the classic album Buena Vista Social Club. Joachim Cooder, Ry’s son, opens the show. $46, $61, $71 The title, content, photos/images and description for (more...)
Domingos en Arte: Baracutanga
Patio | Fountain Courtyard 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States7:30 pm Baracutanga is a seven-piece band representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA) that prides itself on arranging traditional South American rhythms in new and interesting ways, such as huayño and cumbia with Middle-Eastern darbuka or mixing Afro-Cuban bata and Afro-Peruvian festejo with Andean zampoñas, among several other rhythmic combinations. This kind of experimentation, coupled with blending ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, has resulted in an exciting and distinct Latin flavor all its own that leaves dancing crowds always wanting more. Advance $11, Day (more...)
High Spirit Dance Recital Dancing For Jesus (Rental)
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2 pm A ballet, jazz, and hip-hop dance recital featuring children, young adults, and professional dancers—an exciting ensemble of students and teachers bringing contemporary music to life in high-quality dance productions. $12, $15, $17 no other discounts The title, content, photos/images and description for this event were provided to the NHCC by the organization renting the NHCC venue for the event. By serving as a venue and posting the event on its website, the NHCC is not endorsing any views expressed in the title or description of (more...)