Senzala: Capoeira & Claudia Gomez

Capoeira Show: Every Friday 7:30 pm – No Cover

Claudia Gomez, Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:30pm to 11pm

Free Capoeira Class, Sat Jul 23, 2011 5pm to 6pm

YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL: Claudia Gómez Quintet

W H A T :    The Claudia Gómez Quintet
W H E N :    July 21, 2011, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
W H E R E : Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco

M U S I C A L I T I N E R A R I E S : COLOMBIA

Alt.Latino Takes A Trip To Colombia

+ MUSIC VOYAGER

+ AROUND THE WORLD IN MOVIES: THE WIND JOURNEY

+ LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO

AROUND THE WORLD IN MOVIES: THE WIND JOURNEY

LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO

SYNOPSIS:
For most of his life, Ignacio Carrillo travelled the villages of northern Colombia, playing traditional songs on his accordion, a legendary instrument said to have once belonged to the devil. He eventually married and settled in a small town, leaving the nomadic life behind. But after the traumatic death of his wife, he vows to never play the accursed accordion again, and embarks on one last journey to return the instrument to its rightful owner. On the way, Ignacio is followed by Fermín, a spirited teenager determined to become his apprentice. Tired of loneliness, Ignacio accepts the young man as his pupil and together they traverse the vast Colombian terrain, discovering the musical diversity of Caribbean culture. Hardened by a life of solitude, Ignacio tries to discourage Fermín from following in his footsteps, but destiny has different plans for them.

The Wind Journeys Discussion Guide

PLOT:
Ignacio Carrillo (Marciano Martínez) is a vallenato singer from Majagual, Sucre, who decides, after his wife’s sudden death, to stop playing and return his accordion, which is said to be cursed, to his master. He is joined by Fermín Morales (Yull Núñez), a teenage boy who admires Ignacio and wishes to become a juglar like him. Carrillo reluctantly accepts, given his loneliness. On Ash Wednesday 1968, Carrillo, Morales and their donkey start a journey throughout several towns in the Caribbean region in Northern Colombia, until Taroa (a small caserío in Uribia jurisdiction), in La Guajira desert, where Carrillo’s maestro supposedly lives. During their journey, Carrillo participates in the first version of the Vallenato Legend Festival in Valledupar.

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