1st August 2014 |
Salon London presents:
Friday 4-6pm
We'll be getting to know Manu Chao, exploring the influence of socialism, his global music perspective and his relationship with Latin America with his biographer Peter Culshaw, writer and founding founding Director of The Arts Desk.
www.theartsdesk.com
No-one knows more about chocolate than Adam Geileskey. He'll explain the connection between the landscapes, climates and fla
vours of the most valuable bean we have, the cocoa bean and lead us in a unique Latin American chocolate tasting.
www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
Head west to Chile with international artist, percussionist and carnivalist Francisco Carrasco, who will be teaching us Chilean melodies and rhythms in a special workshop. The singing and percussion brings together the rich history, the music and culture of this amazing country.
http://www.franciscocarrasco.com
Experience the passion of the Argentinian Tango with the Corrientes Social Club’s Mina and Giraldo. This session captures the atmosphere of traditional milongas mixed with more avant garde tango tendencies from Buenos Aires.
www.corrientessocialclub.co.uk
You can learn to play amazing Afro-Brazilian percussion with Marcos Santana. Marcos grew up learning rhythms from the streets of Salvador, Bahia, giving his first professionalperformance aged twelve. He has performed throughout Brazil and regularly teaches there, as well as in the UK and Switzerland.
www.triboband.wordpress.com
Capoeira is a uniquely Brazilian artform, blending dance, creativity and athleticism. Manjerico has been a member of ABADA-Capoeira UK since 1997, a not for profit organisation that promotes the social, cultural and educational benefits of capoeira. Let Manjerico teach you how to move in rhythmic flow.
www.abada-uk.com
