Lecture Center B2
803 S. Halsted
M/C 218
Chicago, IL 60607
ph: 312-996-3095
The most dignified Latin American voice is singing to Chicago .
Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 8:30 PM will be remembered for the best Latin American music in Chicago 's history. Mercedes Sosa, the voice of Latin America, will perform at the UIC Pavilion ( University of Illinois at Chicago ) with her special guest, Mexican singer Guadalupe Pineda.
Mercedes Sosa and her guest will be in their national tour, which will include songs from Sosa's most recent CD, “Corazón Libre”, winner of the 2006 Grammy.
You will hear their old hits like “Gracias a la vida”, “Alfonsina y el mar”, “Canción a todos” or “Unicornio azul”, which when sung by Mercedes Sosa are truly anthems.
Tickets now on sale! For more information, contact 312-996-3095 or go to www.uic.edu/depts/lcc .
Tickets prices range from $25-75 ($25, $35, $50, $75)
UIC discount $5 (only in Pavilion Box Office, two tickets per ID)
Student discount $5 (only in Pavilion Box Office, two tickets per student ID)
VIP tickets are available; they include premier seating, parking and reception the day before the concert and a post-concert gathering with the artists.
MERCEDES SOSA (http://www.mercedessosa.com.ar/)
Mercedes Sosa was perhaps the first singer of the Nuevo Canto Americano , breaking the barriers between popular and commercial music. “Alfonsina y el mar” is the one song that achieved a miracle: it first became famous by word of mouth and now forms part of everyone's musical memories. After that success, Sosa's voice was heard on the radio. Critics began to talk about her incredible voice and the strength of her performances. The media finally realized, for the first time, that there existed another kind of song that the public liked, and that this type of music could become just as lucrative as any other song sung by commercial pop stars.
Beginning with that song, Mercedes Sosa became an important name in popular music, deserving of special radio programs, news reports, and massive sales of her recordings produced by large record labels. The hits followed: “ Canción con todos”, “La cigarra”, “El tiempo pasa”, “Soy pan”, “Soy paz”, “Soy más”, and many others.
Mercedes Sosa is just the tip of the iceberg. The Nueva Canción Latinoamericana has been changing our concept of traditional song for years. Sosa is the vocal interpreter of the best composers of our continent, a true ambassador for the media and the international public. For example, she is largely responsible for the diffusion of Violeta Parra's works (a merit shared with Isabel Parra), helping the songs of Pablo Milanés and Silvio Rodríguez reach new audiences, and Brazilian Milton Nascimento's entrance to the Spanish language market.
Mercedes Sosa is a crucible in middle of the vast phenomenon of traditional music, at the intersection between the world of commercial songs and popular songs. And like she herself says, her audience has no age; children and adults alike want to see and hear her. The old and new threads of our American music find each other and fuse together in Mercedes Sosa's music.
Like a mother with open arms, she takes everything in and brings it to us with her voice, and the continent listens.
Moreover Mercedes Sosa has received several awards for her constant work for human rights around the world.
GUADALUPE PINEDA
After 30 years of performances in cafés, peñas , prisons, orphanages, cultural forums, universities, and public squares, to name a few, today Guadalupe Pineda is a distinguished singer - the past and present of song come together in her voice. As she herself describes: “there are no limits, nor will there ever be geographic or linguistic borders, because good music doesn't have an age, limits or region.”
Guadalupe Pineda started her career in 1977 as the lead vocalist of the group Sanmpay. She also sang with artists like Carlos Díaz Caito and Delfor Sombra.
In 1981, she decided to start her career as a solo artist, experiencing some rather difficult years. It wasn't until 1984 that she managed to grab the public's attention with “Te amo”, a feminine version of the song “Yolanda” by Pablo Milanés. “Te amo” sold more than 1.5 million copies.
Her performance quality has brought together numerous crowds in performance halls in Mexico and around the world. In Europe , Guadalupe Pineda is considered a diva.
Lecture Center B2
803 S. Halsted
M/C 218
Chicago, IL 60607
ph: 312-996-3095