![]() Rutter Endowment for the Performing Arts. A typewriter is waiting…įunds provided by the José Luis Nazar Endowment for the Performing Arts and the Sally & William A. Join us as the sun sets for music, poetry and literature. Discover their eclectic selection of books, curated especially for this event, and gather round the mic to hear local writers and poets read original work from the literary journal, sin cesar.ĭoors open at 6:30, grab a drink from the bar or a complimentary coffee and snack from our mesa de postres. Puentes Sonoros stays true to the essential sound of Quetzal, with string-rich jarana guitars providing a rhythmic-chordal musical heartbeat set over a baseline of innovative bass lines and undergirding melodies expressed in dynamic vocals, violin excursions, and plucked passages by the distinctive-sounding Veracruz guitarra de son. Joining us are our friends from Re/Arte Centro Literario, a fantastic bookstore and gathering space dedicated to bringing literature, cultural gatherings, and contemporary art to the Black & Brown communities of East L.A. The themes for the night are community, home and familia. ![]() ![]() The Poetry Bureau is back, with a poet at every typewriter ready to compose a completely original, custom-made poem. Quetzal will be performing songs from their latest album, Puentes Sonoros, an ode to their Jarocho music roots.Ĭome prepared to sing, dance and join a pluri-ethnic artistic community dedicated to using music as a powerful force for social change.īe sure to join us before the show for an Art in Action event: Poetry Bureau and Pop-Up Bookstore! Forging a distinctive, multi-ethnic sound that blends Mexican, Afro-Cuban, rock, and jazz influences, Quetzal creates songs that tell musical stories rooted in the complex cultural currents of life in the barrio, social activism, and a strong feminist stance. Classically and operatically trained, Batalla gained international recognition as a back-up singer for Leonard Cohen, emerging as a powerful solo performer in her own right, known for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty and culture-merging compositions.Ĭalled “one of LA’s most important bands,” by the Los Angeles Times, Grammy Award winning ensemble Quetzal was founded by Chicano rock guitarist Quetzal Flores and joined by lead singer, percussionist and songwriter Martha Gonzalez. Puentes Sonoros is a culmination of decades of collective research, practice, experience and convivio. while her Argentine mother ran the family’s bustling record shop, “Discoteca Batalla,” where she was exposed to a non-stop musical education. Batalla’s Mexican father was a mariachi singer and D.J. Grammy-nominated Batalla was born in Los Angeles to a family immersed in music. Chicano rock group Quetzal - share the stage in a rare collaboration, celebrating multiethnic LatinX culture through the unifying power of art and music. Two essential voices of Los Angeles–spellbinding singer-songwriter Perla Batalla and wildly innovative East L.A. “Batalla tells an engaging story with each song she sings” - Los Angeles Times "One of LA’s most important bands” - Los Angeles Times
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