Cuban Songs from Trova to Guaracha: Pedro Luis Ferrer & Lena Fer... — live event

Cuban Songs from Trova to Guaracha: Pedro Luis Ferrer & Lena Fer...

Legendary musician, composer and singer Pedro Luis Ferrer occupies a unique place in Cuban music and social culture where he started his career in 1969. He plays a variety of Cuban music styles like son montuno, punto guajiro, trova traditional, and nengon, but his main style is guaracha, a vibrant genre originating in 18th century musical theatre, contributing greatly to a national consciousness during the time of Spanish colonialism. Pedro Luis Ferrer will perform on Spanish guitar and Cuban tres (a guitar-like instrument), and will be accompanied by his daughter Lena Ferrer on vocals, marimbula (also known as bajo de flejes, a Cuban instrument derived from the African mbira), and percussion instruments clave, maracas and guiro. Ferrer is considered a living heritage of Cuban culture and during his long career his songs have been recorded by such artists as Celia Cruz, Omara Portuondo (Buena Vista Social Club), Gilberto Santa Rosa, Danny Rivera and Papo Luca." Ferrer’s lyrics are cha

Starts: 2025-12-04T19:00:00Z

Ends: 2025-12-04T21:00:00Z

Where: 16 John Street, Saugerties, New York 12477, United States

Price: $29.8

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