The music of Venezuela is one of the
great cultural treasures of the Americas, a fabulously verdant tradition in
which the intermingling of indigenous, European and African influences has
yielded a vivid array of musical forms. No-one has done more to spread
awareness of these riches than Jackeline Rago, a percussion expert and master
of the diminutive four-string cuatro, Venezuela’s national instrument. Her
longtime band, the VNote Ensemble, celebrates the release of a beautiful new
album Urbano at the California Jazz Conservatory on Friday. More… 
Friday, November 21, 2014
Swinging through Venezuela with the VNote in Berkeley
The music of Venezuela is one of the
great cultural treasures of the Americas, a fabulously verdant tradition in
which the intermingling of indigenous, European and African influences has
yielded a vivid array of musical forms. No-one has done more to spread
awareness of these riches than Jackeline Rago, a percussion expert and master
of the diminutive four-string cuatro, Venezuela’s national instrument. Her
longtime band, the VNote Ensemble, celebrates the release of a beautiful new
album Urbano at the California Jazz Conservatory on Friday. More… 
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