Los Lupeños de San José & Luna, Sol y Cielo present
Son Jarocho Workshops with Patricio Hidalgo
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DateApril 3 & April 10, 2010
LocationMexican Heritage Plaza Galeria |
Son Jarocho is a music and dance style typical to Southern Veracruz. This style features a mixture of cultures and rhythms; it contains the influence of African, Spanish and Indigenous roots. The structure of this genre is mainly of call and response. It is poetic and verses speak of nature, love, animals and/or revolution.
Patricio Hidalgo Beli, originally from San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, is a renowned composer, performer, teacher and scholar specializing in son jarocho and the traditional zapateado of the fandango dance. Grandson of Arcadio Hidalgo, one of the most legendary trovadores and composers of the region, he was introduced to music at the very tender age of ten. Patricio Hidalgo is a member of Mono Blanco and also is the distinguished director of diverse groups such as Chuchumbe, and Quemayama. Currently he is working on a project about Afro-Jarocho dance.
For more info, or to rsvp for the workshops:
Phone: (408) 916-8194
Email: jarochicana@gmail.com
Saturday, April 3: Basic Zapateado
10am – 12pm Workshop ($15/$10 for Escuela Students)
break for lunch / 1-3pm Fandango (free)
Workshop will focus on the dance of Son Jarocho known as zapateado. Participants will learn the basic café con pan step and hear a brief oral history on Son Jarocho. In addition, they will learn to identify and dance to three sones using the basic steps taught. Through modeling, participants will learn how to listen to different rhythms in Son Jarocho and learn the importance of each instrument.
*bring shoes to dance in; ladies bring a skirt
*bring instruments for fandango following workshop
Please call or email to RSVP in order to get a count of attendees:
Phone: (408) 916-8194
Email: jarochicana@gmail.com
Saturday, April 10: Percussion in Son Jarocho
10am – 12pm Workshop ($15/$10 for Escuela Students)
break for lunch / 1-3pm Fandango (free)
Participants will be introduced to the percussion instruments common in Son Jarocho. They will learn to identify as well as improvise basic beats. Instruments include: quijada (horse jawbone), pandero (tambourine), tarimba (wooden platform) as well as different types of drums. Participants will be guided through hands on activities to learn basic hand movements for playing instruments.
*bring your percussion instruments (pandero, quijada, drums, shoes...)
*bring instruments for fandango following workshop
Please call or email to RSVP in order to get a count of attendees:
Phone: (408) 916-8194
Email: jarochicana@gmail.com
These workshops are funded by an Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts grant; a program of Arts Council Silicon Valley.
Los Lupeños de San José is supported, in part, by a generous grant from the Castellano Family Foundation and a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José.