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The "Voice of Venezuela" brings her powerhouse vocals, spirit-shaking percussion and pointed lyrics to Little Havana as Miami Dade College's (MDC) Koubek Center presents Little Havana Social Club: Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo at 8 p.m.
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The "Voice of Venezuela" brings her powerhouse vocals, spirit-shaking percussion and pointed lyrics to Little Havana as Miami Dade College's (MDC) Koubek Center presents Little Havana Social Club: Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21.
Machado hails from a small village near Venezuela's coast called El Clavo, where most of its 1,500 inhabitants are descendants of slaves who worked on the region's cacao plantations. For generations, they've preserved aspects of African tradition and developed a uniquely Afro-Venezuelan heritage--particularly in their music, which includes intricate African polyrhythms and percussion, call-and-response singing and close harmonies.
Her band--which includes three cocoa farming brothers, a mother and son team and Machado's sister--has played together for nearly three decades. They are masters of parranda, a style of community music born in joyous celebrations where musicians strolled through town, commenting on daily life (parranda is also a term for "party"). The music they create preserves the tambor genre, said to make dancers float.
"When Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo begin to sing, their layered harmonies and richly textured percussion are so vibrant, they swirl around your heart, soul and body so joyfully, it's impossible to do anything but surrender and dance along." -NPR
While the group has performed primarily at village ceremonies and celebrations, they recently made waves with debut appearances in North America--even catching the attention of the New York Times, which wrote: "The kind of group that world-music fans have always been thrilled to discover: vital, accomplished, local, unplugged, deeply rooted."
The evening will include a complimentary pre-concert dance lesson, DJ'ed sets by Mr. Pauer, specialty food and cocktails for purchase, and more.
The Little Havana Social Club is a series dedicated to celebrating Latin American heritage through music and dance. The concerts/ dance parties promote community and engagement--from the dance floor to the domino tables. Each event features vibrant live bands, dance instruction, and vendors, all situated in the lush gardens of the historic Koubek Center mansion.
Machado hails from a small village near Venezuela's coast called El Clavo, where most of its 1,500 inhabitants are descendants of slaves who worked on the region's cacao plantations. For generations, they've preserved aspects of African tradition and developed a uniquely Afro-Venezuelan heritage--particularly in their music, which includes intricate African polyrhythms and percussion, call-and-response singing and close harmonies.
Her band--which includes three cocoa farming brothers, a mother and son team and Machado's sister--has played together for nearly three decades. They are masters of parranda, a style of community music born in joyous celebrations where musicians strolled through town, commenting on daily life (parranda is also a term for "party"). The music they create preserves the tambor genre, said to make dancers float.
"When Betsayda Machado y Parranda El Clavo begin to sing, their layered harmonies and richly textured percussion are so vibrant, they swirl around your heart, soul and body so joyfully, it's impossible to do anything but surrender and dance along." -NPR
While the group has performed primarily at village ceremonies and celebrations, they recently made waves with debut appearances in North America--even catching the attention of the New York Times, which wrote: "The kind of group that world-music fans have always been thrilled to discover: vital, accomplished, local, unplugged, deeply rooted."
The evening will include a complimentary pre-concert dance lesson, DJ'ed sets by Mr. Pauer, specialty food and cocktails for purchase, and more.
The Little Havana Social Club is a series dedicated to celebrating Latin American heritage through music and dance. The concerts/ dance parties promote community and engagement--from the dance floor to the domino tables. Each event features vibrant live bands, dance instruction, and vendors, all situated in the lush gardens of the historic Koubek Center mansion.
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