Main Stage

Sunday, July 12th · 2:10pm

Maestros del Joropo Oriental

Old Town School is proud to welcome Venezuela's finest interpreters of joropo oriental on their premier tour of the United as part of Nuestra Mœsica. Maestros del Joropo Oriental's upcoming album for Smithsonian Folkways, "Y Que Viva Venezuela", features the best of Venezuela's regional music (Joropo) as played by its finest musicians. String instruments propel the sound of the joropo oriental, a music that moves like a fast-paced waltz mixed with African and European influences. The joropo oriental is rooted in Venezuela's eastern region and shares similarities with several joropo forms found across a large cross section in Venezuela and Colombia. With amazing singers accompanied by an ensemble of cuatro, maraca, guitar, bandola, and mandolina the Maestros del Joropo Oriental will trasport you to the heart of eastern Venezuela.

Sponsored by The Embassy and the Consulate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Chevron Corporation as part of the "Venezuelan Sounds 09" music series.