Indigenous Connections: An evening of live music and poetry

512 1st Avenue South,Seattle WA 98104

10 September, 2021

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ArtXchange Gallery and La Sala are proud to present this multi-disciplinary evening of poetry and music. ArtXchange Gallery and La Sala are proud to present Indigenous Connections, a multi-disciplinary evening of music and literary artists exploring the themes of Fulgencio Lazo’s exhibition Estrellas del Norte al Sur (Stars from North to South). Featuring music by Trio Guadalevin (Abel Rocha, Gus Denhard and Antonio M. Gomez), whose music explores the intersection of Indigenous, European, and African music that is part of the identity of Latin America. Literary readings will be presented by local writers Dalia Maxum Aldeco and Donna Miscolta. This event is co-hosted with La Sala, a Seattle-area organization that creates and catalyzes opportunities for Latino/a/x artists and organizations. We ask that all guests wear a mask while they are visiting the gallery. Learn more about the exhibition here. Trío Guadalevín took shape in 2014 when three distinct musicians gathered to explore a common interest: musical connections between Mexico and the Mediterranean. Employing a wealth of instruments and techniques the trio explores and often reimagines the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European and African cultures, which define Latin American identity. The ensemble takes a fresh, innovative approach to music with deep roots: from the son huasteco and son jarocho of Mexico, to Afro-Oaxacan music, Sephardic Jewish melodies, Spanish fandangos and xácaras, Arab-Andalusian song and Italian ciaccona and tarantella. Instruments including the guitar, oud, theorbo, baroque guitar, vihuela, jarana, quinta huapanguera, harp, bendir, riqq, bombo, pandero cuadrado, pandereta, teponatzli, cajón and more. Donna Miscolta Donna Miscolta’s third book of fiction Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories was named to the 2020 Latino Books of the Year list by the Las Comadres and Friends National Latino Book Club. It won the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Multicultural Fiction and is a finalist for the International Latino Book Award for Best Collection of Short Stories. Dalia Maxum Aldeco Dalia is a lawyer from the Center for Economic Research and Teaching, CIDE. She was born in a Zapotec town in Oaxaca. One of her greatest passions is writing. Her essay 'Mexico, the schism of a nation' was published in the book Kaleidoscope. She has been a collaborator with different magazines and had written for the Seattle Escribe’s anthologies.