Global Roots Series
Global Roots Series
SEASON 55
MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MÉXICO* & MARISOL “LA MARISOUL” HERNÁNDEZ* | SILKROAD ENSEMBLE with RHIANNON GIDDENS* | LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO | CHRIS THILE
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*LJMS debut
MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MÉXICO
& MARISOL “LA MARISOUL” HERNÁNDEZ
Sunday, October 15, 2023 · 3 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
A new generation takes mariachi to new heights when Latin GRAMMY nominees Mariachi Herencia de México present Herederos (The Heirs) with special guest La Marisoul. Simultaneously honoring the past, celebrating the present, and creating the future of mariachi music, Mariachi Herencia de México brings an unforgettable night of Mexican music and culture to The Conrad. Marisol “La Marisoul” Hernandez is a Los Angeles-born singer and founding member of La Santa Cecilia, a GRAMMY-winning and multi–GRAMMY- nominated quartet. She has become the voice of a new bicultural generation in the United States.
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE with RHIANNON GIDDENS
AMERICAN RAILROAD
Friday, November 10, 2023 · 7:30 PM
Balboa Theatre
Part of California Festival of New Music
Conceived by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, Silkroad Ensemble is a model for cultural collaboration and the exchange of ideas, tradition, and innovation across borders. Today, under the leadership of Artistic Director and 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Silkroad reaches new heights through a commitment to new music and arts education. Silkroad’s newest initiative, American Railroad, illuminates the impact of African American, Chinese, Irish, and Native American communities on the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad and America’s Westward Expansion.
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Friday, March 22, 2024 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Called by the late President Nelson Mandela “South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World,” the all-male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to international prominence after singing with Paul Simon on his smash hit 1986 album Graceland. They have become internationally famous and have won multiple awards, including five GRAMMYs and receiving more GRAMMY Award nominations (19), than any World Music group in the history of recorded music.
CHRIS THILE
Friday, June 7, 2024 · 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
MacArthur Fellow and GRAMMY Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter Chris Thile, whom The Guardian calls “that rare being: an all-round musician who can settle into any style, from bluegrass to classical,” and NPR calls a “genredefying musical genius,” is a founding member of the critically acclaimed bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek.
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