Chango Spasiuk: The Art of the Chamame
When:
Sun, September 23, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Where:
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Lat/Lon: 34.121, -118.48
What:
Of Ukrainian heritage, Argentina's Chango Spasiuk is a virtuoso of the accordion and a leading performer of chamamé. This powerful, accordion-based folk genre of northeast Argentina blends complex African and Creole-Spanish rhythms with the sounds and styles of the indigenous Mbya-Guaraní Indians and of Central and Eastern European immigrants. The award-winning Spasiuk has revitalized chamamé, much in the way that fellow Argentine Astor Piazzolla bred new life into the tango.
Admission is $25 general, $20 for members, and $15 for full-time students.