WEMSFEST
QUIMANTU - THE TREE SINGS
Saturday 24th October
The Old Malthouse AKA Chidham Village Hall, PO18 8TP
Doors open 7.30 for an 8pm show, unreserved seating
Licensed bar serving Langham Brewery
Ticket price: £22.50,
Booking fee:£2.30
Tickets Available here: https://wegottickets.com/f/20478
Reflecting the spirit of the natural world alive within their music – with many instruments made from wood – this special concert celebrates the passing of the generational baton from Chilean musician Mauricio Venegas-Astorga to his daughter Laura as Quimantu’s lead singer.
A repertoire encompassing songwriters and composers across Latin American and English traditions where Victor Jara, Maria Elena Walsh, Mauricio Venegas-Astorga, and Steve Knightley compliment the band’s unique arrangements of western classical music and English traditional songs and tunes.
Saturday 21st November
Jam in a Jar,
599-601 Green Lanes,
Harringay Ladder,
London N8 0RE
Concert start time 8.00pm
Unreserved seating, doors open 7.30pm
Nearest tube: Turnpike Lane (10 minutes’ walk)
Nearest rail: Harringay Green Lanes (London Overground, Suffragette line) (11 minutes’ walk)
Buses: 29, 141, 341, N29
Ticket Price:
General Admission £12
Concession (student/ unwaged/ universal credit) £8.00
Tickets Available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/musikomusika/2333186
Celebrating the launch of Iroko, the new solo album from Laura Venegas-Rojas
The Iroko album and concerts mark a transition point in Laura's career as the generational baton passes to her from her father Mauricio Venegas-Astorga as lead singer for the Anglo-Chilean group Quimantu.
Inspired by the West African iroko tree, symbolising strength, endurance, and continuity across generations, the breadth of vocal styles and expression across the album reflects the artistic maturity Laura has acquired over recent years of touring and recording.
The depth of emotion in her amazingly beautiful and captivating voice make this a must-listen album and one you will not want to miss; she travels the tradition and the soul of Latin-American songs with an astonishing easiness adding a sophisticated English influence that opens a whole new world in the field of folk music in the UK.
Iroko – The Tree Sings reflects the spirit of the natural world alive within the music of Quimantu, through the many instruments we play that are made of wood and other natural materials and the songs and rhythms that we perform. Andean charangos with beautifully carved details, cuatros resonating with Venezuelan Joropo rhythms, exquisite violin playing and songs and music that speak of people and places, from the coast of England to the shores of South America. Laura’s inimitable vocal style is rooted in her family heritage whilst exploiting the versatility of repertoire she has the talent to perform in Spanish and English.
The concert will feature a repertoire encompassing songwriters and composers across the Latin American and English traditions, such as Victor Jara, Maria Elena Walsh, Mauricio Venegas-Astorga, Steve Knightley alongside Quimantu’s unique arrangements of Western Classical music and English traditional tunes and songs.