Latin American Jazz magic mesmerizes Delhi
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): Grammy nominee, Mexican singer, Magos Herrera, teamed up with three of the best jazz musicians from Brazil, ‘Trio Afora’ to mesmerize Delhi audiences last evening, at a concert in Kamani Auditorium.
Jazz lovers in Delhi received an irresistible treat on Tuesday evening, with celebrated Mexican singer Magos Herrera, and Brazilian group Trio Afora, performing to a packed Kamani Auditorium, at a jazz concert presented by the International Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with the Embassies of Mexico and Brazil in India, and supported by the Global Music Institute, Greater Noida.
Regarded as one of the most expressive, beautiful voices and most active vocalist in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene, Mexican singer-songwriter, Magos Herrera, and Trio Afora, a collective group featuring three of the most talented Brazilian musicians, Fabio Gouvea, Felipe Brisola and Alex Kautz, cast a spell on the city’s music lovers with Mexican and Brazilian classics, as well as soon-to-be released music compositions.
The traditional welcome lamp was lit by Riva Ganguly Das, Director General, ICCR,Melba Pría, Ambassador of Mexico to India and Tovar da Silva Nunes, Ambassador of Brazil to India.
By mixing different musical styles with their own, Trio Afora opened the concert with original compositions from their albums, and soon invited Magos Herrera to spin her musical magic.
Magos Herrera performed Niña (Girl), a poem by former Mexican Ambassador to India, Nobel laureate Octavio Paz, musicalized by Magos and Felipe Perez Santiago. “I love India, and Octavio Paz loved India”, Magos said, dedicating this song to renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai, whose photograph of a Mexican landscape formed the backdrop of her performance.
“We need more women in music,” Magos commented, as she invited Belarusian musician, Katerina L'Dokova to share stage for their rendition of a romantic love song, “Tu y yo” (You and I), an adapted fragment of Ruben Dario’s poem musicalized by Magos and Fabio Gouvea.
Magos dedicated a Mexican folk song, La llorana (The Weeping Woman) to Ambassador Melba Pria, calling her, “the coolest Ambassador ever”. Thanking both the ambassadors of Mexico and Brazil for this collaborative musical initiative Magos highlighted, “that through arts we can start conversations”.
All these musicians are in India to take music workshops as summer faculty at the Global Music Institute, till the end of July.
The well-attended jazz concert included guests and dignitaries from the diplomatic community, Manju Seth, former Indian Ambassador to Madagascar, Carlos Varona, Director, Instituto Cervantes, veteran film producer Suresh Jindal, painter and sculptor Jatin Das, and photographer Raghu Rai.
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