Graciela Iturbide is the 2008 winner of the prestigious Hasselblad Award, and, in 2015, the Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center for Photography. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles held a retrospective exhibition, The Goat’s Dance. Now considered one of Mexico’s most prolific and celebrated photographers, her work has graced more than sixty exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide. He became a lifelong mentor and encouraged her in developing her own artistic vision. 1942 in Mexico City, Mexico) studied cinematography at university and then worked as an assistant to Mexican modernist master, Manuel Álvarez Bravo. A natural performer if there ever was one. ‘Marchita’ is an enchanting rollercoaster ride of emotions, exhuming the sweetest desire and the deepest despair, pierced by her poetic, arresting delivery. The singer-songwriter can be inviting and tender at one moment while making the hairs stand out on the back of your neck the next. The range of emotions Silvana displays is nothing short of a wonder. Silvana has performed and recorded with artists including Natalia Lafourcade, who like Silvana, grew up outside Veracruz as well as Andrew Bird, Helado Negro, Devendra Banhart, Jorge Drexler, the LA Philharmonic among others. Both of Silvana’s parents are luthiers, and a path was worn to their home in Coatepec, a mountain town in Veracruz, by the musicians who arrived daily to commission a new violin or cello, or have their instruments repaired. Silvana’s childhood home was the setting for her NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.” She grew up in a house where not only music, but instruments, were made. Silvana was also the first Spotify Mexico “EQUAL” artist and spotlighted in Apple Mexico’s “Up Next” program. Silvana won the 2022 Latin GRAMMY for “Best New Artist.” Her breakthrough debut album ‘Marchita’ was highlighted and featured in The New York Times, Pitchfork, The Kelly Clarkson Show, BBC Radio 6, The Guardian, NPR Music, Rolling Stone, and more. I felt like I was watching a beautiful movie.” “While traveling the long highways of this vast country we came across the original a cappella version by Suzanne Vega. “Milagro y Desastre” follows Silvana’s recent release of a new cover of the Suzanne Vega classic “Tom’s Diner.” “I rediscovered ‘Tom’s Diner’ on my first US tour performing my album ‘Marchita,'” Silvana shares. In this song I wanted to vindicate all the faces of love, even the love that hurts when it ends.” “This idea has helped me a lot to understand and heal my experiences over the years. “This song was born out of my belief that big life-changing events are equal parts miracle and disaster,” she explains. “Milagro y Desastre” is the first song that Silvana has written with only her voice – she used a loop pedal to create harmonies and then added textures in the studio. It is accompanied by an official video directed by Camila Grandi. –SILVANA ESTRADA– Mexican indie star Silvana Estrada has released the new single “Milagro y Desastre.” The song was produced by her longtime collaborator Gustavo Guerrero. The roots that this new sound carried, made Jenny start to compose a lot and so Jenny and the Mexicats started to rehearse in the place where everyone had met … a flamenco tablao, las carboneras.ĮNTRY TO SILVANA ESTRADA IS INCLUDED WITH A TENWEST ALL ACCESS PASS OR CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. Their first concert was Wonderland, a small festival that generates money to help cancer research in the UK, in August 2008. That’s how a little adventure of an English girl started and gives rise to Jenny and the Mexicats. David, an extraordinary Spanish cajon player. Pantera proposed a colleague that he played with in the world of flamenco and he played the cajon. Icho called the best guitarist he knew, Pantera a guitarist with very versatile flamenco technique, they had played together for many years in a rockabilly and punk band in their hometown in Mexico. Jenny in her 20s had come to the right place. It all started when Icho (double bass) invited Jenny to live in Madrid. The band had its beginnings in Madrid as Pachucos y la princesa, in June 2008 –JENNY AND THE MEXICATS– it’s a fusion of nationalities and personalities, a band that has a very particular history. LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS AT TENWEST.COM A TUCSON FESTIVAL WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. With support from Salvador Duran and Ruta VerbenaĮNTRY TO JENNY & THE MEXICATS IS INCLUDED WITH A TENWEST ALL ACCESS PASS OR CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY.
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