4th NYC South American Music Festival (NYC SAMF 2016) Concert & APAP Showcase at Drom

After three consecutive sold-out editions, the NYC SAMF returns to the stage with a dynamic selection of South American artists. These artists represent a meeting point of folkloric roots with jazz, rock, funk, world grooves, electronica, and avant-garde classical, blending in a unique fashion that celebrates today’s vibrant and diverse South American culture. Promising to be the most exciting lineup thus far, this year’s musicians weave together their respective cultural identities with innovative sounds and the cosmopolitan experience at the NYC music scene. “We are very proud of this year's lineup,” said artistic directors Juancho Herrera and Sofia Rei, “these artists represent the versatility and depth of South American diaspora and have all earned high kudos from top members of the music industry.”...

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After three consecutive sold-out editions, the NYC SAMF returns to the stage with a dynamic selection of South American artists. These artists represent a meeting point of folkloric roots with jazz, rock, funk, world grooves, electronica, and avant-garde classical, blending in a unique fashion that celebrates today’s vibrant and diverse South American culture. Promising to be the most exciting lineup thus far, this year’s musicians weave together their respective cultural identities with innovative sounds and the cosmopolitan experience at the NYC music scene. “We are very proud of this year's lineup,” said artistic directors Juancho Herrera and Sofia Rei, “these artists represent the versatility and depth of South American diaspora and have all earned high kudos from top members of the music industry.”

The NYC South American Music Festival, El Colectivo Sur’s flagship program, celebrates the diversity of South American music by presenting in New York City an exciting array of musicians who have blurred the boundaries between their musical cultures and carved out a renovated identity of the South American diaspora. www.nycsamf.com

The producer of the NYC South American Music Festiva, El Colectivo Sur, is an arts collective based in New York City whose mission is to increase public awareness of South American arts, expand its concept to embrace contemporary and experimental works and trends, and bring together diverse communities through the arts. El Colectivo Sur strives to realize its mission by engaging in partnerships with international artists, collectives and organizations, producing and curating cultural events throughout the year, and promoting the development of opportunities for artistic creation and cultural and musical exchanges. www.elcolectivosur.com

Event info: www.nycsamf.com [email protected] 347-709-8110

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