14th New York Son Jarocho Festival
Nov 5, 2024 - Nov 9, 2024
1:00- curtain speech
1:05-1:15 - Son Revoltura
1:25-1:35 - Colectivo Kingston
1:45-1:55 - Chaneques Rebeldes
2:05-2:15 - Son Papalotl
2:25-2:35 - Soneros de City Lore
2:35-2:50 Intermission
2:50-3:00 - Juntas Chicas
3:10-3:20 - Musuhallpa
3:30-3:40 - Son Pecadores
3:50-4:00 - Guachinangos
4:15-5:15 - Los Vega
After Los Vega's performance, there will be a traditional Fandango at the Gallery until 9pm, where everyone is welcome to participate!
$15 General Admission
$12 for Members
Flushing Town Hall is proud to co- present the 14th Annual New York Son Jarocho Festival with the Son Jarocho NY Collective. Join us in celebrating the vibrant music and dance traditions from the Veracruz region of Mexico. This year’s festival will feature performances by local East Coast Son Jarocho artists, showcasing their own interpretations of this lively and poetic musical genre.
Headlining the festival will be Los Vega, an internationally renowned group of traditional musicians who have dedicated over 30 years to the performance and promotion of Son Jarocho. With their deep cultural roots, family heritage, and extensive stage experience, Los Vega offer an exceptional and authentic musical experience. Their performances beautifully blend tradition with artistry, having graced stages at major cultural and artistic festivals across Mexico and internationally in China, the United States, and Canada.
Los Vega has recorded five studio albums, with their most recent works, "En tonos muy diferentes" and "Vientos del mar" available on all digital platforms under the label Audioflot.
Drinks and food will be available for purchase throughout the afternoon.
Artist Bio:
Claudio Naranjos Vega plays the requinto (or guitarra de son) in Los Vega, the ensemble he co-founded with other members of his family—all fifth-generation Son Jarocho masters. As of 2020, he is the director of the group and has contributed as a composer and arranger on numerous songs featured in the group's latest albums. Los Vega have performed in a large number of cultural and artistic festivals in the country and abroad; including mainland China, the United States, and Canada. The group has also participated in film recordings, including with the theme "La Bruja" for the Oscar-nominated movie "Frida." In 2020, Los Vega were invited to participate in the benefit concert for Tibet at Carnegie Hall in New York, under the direction of renowned composer Philip Glass. The band’s discography consists of five albums, the last two "Vientos del mar" and "En tonos muy diferentes" under the production of Leo Heiblum with the Audiflot label. Currenly, Claudio is serving as the Music Specialist for Mexican Music in Son Jarocho at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in California’s Bay Area.
Fredi Vega is one of the foremost jarana players, singers, and zapateado dancers in the world. Fifth generation son jarocho master, Fredi is part of the famed Vega family and, together with other family members, he formed the group Los Vega, with whom he has performed in some of the most important stages in Mexico and around the world. Fredi is an experienced educator, having taught son jarocho to people of all ages for over twenty years through workshops and performances. Also a producer, Fredi helped put together the album Homenaje a Andres Vega Delfin, gathering 13 musicians from the Vega clan to record a homage to the family’s oldest member.
This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall, and is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts. The free programs of the NY Son Jarocho Festival are proudly sponsored by the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute and Son Jarocho NY.
1:00- curtain speech
1:05-1:15 - Son Revoltura
1:25-1:35 - Colectivo Kingston
1:45-1:55 - Chaneques Rebeldes
2:05-2:15 - Son Papalotl
2:25-2:35 - Soneros de City Lore
2:35-2:50 Intermission
2:50-3:00 - Juntas Chicas
3:10-3:20 - Musuhallpa
3:30-3:40 - Son Pecadores
3:50-4:00 - Guachinangos
4:15-5:15 - Los Vega
After Los Vega's performance, there will be a traditional Fandango at the Gallery until 9pm, where everyone is welcome to participate!
$15 General Admission
$12 for Members
Flushing Town Hall is proud to co- present the 14th Annual New York Son Jarocho Festival with the Son Jarocho NY Collective. Join us in celebrating the vibrant music and dance traditions from the Veracruz region of Mexico. This year’s festival will feature performances by local East Coast Son Jarocho artists, showcasing their own interpretations of this lively and poetic musical genre.
Headlining the festival will be Los Vega, an internationally renowned group of traditional musicians who have dedicated over 30 years to the performance and promotion of Son Jarocho. With their deep cultural roots, family heritage, and extensive stage experience, Los Vega offer an exceptional and authentic musical experience. Their performances beautifully blend tradition with artistry, having graced stages at major cultural and artistic festivals across Mexico and internationally in China, the United States, and Canada.
Los Vega has recorded five studio albums, with their most recent works, "En tonos muy diferentes" and "Vientos del mar" available on all digital platforms under the label Audioflot.
Drinks and food will be available for purchase throughout the afternoon.
Artist Bio:
Claudio Naranjos Vega plays the requinto (or guitarra de son) in Los Vega, the ensemble he co-founded with other members of his family—all fifth-generation Son Jarocho masters. As of 2020, he is the director of the group and has contributed as a composer and arranger on numerous songs featured in the group's latest albums. Los Vega have performed in a large number of cultural and artistic festivals in the country and abroad; including mainland China, the United States, and Canada. The group has also participated in film recordings, including with the theme "La Bruja" for the Oscar-nominated movie "Frida." In 2020, Los Vega were invited to participate in the benefit concert for Tibet at Carnegie Hall in New York, under the direction of renowned composer Philip Glass. The band’s discography consists of five albums, the last two "Vientos del mar" and "En tonos muy diferentes" under the production of Leo Heiblum with the Audiflot label. Currenly, Claudio is serving as the Music Specialist for Mexican Music in Son Jarocho at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in California’s Bay Area.
Fredi Vega is one of the foremost jarana players, singers, and zapateado dancers in the world. Fifth generation son jarocho master, Fredi is part of the famed Vega family and, together with other family members, he formed the group Los Vega, with whom he has performed in some of the most important stages in Mexico and around the world. Fredi is an experienced educator, having taught son jarocho to people of all ages for over twenty years through workshops and performances. Also a producer, Fredi helped put together the album Homenaje a Andres Vega Delfin, gathering 13 musicians from the Vega clan to record a homage to the family’s oldest member.
This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall, and is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts. The free programs of the NY Son Jarocho Festival are proudly sponsored by the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute and Son Jarocho NY.
