The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market Offers Amazing Entertainment from Around the World
Monday, July 05, 2010
Direct from Havana, playing crowd-pleasing Afro-Cuban rhythms, TradiSon to play first U.S. Shows at the International Folk Art Market. 
Santa Fe, July 1, 2010: TradiSon is the house band at Havana’s La Bodeguita del Medio restaurant, famous for its mojitos and its storied clientele, including Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Neruda. They play the style of Cuban music known as ‘son’ - a traditional style that combines Afro-Cuban rhythms with Spanish melodies. TradiSon consists of a singer, a stand-up bass player, a percussionist, and two guitarists playing the small Cuban guitar or ‘tres,’ and they will be performing for the first time in the United States at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
When to see and hear TradiSon:
Thursday, July 8th Free Concert: Market Kick-off Concert with TradiSon: The band will play a free concert on Santa Fe’s downtown Plaza from 7:00 to 8:30pm put on by Santa Fe Bandstand to kick off the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market festivities. More than 100 of the Market artists from 51 countries will be on the Paza to enjoy the music with the crowd that night.
Friday, July 9th 6:30 to 9pm: International Folk Art Market Opening Party: TradiSon will be the featured band at the Friday night Market kick-off on Museum Hill. There will be dancing and shopping under the stars; tickets are $125.
Saturday at the International Folk Art Market: Market goers can catch another performance from TradiSon on the main Market stage on Saturday from 12 to 1pm as well as take a free workshop from 3 to 4pm called Introduction to Traditional Cuban Music.
The Market entertainment schedule starts at 7am with Mario Reynolds planning the Andean Flute. This year a troupe of dancers from Oman will also welcome early Market goers. From there the entertainment will include Nigerian drumming and dancing Lion Dancers and Flamenco!
Below is the schedule for the Market stage:
SATURDAY, July 10th, 2010
7:00 am to 9:00 am
Mario Reynolds
A Market tradition! Andean flute music
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Michiko Pierce
Japanese chant and Shibu
10:15 am to 10:45 am
Los Alamos Family YMCA Indian Classical Dancers North Indian classical dance
11:00 am to 11:30 am
New Mexico Taiko
2000 year-old Japanese drumming tradition
12:00 to 1:30 pm
TradiSon
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Al Najoom Troupe
Traditional Music and Dance from the Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali region of Oman
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm
Moria
West African drum & dance ensemble
SUNDAY, July 11th, 2010
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Gamelan Encantada
Balinese gamelan music
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Los Niños de Santa Fe
Mexican folk dance
12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
Al Najoom Troupe
Traditional Music and Dance from the Ja’alan Bani Bu Ali of Oman
1:15 pm to 1:45 pm
Quang Minh Buddhist Youth Lion Dance Team
Vietnam
2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Agalu & Friends
Yoruba drums and dance from Nigeria
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Sabor Flamenco
Traditional dance from Spain
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