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Esta versión de Macapay, compuesta por Karin Stein, hace parte del repertorio de jazz-fusión (repertorio “Cancún”) de Calle Sur. This version of “Macapay,” written by Karin Stein, is part of the “Cancún” jazz-fusion repertoire by Latin ensemble, Calle Sur (www.callesur.com)

www.callesur.com www.artes-latinas.com This haunting arrangement of traditional, Venezuelan cowboy songs, by Venezuelan composer Antonio Estévez, is performed here in a new arrangement by Latin duo Calle Sur. This piece is part of Calle Sur's new "Cancún" repertoire, which features original and traditional compositions along with cover songs, made distinctive by the addition of jazz piano and experimental sound and vocal components. You can purchase and download the album here: http://www.callesur.com/music Vocals: Karin Stein Guitar: Ed East Piano: Bob Washut Bass: Jonathan Schwabe

Here is a memory from a recent performance at @saboracafechi in Chicago. This is Calle Sur with our colleague, Daniel, who joined us onstage for a few pieces! In this clip, we're playing #almallanera, a Venezuelan #joropo by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez (composer) and Rafael Bolívar Coronado (lyricist). Performed in Chicago at Sabor a Cafe Daniel frequently plays with us, including in Los Llaneros. You can find him at @arpacafe . . . #arteslatinas #callesur #musicallanera #musicalatina #chicagomusic #saboracafe

"Quiti-quiti", compuesta por Karin Stein, hace parte del repertorio de jazz-fusión de Calle Sur (www.callesur.com) "Quiti-quiti,” written by Karin Stein, is part of the acoustic jazz-fusion repertoire by Latin ensemble, Calle Sur (www.callesur.com) Cuatro, maracas, vocals: Karin Stein Quitiplás and vocals: Edgar East Piano: Yazmín Bowers Quitiplás: Adam Grosso Arrangement: Calle Sur Rights: Karin Stein, ASCAP

Limpiando archivos, me encuentro con esta joya: febrero de 2021, en lo más profundo de la pandemia, donde daba lo mismo estar a 1 hora de mi colega Edgar que a miles de kilómetros de mis admirados y amados amigos del Inti-Illimani, porque nadie podía salir de su casa. Con computadoras, teléfonos, y a veces mediocres camaritas y conexiones de internet, nos aferrábamos a crear comunidad. Me siento agradecida profundamente por haber tenido esos lazos cibernéticos, por estar entre los sobrevivientes y poder seguir creando comunidad musical de mil maneras, y no sólo cibernéticas. La inspiración para la canción “Preludio al encuentro” fue mi visita a la ruina de la primera casa del conquistador Hernán Cortés en nuestro hemisferio, en La Antigua (Veracruz, México). Es un lugar impactante que me hizo reflexionar sobre ese momento justo antes de que todo cambiara en las Américas. La canción abre en la voz de una mujer española que le pide a su compañero que no se vaya para las Américas, porque teme que nunca lo volverá a ver. Mientras tanto, en las Américas, un hombre se dispone a salir de cacería sin anticipar la brusca manera en que su mundo está a punto de cambiar, por siempre.

“Macapay” and “Quiti-quiti,” two pieces written by Colombian musician Karin Stein, are performed here by Latin ensemble Calle Sur in its jazz fusion quartet format. Panamanian-Colombian duo Calle Sur (callesur.com), comprised of Edgar East (Panamanian) and Karin Stein (Colombian), was founded in the year 2000 in Iowa, U.S.A. For 24 years without interruption, Calle Sur has enriched communities with their diverse music offerings and workshops. “Macapay” and “Quiti-quiti” are two of the songs in the jazz fusion repertoire the duo starting developing in 2020, only a month before the COVID 19 pandemic separated them physically. During the first year of the pandemic, Karin and Ed continued developing their new jazz fusion repertoire, first as an audio album entitled “Cancún” (launched in 2021), then - once they could gather with one another and other colleagues again - as music videos (2021 & 2022), and finally as a live quartet in 2023. These two songs were part of the official, live touring launch of Calle Sur’s new jazz fusion repertoire, at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, in November 0f 2023.

Esta canción de Patricio Manns, Horacio Salinas y José Seves, ha hecho parte del repertorio de Calle Sur (www.callesur.com) desde los inicios del dúo en el año 2000. This song, by Patricio Manns, Horacio Salinas y José Seves, has been part of Calle Sur’s repertoire since the duo’s founding in the year 2000.

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