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Canto Latino: Alma del Sur

date

October 5, 2024

Time

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

location

Senka Park (5656 S. St. Louis Ave.)

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Canto Latino is an annual outdoor festival that brings together youth across Uniting Voices programs and the Chicago community for a celebration of the city's proud Latin American heritage through song, story and dance.

This year's Canto Latino brings music from South America to the forefront. Singers from our Neighborhood Choir Program will come together to perform different staples of music like samba (Brazil), mapalé (Colombia), morenada (Bolivia), joropo (Venezuela) and many more. The concert will feature classic folk songs as well as contemporary music that celebrates the national identities of different South American countries. In addition to on-stage performances, the festival features food, activities, and connections with various local businesses and cultural representatives. We look forward to an exciting day of song, dance and community!

Canto Latino is part of the Chicago Park District's #NightOutintheParks series.

Schedule

3pm: Event start

3:30-5:30pm: Concert, featuring Uniting Voices Chicago singers and guest artists

How to Get There

Canto Latino will be celebrated in Senka Park in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago. Enter via the entrance on W. 56th St. and S. St. Louis Ave. A welcome table will be set up in the gazebo near this entrance for you to ask any questions you might have about your festival experience.

Parking

Limited parking for guests will be available in the Hernández Middle School parking lot accessible off of W. 55th St. Street parking is also available on S. St Louis Ave., W 57th St. and along W 54th Pl. between Hernandez Middle School and Solorio High School.

Public Transit

Senka Park is accessible via public transit on the #52 and #55 buses. The closest El Stop is the Kedzie Orange Line stop.

Accessibility

Uniting Voices Chicago strives to make music and performance accessible to anyone who wants it. To request accommodations, please email info [at] unitingvoiceschicago [dot] org.

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Guest Artists

We are excited to welcome local musicians and culture bearers from Chicago's Latin American community who will help add authenticity and flair to performances with our singers.

guest artist

Chicago Samba

Chicago Samba, a Midwest-based music ensemble, offers the authentic sounds of Brazil mixed with the flavor of carnaval. They play a unique mix of Brazilian popular song styles, including: Samba, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Olodum, Forro, Chorinho, among others the Batucada, an exciting, all-percussive jam session that brings any audience to its feet to dance along with the group - just like carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. Chicago Samba play at a variety of venues including music festivals, nightclubs, weddings, private functions and schools.

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guest artists

Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe

Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe consists of volunteers of different ethnic backgrounds who all have a common interest in dancing. These volunteers participate in cultural festivals, parades and events throughout the year. As they perform, the rhythm of the music, the colors of their costumes and the pride reflected on their faces, captivate the audience. They preserve the culture and traditions of Bolivia through folkloric dances, such as Caporales, Tinkus, Diablada and Morenada.

emcee

Pinqy Ring

Pinqy Ring is a radical and revolutionary Puerto Rican rapper, decolonizing minds one rhyme at a time and aligning her destiny through hip-hop. Born and bred in Chicago, she manifests her vision for a more just world as a multi-hyphenate emcee, hip-hop educator speaker, Recording Academy member and U.S. Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador. With philanthropy as part and parcel of her platform, Pinqy prides herself in mentoring the next generation of creative change agents and provides culturally competent consulting to organizations looking to engage youth and explore hip-hop as a transformative tool. Pinqy has graced stages at TEDxChicago and the Democratic National Convention, has been featured on NPR, has had music placed in a Maybelline commercial, and is the 2024 Brother Mike Award winner for excellence in youth mentorship. Hip-hop has taken her from the 'hood to speaking at Harvard, and Pinqy Ring raps her legacy loudly into place while creating pathways for others to do the same.

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DJ

Oliver Fade

Oliver Fade is a DJ, music producer, engineer and music royalty specialist. He was born in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Surrounded by the cultural influences of the city and directly impacted by its violence, Fade found a sanctuary in music where he was able to embrace hip-hop and Chicago’s very own house music. Oliver Fade became a Grammy-voting member in 2009, and continues to solidify his legacy within hip-hop and house music in Chicago.

Guest Vendors

Camelia's Apothecary
Azareth Bowtique
Amand Soaps
Cindy Faye Jewelry
Yummy Gummy
Vive Los Libros
La Nina Chamoy Candies
2 Sweet Delights
Eatin Puerto Rican
Viva La Horchata
Sabor by Charisse
Mimi's Cakes
La Explosion del Sabor
Golden Tuzo
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Canto Latino: Cruzando Fronteras

Stream our virtual Canto Latino celebration from 2021!

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Event Program

Use this text-only program to access translations using your web browser.

Canto Latino: Alma del Sur

A celebration of Latine music / una celebración de música latina

Saturday, October 5, 2024/Sábado 5 De Octubre 2024

Senka Park

Conductors/Directoras

Dewey Bolz

Magdalena Delgado Vargas

Verónica Román-Meyer


ABOUT UNITING VOICES CHICAGO / ACERCA DE UNITING VOICES CHICAGO

Founded in 1956 at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir) empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music. As a leading nonprofit organization, we serve thousands of youth ages 6-18 from every zip code of Chicago through transformative and accessible music education programs and performance opportunities.

Fundada en 1956 al inicio del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles, Uniting Voices Chicago (anteriormente Chicago Children 's Choir) empodera y une a jóvenes de diferentes orígenes para que encuentren su voz y celebren su humanidad compartida a través del poder de la música. Como una organización sin fines de lucro líder, servimos a miles de jóvenes de 6 a 18 años de todos los códigos postales de Chicago a través de programas de educación musical transformadores y accesibles, así como oportunidades de presentaciones.

AFTER THE SHOW / DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO

Feel Inspired? ¿Te sientes inspirado?
We have a spot for you! ¡Tenemos un lugar para ti!
Registration is now open for students in grade one and up to start in our programs for the 2024-25 program year! Learn more about Uniting Voices Chicago and our sliding scale tuition at unitingvoiceschicago.org/join
¡La inscripción ya está abierta para estudiantes de primer grado en adelante para comenzar en nuestros programas para el año académico 2024-25! Conoce más sobre Uniting Voices Chicago y nuestra matrícula en escala móvil en unitingvoiceschicago.org/join

CONCERT PROGRAM / PROGRAM DEL CONCIERTO

SPECIAL GUEST: DJ OLIVER
MC: PINQY RING

VOICE OF CHICAGO with PILSEN/LITTLE VILLAGE, GAGE PARK & HUMBOLDT PARK
Solo le pido a Dios
León Gieco, arr. La Colmena

SCHOOL SINGERS
La mariposa
Gumercindo Licidio; as performed by Proyecto Ayni; arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

SPECIAL GUEST: RENACER BOLIVIANO

ALLEGRO
Sapo cururu
Brazilian children’s folk song, arr. Abelita Mateus

Cirandeiro
Brazilian folk song, as interpreted by Edu Lobo and Maria Bethânia, arr. Abelita Mateus

SPECIAL GUEST: CHICAGO SAMBA

PRESTO & DIMENSION
Alma llanera
Pedro Elías Gutiérrez and Rafael Bolívar, arr. Ángel Sauce

VIVACE
El sancocho
Daniel Wallenberg & Elizabeth Wallenberg

VOICE OF CHICAGO
Prende la vela
Lucho Bermúdez, arr. Alberto Carbonell

Internacionales
Bomba Estéreo, arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

En mi Viejo San Juan
Noel Estrada, arr. Danny Wallenberg and Lisa Arnold

Today's Musicians

Piano: Joaquín García
Bass: Kitt Lyles
Guitar: Guillermo Paolisso
Drums: Yuri Hevia
Percussion: Heitor Garcia, Richie Santiago
Flute: Daniel Chavez

SPECIAL THANKS

Canto Latino 2024 is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks.
Canto Latino 2024 se presenta como parte de eventos del Distrito de Parques de Chicago, Night Out in the Parks.

Canto Latino Curators: Dewey Bolz, Magdalena Delgado, Veronica Román-Meyer

Canto Latino Packet Development: Heather Stewart

Director of Production: Sara Zimmerman

Josephine Lee, President

Judy Hanson, Senior Director

Uniting Voices Chicago Conductors / Directores de Uniting Voices Chicago
Elisabeth Baker, Dewey Bolz, Alex Bravos, Farlanda Buchannon, Geo Cooper, Magdalena Delgado, Judy Hanson, Gavin Harper, Bailey Haynes, Josephine Lee, Lonnie Norwood, Veronica Román-Meyer, Heather Stewart, Amanda Wolff

Hernandez Middle School, Principal Luis Tellez

Lolita Productions

Somos Arte Chicago

James Hedges Fine & Performing Arts School
Carmen Medina, Principal; Brenda Pantoja, Liaison

Edward N. Hurley Elementary School
Angel Aguirre, Principal; Christopher Darwell, Liaison

Monarcas Academy
Gerardo Arriaga, Principal

Morrill Math & Science Specialty School
Dawn Sydnor Cole, Principal; Griselda Escobedo, Liaison

Today's Singers

Albany Park Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Elaya Fleming
Jack Gillette
Ari Gumiran
Isaac Martin
Luke Martincic
Tali Martincic
Aivelynn Martinez
Marion Rodemeyer
Houston Smith
Vivienne Weltzer
Naomi Wright

Vivace

Sofia Abshire
Sophia Adelman
Zola Baumgaertner
Amelia Berlin
Mimi Bhutt
Scarlett Burnett
Wylie Bryant
Frida Charriez
Scarlett Colon
Jay Edwards
Corina Friddle
Mia Gaconnet
Indigo Greenberg
Katherine Guarnieri
Amélie Heiser Singh
Desi Holmberg
Olivia Hurtado
Nyomi Johnson
Ala Jones
Lillian Krane
Sylvia Kurtz
Josie LaRue
Naima Lassio-Bueno
Iris Lee
Leyla Mbanefo
Nadya Micallef
Roberta Mollner
Rose Neely
E Patton
Krystal Perez
Izzy Presas
Avi Rico
Eunice Rodriguez
Priscila Ruangturakid
Noah Schmidt
Lee Sellers-Varela
David Tobar
Neala Unterbrunner
Elliot Wilbur
Caleb Wong
Josh Yuknis

Presto

Emmy Bassik
Johnloyd Bulawin
Leyla Castro
Emily Cordova
Ruzana Dovranova
Elsa Fallen
Luna Garcia
Ellie Georgas
Marlin Hortillo
Keira Kreidler
Pearl Marino-Beard
Evie Molden
Ari Montijo
Maya Mote
Wren Porterfield
Liv Pouw
Emily Rodriguez
Eli Ronald
Elsie Stirling
Olive Swindler
Violette Tuckwell Sikora
Louisa Vanada
Pepper Wilbur
Vivian Wilson

Austin Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Aiden Dawson
Lila Ghoneim
Kash Conley
Oriah Miracle Hopkins Conley
Caiden Johnson
Zayden Kyles
Breyln Mcneal
JoJo Smith

Vivace

Monsie Calvillo
Simone Cole
Mahri Ghoneim
Olivia Hopkins Conley
Gus Stampley

Presto

Jayla Conley
Christian Dean
Haley Ivy
Morgan Parker
Luther Phillips
Sole' Stampley

Beverly Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Mary Amacker
Kristian Anderson
Leland Caston
Caden Cleggett
Hannah Cole
Aubri Fryison
Caleb Gant
Vivian Hobbs
Daniel Jones
Winter Kman
Asia Lewis
Niya Lewis
Nima Mallory
Tayden O'Brien
Madeleine Rhodes
Nia-Skyy Taylor
Sarah- Santi Taylor
Nowa Thomas
Tambii Wilson

Vivace

Harper Barnett-Pugh
Giselle Brown
Zahari Cockroft
Laila Dockery
Kennedy Dooley
Jazmine DuBose
London Gregorie
Charley Herman
Ivan Johnson
Sean Jones
Jordyn Keys
Norianna Lasenby
Tamya Malone
Callia Muhammad
Lincon Reed
Rafael Ruelas
Quentin Wells Jr.
Khareem Washington
Shamiya Washington
Eleyna Williams
Madison Williams
Georgina Yata-Claypool
Sam Zavala

Presto

Lois Amoako
Nia Ballard
Imani Ballard
Chase Griggs
Taylor Jones
Taraji Lee
Afua Rashid
Sydney Zamora

Dimension

Pierre Colbert
Calvin DuFloth
Jaxon DuFloth
Drey Elliott
Parker Felker
Julius Frace
Edison Gong
Zion Hohenkirk
Luke Hojnacki
Vikram Konkimalla
Axel McGrane
Josiah Mitchell
Seamus O'Shea
Lashawn Pritchett
Rohan Rodrigo
Anthony Rosario
Kainoah Rutledge
Trey Sawyer
Maxwell Stone
George Stoops
Owen Thomas
Marko Zafirovski

Englewood Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Zion Owens-Brown

Vivace

Malaysia Chatman
Brayden Thomas
Kaitlyn Vaval

Presto

Trin Brown
John Curney
Abrielle Lett
Naomi Owens

Gage Park Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Frida Chico
Marilyn Henderson
Briana Castelano
Brandon Flores
Ariana Hilario
Ximena Blanco

Vivace

Anthony Timoteo
Keiko Hernandez
Ruby Vasquez

Presto

Sebastian Martinez
Storm Rosemond
Geovanny Rico

Humboldt Park Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Khairi Chiakulas
Josephine Meckler Davis
Cathal O'Shea
Luella Roan
Natalia Szejgiec

Vivace

Natalia Gonzalaz
Lexie Gray
Raia Magna
Addison Sprauge
Elise Thomas
Tara Wojciechowska

Presto

Aaliyah Anderson
Sadie Huizenga
Jada Love Martinez-Ramos

Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Leyla Adelman
Martin Allender
Melia Al-sabah
Dalis Ashley
Micaela Correa
Jahcilyn Fulton
Sabina Gandra
Lilah Glogower
Simon Glogower
Mars Hall
Elise Harrison-Smit
Isabel James-Downie
Esther Kirzane
Joosep Raud
Jonas Rennert-May
Vivian Rennert-May
Elliott Ridgway
Alice Rust
Riley Sams
Aarohi Sellers
Eleanor Shirrell
Ethan Staniland
Cameron Stieber
Amaya Stone
Yiran Xiong

Vivace

Marta Allesina
Gaia Ansah
Ziva Ashley
Aya Burns
Charlotte Chung
Khadijah Dioum
Cadence Dorsey
Lucy Doughty
Adejoke Flanders
Kaylan Hampton
Livia Harrison-Smit
Laura Hieronymus
Meryl Immanuel
ChiNasa Jones
Maddy Laurence
Willa Ludwig
Nicholas Muthu
Ciara Nebot Heelan
Lena Nixon
Sumana Paranjape
Avi Ruby
Natalie Schmitz
Ava Sherman
Annabel Stainton Simmons
Avery Veldman
Olivia Warren
Ray Weitzman

Presto

Isis Culbert
Vera Cyrenne
Christian Davis
Mayumi Felder
Jahlani Fulton
Reed Francez
Victoria Gonzalez
Gabe Hieronymus
Esther Jen
Cedelle Owusu
Jade Taylor
Katelynn Walters
Kyndal Whitmore

Lincoln Park/DePaul Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Harper Bernstein
Africa Borrell Fuentes
Arya Coman
Benjamin Corbett
Malachy Corbett
Renee Das
Ellie Gagle
Zeynep Hazar
Jacob Li
Luna Li
Sophia Liu
Kate Lowry
Zoe Mann
Rhea Mathew
Nata Perez
Auva Sharegh
Clifton Sternberg
Anaya Thakkar
Alexa Wax

Vivace

James Almond
Maeve Auer
Chloé Ericsoussi
Leyla Foley
Aaliyah Gilbert-Meyer
Jared Gong
Aarna Guhya
Clara Heyman
Lola Klauminzer
Bea Mann
Brooke McGuire
Sarina Patty
Nathaniel Reitor
Henry Solheim
Alison St. Peters
Emma Stofft
Lou Stofft
Grace Turner
Candice Yan

Presto

Skye Andronache
Julia Appleby
Sienna Arango
Shay Barkoff
Oliver Belcher
Thea Black
Drew Blackburn
Lucy Bolos-Hartman
Grace Brothers
Sophia Chandler
Poppy Charboneau
Mandy Dantz
Grace Davidson
Olive Grieco
Lila Gupta
Miles Hawry
Dahlia Hirsch
Stella Jeno
Bogdan Jones
Darius Jones
Joslyn Kaynor
Isla Klauminzer
Suhail Kuznetsov
Isadora Marta
Naomi Nobles-Vincent
Aibhlin O'Brien
Helena Sheikh
Georgina Sinclair
Sophia Smith
Victor Wolbert

Pilsen/Little Village Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Jaelynn Almazan
Melanie Apolinar
Skylar Bailey
Camila Castrejon
Camilo Dimas
Andrea Fernandez
Lilliana Gonzalez
Silas Kuhr
Eva Lugo
Sasha Mendiola
Aleksandra Venslavicius

Vivace

Elena Carbajal Fabian
Camila Cisneros Romero
Ronen Cornell
Bella De Leon
Danilé Dimas
Honor Martinez
Abraham Monge
Brenda Perez
Sofia Salínas

Presto

Skye Cole
Lucy Engelking
Valeria Hernandez
Emily Herrera
Helena Kuhr
Amaris Meda-Bahena
Rebecca Saucedo

Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Vivienne Chan
Xiorro Erenberg-Morales
Zora Green
Ayize Kuzwayo
Langelisha Kuzwayo
Josie Ongay
Libby Ongay
Isabel Potter
Henry Nondorf - Lombardi
Adler Quirke Hornik
Hector Ramirez
Evelyn Sinclair
Vivien Trusty
Elsie Wildeboer

Vivace

Elizabeth Awa
David Cami
Amanda Carmona
Denali Damerow
Samantha Faris
Everell Hill
Sonya Evdokimov
Marcelo Lopez - Erenberg
Yahaira Mejia
Nayeli Mejia - Najarro
Sam Maffin
Zoe Ongay
Katalina Ortiz
Grace Rene
Sean Soohov
Ida Stein
Claire Van Atter

Presto

Ramona Blanding
Ellis Curry
Natasha Dernis
Esther Hague
Ellie Haro
Amelia Holly
Kai Jackson
Zola Kuzwayo
Zoe Nott
Charli Oldham
Grace Parisi
Ella Place
Jessica Rathod
Emilia Schuele-Bermeo
Edie Scranton
Shreya Sharma
Autumn Taylor
Ava Taylor
Evelyn Wood

West Town Neighborhood Choir

Allegro

Evelyn Braun Gawronski
Zoë Fabal
Ada Hembrey
Linus Hoffman
Haskins LeFevre-Snee
Sloane McCutcheon
Olivia Park
Kira Patel
Luke Wallace

Vivace

Arasi Arivarasu
Angie Arriaza
Zoe Dean
Raina Desai
Maude Gorczowski
Isla Hijaz
Isis Krause
Neela Lingelbach
Nella Maheshwary
Maya Manglavil
Aubrey Owens
Meera Revuluri
Lou Roberts
Sonia Sanders
Sofie Sharma Scott
Leo Smith
Evie Vold

Presto

Elsa Bove
Gianna Chumil
Avery Levitt
Sahana Malkani
Frances Mulcahey
Victoria Muñoz
Ehlery Petersen
Viktoriia Sirko
Marina Suarez-Espinosa
Yanna Tsikhun
Jane Wiltrout
Anne Zweidinger

Voice of Chicago

Almond Ball
Charlie Blackburn
Sofia Bondurant
Vivienne Bonneur
Morgan Boyd Shields
Ren Boraz
Amalie Brennan
Margaret Cafarelli
Daelyn Calloway
Elisabeth Cami
Chloe Combs
Stella Corotis
Annie DeMarea
Lila Finegold
Victoria Gekker
Kennedy Grooms
Mercedes Gong
Sofia Gutierrez
Lucy Hawk
Maude Hovey-Bradshaw
Alethia Ikem
Riley Jacobson
Mira Jain
Hana Javed
Ayla Kaynor
Camille Kejo
Bridie Kelly
Ula Kerelis
Emily Kirkpatrick
Eleanor Koss
Lydia Kuhr
Salome Kuhr
Bennet Lee McConkey
Nora Lerner
Raiva Lessing
Isabel Loza
Vivienne Lynch
Simone Marino-Beard
Landyn McClain
Charlotte Miller
Myah Morris
Danielle Murray
Elizabeth Neveu
Zoey Obregon
Rory O’Connor
Abigail Pazmino
Mia Pensinger-Sok
Karina Perez
Khushi Pusnur
Karina Ramirez
Morgan Robinson
Myra Sahai
Steph Salajean
Lucy Shirrell
Esme Siegelin
Sophia Smith
Avery Soellner
Ella St. John
Ari Stanton-Thomas
Naava Stein
Kaavya Sumit
Kackie Talmers
Edie Vanada
Matilde Velez-Lauria
Kamryn Walker
Zoey Wax
Kaylee Wellington
Amir Anderson
Blaze Brown
Rishi Chandra
Christopher Copeland
Jamion Cotten
Tobin Ferrall
Jayden Hatcher
Josiah Hill
Theo Hinerfeld
J Licklider
Austin Lok
Vali Kizilbash
Jevon Neal
Jackson O’Brien
Wyatt Parr
Klimek Pawlina
Atlas Salomon
Rene Saussy
Asa Troccoli
Aris Velasquez
Eliot Warren

School Program

Monarcas Academy

Chrissi Anderson
Crystal Bustamante
Aamayah Calderon
Lizbeth Camacho
Isabella Camacho Torres
Allison Diaz
Ulani Espinoza
Stephanie Farias
Esmeralda Flores
Aris Flores
Brandon Flores
Brandon Flores
Jimena Flores
Anthony Galvez
Crystal Garcia
Nicole Garcia
Jaden Gervacio
Giselle Grajales
Ximena Guerra
Samantha Sarai Hernandez
Yajaira Hernandez
Victor Hernandez-Bañuelos
Elayna Martinez
Emily Martinez
Jocelyn Morales
Natalia Navarro
Adilene Olmedo
Ailanni Pascual
Camila Patino
Emiliano Patino
Yaretzi Ramirez
Giselle Sánchez
Brina Shields Pacheco
Hector Suarez
Aida Ventura
Evelynn Zepeda
Madilyn Zepeda

Morrill Math & Science Speciality School
London Atterberry
Giselle Diaz Gonzalez
Isabel Guido-Juarez
Hadara Hernandez
Gabriela Rodriguez

Songs and Translations

Solo le pido a Dios

León Gieco, arr. La Colmena

Lyrics:

Verso 1 (Solo):
Solo le pido a Dios
Que el dolor no me sea indiferente,
Que la reseca muerte no me encuentre,
Vacío y solo, sin haber
hecho lo suficiente

Verso 2 (Solo):
Solo le pido a Dios
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente,
Que no me abofeteen la otra mejilla
Después que una garra me
arañó esta suerte.

Coro (All):
Solo le pido a Dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente,
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente

Verso 3 (Solo):
Solo le pido a Dios
Que el engaño no me sea indiferente,
Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos,
Que esos cuantos no lo olviden fácilmente.

Verso 4 (Solo):
Solo le pido a Dios
Que el futuro no me sea indiferente,
Desahuciado está él que tiene que marchar
A vivir una cultura diferente.

Repetir Coro (x2)

Solo le pido a Dios

León Gieco, arr. La Colmena

English Translation:

Verse 1 (Solo):
I only ask of God
That I not be indifferent to pain,
That the arid death does not find me,
Empty and lonely, without
having done enough.

Verse 2 (Solo):
I only ask of God
That I not be indifferent to injustice,
That they do not slap me on the other cheek
After a claw scratched
me this luck.

Chorus (All):
I only ask of God
That I not be indifferent to war,
It is a huge monster & it crushes hard
The poor innocence of the people.

Verse 3 (Solo):
I only ask of God
That I not be indifferent to deception,
If a traitor is more powerful than [the] many,
That these many don’t forget him easily.

Verse 4 (Solo):
I only ask of God
That I not be indifferent to the future,
Hopeless is the one who has to leave
And live a different culture.

Repeat Chorus (x2)

La mariposa

Gumercindo Licidio; as performed by Proyecto Ayni; arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

Lyrics:

Vengan a cantar la morenada
Que empieza a sonar
Como el vuelo de una mariposa
Vamos todos a bailar

Con las manos
Con los pies
La morenada, La morenada

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La mariposa

Gumercindo Licidio; as performed by Proyecto Ayni; arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

English translation:

Come sing the brunette
that starts to sound
Like the flight of a butterfly
Let's all dance

With the hands
With the feet
The morenada*, The morenada

Repeat

*Morenada = Andean/Bolivian folk dance

Sapo cururu

Brazilian children’s folk song, arr. Abelita Mateus

Lyrics:

Sapo cururu
Na beira do rio
Quando o sapo canta, ô maninha
É porque tem frio
A mulher do sapo
Deve estar lá dentro
Fazendo rendinha, ô maninha
Pro seu casamento

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Sapo cururu

Brazilian children’s folk song, arr. Abelita Mateus

English translation:

Cururu frog
At the riverside
When the frog sings, hey sister,
It's because it's cold
The frog woman
It must be inside
Making lace, oh sister,
for your wedding

Repeat

Cirandeiro

Brazilian folk song, as interpreted by Edu Lobo and Maria Bethânia, arr. Abelita Mateus

Lyrics:

Coro (All):
Oh cirandeiro, cirandeiro, ó
A pedra do teu anel,
brilha mais do que o sol
Oh cirandeiro, oh cirandeiro, ó
A pedra do teu anel,
brilha mais do que o sol

Verso (Opcional):
A ciranda de estrelas
Caminhando pelo céu
É o luar da lua cheia
É o farol de Santarém
Não é lua, nem estrela
É saudade clareando
Nos olhinhos de meu bem
É saudade clareando
Nos olhinhos de meu bem

Repite el coro

Verso

Coro

Cirandeiro

Brazilian folk song, as interpreted by Edu Lobo and Maria Bethânia, arr. Abelita Mateus

English translation:

Chorus (All):
Oh cirandeiro, cirandeiro, oh
The stone in your ring
shines brighter than the sun
Oh cirandeiro, oh cirandeiro, oh
The stone in your ring
shines brighter than the sun

Verse (Optional):
A circle of stars
Walking across the sky
It's the moonlight of the full moon
It's the Santarém lighthouse
It's not a moon or a star
It's a lightening longing
In the eyes of my dear
It's a lightening longing
In the eyes of my dear

Repeat Chorus

Verse

Chorus

Alma llanera

Pedro Elías Gutiérrez and Rafael Bolívar, arr. Ángel Sauce

Lyrics:

Verso 1:
Yo nací en esta ribera
del Arauca vibrador,
soy hermano de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas,
soy hermana de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas
y del sol, y del sol.

Verso 2:
Me arrulló la viva Diana
de la brisa en el palmar,
y por eso tengo el alma
como el alma primorosa,
y por eso tengo el alma
como el alma primorosa
del cristal, del cristal.

Coro:
Amo, lloro, canto, sueño
con claveles de pasión,
con claveles de pasión.
Amo, lloro, canto, sueño
para ornar las rubias crines
del potro de mi amador.
Yo nací en esta ribera
del Arauca vibrador,
soy hermana de la espuma,
de las garzas, de las rosas
y del sol.

Alma llanera

Pedro Elías Gutiérrez and Rafael Bolívar, arr. Ángel Sauce

English translation:

Verse 1:
I was born in this bank
of the vibrating Arauca River,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses
and the sun, and the sun.

Verse 2:
I was lulled by the vivid reveille
of the breeze in the palm grove,
and so I have the soul
like the exquisite soul,
and so I have the soul
like the exquisite soul
of the crystal, of the crystal.

Chorus:
I love, I weep, I sing, I dream
with carnations of passion,
with carnations of passion.
I love, I weep, I sing, I dream
to adorn the blonde mane
of my lover's colt.
I was born in this bank
of the vibrating Arauca River,
I am sister of its foam,
of the herons, of the roses
and the sun.

El sancocho

Daniel Wallenberg & Elizabeth Wallenberg

Lyrics:

Ay que emoción,
me gusta tanto el sancochito a mí, con
mucha carne, mucho pollo,
y un poco de ají.

Y que decir de un buen ajiaco
listo pa' comer con aguacate,
las papas y el maíz.

Te invito a tí a disfrutar,
comer sabroso y
conversar.

Que vengan todos a celebrar,
hay empanadas, las de Pipián.

Te invito.
Sancocho de gallina,
que comida tan fina.
Postre de arequipe,
un tinto pa' encimar.

El sancocho

Daniel Wallenberg & Elizabeth Wallenberg

English translation:

Oh how exciting,
I love the little sancocho*,
with lots of meat, lots of chicken,
and a little red pepper (powder).

Not to mention a good ajiaco**
ready to eat with avocado,
potatoes and corn.

I invite you to enjoy it,
to have a good meal and
conversation.

Everybody should come to celebrate,
there are empanadas de Pipián.

I invite you.
Sancocho made out of chicken,
what a fine meal that is.
The dessert is arequipe***,
and an espresso to top it off.

*Sancocho = a stew with lots of ingredients, mainly different meats. It varies from region to region.

**Ajiaco = a stew from the capital, Bogotá, it has chicken and potatoes

***Arequipe = a sweet spread similar to dulce de leche.

Prende la vela

Lucho Bermúdez, arr. Alberto Carbonell

Lyrics:

Negrita ven prende la vela
Negrita ven prende la vela
Que la cumbiamba pide candela.

Prende la vela mi negra, mi negra
Prende la vela mi negra, mi negra
Prende la vela mi negra, mi negra
Prende la vela mi negra, mi negra

Negrita ven prende la vela
Negrita ven prende la vela
Que va a empezá' la cumbia en Marbella
Cerca del mar y de las estrellas

Prende la vela que la cumbiamba
Pide candela prende la vela
que la cumbiamba pide candela.

Negrita ven prende la vela
Negrita ven prende la vela
Que va a empezá' la cumbia en Marbella
Que va a empezá' la cumbia en Marbella

Prende la vela que la cumbiamba
Pide candela prende la vela
que la cumbiamba pide candela.

Prende la vela

Lucho Bermúdez, arr. Alberto Carbonell

English translation:

Little black girl come light the candle
Little black girl come light the candle
That the cumbiamba* calls for a candle.

Light the candle my black, my black girl
Light the candle my black, my black girl
Light the candle my black, my black girl
Light the candle my black, my black girl

Little black girl come light the candle
Little black girl come light the candle
The cumbia is going to start in Marbella**
Near the sea and the stars

Light the candle that cumbiamba
Ask for a candle, light the candle
that the cumbiamba calls for a candle.

Little black girl come light the candle
Little black girl come light the candle
The cumbia is going to start in Marbella
The cumbia is going to start in Marbella

Light the candle that cumbiamba
Ask for a candle, light the candle
that the cumbiamba calls for a candle.

*Cumbiamba = outdoors celebration with live cumbia music
**Marbella = A coastal neighborhood in Cartagena, Colombia.

Internacionales

Bomba Estéreo, arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

Lyrics:

Verso 1:
Mezcla’o, somos mezcla’o
La misma historia con otro sabor
Venimos de todos lados
Con baile, ritmo y mucho color
Entonces baila conmigo
Que esta mezcla rompa el hielo
y rompa el brillo
Mezcla’o de todos lados
Cambiando, somos piel y corazón

Pre Coro:
Sí, somo' la sangre que corre
en las venas
Sí, es el sentir de mi raíz, so

Coro:
Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano
Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo
Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano
De la misma raza, el mismo color
¡Baila, baila!
Que para bailar no necesita' lengua
¡Baila, baila!
Vamos a bailar en la misma fiesta
Yo soy un colombiano, yo soy americano
Yo soy un ciudadano del mundo
Yo soy un mexicano, yo soy dominicano
De la misma raza, el mismo color

Verso 2:
Somos los originales,
súper internacionales
Escuchamos tus consejos
y aprendemos tus modales
Y aunque somo' diferente',
a la vez somos iguales
En la misma situación,
en distinto' lugares
Somos internacionales,
sin importar cuántos ni cuáles
Somos los originales,
somos internacionales

Repetir pre-coro

Coro

Puente:
¡Eh! Todo el mundo
Es que yo siento así, volver a la raíz
(Yo pertenezco aquí)
En el mismo lugar, en el mismo lugar
(Yo pertenezco aquí)
En el mismo lugar, en el mismo lugar

Repetir pre-coro

Coro

Internacionales

Bomba Estéreo, arr. W. Mitchell Owens, III

English translation

Verse 1:
Mixed, we are mixed
The same story with another flavor
We come from everywhere
With dance, rhythm and lots of color
Then dance with me
Let this mixture break the ice
and break the shine
Mixed from everywhere
Changing, we are skin and heart

Pre-Chorus:
Yes, we're the blood that runs
through our veins
Yes, it's the feeling of my roots, so

Chorus:
I am a Colombian, I am American
I am a citizen of the world
I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican
The same race, the same color
Dance, dance!
To dance you don't need a language
Dance, dance!
Let's dance at the same party
I am a Colombian, I am American
I am a citizen of the world
I am a Mexican, I am a Dominican
The same race, the same color

Verse 2:
We are the originals,
super international
We listen to your advice
and learn your manners
And although we are different,
at the same time we are equals
In the same situation
in different places
We are international,
It doesn't matter how many or what
We are the originals,
we are international

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Bridge:
Hey! The whole world
This is how I feel, return back to our roots
(I belong here)
In the same place, in the same place
(I belong here)
In the same place, in the same place

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Chorus

En mi Viejo San Juan

Noel Estrada, arr. Danny Wallenberg and Lisa Arnold

Lyrics:

Verso 1 (Todos):
En mi Viejo San Juan,
cuantos sueños forjé
en mis años de infancia.
Mi primera ilusión,
y mis cuitas de amor,
son recuerdos del alma.

Verso 2 (Todos):
Una tarde me fui
hacia extraña nación,
pues lo quiso el destino.
Pero mi corazón
se quedó frente al mar,
en mi Viejo San Juan.

Coro (Solo con todos):
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
Borinquen querida (tierra de mi amor).
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
mi diosa del mar (reina del palmar).

Me voy (ya me voy)
pero un dia volveré
a buscar mi querer,
a soñar otra vez,
en mi Viejo San Juan.

Verso 3 (Solo):
Pero el tiempo pasó
y el destino burló
mi terrible nostalgia. (oo)
Y no pude volver
al San Juan que yo amé,
pedacito de patria. (oo)

Verso 4 (Solo):
Mi cabello blanqueó, (ah)
y mi vida se va,
ya la muerte me llama.
Y no quiero morir (ah)
alejado de ti,
Puerto Rico del alma.

Coro (Solo con todos):
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
Borinquen querida (tierra de mi amor).
Adiós (adiós, adiós)
mi diosa del mar (reina del palmar).

Me voy (ya me voy)
pero un dia volveré
a buscar mi querer,
a soñar otra vez
en mi Viejo San Juan.
A buscar mi querer,
a soñar otra vez,
en mi Viejo San Juan. (mi San Juan)

En mi Viejo San Juan

Noel Estrada, arr. Danny Wallenberg and Lisa Arnold

English translation:

Verse 1 (All):
In my Viejo San Juan.
How many dreams I forge
in my childhood nights.
My first illusion,
and my troubles of love
are memories of the soul.

Verse 2 (All):
One afternoon I left
towards a foreign nation,
as fate would have it.
But my heart
remained facing the sea
in my Viejo San Juan.

Chorus (Solo with all):
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
Dear Borinquen (land of my love).
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
my sea goddess (palm queen),

I'm leaving (I'm leaving)
but one day I'll return
to find my love,
to dream again,
in my Viejo San Juan.

Verse 3 (Solo):
But time passed by
and destiny mocked
my terrible nostalgia. (oo)
And I couldn't return
to the San Juan that I loved,
little piece of my land. (oo)

Verse 4 (Solo):
My hair whitened, (ah)
and my life fades away,
and death calls for me.
And I don't want to die (ah)
away from you,
Puerto Rico of my soul.

Chorus (Solo with all):
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
Dear Borinquen (land of my love).
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
my sea goddess (palm queen),

I'm leaving (I'm leaving)
but one day I'll return
to find my love,
to dream again,
in my Viejo San Juan.
To find my love,
to dream again,
in my Viejo San Juan. (my San Juan)

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