PROYECTO 34ºS

World famous due to her virtuosity and profound knowledge of the musical legacy of the guitar genius Agustín Barrios, Luz María Bobadilla is one of the most highly-acclaimed Paraguayan artists.

With a repertoire that stretches from classical to contemporary music, she has taken her interpretations to the most prestigious settings of London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Brussels, Stockholm, Madrid, Geneva, Lisbon, Washington, Mexico, Havana, Caracas, Bogota, San Pablo and Buenos Aires among others.  The Paraguayan classical guitar has come alive in her hands in cities as distant as Moscow, Cairo and Tel Aviv.

She has performed as soloist in symphony orchestras in Spain, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. She has participated in numerous international guitar festivals, and adjudicated in the International Contest of Aranda del Duero, (Spain), Ville d' Antony (France), Caxias do Sul (Brazil), Asunción (Paraguay) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) among others.

In the realm of education, she has directed master classes and conferences at the University of Sherbrooke (Canada), Tokyo University of Music, Duke University, Guitar school of Hong Kong and the School of Music in the National Center for the Arts in Mexico, to name but a few.

At present, she is Director of the "Agustín Barrios" Conservatory of Music at the Municipal Institute of Art in Asunción and holds a Professorship in the guitar section of the Degree in Music at the National University of Asunción. She is also the Artistic Director of the International Festival "Spring of the Guitar in Asunción".

The prestigious London magazine Classical Guitar has said of her "She possesses a wealth of perfect technique and an intuitive subtlety of the interpretation of the musical forms, the Paraguayan guitarist Luz María Bobadilla will certainly delight those that appreciate the beauty and depth of the guitar".

For more information and to listen to the music of Luz María:

www.luzmariabobadilla.com
YouTube Luz María Bobadilla
YouTube Carmen
Facebook Primavera de la Guitarra en Asunción

Translation: Daniella Cadiz Bedini

THE MOTHERTONGUE PROJECT - SOUTH AFRICA

The Mothertongue Project (South Africa) was founded in 2000 by Sara Matchett and Rehane Abrahams and formalised into a Section 21 (not for profit) Company in November 2003. It is a collective of women artists, facilitators and healing practitioners committed to healing and transformation through the employment of participatory theatre approaches that integrate arts methodologies. Mothertongue’s methodologies include Forum Theatre, Image Theatre, Physical Theatre/Movement, Storytelling, Visual Arts, Creative Writing and Expressive Arts Therapies.

Mothertongue Project’s focus is on creating enabling spaces within which women can discover and recover their own resources for self-healing. It is one of the few women only arts collectives in South Africa, and the collective believes that spaces such as those that they have created in the course of their work are important in recognising, embracing and celebrating the stories and lived experiences of women. By taking the first step and acknowledging that these stories exist, those involved begin a process of healing and recovering their/our own resources for transforming their/our situations.

Mothertongue Project is committed to offering theatre as a tool for activism and to fostering cultural exchange through integrated arts methodologies that celebrate and contribute to positively transforming the status of women in their communities. They seek to have a society where women are able to assertively engage with the national rhetoric of “gender equity” through a gendered interrogation of their experiences. Mothertongue Project envisions a society where (self) recognition, (self) honouring and (self) celebration of women is commonplace.

Links:

Facebook: The Mothertongue Project
Twitter: The Mothertongue Project
Website: www.mothertongue.co.za
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MothertongueSA

Email: info@mothertongue.co.za

Info provided by The Mothertongue Project

From Cape Town, South Africa, Melanie Scholtz is an award-winning jazz singer who has captivated audiences from Norway to Nigeria. With a Performers' Diploma in Opera - Cum Laude from the SA College of Music at UCT and as the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for jazz in 2010, Melanie exemplifies the thrilling diversity of the new generation of jazz musicians coming out of South Africa, and counts as her contemporaries and collaborators such talented individuals as Kesivan Naidoo, Lisa Bauer, Rus Nerwich, Corcorde Nkabinde and many more. Her music has been described as a 'best friend' and listeners continue to be entranced by her unique sound.

Melanie's evocative and sensual voice has also crossed into other musical genres with collaborations with Goldfish, the internationally known South African electronica-dance duo, funk-soul-house group Iridium Project and acid-jazz/lounge-funk band Magic Carpet Ride. She has performed with the cream of the South African jazz scene - and for former president Nelson Mandela, as well as with acclaimed international musicians such as Norwegian Band "Inkala", Belgian jazz pianist Jack van Poll, Al Jarreau and Joe McBride. She also now forms part of the ensemble Quattro Fusion, along with other former Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners.

To see and hear more of her work:

www.melaniescholtz.com
http://www.myspace.com/melaniescholtz
http://www.facebook.com/melanie.scholtz

TUMBA LA TÁ - ARGENTINA

A big band with a heart of drums and a body of more than twenty super-talented musicians and dancers, Tumba La Tá started out in 2002 as a group with more social than musical foundations. After a long period of investigation into Latin percussion, specifically Brazilian percussion and Afro-Uruguayan candombe, the band decided to fuse these styles. This took them to a new level and they decided to incorporate harmony into this new concept, which lead to the creation of the band as it is known today.

The band has also been involved with teaching music almost since its foundation and today there are more than 100 individuals who regularly and actively participate in the percussion and dance workshops and classes given by members of the band, transforming the group into a much bigger movement.

Tumba La Tá's shows are unique: 30 musicians and 10 dancers take over the stage with show that includes Brazilian music, jazz, reggae, funk and a potpourri of Argentine classics.

The band has presented many solo shows as well as played in numerous festivals, parties and other important events, spreading festive culture and different traditions which, after many years, are slowly being recovered. Tumba La Tá performs a show in which you can't sit down - you're going to want to dance, dance, dance!

www.tumbalataweb.com.ar
info@tumbalataweb.com.ar