“Children are often victims of the worst violence in societies”, say from Canticuénticos. Photo: courtesy Canticuénticos
The Santafesina musical group for children Song This weekend a series of presentations began at the ND Ateneo theater in Buenos Aires and sparked a colorful party in which adults and children sang and danced to the rhythm of their deep songs, covering a countless number of themes and claiming Latin American rhythms. .
Canticuénticos is presented in the ND Theater (Paraguay 918), from Thursday to Sunday until July 31 with two daily performances, at 3 pm and 5 pm.
Also, in the midst of its presentations in Buenos Aires, the Santa Fe band will offer performances in four Buenos Aires theaters: this Tuesday (July 19) at the Colosseum of Zárate; Wednesday 20, at the Maipú in Banfield; Tuesday 26, at the Gran Ituzaingó, and Wednesday 27 at the Podestà Coliseum in La Plata.
Folklore is essential in the Canticuénticos repertoire.
With their songs on popular rhythms of Argentina and Latin America, the band reaches a deep complicity with its audience, which vibrates with the richness of its own sonority.
At the entrance to the nearly centennial ND Ateneo theater, most of the families that formed a queue came to find out they are living for the first time for a group that their sons and daughters have heard in schools and kindergartens across the country and the continent and that has been included in the music programming of their homes via the band’s YouTube channel.
The afternoon began to combine humor, surprise, excitement and creativity when the band got chained Nothing in its place, a whirlwind and the famous candombe there
Then came the classic La Mamboretaa story of native animals with names in Guaraní, sparked the adults and children who filled the theater’s 600 seats.
The chacarera syringea lively tongue twister that elicited widespread laughter, e Why whya cataract of questions that arise from the curiosity of boys and girls, has made the public rise from their seats.
In their songs, the group’s themes include child labor, abuse and gender equality.
An affectionate audience cheered and enjoyed an evening filled with music, a few days after the band returned a three-month tour that covered Chile, Colombia and several points in Argentina.
Serious arguments for happy kids
The peak of emotion came with a subtle version of there are secrets, which resolutely tackles sensitive issues such as child abuse and mistreatment and that has become a key tool to encourage a girl to tell about abuse she had suffered …
he also played the huayno white handkerchiefin homage to the Grandmothers and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo to make it clear that with his original proposal, far from stereotypes, the group is encouraged to talk about everything.
The band, that has five released albums spanning the broad geography of Latin American folk rhythms, he is working on his sixth album.
At the University of ND preview presented The parrot of Tetea song that promises to be a new classic of the band, while at the entrance to the theater the public discovers between the merchandising the Lorito and the lagoon monster handmade plush toys and a large collection of song books.
With the energy and magnetism that characterizes the group, towards the end the party exploded with inevitable classics such as Beat with the spoon, The cumbia of the monster, I want for me Y He’s coming.
Here they are, these are …
Canticuénticos is composed of Ruth Hillar (composer, voice, flute and accordion), Laura Ibanez (voice), Cinzia Bertolino (guest voice and stage assistance), Gonzalo Carmelo (bass and backing vocals), Daniele Bianchi (guitar, cuatro and choirs), Nahuel Ramayo (drums, percussion and choirs), Sebastiano Cuneo (production, lighting and video) e Dario Zini (scenic assistance, aerophones and charango).
One of Estrellita Caracol’s illustrations for the Canticuénticos books.
But beyond the music, Canticuénticos is not just a musical group, but a group dedicated to the generation of content for children.
In their presentations in Buenos Aires and the suburbs, the group continues to present Songs on paper (illustrated by Estrellita Caracol), that has nine books on song lyricstwo of which were selected by the Nation for the National Reading Plan.
The group already has nine books based on the lyrics of their songs.
Add this time too Canticuénticos in cardboardone (Illustrated by Martina Cuneo), a collection of small cardboard books designed specifically for early childhood.
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