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- country:Venezuela
- label:Odelia (Americas), unsigned
- artist posted by:Imaginarios
Line up
- Betsayda Machado (vocals)
- Blanca Castillo (percussion)
- Nereida Machado (dance, vocals)
- Orheo Gomez (percussion, dance)
- Oscar Ruiz (vocals)
- Ote Gomez (vocals)
- Youse Cardozo (percussion)
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The remarkable voice of Betsayda Machado is rooted in the soil of Venezuela's Barlovento province and its Afro-Venezuelan history. She grew up there in the small town of El Clavo (population: circa 1,500) and started singing as part of the local percussion and voice ensemble, La Parranda El Clavo. For nearly thirty years they've performed at town festivities, funerals and celebrations, preserving the style of tambor, a cultural legacy of African slaves brought to work in the cocoa plantations. Betsayda relocated to Caracas in her early twenties, becoming fêted as the voice of black Venezuela, but she retained the connection to her roots and in 2016 brought her producer to El Clavo for some location recording with La Parranda. Fun was had, a crowdfunded North American tour followed and now they're coming to celebrate with you.
Concerts
Betsayda Machado + Parranda El Clavo
WOMEX 17 Showcase
28 Oct 2017
Katowice , Poland