Son de Madera
9th Annual Cover Song Nominee
9th Annual Latin Song Nominee
9th Annual Latin Album Nominee
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Smithsonian Folkways
www.folkways.si.edu
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BAND NAME: Son De Madera
WEB SITE: http://www.myspace.com/sondemadera
Folkways.si.edu
ARE YOU SIGNED OR SELF-RELEASED? Signed
NAME OF LABEL: Smithsonian Folkways
HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Veracruz, Mexico
ALBUM NOMINATED: Son de Mi Tierra
WHERE WAS ALBUM RECORDED? Coatapec, Mexico
WHICH GENRES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? Son Jarocho
IS THERE A THEME TO THE ALBUM? The improvisatory, string-driven music of Veracruz called son jarocho has enjoyed several decades of major resurgence. This “back-to-the-future” recording allies elder farmer and rancher musicians with the next generation of forward-looking innovators who comprise the group Son de Madera. Son de Mi Tierra (“They are from my land”) burgeons with creativity and reverence for both the old and the new as it draws from rural roots to produce fresh interpretations of this popular Mexican regional music.
WHAT/ IF ANY UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS, SONG STRUCTURE/WRITING TECHNIQUE, RECORDING METHOD DID YOU USE? Harmonica
WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? Folkways.si.edu
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? no
DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: alternative, artsy
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? Social consciousness
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? San Francisco, Spain
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BANDS’ MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? The Smithsonian recording
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR 2010? A new album commemorating 20 years of performing Son Jarocho music
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… voracious
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? Being happy with what you do
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS?
Indigenous music from my country
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU CHAMPIONING:
Anything from Hendrix to Bach
ARTIST BIO:
FOUNDED IN 1992 AND ENDOWED WITH AN ENORMOUS TALENT FOR MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND TRADITION RESEARCH, SON DE MADERA REPRESENTS THE LEADING SUCCESS IN THE CURRENT SON JAROCHO MOVEMENT (A MUSICAL AND DANCE GENRE FROM VERACRUZ, MEXICO).
SON DE MADERA´S MAIN OBJECTIVE IS THE DIFFUSION OF THE SON JAROCHO BASED ON THE RESEARCH OF THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND THE INCORPORATION OF NEW SOUNDS THAT ENRICH THIS MUSIC WITH NEW PROPOSALS.
IN ACHIEVING THIS OBJECTIVE, SON DE MADERA APPEARED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003 AT THE MAIN FOLK AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVALS OF CANADA (ICAFOLK FEST, THE ROGUE FOLK MUSIC CLUB, LONDON SUNFEST, TORONTO HARBOURFRONT, WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL, MISSION FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL AND CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL)
SUBSEQUENTLY, SON DE MADERA APPEARED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE CHICAGO OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, LOS CENZONTLES MEXICAN ARTS CENTER, LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER IN BERKELEY AND AT THE MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA IN SAN JOSE, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN FALL OF 2003, SON DE MADERA BEGAN A TOUR THAT LEAD IT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WERELDFEEST OF UTRECHT, HOLLAND, IN THE FARINERA DEL CLOT OF BARCELONA, IN THE MERCADO DE MÚSICA VIVA DE VIC IN SPAIN, THE SCHOUWBURG ODEON IN ZWOLLE AND THE KIT TROPENTHEATER IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND. THE TOUR ENDED IN THE FESTIVAL DE LAS ANDALUCÍAS ATLÁNTICAS IN ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO.
DURING THE CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN TOUR, SON DE MADERA SHARED STAGES WITH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FIGURES AS PETRONA MARTINEZ, MARINA HEREDIA AND KETAMA AMONG OTHERS
IN ADDITION TO THE GROUP WORK IN THE TOURING AND RECORDING SCENES, SON DE MADERA HAS PARTICIPATED IN JOIN PROJECTS WITH OTHER MUSICIANS, SUCH AS THEIR COLLABORATION WITH THE IRISH MUSIC GROUP THE CASSIDIES AND THE CHICANO GROUP QUETZAL.
SON DE MADERA´S PERFORMANCES ARE SENSUOUS AND WITH AN EXQUISITE SENSE OF MUSICIANSHIP AND HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON NUMEROUS TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS IN MEXICO AND THE USA. THEIR RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN USED IN FILMS SOUNDTRACKS, TELEVISION DOCUMENTARIES AND THEATRE.
THE REPERTOIRE OF SON DE MADERA COMES MAINLY FROM THE SONES OF THE TRADITIONAL FANDANGO (MUSICAL FIESTA AROUND THE DANCE´S PLATAFORM) ON THE SOUTH OF VERACRUZ.