CANCELLED: Son de Madera

The Cedar regrets to advise that the founder and leader of Son de Madera, Ramon Gutierrez, has been unable to get a visa for the current tour and the band has no choice but to cancel their remaining tour dates, including this show scheduled at The Cedar. Please call The Cedar (612-338-2674 ext 0) for ticket refund information.

Who has not heard of “La Bamba”? This melody traveled from its origins among the farming, ranching, and fishing communities of the southern coastal plain of Mexico’s Veracruz state to all corners of the Mexican republic and far beyond. It mirrors the 20th- century story of when rural traditional music met a rising commercial music industry and the rise to national and international prominence of the son jarocho, traditional music of this region. One of more than a dozen distinctive Mexican traditions of música regional— music rooted in a distinctive regional culture—the son jarocho first caught the wave of electronic media surging in Mexico in the 1930s and 1940s, and later became the darling of the folk revitalization and revival movement that began in the 1970s and continued into the 21st century. The members of Son de Madera have long been at the forefront of this revival/revitalization, drawing from sounds, styles, and musicians that remained at the margins of the more commercialized son jarocho while incorporating new sounds and stylistic perspectives.

¿Quién no ha oído de “La Bamba”? Esta melodía ha viajado desde sus orígenes en las comunidades agrarias, ganaderas y de pescadores de la planicie de la costa sur del estado mexicano de Veracruz hasta todos los rincones de la República y más allá. Refleja el momento histórico cuando la música tradicional del campo se unió a la emergente industria musical durante el siglo XX y llevó a la fama nacional e internacional al son jarocho, la música tradicional de la región. Una tradición mexicana entre más de una docena de bien definidos tipos de música regional—músicas que provienen de una cultura regional precisa—el son jarocho se subió a la ola de los medios electrónicos por primera vez en México durante las décadas de 1930 y 1940. Más tarde se convirtiría en el preferido entre los movimientos de rescate y restablecimiento del folklore que comenzaron en la década del 1970 y continuaron durante el siglo veintiuno. Los miembros de Son de Madera han estado por mucho tiempo al frente de este movimiento de rescate y restablecimiento, dejándose influir por sonoridades, estilos e intérpretes que se habían mantenido al margen del son jarocho más comercial, e incorporando al mismo tiempo un nuevo sonido y estilo.
[Daniel E. Sheehy, Son de Mi Tierra liner notes, Smithsonian Folkways]

Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages. Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets purchased at the door.

Son de Madera

Taking its name from the mountainous region of northwestern Mexico, Son de Madera specializes in Son Jarocho, a musical style based on the traditions of Veracruz, Mexico. Son de Madera strives to incorporate new sounds into this traditional style to create...