Son de Madera

Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:00pm
7:00pm
$15.00
$18.00
Seated show
Son de Madera

The Cedar is very happy to announce this rescheduled show by Son De Madera, after visa problems derailed their last attempt to play at the Cedar.

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]

Ticket options and info

  • On sale date: now
  • Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
  • In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee), Depth of Field (no fee), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
  • Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
  • All Cedar shows are all ages.
  • Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets 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...

Major Funders

This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board through the arts and cultural heritage fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the Legacy Amendment vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.Minnesota State Arts BoardThe McKnight FoundationTarget

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008