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Samvel Galstian is not the typical front man. Shy and reserved, he offers almost no banter, explanations, nor translations.
“I don’t sing for the voice. I sing for the next person. I sing for a friend.”
At the 2018 Festival, the Green Fields of America celebrated forty years of sharing Irish and Irish American music and dance with the world.
Written by Peter La Farge in 1964, the song describes the U.S. government’s mandate to remove Native American children from reservations.
Zulal means “clear water,” and the trio’s arrangements embody that image.
Joan Garriga & the Galàctic Mariatxis melded Catalan music, reggae beats, and Romany accordion melodies into one absorbing set.
This is the most beloved of all of the havaneres songs and has become a symbol of Catalan identity.
“It is the grandfather of the guitar, and the father of the lute. As you move further west, you get the lute, and further west is the guitar.”
When Ivan Caro performs, he unleashes his childhood on stage.
“Music has no borders. It doesn’t belong to anybody.”
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