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Latino Poet Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria Releases Debut Album "Desconocidos"
BrownPride.com Member and Latino Poet Releases Debut Album
On Friday, June 22nd Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria will celebrate the release of his debut album of poetry and spoken word at the Loft/Open Book. The album,
Desconocidos (meaning the unknown) is a collection of his work over the past 2
years.
As a poet and spoken word artist of Peruvian heritage, Sanchez-Chavarria is heavily involved with Palabristas, a local Latino poetry collective, and is an activist in the Latin@ community. He writes about fatherhood and the duality of two cultures in English, Spanglish and Spanish as well as issues pertaining to his community and life experiences. He takes the power of his work to local high schools in which he engages in conversation with students regarding the art of spoken word and how they can use it as tool of liberation. He was recently part of the poetry collective, "Found In Translation" for the Minneapolis MOSAIC and is one of the recipients of the 2005 SASE VERVE Spoken Word Grant.
With appearances by fellow Palabristas members, Lorena Duarte, Larry Lucio Jr.,
Brandon Lacy Campos and local music group, Quilombolas, the album touches on issues like immigration, fatherhood, self expression, life experiences and hope. Mixed with live performance recordings, Desconocidos gives insight into Rodrigo's growth as an artist and shows the true power of the word.
WHAT: Desconocidos Album Release featuring performances by Palabristas, Big
Quarters, Tish Jones, Angel, and Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria with percussion provided by Quilombolas.
FREE EVENT. Album will be for sale for $10.
WHEN: Friday, June 22nd , 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415
myspace/rodrigospokenword
Intro
Desaparecidos
Brown in White Town
I Cross Borders
Soy Chicano - larrylucio.com (ASCAP)
Mixed Emotions by Brandon Lacy Campos
Red Queen by Lorena Duarte
These Hands
Land of the Incas
Inmigrante
Suspects
Monarch Butterfly
Condor’s Wing (live)
Isabella
Revolution in Mind
Anti-war Poem by Emmanuel Ortiz
Where Are You From?
I Cross Borders (live)
At Times
Healing
Outro
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