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Prom 24: World Routes Academy

31/07/2012

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Lucy Duran introduces a Prom devoted to the vallenato music of Colombia.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Lucy Duran introduces a Prom devoted to the vallenato music of Colombia, featuring Jose Hernando Arias Noguera of the 2012 World Routes Academy.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Presented by Lucy Duran

A Late Night Prom devoted to the vallenato music of Colombia, and featuring the protégé and the mentor of the 2012 World Routes Academy. London-born 20-year-old accordionist and singer José Hernando Arias Noguera performs with one of Colombia's top artists, accordion virtuoso Egidio Cuadrado, with new songs as well as vallenato standards including 'La Gota Fria', 'El Cantor de Fonseca', 'La Vieja Sara' and 'Matilde Lina'. They are joined by singer Carlos Maria Zabaleta, guitarists Edgardo Ramos and Jesus Enrique Saurith, percussionists Eder Polo, Alfredo Rosado and Rony Theran, with Mayte Montero playing gaita flute and Luis Ángel Pastor on double bass. Introduced by Lucy Duran.

This is the third year of the World Routes Academy scheme, which brings together young UK-based performers of traditional roots music with top artists from the tradition to which they belong. José Hernando Arias Noguera was born and raised in West London - his parents emigrated to the UK from Colombia, but are not musicians themselves - José is largely self-taught, learning from recordings of great vallenato artists. In the World Routes Academy scheme he was able to make two trips to Colombia, involving intense mentoring sessions with Egidio Cuadrado, and also taking part in the celebrated Valledupar vallenato festival. He is aware that the vallenato tradition requires all-round musicianship: "The aim is to be a complete troubadour - to sing, to compose and to play the accordion at the same time. My dream is to make this music as well-known as salsa and to write lyrics in English for it.".

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