Date Posted: March 26, 2004

THANKS TO ALL FOR SHARING IN THE SUCCESS OF

Raíces de mil colores!

(Roots of a thousand colours)

(art work by Julie Sperling)

After a wonderful night of music and dance, the culture and warmth of Spanish and Latin American culture were felt by all in attendance!  This performance created a forum for experiencing first hand the diversity, interconnectedness and vitality of the roots represented in the cultural mosaic of Latin American and Peninsular cultures.  Through music, dance, songs and poetry we had the chance to savour the flavour of cultures that have made our life richer and fuller.

This one-of-a-kind visual and visceral live performance on March 18^, 2004, was greeted with a rousing standing ovation by more than 170 people in attendance!

The following PERFORMERS (in order of appearance) made this event spectacular:

Gerardo Reyes, dance artist, Danny Grossman Dance Company, Toronto

Mónica Codina and Emy Reyes, poetry readings

Salim Farah, flamenco guitar

Dr.  Maria Figueredo, Dept. of Languages and Literaturas, lead vocals, guitar

Joseph Henoud, electric bass, drums, percussion, backing vocals

Marc Henoud, drums, percussion, guitar and vocals

Jordan Rulloda, percussion, backing vocals

Professor Andrew Karram, Spanish program, piano; Kimberly Karram, trumpet

John Paul Bender and Melissa Bomasuit, lead vocals

Dr. Miguel Angel Pérez, McMaster University, folkloric guitar and lead vocals

LASALAS dancers: Agnes Abijos, Melanie Barahona, John Paul Bender, Louis-George DuFour, Danielle Nobrega, Emy Reyes, Rafeek Rahamut, Jordan Rulloda, Christina-Maria Stavrou, Looey Tremblaey.

(Please see “ABOUT THE PERFORMERS” link for more details on each performer)

We thank the following sponsors: Dr. Rowland Smith, VP Academic; the Special Initiatives Fund, Faculty of Arts; and the Department of Languages and Literatures.