Diana Gameros
Cyprian's
2097 Turk St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
Mar 30, 2019
8:00 PM PDT
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We start our second annual Immigrant Voices series with a special evening, featuring Diana Gameros (Mexico) -Folk music sin fronteras, Maria Jose Montijo (Puerto Rico) -Música esotérica tropical, Jose Lobo (Venezuela) -Ethereal storytelling.
Diana Gameros, Maria Jose Montijo, and Jose Lobo will take us on a journey through Latin America by way of original music, folk tunes from their native countries, and stories about their own immigrant journeys. The night will consist of three solo sets as well as collaborations between the artists.
Diana Gameros -Folk music sin fronteras | Mexico
"Her voice inhabits that exact place between a dream and reality. It's like the velvety fog that rolls into San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean with a hint of the emotional power of the best classic Mexican ranchera singers." NPR
Maria Jose Montijo -Música Esotérica Tropical | Puerto Rico
"[Maria Jose Montijo] creates a novel alchemy of sounds that evoke traditional Caribbean rhythms and experimental folk music..." - East Bay Express
Jose Lobo -Ethereal storytelling | Venezuela
"His riveting voice immediately grasps you in and catches your attention from beginning to end" - Buzz Music LA
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Diana Gameros Biography
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer Diana Gameros was born into a musical family surrounded by traditional Mexican songs of love and revolution.
The first of her family to receive formal music lessons, Ms. Gameros left Mexico as a teenager to study piano and recording technology in Michigan. During those formative years, she soaked up the sounds of classical music, underground rock, the avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Ms.Gameros has since shared the stage with the Oakland Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, Taylor Mac, Bebel Gilberto, and Natalia Lafourcade, among others.
In 2013 she released her first album "Eterno Retorno", a soulful retrospective of her journey as an immigrant. Ms. Gameros received the Emerging Leader Award from the Chicana/Latina Foundation in 2014 for her work in music and social justice activism. In 2017 she release her sophomore album "Arrullo".
Gameros' songs and story have been featured on Billboard, Mother Jones, NPR's Weekend Edition, All Songs Considered, NPR's Alt.Latino podcast and the Public Radio International's The World and PBS's NewsHour.
Read MoreThe first of her family to receive formal music lessons, Ms. Gameros left Mexico as a teenager to study piano and recording technology in Michigan. During those formative years, she soaked up the sounds of classical music, underground rock, the avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Ms.Gameros has since shared the stage with the Oakland Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, Taylor Mac, Bebel Gilberto, and Natalia Lafourcade, among others.
In 2013 she released her first album "Eterno Retorno", a soulful retrospective of her journey as an immigrant. Ms. Gameros received the Emerging Leader Award from the Chicana/Latina Foundation in 2014 for her work in music and social justice activism. In 2017 she release her sophomore album "Arrullo".
Gameros' songs and story have been featured on Billboard, Mother Jones, NPR's Weekend Edition, All Songs Considered, NPR's Alt.Latino podcast and the Public Radio International's The World and PBS's NewsHour.
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