AMADITO VALDES at the CIVILIZATION MUSEUM of QUEBEC
23Feb 2010
Dear friends,
It's a pleasure to let you know the latest news about Meinl artist Amadito Valdés, who will take part in a major exhibition in Civilization Museum of Quebec, Canada.
The Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City is currently preparing a major exhibition devoted to 20th century popular music in the Americas. Scheduled to open June 2, 2010, the 8000-square-foot exhibition will run through March 13, 2011.
The focus of the exhibition is on the African origins and cross-cultural influences that characterize North and South American music styles such as blues, jazz, R&B, rock, soul, samba, bossa nova, reggae and hip hop, to name but a few. The exhibition consists mainly of showing musical instruments and suits and dresses from musicians and singers who have become world celebrities, video projections and sound tracks based on archival material.
Collaborators of our music exhibition are, among others, The Louis Armstrong House, Miles Davis Properties, Ray Charles Enterprises, The Raices Latin Music Collection, the National Museum of American History, Amadito Valdés from Buena Vista Social Club.
The timbal of famous Cuban percussionist Amadito Valdés, member of the Buena Vista Social Club, will be shown at the Civilization Museum of Québec, Canada, in that exhibition of Afro-American musical instruments.
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