Chuchumbé

The Group Of Jarocho Son Chuchumbé Is An Interpreter Of And Recreates Music In Verse And Dances From The Fandango Tradition Of Southern Veracruz Mexico. It Is Currently Integrated By Patricio Hidalgo Liche Oseguera Zenén Zeferino Rubí Oseguera Leopoldo Novoa Adriana Cao And Andrés Flores. Occasional Collaborators As Dancers Are Araceli Galán DonajÌ Esparza Besides Dalmacio Cobos. Founded In 1990 It Has Taken Part In The Fandangos And Festivities Of The Region And Recently It Has Focused Its Musical Work En The Interpretation And Composition Of New Sones. The Group Has Been Dedicated To The Diffusion And Teaching Of The Traditions Of The Fandango Through Workshops Of Traditional Music And Zapateado A Form Of Tap Dancing Writing Of Verses And The Construction Of Instruments At The Cultural Centers In The Region Especially With Children. Chuchumbé Group Is Also Concerned With The Investigation Of The Sonorous And Aesthetic Possibilities Of The Instruments Of The Son Jarocho Looking To Expand Both Construction And Interpretation Techniques. With Chuchumbé Is Work As Well As With That Of Other Groups And With The Support Of Cultural Promoter Researchers And Civilian Groups It Has Been Possible To Keep Alive One Of The Most Important Traditions In Veracruz As Well As In The Country. Besides Taking Part In Most Of The Festivities And Reunions Of Traditional Son In The South Of Veracruz Chuchumbé Has Given Presentations On Various Occasions Throughout The Country In Cities Such As Monterrey Tampico Matamoros San Luis PotosÌ Cancun San Miguel De Allende Juchitán San Cristóbal And Mexico City Among Others. They Have Taken Part In Musical Exchanges With Un Solo Pueblo From Venezuela The Cassidys From Ireland Vieux Diop And Kouyate From Senegal. The Group Has Organized Five Traditional Jarocho Son Festivals In Which Besides Offering Conferences And Conventions Of Sonero Musicians They Gathered Many Groups Of Traditional Music. They Have Collaborated In The Edition Of Six Issues Of The Son Del Sur Magazine Which Promotes The History And Cultural Roots Of The Region. On An International Level The Group Has Given Concerts At The Lisner Auditorium At Washington University At The Museum Of Modern Art In San Francisco. They Have Also Taken Part In Festivals Such As The Historical Center Festival Of Mexico City The Caribbean Festival In Veracruz The Ibero-American Theater Festival In Bogotá The Caribbean Festival In Cancún The Latin American Harp Encounter In Caracas Venezuela And At The Same Encounter Two Years Later In Mexico City. This Year The Group Was Invited To Participate In The International Cervantine Festival. On Top Of That They Were Representing Mexico Giving Concerts In Hanover Germany During The Expo 2000. Its Members Have Participated In Various Recordings Such As Sones Campesinos De La Región De Los Tuxtlas Peasant Sones Of The Tuxtla Regions Los Utrera The Utreras Son Pa´ Los Amigos Son For Friends Zacamandú Zacamandú And Las Voces Del Cedro Voices From The Cedar And Monstruos Monster This Latter With The Mexican Rock Group La Maldita Vecindad. In February Of 1999 They Collaborated Along With Other Groups From Latin America In Editing A Disc In Honor Of Simón BolÌvar read less