James Sanders & Michael Maganuco, “La Muerte del Ángel: Piazzolla (nuevo tango) and Beyond” – Constellation – 3111 N. Western, Chicago | Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla put the ‘nuevo’ in nuevo tango in part by introducing improvisation to the traditional urban music of his home. Violinist James Sanders and harpist Michael Maganuco honor this radical innovation with their take on the music of Piazzolla and other Latin American composers. | FREE (donations are welcome) at Constellation Chicago
Festival de la Francophonie: L’Image Manquante / The Missing Picture (Film) – Alliance Française de Chicago 810 N Dearborn St, Chicago| Film Screening and Panel Discussion. Winner of the “Un Certain Regard” prize at Cannes Film Festival in 2013, this animated movie by writer and director Rithy Panh recreates a missing picture of the atrocities commited by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on how to rebuild the social bound after traumatic events such as the Cambodian genocide that happened 40 years ago.
Brazilian percussion workshop with percussion master from Rio de Janeiro (via San Francisco), Jorge Alabê – Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center 4048 w. Armitage, Chicago | World-class Brazilian percussionist Jorge Alabê brings the rich musical culture of Brazil to the U.S. as a performing artist and master teacher.
Flamenco guitarists Juanito Pascual at World Music Wednesday – Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625 • 773.728.6000 | Jonathan “Juanito” Pascual is acclaimed as one of the top flamenco guitarists on the international music scene. NPR has called him “one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years” and Boston Globe describes him as a “flamenco phenom”.
World Fusion Chicago 