[NYTr] Silvio Rodriguez Announces Free Concert in Chile
 
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:46:32 -0500 (CDT)

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[Readers may recall that last year, Silvio Rodriguez cancelled a
concert he had scheduled in Chile when it turned out scalpers were
selling tickets at wildly inflated prices. When he cancelled, there
were a lot of angry rich folks who'd bought tickets from the
scalpers. He has agreed to try again, but this time is insisting that
no one pay a penny to get into the concert. -NYTr]

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Silvio Rodriguez Announces Free Concert in Chile

Havana, Oct 19 (acn) Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez confirmed 
that he will participate in the celebration of the 90th anniversary of 
Chilean artist Violeta Parra and in a concert honoring Cuban musician 
Leo Brouwer, scheduled for the last week of November in Chile.

He will also perform a free concert in Talca, 260 kilometers to the 
south of Santiago de Chile.

Rodriguez, who is currently in Spain, sent a message to the 15th 
Meeting of Chile's Movement of Solidarity with Cuba confirming his 
participation in the celebrations. He also announced that he will be 
performing in a concert dedicated to Cuban composer and orchestra 
director Leo Brower in the South American country.

Likewise, he said that during his latest stay in Chile he asked Talca's 
mayor to work together in the organization of a popular concert in the 
city.

The concert in Talca has been scheduled for December 2, said Rodriguez, 
emphasizing that it will be free for everybody; This in response to an 
earlier concert when there were allegations of speculation for the 
tickets.

In his message, Rodriguez, who was a pioneer of the Nueva Trova 
movement in Cuba, thanked the 200 delegates from the various 
organizations attending the conference, which will come to an end next 
Sunday. He said the meeting demonstrated the Chilean people's support 
for the Cuban revolution.

Nueva trova is a movement in Cuban music that emerged in the mid-1960s. 
It combines traditional folk music idioms with progressive lyrics and 
often expressing support of the Cuban revolution.
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