Category: Venezuela

  • ENE

    ENE

    I attended a MECA experimental music session at El Centro de Arte Los Galpones featuring E.N.E. (Experimental Noise Experience), a Venezuelan improvisational ensemble. An afternoon of ambient, noise, and free-form sonic exploration.

  • Carmen

    Carmen

    This weekend I attended a special experimental adaptation of *Carmen*, featuring my friend Janis Denis in the title role. A powerful performance bringing together opera, physical expression, dance, music, and circus.

  • El Makinazo

    El Makinazo

    Makinacrea—which is an organization in its own right, in addition to being a recording studio and creative hub—organized “El Makinazo,” a concert held just outside the studio featuring several Venezuelan rock bands to close out the year; one of them was my favorite, Magumma.

  • Live Set en El Makinazo

    Live Set en El Makinazo

    My good friends from Makinacrea, Jaxi and Raquel, invited me back—this time to perform a live set kicking off their year-end event, “El Makinazo.” It was a really interesting concept, given that the rest of the lineup consisted entirely of rock bands, but my set was well-received by the audience. I am once again very grateful for the opportunity and…

  • El Raise Caracas

    El Raise Caracas

    I recently met a very talented Venezuelan musician, Del Siervo, who kindly invited me to join him for a live set at the El Raise art gallery in Caracas—it was definitely quite an experience.

  • Makinacrea ImprosesSion

    Makinacrea ImprosesSion

    My good friends from Makinacrea, Raquel and Jaxi, invited me to perform a live set during their “Improsession” live recording sessions—a fantastic experience recording in a professional studio for the first time.

  • San Agustin

    San Agustin

    This year I’m returning to San Agustín, this time with very special people, something I like to connect with at this same party as last year, and this year the party is much bigger, I’m very happy to be here in Caracas.

  • Live Set CCS 13 Ensayo 03 1

    Live Set CCS 13 Ensayo 03 1

    Estoy de vuelta en Caracas, se acerca una tormenta y estoy muy emocionado.

  • Hibridos

    Hibridos

    This weekend I attended a special event at El Centro de Arte Los Galpones featuring performances by Miguel Noya and Argenis Brito, with the highlight being the first live appearance of La Sirena, La Ziren—an exciting new project merging electronic music and lyrical singing.

  • Yo, Retrato

    Yo, Retrato

    I went to this performance I stumbled upon while looking for things to do here in Caracas. It was the closing performance for visual artist Blanca Haddad’s exhibition at La Casa Disiente gallery.

  • San Agustin

    San Agustin

    As soon as I got off the plane, I went to this mega-event in the San Agustín neighborhood of Caracas, one of the most important cultural centers for Salsa in the world.

  • Little Neighbors and Their Goats

    Little Neighbors and Their Goats

    A group of children from the surrounding peasant neighborhoods herding their goats, Guanare, Venezuela.

  • Unos días en Caracas 2018

    Unos días en Caracas 2018

    Estuve una semana en Caracas, mi primera visita en 3 años, y aproveché a recorrer mis sitio favorito de la ciudad, todo el complejo de Parque Central y Plaza de Los Museos.

  • Paseo por los barrios del norte de Guanare II

    Paseo por los barrios del norte de Guanare II

    In this continuation of my walk through the neighborhoods of the north of Guanare, now I concentrate more on the part that still it is considers the city

  • Paseo por los barrios del norte de Guanare

    Paseo por los barrios del norte de Guanare

    I had the opportunity to walk the neighborhoods of the north of Guanare, the edge with the hills behind the city, a still rural area.

  • Semana Santa en Guanare 2017

    Semana Santa en Guanare 2017

    Tres días siguiendo las procesiones de Semana Santa en los barrios del norte de Guanare, mi ciudad natal

  • Primavera en el Trópico

    Primavera en el Trópico

    Another year that I coincide in Guanare with the flowering of the trees, our own spring version, I think my favorite time of year to be in my city.

  • Fantasias de Mascarada 2017

    Fantasias de Mascarada 2017

    Las Fantasías en la Mascarada 2017 de Guanare eran los temas mejor elaborados, espectaculares trajes y carrozas, mucho brillo, colorido y bailes.

  • Diablos Danzantes, Mascarada 2017

    Diablos Danzantes, Mascarada 2017

    Mis comparsas y Carrozas favoritas de Mascarada 2017 fueron las de Los Diablos Danzantes, nada mejor que el intenso rojo sobre la calurosa noche de Guanare.

  • Desfiles Mascarada 2017

    Desfiles Mascarada 2017

    Definitivamente la Mascarada son el mejor espectáculo de calle que hay en el occidente de Venezuela, un despliegue de cultura, espectáculo y tradiciones.