Ravinia 2021 - Issue 4

2:00 PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 Fiesta Ravinia Daylong family festival of Mexican music, food, and culture in celebration of Mexican Independence Day 2 00ɩ3 00 P0, 0AR7IN 7HEA7RE PLA=A 3 45ɩ4 15 P0, PA9ILION GA7E PLA=A MARIACHI HERENCIA DE MÉXICO 3 00ɩ5 30 P0, PI&NI& GRO9E GALLI LUCHA LIBRE 3 00ɩ3 45 P0, &ARO8SEL S7AGE MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS ENSEMBLE † 4 15ɩ5 15 P0, &ARO8SEL S7AGE CLINARD DANCE: Flamenco Quartet Project 4 30ɩ5 00 P0, KIDSLA:N MARIACHI BRAVO WAUKEGAN 5 15ɩ6 00 P0, SAN7A )E 7EN7 SISTEMA RAVINIA ORCHESTRA 5 15ɩ6 15 P0, LA:N %AR JOEY VILLAGOMEZ 6:30 PM, PAVILION LAS CAFETERAS † –Intermission– ANA BÁRBARA † † Ravinia debut ANA %ƒR%ARA Ana Bárbara is one of the few Mexican sing- er-songwriters to achieve recognition at an international level. Her talent and charisma have transcended the borders of Mexico and the United States and have reached thousands of fans all across Latin America. Throughout her more than two decades as a performing artist, she has found success in a wide vari- ety of musical genres—from mariachi to pop, banda sinaloense to romantic ballads—with an ample spectrum of sounds that has trans- lated into more than six million records sold. Bárbara is widely recognized as the queen of grupero by the combination of her unique vocal range and consistent originality of her attire. Her career was launched in 1993 when she was awarded the Rostro del Heraldo de México, which led to the release of her epon- ymous album the following year, her first gold record among more than 10 studio albums. With more than 60 hit singles to her credit as a songwriter—including “Lo Busqué,” “Fruta Prohibida,” and “Quise Olvidar”—Bárbara has seen 16 of her singles reach Billboard ’s Hot Latin Tracks chart, as well as 14 in the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay, three in the Pop Latin Airplay, and one in the Tropical Latin Airplay charts. Among five Latin Grammy nominations, she has won one award for Best Grupero Album for 2004’s Loca de amar , and she has also received four Lo Nuestro awards and seven Furia Musical awards. She also re- ceived a Grammy nomination in 2006 for her album No Es Brujería . Bárbara’s song “Alma Perdida” was featured as the theme song for the final season of Mujeres asesinas in 2010, and her song “Dos Abrazos” was selected as the main theme for the 2012 movie Border Run starring Sharon Stone. Her 2013 album Yo Soy la Mujer featured her original song of the same name that became the theme song of the Telemundo telenovela Marido en alq- uiler that same year. Bárbara’s most recent single, “Solos” featuring Christian Nodal, has totaled more than 5.5 million streams since its release in 2018. Ana Bárbara is making her Ravinia debut. LAS CAFETERAS In 2005, rooted in community and tradition, a group of students learning son jarocho mu- sic became known as Los Cafeteros, named after the Eastside Café community center they helped found. They soon changed their name to Las Cafeteras to honor the femi- nine spirit of the group. Without intending to, they organically evolved from a student group into a professional performance group aimed at sharing Afro-Mexican music from southern Veracruz, Mexico, in their neigh- borhoods. Over the years, Las Cafeteras has developed a genre-bending sound and elec- tric live performances, infusing lyrically rich storytelling with the purpose of sharing the hidden stories of migrant life in Los Angeles. Growing up in the city, the band’s members were inspired not only by its resident Mexi- can music, but also its rock, reggae, hip-hop, and Motown. For Las Cafeteras, it became es- sential to use music as a way to build bridges among the different cultures and communi- ties. As native and migrant children remixing roots music, Las Cafeteras brings its unique sound to life with four distinct vocalists and eclectic instrumentation, including jaranas , a quijada (donkey jawbone), a West African bass instrument , cajón , and a tarima (wood- en platform) to dance zapateado . Their first album, Live at Mucho Wednesday (2009), was recorded at the famous La Cita bar in down- town Los Angeles. After receiving local praise for their raw and authentic sound, Las Cafe- teras jumped into the studio create It’s Time . The 2012 album launched the band to new heights, placing them on stages with Mexi- can icons like Café Tacuba and Caifanes, Lila Downs, Juanes, and Ozomatli, as well as Talib Kweli, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. They’ve since toured North America from the Holly- wood Bowl to Bonnaroo to Lincoln Center to Art Basel in Miami, as well as from the Mon- treal Jazz Festival to WOMAD New Zealand and points beyond. Las Cafeteras’ most recent album, Tastes Like LA , was released in 2017. Las Cafeteras are making their Ravinia debut. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 53