Chuy Martinez at Albuquerque Little Theatre June 10, 2008

Chuy Martinez at the Albuquerque Little Theatre

Chuy Martinez will present AN AMERICAN DIALOGUE -- Latin American Ballads, Cumbia, and Nueva Cancion at the Albuquerque Little Threatre on Tuesday, June 10. The program begins at 7 pm and is followed by a coffee and cookies reception.

Presented by the New Mexico Humanities Council and the Albuquerque Little Theatre, the program is free to anyone with a Little Theatre ticket stub. Otherwise, admission is $5.

For decades, a rich conversation has been exchanging musical ideas between the Americas: the ballad, from Spain and Mexico; the cumbia, of Caribbean African/Indian roots; and nueva cancion (new song), social struggle music influenced by U.S. labor and protest songs. Mr. Martinez performs the music and puts it in historical context.