Téka June 4, 2011

Téka is an artist with roots firmly planted in the traditions of Brazilian music and has performed and recorded with artists including world-renowned Hermeto Pascoal, Gilberto Gil, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, and Rique Pantoja. “A fine guitarist with a velvety sounding voice. Like João Gilberto, she brought everything into a unified expression, combining her vocal lines and rhythmic guitar accompaniments into a distinct buoyant musical blend.” —Don Heckman, The Los Angeles Times.

This program is part of the Latin Sounds series every Saturday at LACMA in Hancock Park.

Official Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/t%C3%A9ka