Iraida noriega biography for kids
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By Leigh Morrow
This November, during National Conservation week, jazz lovers will be making a pilgrimage of sorts. Much like those loading the car, and traveling long distances to check off their bucket list, this summer’s solar eclipse. The International Mazunte Jazz Festival, in its 12th year, is like that. Millennials and boomers, and all ages in between travel, mostly from the Americas, make the trek to the tiny beach community of Mazunte, Oaxaca a ten-minute walk from my home in San Agustinillo. These jazz aficionados listen to musicians they may or may not recognize, attend music clinics, eat regional Oaxaca cuisine at the artisan marketplace, do group morning yoga and watch in awe, as rehabilitated turtles are released back into the ocean.
Sponsored by the Mexican Tourism Department and the Federal Mexican Government, the three-day event which runs from November 18th-20th, 2017 is all about putting Mazunte on the map, but the origins of the jazz festival date back long before Mazunte was proclaimed a Pueblo Magico and gained status as a tourism destination. Pure fused jazz and rhythms like trova from the roots of Cuba, reggae and jazz rock all have their notes included in the menu. Iraida Noriega, Earl Thomas and Jennie and the Mexicats are three of the double digit headliners who crowds will dance and bop on the beach to, while the magnificent Pacific Ocean waves crash, like a constant back beat at the venue.
Jennie and the Mexicats mix jazz, rockabilly, folk, flamenco, reggae into a signature style that is almost impossible to imitate. The band’s lyrical topics jump from one location to another, from a table at a flamenco cafe, to a beach in Jamaica, or a plaza in Mexico, this band has no borders or limitations on creative expression.
Earl Thomas is another headliner who has wowed the North American stages and ignited enthusiastic audiences across Europe. With his musical background in Rock and R&B, he is a wickedly infectious story
Music Mission has hosted workshops and provided study grants working with world class musicians from the USA and Mexico, from singer and multi-instrumentalist Iraida Noriega in Mexico City to visionary pianist and composer John Medeski from New York, and many more. We support the work of the artist/educator and students of all backgrounds and experience. As we move forward, we are excited to count these artists amongst those who collaborate with Music Mission.
Iraida Noriega – Song of the Day
By Yordanka Caridad
HAVANA TIMES – Today’s featured artist is Iraida Noriega from Mexico with the song “Hijo de luna” from the album “Nueva Estación” (2014).
Havana Times Song of the Day features artists mostly born in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, artists influenced by Latin American rhythms/sounds and/or are of Latin American heritage but born elsewhere. Jazz is another feature of our posts.
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