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QVLN Music Genre Evolution and Exploration with singer and multi-instrumentalist Quetzal Guerrero.

According to Wikipedia, when he was only four, Arizona native Quetzal Guerrero picked up the violin and has continued to play since.^[1]

As a child and adolescent, Guerrero studied violin at the famous International Academy of the Suzuki Method, in Matsumoto, Japan, and the Conservatorio Pernambucano de Musica in Recife, Brazil. Through the years, Guerrero's proficiency in violin, guitar, percussion, and vocals has allowed him to grow into one of the more prominent artists in the Latin Soul music scene. . .

Guerrero's music, much like his American/Mexican/Brazilian heritage, bridges many Latin and American cultures and styles.^[5]

The result is music that offers a convergence of styles and influences spanning American folk, soul, jazz, funk, samba, bossa nova, reggae, and Afrobeat.^[6]

His sound is inspired by the likes of Sting, Sade, Santana and during his live performances Guerrero mixes in 90's R&B and Neo-Soul covers by groups like Groove Theory and Wreckx-N-Effect, a multi-platinum New Jack Swing Hip-Hop group produced by Teddy Riley.

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Quetzal Guerrero

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Quetzal Guerrero: Mélange of contemporary American performance   

Quetzal Guerrero carries the name "precious feather" in the Aztec-Nahuatl language. As a Suzuki trained violinist, he has studied and performed internationally since the age of 5, playing with legends such as Tito Puente, Lalo Guerrero and Jorge Santana. He is an accomplished visual artist and actor who trains with Axe Capoeira.

Mélange of music and dance by contemporary Native American and African American performers, presented at the Francisco Nunes theater in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, as a part of the 5th Encuentro of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, titled Performing Heritage: Contemporary Indigenous and Community-Based Practices. This performance brings together four contemporary American performances drawing from the artists' cultural roots: Quetzal Guerrero (Native American violinist and dancer), Larry Yazzie (Meskwaki/ Dine World Champion Fancy Dancer), David Pleasant (African-American Gullah/Geeche percussion and song, performing with dancer Joyah Pugh), and Dancing Earth (Indigenous Modern Dance collective directed by Rulan Tangen, with the participation of Quetzal Guerrero, Anthony Thosh Collins and Alejandro Meraz). Quetzal Guerrero and Thosh Collins open the evening with a traditional chant from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa indian community, followed by Quetzal's original solo violin piece. Larry Yazzie then performs his dazzling powwow Fancy Dance from Tama, Iowa, followed by the energetic and powerful percussion of African American David Pleasant, who draws on rhythms dating back to slavery in the United States. Dancing Earth performs a dance piece about the creation of the earth, and the evening ends with all performers bringing together their traditions--and the audience--on stage. There is also a post-performance discussion with the artists, in which they talk about the origins and meanings of their performances.

Biography

Quetzal Guerrero carries the name "precious feather" in the Aztec-Nahuatl language. As a Suzuki trained violinist, he has studied and performed internationally since the age of 5, playing with legends such as Tito Puente, Lalo Guerrero and Jorge Santana. He is an accomplished visual artist and actor who trains with Axe Capoeira. As a champion street dancer with Sourpatch, he has appeared with H.T.Chen and Company of New York and was invited to perform with Mikhail Baryshnikov. He is also a founding dancer at the Earth Dance Theater and awarded in The Naming Ceremony at the University of California, Riverside Red Rhythms Conference. He recently toured Europe with world renowned Osunlade and is currently working in Puerto Rico as a newly signed artist to Yoruba Records.

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Additional Info

• Country:United States
• Date:Monday, March 14, 2005
• Website:www.qviolin.com
• Encuentro Location:Teatro Francisco Nunes