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Article: Son Con Son: An historic reunion Of Afro-Veracruzano and Afro-Cuban Music Legendary Musicians Celebrate Mexico's Independence Day at Alice Arts Center.
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- August 5, 2002
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Entertainment Editors/Music Writers
OAKLAND, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002--The two
leading Son Jarocho groups from Veracruz, Mexico, come to California
to perform traditional music and dance with master percussionists of
the Cuban Son on Sept. 14 at the Alice Arts Center.
"Son con Son," a rare performance, presented by Los Cenzontles
Mexican Arts Center and the Mexican Consulate, reunites powerful
Afro-Cuban and Afro-Veracruzano music styles that have had deep
historical links for centuries. Traditional Jarocho instruments such
as the Veracruz harp, jarana, guitarra de son, quijada (jawbone),
pandero (tamborine) and zapateado (percussive ...