Thursday, October 8, 4:00pm lecture/demonstration Room 25, lower level, Smith Music Hall, 805 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana

There are few aspects of Latin American life that articulate the coming together of the Native American, African and European heritages as clearly and as forcefully as music.

Venezuelan-based Ensamble Gurrufio has delighted audiences around the world with their unique style and interpretation of the joropos, merengues and valses of their native land "infusing the songs and dances with all the joy, imagination and excitement humanly allowable." Gurrufio is a production of the Music of the Americas Program, a presentation of the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival 1992.

Cosponsored by: Office of the Chancellor; Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; College of Communications, School of Music, Department of Anthropology; Department of Political Science; Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Krannert Art Museum; World Heritage Museum; La Casa Cultural Latina; University YMCA; Center for Advanced Study; George A. Miller Endowment; George A. Miller Committee