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Students groove to Spanish sounds
Lawrence welcomes Latin music, culture
--to Spain and two, after coming to KU. Here. I met all my friends from Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay — you can name almost every single country in South America.
By Emily Hughey
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Kanson staff writer
Adam Martz walks across campus wearing headphones with his head down. Sometimes he cracks a smile. Sometimes his shoulders shrug ever so slightly. Sometimes, if you get close enough while passing him, you can hear the pulse, pulse, pulse of his music.
The tape he plays depends on his mood. It might be DLG or llegales. Sometimes it's Alejandro Fernandez and other times it's Los Rodriguez.
"On my headphones, I sometimes listen to baladda, the slow, romantic songs, love songs, if you will." Martz said. "I listen to a lot of hous merengue and salsa and a little bit of rock, too."
But almost always, it's Latin.
Martz, Wichita junior, is not one of the 605 Hispanic students at the University of Kansas. He just likes Hispanic culture, so he listens to the music, speaks the language and hangs out with the Latinos.
"I've been interested in Hispanic culture ever since I've been taking Spanish classes — since seventh grade," Martz said. "But I got even more into it after two things. One, my first trip
"They've opened me up to another world besides just Spain and Spanish. There's a whole lot more in the Hispanic world than Spanish."
The so-called Latino invasion has reached every corner of the country. It's even found its place in Lawrence. Whether it's Son Venezuela at the Jazzhaus, 926/1 2/1 Massachusetts St., tomorrow night, the World Class Dance Party at Coco Loco, 943 Massachusetts St., every weekend or Brazilian Virginia Rodriguez at the Lied Center Sunday. Lawrence is a growing scene for Latino music and culture.
Kelfel Aqui, owner of Coco Loco and member of the band Son Venezuela, said he thought Latin music was no longer a passing trend but that it was here to stay.
"I don't need to be a demographer, but there is a reflection of demographic changes in the United States," Aqui said. "But let's not discount the energy, charisma and contagiousness of the music. This music is very happy, very fun to dance to. We're certainly going to receive the millennium with a Latin beat."
Mariana Hinojosa, Hutchinson junior and member of Latin American Solidarity, said that she preferred authentic Latin music to the remixed, mainstream version. She said the Lawrence band Son Venezuela was one of her local favorites.
"I'm kind of tired of everyone having to put 'loca' in every other sentence." Hinojosa said. "It's like 'c.mon'. It's not the only Spanish word we have."
While local music and dance is the most reliable Latino entertainment in Lawrence, national acts visit from time to time as well. Four weeks ago the orchestra, Los Van Van, performed at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts, and St. Cubanism visited last year.
Karen Christilles, director of publicity for the Lied Center, said Rodriguez's performance at the University exemplified the growing trend of Latino artists' popularity.
"With the demographics of the world, the many Latin art forms are influencing our culture," she said. "Not only because they're exciting and vital and intriguing art forms, but because the population is shifting throughout the world. Her music is beautiful. It's a pure sound that we don't have in our everyday life."
There is a dance to go with every Latin sound. From merengue to salia to calypso, once the band or the speakers play, the infectious beat catches on, and the dance floor fills.
"You could just be sitting there in the background," Hinojosa said. "Then the music starts, and you see people bouncing their shoulders and babbling their heads. You just can't sit still when the music's playing. It gets you off your feet."
Brazilian singer looking to build U.S. following
Edited by Jennifer Roush
By Erinn R. Barcomb
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the University will end Sunday with a concert by Virginia Rodriguez, a Brazilian vocalist. She will perform at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center.
Gloria Flores, adviser for the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, said the organization added her to its calendar for Hispanic Heritage Month at the last minute.
mixture of the two."
The event is co-sponsored by the center and Student Union Activities. Cameron Popon, president of SUA, said: "She's not Ricky Martin, all glitz and flash, but she's not purbased Latin music, either. She's a
He said her albums had been high-sellers in Brazil. Her new album Sol Negro, means "black sun."
Rodrigues is from Salvador de Bahia, a Brazilian city on the Atlantic Ocean where African and Portuguese influences mix.
Jacqueline Davis, executive director of the Lied Center, said Rodrigues would perform for about an hour and a half without an intermission.
Although she sings in Portuguese, the language of her native country, Davis said her message would be universal.
"It won't matter." Davis said. "If she's singing a song about sadness and love, you know she's singing about sadness and love."
was recognizable by its deep tones and that the percussion in her band was amazing.
"People are going to want to dance," Davis said.
Davis was able to bring Rodrigues to Lawrence by a chance meeting.
While in New York, Davis was talking to a manager who spoke of an amazing singer that the Brazilian government wanted to expose to the United States. She was scheduled to appear in Chicago, but that wasn't good enough for Davis.
Davis said that Rodrigues' voice
"I took a risk on bringing her because it's hard to build an audience quickly," Davis said.
Tickets are $7.50 for students, $15 for the public and are available at the Lied Center and SUA box offices and through TicketMaster. Davis said many tickets still were
Virginia Rodrigues will perform Sunday at the Lied Center. Contributed photo.
available because few people knew about her.
— Edited by Ronnie Wachter
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