TRIO CRISOL

"Magdaliz is talented. Okay, yes, that's an understatement. Magdaliz is like, suuuuuper-talented. We've heard her voice reach the heavens while singing. We've watched her hands deftly execute sharp & sweet melodies con la guitarra."
- AfroTaino Productions

Saturday, June 2, 2012

CONCERT - $16 Online/$20 Door, 8:00 pm

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Magdaliz Roura is the founder, manager, guitarist, and lead singer of Trio Crisol. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from an early age, she showed a talent for music by singing, playing instruments by ear, and improvising. She has performed with many and varied musical ensembles, and choirs, in Puerto Rico and the USA. Since 1994 she has been living in Philadelphia where she has been a Music Therapist, Recreational Therapist Director, Translator/ Interpreter/ Voice Over (English/ Spanish), and Teacher/ Instructor (Spanish, Music, Latin dances). She is currently finishing a Masters in Creative Arts Therapies (Music Therapy) at Drexel/ Hahnemann University.

Crisol, Spanish for "melting pot," founded by Magdaliz Roura and Robin Moore, is an ensemble that has been performing in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas since 1997. This group is dedicated to the interpretation of a variety of folk and traditional musical genres from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and other parts of Latin America. Mexican huapangos popularized by Cuco Sánchez and Lola Beltrán, boleros written by Silvia Rexach, Rafael Hernández and Los Panchos, and Cuban sones including those by Miguel Matamoros and Compay Segundo, constitute much of the group's repertoire. Some other styles Crisol performs include Mariachi music, Cumbia, Danza, Salsa, Rancheras, Merengue, Plena, Cha-Cha-Cha, Habaneras, Bossa Nova, and more.

http://www.triocrisol.com