Baku/22.09.16/Turan: The United States Embassy in Azerbaijan is pleased to sponsor the visit of Matuto music band to Azerbaijan on September 20-30, 2016, as part of the U.S. Embassy’s American Music Envoys Program. Over the next two weeks, Matuto will be giving six free, public concerts throughout Azerbaijan.
Matuto’s electrifying stage show won them a spot at the 2011 Womex World Music Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Other honors include a 2012 appointment as U.S. State Department “American Music Ambassadors,” which took them to stages throughout West Africa, Northeast Brazil, and Eastern Europe.
Matuto’s music is all about the dance. They perfectly combine Brazilian forró and American bluegrass into an infectious rhythm that immediately gets every audience member moving. Their instruments swirl together, bobbing in and out, whirling around the tension as its core: the push and pull between the Latin syncopation of Brazilian root music and the folk traditions of the American South. It is Americana meets Brazil, an unlikely combination on paper, but on stage it just feels right.
Performing in Azerbaijan for the first time, thanks to sponsorship from the U.S. Embassy, Matuto’s visit will help foster cross-cultural understanding between Americans and Azerbaijanis.
While in Azerbaijan, the group will travel to Baku, Ismayilli, Mingachevir, and Ganja. At each stop they will give public concerts and conduct master classes for local musicians.
All of Matuto’s performances in Azerbaijan are free and open to the public.
September 22, 2016 19:00, Baku Music Academy, Baku
September 24, 2016 17:00, Tourism Bazaar, Ismayilli
September 25, 2016 19:00, Ganjlik Mall, Baku
September 27, 2016 17:00, Azerbaijan University of Languages Garden, Baku
September 28, 2016 17:00, State Drama Theatre, Mingachevir
September 29, 2016 17:00, Ganjachay Park-Bulvar, Ganja
For more information, visit the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/baku.usembassy -02D-
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