01 Sep The Garifuna Collective featuring: UMALALI

FUNDarte presents The Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali for an evening of authentic Caribbean music and culture in Miami!

As part of our No Borders series showcasing artists from around the world, FUNDarte is thrilled to present The Garifuna Collective featuring Umalali, providing a rare opportunity to experience Garifuna music and culture in Miami on Jan. 27^th / 8:30 p.m. & Jan. 28^th / 3:00 p.m at Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135)

Discover the musical heritage of the Garifuna, a culture that defies national borders and spans the Caribbean coast of Central America, with this exhilarating ensemble of female vocalists performing a contemporary tribute to the traditional Garifuna music, featuring an array of fiery Caribbean rhythms. This is a rare opportunity to experience contemporary Garifuna roots music and performances as distinctive and spirited as the culture from which they spring.

In addition to their vibrant performances, The Garifuna Collective will provide a workshop for local artists.

This engagement of The Garifuna Collective is made possible through Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. This event is co- presented in partnership with The Miami Dade County Auditorium.

The Garifuna Collective performs on stage with audience, presented by FUNDarte. Jan 27 at Miami Dade County Auditorium. Photograph by Generacion Asere

What: The Garifuna Collective featuring: UMALALI (Belize, Guatemala and Honduras)

When: Jan. 27th / 8:30 p.m. & Jan. 28th / 3:00 p.m.

Where: On.Stage Black.box at Miami Dade County Auditorium (2901 W Flagler St., Miami, FL 33135)

Price: $30 Adults | $25 Seniors and Students with ID (Limited).

Tickets: Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com; by phone (800) 745-3000 and at the Miami Dade County Auditorium Box Office, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

More Information: (305) 547-5414; (786) 348-0789

The Garifuna Collective Community Workshop for Miami Musicians. Presented by FUNDarte. JAN 26 at 8:00PM at Miami Dade County Auditorium. Photograph de Generacion Asere

FUNDarte and The Miami Dade County Auditorium present:

Community Workshop for Miami Musicians with THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE
Friday, January 26 at 8:00PM
RSVP: info@fundarte.us  Phone: 305.780.0443 or 786.348.0789
Live streaming via Facebook at: FUNDarte Like Page \★/ from Miami Dade County Auditorium

The Department of Modern Languagess and Literature of University of Miami, presents:

THE GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE: Music and Women in the Afro-Caribbean Heritage
Monday, January 29 at 12:30PM
Otto G. Richter Library – 3rd Floor Conference Room
Moderated by Dr. Eva Silot-Bravo

The Garifuna Collective  Workshop “Music and Women in the Afro-Caribbean Heritage” presented by FUNDarte.  January 29 at 12:30PM Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami. Photograph de Generacion Asere

About the Garifuna Collective:

Since its inception the Garifuna Collective has consistently provided a uniquely rewarding experience – Garifuna music and dance performed by composers and musicians who push the boundaries of their dynamic, centuries old musical traditions and make it accessible to an enthusiastic worldwide audience.

And now the Garifuna Collective featuring the Umalali women singers continues to break new ground with performances that leave no doubt as to why UNESCO, in 2001, officially proclaimed the language, dance, and music of the Garifuna people of Central America as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.

The lead singers of the current incarnation of the group reflect an intergenerational approach, women with striking voices and engaging personalities, whose songs echoed with the joys and sorrows they had experienced during their lives.  Hailing from Honduras,  Chela Torres draws on the wellsprings of Garifuna culture while echoing the joys and sorrows of contemporary life.

The band consists of the best musicians in the fertile Garifuna music scene. They bring together the deep cultural roots of Garifuna music, mixed with modern grooves, arrangements, and instruments. Unique hand drums, the “primera” and “segunda”, turtle shells and jawbones, guitars and bass. The musicians create a powerful energy on stage, building hypnotizing rhythms that form the backbone for the haunting melodies and powerful vocals that characterize the project.

The Garifuna Collective performs on stage with audience, presented by FUNDarte. Jan 27 at Miami Dade County Auditorium. Photograph by Generacion Asere

The Garifuna Collective has performed in over 25 countries including the U.S., Canada, France, and Germany, and has produced one of the most celebrated Garifuna albums of all time, the acclaimed Wátina, recipient of WOMEX and BBC World Music Award, and voted by Amazon as the Number One World Music Album of All Time.

https://www.garifunacollective.com/home

This event is part of the global performing arts series NO BORDERS presented by FUNDarte Inc. This series focuses on innovative contemporary works from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain, celebrating Miami’s diverse multiethnic culture.

FUNDarte presented The Garifuna Collective. Community Workshop for Miami Musicians. JAN 26 at 8:00PM at Miami Dade County Auditorium. Photograph de Generacion Asere

Financial and administrative support for FUNDarte’s No Borders 2017-18 series is provided in part by Miami Dade County Auditorium; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; South Arts; Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; Funding Arts Network; Centro Cultural Español de Miami, University of the Miami, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Joseph Carter Memorial Fund,; Miami Art Guide, MiamiArtZine, El Nuevo Herald, Generación Asere; Glassworks Multimedia; and Romaldesign.

FUNDarte (www.fundarte.us) is a multidisciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to producing, presenting, and promoting music, theater, dance, film and visual arts that speak to Miami’s diverse cultures with an emphasis on Hispanic arts and culture. FUNDarte particularly works to nurture emerging artists and those with little or no exposure to South Florida audiences; facilitate intercultural and international exchanges; and provide local audiences and artists with educational opportunities that expand their creative, critical and social perspectives.