Comprised of musicians from Cádiz, Spain, La Banda Morisca’s music is a convergence of roots and traditional music and the desire to experiment and evoke the cultural heritage of ancient al-Andalus and the legacy it has left on the music currently performed in Andalusia, the Maghreb and the Middle East. Inspired by this Andalusí heritage and by the folkloric cannon of ballads, the sextet has developed a creative and unique vision of a repertoire that combines the traditions of the Eastern and Western Mediterranean with the spirit of flamenco and Andalusian rock.

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The band is: José Mari Cala (Vocals), José Cabral (Oud and Moorish Guitar), Jerónimo Melgar (Electric Bass), Antonio Torres (Winds), David Ruiz (Percussion), and Belén Lucena (Violin).

 

Between 2016 and 2019, the band performed at some of the most important festivals and venues in the world, including SXSW, the New York Flamenco Festival, the Arab World Festival of Montreal, The Small World Music Center in Toronto, the New England Conservatory in Boston, The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Miami Dade College, the Miami Flamenco Festival, the Havana World Music Festival, the Merzouga International Festival, L´Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Festival des Musiques Métisses de Angoulême, and the Spanish Pavilion at the 2017 Astana World Expo, among others.

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This performance is brought to you in partnership with Mountain Empire Community College and The Town of Big Stone Gap.

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Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly. Pro-Art is additionally supported in part by the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Smith Vicars Family Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.