Concert: Songs from Latin America with Lil & Ruben, Thurs Oct 21

Thursday October 21 at 7:30 pm, $5, at Artword Artbar. Lil America Acevedo and Ruben Parra perform songs of La Nueva Cancion and other Latin American music. Lil America Acevedo was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. At the age of 4 she moved to Havana, Cuba, where she grew up listening to Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, Los Van Van, Irakere, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and all the influential Cuban music of the €˜80s. She studied vocal music and began singing in school the €œnueva trova€ songs, also know as €œLa Nueva Cancion.€ Now a resident of Hamilton. Lil is a jewel in the city€™s arts scene. Ruben Parra was born in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. During his childhood he was surrounded by musical instruments. His mother, as Ruben points out, was the eternal accomplice in his musical adventures. He started playing guitar at the age of 18 and was admitted to the academy of music of Guadalajara. Ruben began writing his own songs and formed a group called “Entrecanto,” which performed for almost 4 years in pubs in Guadalajara and other Mexican states, sharing the stage with others that also sang the “nueva trova” songs. Ruben continues to compose and is a well known artist in the Hispanic community of Hamilton.