Music of the Americas: Solos from Argentina and Colombia

Wednesday, July 9, 10 am

Pala (Carlos Alberto Palacio) is a Colombian philologist, physician, singer-songwriter, and writer based in Medellín, where he also teaches at the Universidad de Antioquia. He has received prizes for music and literature, and has released ten albums. His literary work includes the Pasacintas, Así se besa un cactus, Abajo hubo nubes (Miguel Hernández International Poetry Prize, 2020),and Gramática del asombro (Jaén Poetry Prize, 2023).

From Medellín, he sent us two videos. Today we share "Polvo será," a song included in his album El siglo del loro. 

Thursday, July 10, 10 am

Diego Kohn is back with the third installment of his "Cartographies for the Present."

Friday, July 11, 10 am

Morena Leza is a singer, cellist, and composer from La Plata, the capital of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires. She studied at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata and has been a member of numerous orchestras and ensembles.

In 2005, she began singing and accompanying herself on her cello. Her show, "Musica Porque Sí," received several awards. Her latest release is the EP Calma, released in 2024. 

She sent us this version of Luis Alberto Spinetta's 1973 classic "Todas las hojas son del viento," which she created for a festival honoring the legacy of the songwriter earlier this year. 

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.

The 2024–2025 series is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, Amphion Foundation, and Mid Atlantic Arts.