Music of the Americas

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The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series, recipient of the 2014 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, fulfills an essential part of the cultural mission of Americas Society, annually showcasing dozens of talented artists hailing from across the hemisphere. Presented year-round, the concerts include a wealth of diverse music and performers, ranging from contemporary classi

cal to folk-roots to reggae and jazz. The primary venue for the series is Americas Society’s own Salon Simón Bolivar, an expansive room in the organization’s neo-federal-style headquarters with wide windows, a 15-foot ceiling, and silk fabric walls. Music of the Americas has collaborated with other presenters, including Lincoln Center Out of Doors and the National Museum of the American Indian, and has also presented artists at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall and the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. Music of the Americas seeks to further Americas Society’s mission by engaging artists and concertgoers alike in meaningful dialogue through a shared love of excellent music. The series aims to present artists that are both superb musicians in their own right and cultural ambassadors of myriad social and musical traditions, creating a vibrant space and a unique opportunity to hear distinctive and significant music.

10/28/2025

Today on En Casa 🇨🇴 Carolina Ramos and Juan Camilo Ciro are back with "La hijueputitis," a song that uses irony and the pasaje llanero passage to confront social judgment.

For the author, "hijueputitis" is not just an insult: it is a disease that sickens the one who judges more than the one judged. The pasaje llanero allows for a musical treatment that blends mischief and solemnity, while the lyrics work on two levels, recounting anecdotes and calling for empathy. The goal is to show the ridiculousness of judging another based on weight, shape, or appearance.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/24/2025

🎻 For your weekend watching and listening pleasure, we're pleased to publish the full concert video of The Rhythm Method in their Music of the Americas debut in May, which featured a program of music by Latin American composers.

🫶 Our deepest thanks to our funders whose support made this performance possible: MetLife Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, Mid Atlantic Arts , Fan Fox & Leslie R Samuels Foundation, MexAm Cultural Foundation, The Amphion Foundation, and the Alice M. Ditson Fund.

🌎 Share your love for Latin America by joining Americas Society today! as-coa.org/membership

10/23/2025

Today on En Casa 🇨🇴 From Popayán in southwest Colombia, singer-songwriter Carolina Ramos sent us two videos with tiplista Juan Camilo Ciro. Today, we share "Llévame," which the composer describes as "a letter in the form of a bambuco, which begins as an intimate conversation directed at the loved one: there is the past—small details, dates, trips, customs—and the certainty that those memories form home." More: https://www.as-coa.org/articles/music-americas-dos-carolinas

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/23/2025

Jimena Angel is back on En Casa!
🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.
🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/10/2025

🎸 To close out this week on En Casa, here's Manuela Ocampo and brother Pedro again from Bogotá, this time with her song "Peregrino." 🎹 The song is on her upcoming second album, Ocasos y Albas, produced by Richard Blair.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/09/2025

Today on En Casa 🏔 Oscar Salamanca is back, this time with "Niña Camba," is a 1969 song by César Espada Morales 🇧🇴 based on the story of a man from the Bolivian highlands who falls in love with a lady from the eastern lowlands—and Bolivia's east-west rivalry is as fierce as the Montague-Capulet one. (The song's protagonist even sings while looking at the object of his affections while she stands on a balcony.) 🌴 The song has become an unofficial hymn for the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

🇨🇴 Colombian multi-instrumentalist, educator, and composer, Oscar Salamanca is also the CEO of La Fórmula Music Productions, through which he shares Latin American music and his own compositions. La Fórmula is a collective of dancers, producers, and artists based in Cincinnati dedicated to spreading Latin American music.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/03/2025

🦋 Manuela Ocampo is a singer and songwriter from Bogotá, whose voice, melodies, and poetry invite us to enter a universe of magic, nature, and mystery. "Mariposa" is a song from her upcoming album Ocasos y Albas, produced by Richard Blair. This video features her on guitar and vocals, along with her brother on synthesizer.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation , Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/02/2025

🇨🇴 Today on En Casa: classic Colombian clarinet!

Michelle Camargo and Oscar Salamanca of Fórmula Music Productions perform José Revelo Burbano's "Fantasia in 6/8," a piece originally written for clarinet and guitar to the rhythm of the bambuco, a musical genre and Colombian folk dance, characteristic of the Andean region of Colombia and an symbol of the country's national identity.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts.

🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

10/01/2025

What is the only constant in life?

Impermanence. That's the theme of today's En Casa song "Annicca," by Jahra Dúo.

🌎 Jahra Dúo is a Bogotá-based musical research and creation project formed by Jairo Rodríguez and Epiara Murillo. It is based on sound exploration of the traditional and ritual music of the world's peoples.

🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation , Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

💓 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

09/30/2025

🌀 Today's En Casa artist, NIWA, is certified in somatic voicework—and you can feel it in this song.
🇧🇷🌳🇯🇵 NIWA is a Brazilian singer-songwriter of Japanese and Indigenous descent based in São Paulo. A dedicated explorer of the voice, she is part of the experimental a ca****la quartet Gole Seco, known for original vocal arrangements that feature improvisation, extended techniques, and rich vocal textures.
🫶🏽 Many thanks to our 2025–2026 supporters MetLife Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation , Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs , the New York State Council on the Arts.
🌎 Want to support En Casa? Become an Americas Society member today! as-coa.org/membership

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