Lulaworld Day 8: Wagner Petrilli + Eliana Cuevas + Aquile...

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Lula Music And Arts Centre

Event Details

Doors 6:30

Show 7:30

Dinner reservations guarantee seating. 416 588 0307

Local vocalist and composer Eliana Cuevas is joined by the virtuosic Venezuelan guitar and cuatro player Aquiles Baez with his trio direct from Caracas. Don't miss this extremely rare opportunity to hear traditional Venezuelan rhythms in Toronto. The night kicks off with a set by Toronto-based Brazilian guitarist Wagner Petrilli.

Presented With Latinos Magazine

 Introduction by bassist, composer, producer Roberto Occhipinti

Opening Set by Wagner Petrilli at 7:30pm

Following up on the success of his debut solo CD Confissão, Brazilian guitarist Wagner Petrilli was nominated for a 2015 Canadian Folk Award. Having been mentored by the likes of Filo Machado, Helio Delmiro and the great Canadian-Brazilian guitarist Celso Machado, Petrilli has been a central figure in the Brazilian music scene in Toronto for the past 18 years.

Eliana Cuevas

With four full-length albums and numerous national and international tours to her credit, Eliana Cuevas has grown into an accomplished singer-songwriter and bandleader with unlimited colours in her compositional and lyrical palette. Eliana has performed and recorded with JUNO Award-winning artists Jane Bunnett, Jesse Cooke and Alex Cuba.

Aquiles Baez Trio - Direct From Venuezuela

Internationally-renowned Venezuelan guitar and cuatro master and Aquiles Baez brings his traditional and jazz fusion trio to Toronto for the first time. With seventeen albums to his credit, the outstanding composer and performer has recorded and performed with Paquito D' Rivera, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Aquiles Machado, Romero Lubambo and Richard Bona. Winner of the prestigious William Leavitt Award from Berklee College where he serves as a faculty member, Baez was featured in the music documentary Calle 54.

Featured Program

Lulaworld 2016 Events @ Lula Lounge

Jun 1- Yoser Rodriguez CD Launch + Laura Cole + Cécile Doo-Kingué

Jun 2- Los Poetas Remix Launch + Fito Blanko

Jun 3- Gabriel Palatchi + Changarón Del Norte

Jun 4- Ola Fresca direct from NYC

Jun 5- Elsten Torres and Amanda Martinez

Jun 7- Kafinal + Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd

Jun 8- Wagner Petrilli + Aquiles Baez Trio + Eliana Cuevas + Jeremy Ledbetter

Jun 9-  D'BI. & THE 333 + ABAKOS (Pierre Kwenders x Dear Denizen)

Jun 10- Toto Berriell + Mario Allende Group + Dailyn Martinez + Roberto Linares Brown + Roicel Riveron

Lulaworld Stage @ Dundas West Fest June 11

10:30am- Viva Puerto Rico at Lula Lounge

11:00am- Grand Bateria Express - Street dance

1:30 pm- Viva Puerto Rico at Dundas West Fest

3:00pm- Roicel Riveron + Roberto Linares Brown

4:30pm- Aquiles Baez Trio

6:30pm- Toto Berriell + Pablo Cardenas + Mario Allende

8:30pm- Junior Teixeira + Batucada Carioca

Workshops

June 4 and 11- Samba Dance workshops

June 6- Songwriting workshop with Elsten Torres at Small World Music Centre

June 11- Grand Bateria Expresss - Community drumming and dance in the street

June 13- Samba Drumming workshop with Junior Teixeira from Monobloco