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Join Larry & Joe for a powerful fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music, featuring a blend of lively traditions and stories about the ties between music and social movements.
Larry & Joe perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van.
Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician.
Branch Library performances leading up to the culminating concert at Main Library:
Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) presents a week-long World Tour of Music residency series connecting students and community with unique cultures from major world groups. The program aims to broaden communities’ positive exposure to different cultures, help them recognize and respect differences and similarities between themselves and persons of other cultures, and strengthen their own cultural identity. The week culminates in a concert for the community.
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