Mangroves and Marimba: An evening of Afro-Colombian Music with Eryen Korath and Neblinas del Pacifico - (SF International Arts Festival)
Event description
The Queen of the Marimba de Chonta, ERYEN KORATH ORTIZ GARCES, is a native of Buenaventura, the main port city of the predominantly Afro-Colombian Pacific Coast. She has earned international recognition as a marimba de chonta performer and interpreter of numerous folk styles from Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Eryen is a tireless student and promoter of the tradition of her ancestors, having performed their music in the US, Ghana, Senegal, Netherlands, Panamá, Ecuador, and all over Colombia.
Currently, Eryen serves as musical director and lead performer in the group Cantares del Pacífico (@cantaresdelpacifico), nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2024; and the marimba player in Petrona Martinez's album "Ancestras" (Latin Grammy winner, 2022). She has won numerous honors and awards, including the National Sonar Contest of Marimba and Cali’s Queen of the Marimba Festival.
Eryen is also a lawyer, and a member of Jóvenes Unidos por Buenaventura, a social advocacy platform empowering young leaders.
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