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‘14 Years Ago’: ‘Women of the Accordion’, Argentina, September 2001by Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending September 21st 2001 included an article concerning a concert, ‘Women of the Accordion’, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring only women accordionists. This was the second such event, and is it still being held in 2015? Women of the Accordion – Argentina Contributed by Florencia Herrera On September 15th an event entitled "Women of the Accordion" was held for the second consecutive year in Buenos Aires with participants from all over the Entre Rios province. Performances were given by Gloria Casadey, Vilma Salvetti, Fátima Ferrabut, Silvina Vello, Thelma Gonzáles, Miriam Gutierrez, Marta Balbuena, Yanina Hirschfeld, Juana Izaguirre, Mary Barrios, Mariana Duarte, Zulma Graz Pereyra, Florencia Herrera and Marcia Muller. Their program included a variety of popular chamamés, chamarritas, fox-trots, tangos, two steps, cuambia and Brazilian tunes. |