July 17th @ 6:30 in Giddings PlazaThis week, the square will be dancing to tantalizing, romantic and fun latin music to the sounds of Carlos Ortega. Ortega was born in Bogota, Colombia and moved to Chicago when he was four. He began playing guitar at a young age in a variety of different bands that ranged from a punk band to a surf band. Many of Ortega's lyrics are inspired by stories that Carlos was told by his father about life in South America during the 1930s and 40s. These stories "of a mood, a place, and a time after the bottle was empty and the old LPs were carefully placed on the turntable". In 1996, Ortega released a CD that combined all things great about classic Latin music with a new contemporary sound. Ortega does not play alone though, he is joined by Honduran guitarist Charlie Baran who Ortega met in a guitar shop. It has been said that Charlie has "more licks than the flashiest rock guitarist but knows as well as the value and beauty of measured restraint". We are thrilled to welcome this Latin Combo to the square this week!
Take a listen before you come on out on Thursday night http://www.myspace.com/casolandomusic
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