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After several months of dreaming of the live premiere of Ancestors Sinf\u00f3nico<\/strong> (AS. 2022), the journey to retrace the path of the legacy has begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On June 23 and 24, at 8:30 p.m., the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater of Cuba will host the world premiere of this album, which will be a tribute and a reinvention, a rediscovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More than a hundred musicians – 113 in all – will accompany S\u00edntesis, X Alfonso and Eme Alfonso on stage in the first live presentation of the album, winner of the Latin Grammy 2022 in the category of Best Folk Album and Cubadisco 2023 Grand Prize, according to a press release from the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Choir of Cuba, conducted by Maestro Digna Guerra, and the Lyceum Orchestra of Havana, conducted by Maestro Jos\u00e9 A. M\u00e9ndez Padr\u00f3n, will participate in a special way in this revelation, composed of 10 pieces that, after an impressive performance exercise, X Alfonso has transformed into a powerful symphonic suite, with arrangements inspired by the works of authors linked to the history of S\u00edntesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the advice of maestro Leo Brouwer and ethnologist Natalia Bol\u00edvar, Ancestros Sinf\u00f3nico<\/strong> is a new look at the iconic work of S\u00edntesis, a family homage that, according to Brouwer, \u00abshows a remarkable experiential legacy, authentic to its roots.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00abX proposes a musical-cultural interweaving (African chants, symphonic music, gospel choirs, bat\u00e1 drums, contemporary compositional language) that leads to a postmodern aesthetic. The result? Unsurpassable,\u00bb says the renowned Cuban composer, guitarist and orchestra conductor in the liner notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The album, the second production of the FacMusic label, was recorded in Portugal and Havana, and mixed and mastered at Cerrito Records in San Francisco, United States. Its re-release, 35 years after the release of Ancestros<\/strong> (1987), is an invitation to revisit the monumental work of his parents, Carlos Alfonso and Ele Vald\u00e9s, as well as that of authors who have marked the career of S\u00edntesis, such as Esteban Puebla and Luc\u00eda Huergo, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On June 23 and 24, in the Avellaneda Hall of the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, songs from the center of the earth will be sung dedicated to nine great orishas, such as Eleggu\u00e1, Ogg\u00fan, Oshosi, Babal\u00fa Ay\u00e9, Chang\u00f3, Obbatal\u00e1, Oy\u00e1, Yemay\u00e1 and Osh\u00fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The invitation to witness the magic is made; as Rafa Gonz\u00e1lez Escalona, director of the music magazine AM:PM, would say: \u00abAncestros Sinf\u00f3nico<\/strong> is a love story; of a son for his parents, of a family proud of its heritage. A family capable of reinventing a country through music, once again.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tickets will be available at two main locations: at the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano from June 15 to 18, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., with a mobile stand; and from Tuesday, June 20, at the Teatro Nacional box office during regular hours. Tickets will also be available through the e-commerce platform La Papeleta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Translated by Luis E. 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