Editus captivates
audiences in Havana
Maritza Mariana
Hernández
THE Costa Rican musical group Editus
recently enlivened Havana’s Plaza Vieja, an ancient
setting in the Central Historic District, with a
number of intriguing pieces including Viento y
Madera, by Fidel Gamboa; Arístides
Baltodano’s He guardado; Flor de canela,
by Chabuca Granda, and Astor Piazzola’s
Libertango.
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Editus from
Costa Rica |
Editus has performed in some 30
countries across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the
Middle East, attracting audiences of a variety of
ages with its repertory created over 23 years,
featuring a very Costa Rican flavor.
Winners of three Grammy awards and
known for their renditions of Panamanian Ruben
Blades’ compositions, its members - Ricardo Ramírez,
Edín Solís and Carlos Tapado Vargas – have
experimented with a variety of genres, including
jazz, new age, classical and indigenous Latin
American sounds, in a constant interaction between
the traditional and the modern.
The group has performed concerts in
New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Olympia in Paris, as
well as in the Montreal and Monterrey Jazz Festivals,
among others.
Commenting on the group’s experience
in Cuba, Ricardo Ramírez, one of the founding
members, said that for Latin Americans and artists
around the world, Cuban music is a critically
important reference point. The nature of Cubans as
innate artists is significant. As Rubén Blades said,
if you throw a stick in Cuba, you hit a musician.
More than 60 music and dance artists
from the Central American country, of both a popular
and academic nature, participated in the 3rd Costa
Rican Culture Day organized by the City Historian’s
Office.
