Prior to their performance on the Latin Tropical Stage, Juan Moreno & Junior Guzmán of Clave Dura speak on their musical experience with Betto Arcos, Summer Fest’s Latin Tropical Stage curator. This event will take place inside the Tech Interactive’s New Venture Hall.
About Clave Dura:
Crafting a fusion of salsa, Cumbia, merengue and bachata, Clave Dura brings together the collective talent of multiple musicians to deliver the authentic sounds of Puerto Rico and Colombia.
Drawing influences from Oscar de’leon, Celia Cruz and Marc Anthony among others, the group is a powerhouse of Latin music that sizzles on stage. Their dynamic line-up captures the full scope of the Latin music tradition, which includes piano, bass, congas, bongo, timbales, trumpet, trombone and spicy Latin vocals.
Clave Dura’s members have assisted on studio efforts by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. They’ve also performed alongside such live acts as Tito Rojas, Wichy Camacho, Luisito Carrio, Willie Panama, Michael Stewart, Yasser Ramos, Don Sonero, Frankie Ruiz Jr, Renzo Padilla, Paquito Acosta, and Luisito Rosario.
About Betto Arcos:
Betto Arcos is a freelance music journalist. He writes stories about music from around the world, with an emphasis on Latin America. He has been a contributor to NPR programming since 2009, when he began reviewing music for All Things Considered on the weekends.
Arcos writes stories about music from around the world, with an emphasis on Latin America. He has particularly enjoyed interviewing Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, classical composer Leo Brouwer, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, Tunisian composer Anouar Brahem and Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Arcos is also a contributor to BBC Radio 3 Music Planet and is a music lecturer for the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. He is the author of the book Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio (Fogra Editorial, 2020), and is a contributing writer for several other works, including Cantoras Todas – La Generación del Siglo 21 (Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara, 2020) and The Tide Was Always High – The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles (University of California Press, 2017).
He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is originally from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
About Clave Dura:
Crafting a fusion of salsa, Cumbia, merengue and bachata, Clave Dura brings together the collective talent of multiple musicians to deliver the authentic sounds of Puerto Rico and Colombia.
Drawing influences from Oscar de’leon, Celia Cruz and Marc Anthony among others, the group is a powerhouse of Latin music that sizzles on stage. Their dynamic line-up captures the full scope of the Latin music tradition, which includes piano, bass, congas, bongo, timbales, trumpet, trombone and spicy Latin vocals.
Clave Dura’s members have assisted on studio efforts by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. They’ve also performed alongside such live acts as Tito Rojas, Wichy Camacho, Luisito Carrio, Willie Panama, Michael Stewart, Yasser Ramos, Don Sonero, Frankie Ruiz Jr, Renzo Padilla, Paquito Acosta, and Luisito Rosario.
About Betto Arcos:
Betto Arcos is a freelance music journalist. He writes stories about music from around the world, with an emphasis on Latin America. He has been a contributor to NPR programming since 2009, when he began reviewing music for All Things Considered on the weekends.
Arcos writes stories about music from around the world, with an emphasis on Latin America. He has particularly enjoyed interviewing Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, classical composer Leo Brouwer, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, Tunisian composer Anouar Brahem and Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
Arcos is also a contributor to BBC Radio 3 Music Planet and is a music lecturer for the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. He is the author of the book Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio (Fogra Editorial, 2020), and is a contributing writer for several other works, including Cantoras Todas – La Generación del Siglo 21 (Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara, 2020) and The Tide Was Always High – The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles (University of California Press, 2017).
He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is originally from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
