Venezuelan Christmas Carols From Our Hearts to Yours
Not that we are athletes or anything, but back in December there was an invitation to apply to perform at an Olympic Venue (GE Plaza Ice Rink, formerly known as Robson Square) during the multicultural events planned for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games here in Vancouver
Our fingers were crossed, our hopes were high. We were [...]
As we say goodbye to 2009, we want to say Thank You for your support during this Holiday season. Thank you for inviting us to perform in your homes and your hearts and share this joyous season with us.
Thanks to our special guests, Carlos Cortez and Edwin Martinez for adding your special touch and [...]
If you were thinking about coming out to one of our shows, we just want to remind you (all 7 of you) that we have two shows left for the rest of this year.
Check our event listing for time / place details (hint: they are this Saturday and Sunday)
Este Articulo nos lo hizo llegar Julieta Prince y esta escrito por: Luis Pacheco, ex-empleado de PDVSA ; disfruten
Hace unos días recibí un correo de mi amigo Lino invitándome a ver, a través de YOUTUBE, un video de un festival de gaitas zulianas en Canadá. Debo confesar, aquí y ahora, que a pesar de haberme [...]
Our 2009 Season is about to start. Our first show will be at the Vancouver Waldorf School in North Vancouver.
Here is a great graphic to kick-start the Holiday season.
This season was another hit but, as with all good things, it came to an end rather fast.
We want to thank our public once again for their warm support and cheers. You all make it worth the effort. Your smiles and encouraging words are all we are after every year.
We hope to see [...]
We want to give a very special mention to our photographer, Gerardo, and videographer, Luis, for sharing their work with us and allowing us to display their work on our website.
Their work really helps us portray the atmosphere of our Parrandas and promote our work, our customs, and our culture.
So a very special, and big, [...]
On December 6, Los Parranderos performed for the Minoru Seniors Community Centre in Richmond. They sang only a few minutes after Vancouver’s Latin Choir, Fusion Latina, had shared their talented voices to the same audience.
To everyone’s delight, the encore brought both choirs together to the stage to sing two Venezuelan ‘aguinaldos’: ‘El Niño Jesus’ [...]
This morning, Los Parranderos were featured on a Global TV’s segment as one of the 8 groups invited to celebrate Christmas on Grouse Mountain.
There is an interview with Director: Maria Luces, close-ups of some of the instruments and, of course, Los Parranderos singing and dancing.
UPDATE: the video has been taken offline by Global (their featured [...]
No hay duda que los conjuntos de parranda navideña han sido unas de las expresiones de alegría, entusiasmo y canto solidario que mejor hablan del optimismo y la energía vital. Esas parrandas conocidas como conjuntos de parranda central están conformadas por un abandero, cuyos colores y símbolos identifican al conjunto; también una estrella y los [...]