Pan-Latin band Sol y Canto to perform in Middletown Thursday

MIDDLETOWN — Sol y Canto, a national touring and award-winning pan-Latin ensemble, will play a concert Thursday at the Wadsworth Mansion.

The musical group is led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and bongo player Rosa Amador and New Mexico guitarist and composer Brian Amador.

The ensemble is being hosted by the Greater Middletown Concert Association, which said in a statement that their music has been described as joyful, Latin root music from varied countries.

“Featuring Rosi’s crystalline voice and Brian’s lush Spanish guitar and inventive compositions, Sol y Canto is known for making their music accessible to Spanish- and nonSpanish speaking audiences of all ages,” according to the band’s website.

On occasion, the group is accompanied by virtuoso musicians from Latin America and the United States, it continued.

Sol y Canto’s original songs are “distinguished by poetic, often quirky lyrics set in a framework of varied musical styles with surprising twists. They can make you dance, laugh, cry and sigh all in one concert,” the site said.

“Their arrangements of classic and contemporary Latin tunes are always fresh and original. With Brian’s commanding, intricate guitar playing, Rosi’s rhythmic drive on cajón and bongos, and liberal use of vocal improvisation, the duo often sounds like a much larger ensemble,” according to Sol y Canto.

The performance will be held at the mansion, 421 Wadsworth St. at 7 p.m. parking is available.

Admission is $30 for adults. Student tickets are also available by calling 860-343-7555 or 860-3474887.

To learn more about the band, visit solycanto.com.

GMCA concerts are partially funded by the Middletown Commission on the Arts.

Sasha Pedro/Contributed photo Sol y Canto is led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and bongo player Rosa Amador and New Mexico guitarist and composer Brian Amador.