El Canto y El Arte

three artist’s selected works from
el taller’s songbook of the americas


May 2 - September 5, 2024
Anibal Aviles Playground
111 W 108 Street
(between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenue)
UWS NYC

 

The arts affect the way we see the world, and they also influence how we experience other forms of art.

El Taller Latino Americano has valued this reciprocity throughout its 45-year history, evident in the ongoing relationship between its House of Art (Casa de Arte) and House of Music (Casa de Musica), which have coexisted within our performance space since its inception in 1979. While these playground exhibitions have not directly benefited from this interaction between art and music, they have been enriched by the excitement and laughter of the children who play here, as well as by the city’s spontaneous sounds.

This exhibition not only links art and music but also connects to another of El Taller’s longstanding projects: the Songbook Americas. This project is a culmination of El Taller Latino Americano’s history of presenting music from across the Americas, featuring performances by both famous and unknown artists (famosos y desconocidos). It celebrates traditional regional music and embodies the cross-cultural exchange that naturally arises from travel, modernity, and change

El canto (the song) can be understood as lyrical poems that depict landscapes, relationships, memories, significant people, and history. Visual art conveys these narratives through color, symbolism, and the artist’s hand. Illustrations from El Taller Latino Americano’s Songbook of the Americas will showcase the interpretations of Spanish-language songs by three artists: Bernardo Palombo, Ric Pliego, and Oscar Pardo, focusing on their unique expressions.

 

El Arte y Las Canciónes:
Listen to the music

 

Cuesta Abajo
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Alfredo La Pera, Carlos Gardel
Video: Performed by Carlos Gardel
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

Camino del Indio
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Lyrics and Music: Atahualpa Yupanqui
Video: Atahualpa Yupanqui
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

 

A Otro Lugar
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo
Lyrics: Palombo; Music: Samy Mielgo
Performed by S.A.S.

 

Loisaida de Siete Colores
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo, Turizzo Anaya, Donna Light
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Grupo Wara

 

Los Colores
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

El Palomero
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

Trasnochadas Espinales
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Lyrics and Music: Félix Alberto "Cholo Aguirre"
Video: Félix Alberto "Cholo Aguirre"
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

 

Vidala del Nombrador
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Jaime Dávalos + Eduardo Falú
Video: Jaime Dávalos; Los Chalchaleros
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

 

15 de Septiembre
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Music and Lyrics: José Alfredo Jiménez
Performed by José Alfredo Jiménez

 

Tiempo
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo; Music: Damián Sanchez
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

El Green Card
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Lyrics: Victor Hernández

 

click to open accordion for lyrics

  • Estoy buscando un cariño
    con quien poder compartirlo
    que me queda de vida
    o tal vez sobrevivir.

    Cariño que sea divino
    matutino al despertar
    que me cobije de ensueno
    para poder madrugar.

    No importa de donde venga
    lo que tiene es que llear
    avión, tren on bicicleta
    aquí la voy a esperar.

    Te espero con tu equipaje
    y así podrás comprenderlo
    que para mí tú vales
    pues te voy a mantener.

    Yo te voy a mantener
    tú vas a ser mi mujer
    y nos vamos a casarte
    voy a dar el Green Card.

    Yo te voy  mantener
    tú vas a ser mi mujer
    y si no te portas bien
    yo te voy  devolver.

 

Corazón Sin Nido
Artwork: Ric Pliego
Lyrics: Victor Hernández; Music: José Valdéz
Performed by José Valdéz

 

Regreso a la Tonada
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Music and Lyrics: Armando Tejada Goméz
Video: Mercedes Sosa

 

Pato Sirirí
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Music and Lyrics: Jorge Cafrune
Video: Jorge Cafrune
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

Río Que Va Lejos
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Música: Manuel Romelio Tejón; Letra: Mario Espósito
Video: Los Fronterizos
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

 

Camba Poriaju
Artwork: Oscar Pardo
Edgar Romero Maciel + Néstor César Miguens
Video: Los Trovadores
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

Canción Para Una Muchacha Azul
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

Los Instrumentos
Artwork: Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

Ana Ocarina
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo; Music: Tico da Costa
Performed by Bruderhoff Choir and Wendy Blackstone

 

Cholos y Cholitas
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Tarateño Rojas
Performed by: Bernardo Palombo

 

Cuida El Agua
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

Chiquilín de Bachín
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Horacio Ferrer, Astor Piazzolla
Video: Performed by Roberto Goyeneche, 1969
Audio: Bernardo Palombo

 

Canción Desde Mi Infancia
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo; Music: Carlos Allievi
Performed by Timna Comedi

 

Canción por Woody Guthrie
Artwork:
Bernardo Palombo
Music and Lyrics: Bernardo Palombo
Performed by Bernardo Palombo

 

This gallery is presented in loving memory of
Bernardo Palombo and Ric Pliego