Latin America Week 2016: Weds 20th April: Fernando López and LR duo Concert

national | arts and media | event notice Wednesday April 13, 2016 22:20 by LASC - Latin America Solidarity Centre

Latin America Week (LAW) - Events 2016

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LASC Latin America Week this year will focus on the migrant and humanitarian crisis in Europe and Central America/Mexico. Events around Ireland will highlight the links between similar realities in two different areas of the globe.

Wednesday 20th April: Event: Fernando López concert: Corazón Ixil. 8pm @Beerhouse

- LR duo is a 2 piece band that performs a very extensive and special repertoire with the most popular Bossa Nova and Jazz Standard tunes, interpreted in English and also Portuguese. You can see more about them here. http://www.facebook.com/lrproject

- The great Guatemalan Troubadour Fernando López with his concert Corazón Ixil.

Fernando is a renowned Guatemalan songwriter who is committed to social justice through his songs. His songs have been sung to celebrate the guilty veredict of Rios Montt.

You can find more information about Fernando López here http://www.fernandolopezmusic.com/history.php

They will be performing on Wednesday the 20th at 7.30 in the Beerhouse (84.5 Capel Street Dublin 1)

Tickets €7 -For details of buying tickets see the LASC website at: http://www.lasc.ie/content/law-2016-concert-fernando-l%C3%B3pez-and-lr-duo

LAW 2016 Events:

DUBLIN:
- Sunday 17th April: Documentary Screening "The invisible", by Gael Garcia Bernal, and "The sea between us" by Caoimhe Butterly. Followed by discussion with Ammesty International and Caoimhe Butterly. 7.30pm @Beerhouse
- Wednesday 20th April: Fernando López concert: Corazón Ixil. 8pm @Beerhouse
- Thursday 21st April: LAW 2016: Latin American Food Swap at 7pm @Smallchanges, 40 Drumcondra Road Lower.
- Saturday 23rd April: LAW Conference, from 10.15am to 1pm @Department of Ecumenics, Trinity College
- Sunday 24th April: Documentary Screening "La Jaula de Oro". 7.30pm @Beerhouse

GALWAY
- Tuesday 19th April: Public Talk:

LIMERICK
- Wednesday 20th April: Public Talk:

More information at www.lasc.ie