Meet
SURCARI
What we do
Music with a Latin beat!
Meet Surcari
Surcari (a combination of two Spanish words: South America and Caribbean) is an award-winning performance group originating from Chile and Puerto Rico under the musical direction of multi-award-winning guitarist Lorena Garay. As their name suggests, they play a blend of South American and Caribbean music.
Contagious with their stage performance, the band is riveting in every way. Their multicultural performances engage audiences of all ages as they are introduced to irresistible instrumental and vocal music from South & Central America, the Spanish Caribbean, the Andes, Mexico, and Spain!
The versatile members of Surcari are multi-instrumentalists who play a wide range of traditional and indigenous instruments. Surcari's extensive repertoire is drawn from the group's artistic influences, which include Latin, flamenco, classical, Andean and Latin jazz.
Surcari received the 2018 Performing Artist of the Year Award from Arts For Learning Connecticut. Surcari's self-titled album won third place for Best South and Central American Album at the 2009 Just Plain Folks Independent Music Awards.
Their multicultural shows for children are booked through Arts For Learning Connecticut. Surcari is on the Creative Ground roster, a project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).
Meet the Members
All three members of Surcari are talented and gifted musicians who have performed for audiences in the United States, South America, and Europe. Audiences are impressed by their joyful yet intense way of playing.
Lorena Garay’s guitar arrangements and passionate playing style beautifully blend her classical guitar technique with her fiery Spanish guitar strumming.
Eugenio Huanca’s intense way of playing the panpipes, the pan flute, and other Latin American instruments is just mesmerizing.
Edilio Bermudez’s command of the violin and the electric bass is truly captivating.
What the critics say
“New Artists Surcari-Music of South America brought the house, (chapel really), down! The guitars, pan pipes, flutes, rain sticks and other instruments created a sound that truly engaged the audience in moving to the music and tapping their feet."
ARTSPLASH! Newsletter
“This show rocked, it really did. The music just never stopped and as I sat in the back of the room watching, I was impressed with how intent these kids were on the music and the performers (Surcari) - they clapped, moved around on their bottoms or rocked back and forth in place.”
Hartford Courant
“Un gran concierto del grupo Surcari, con una fascinante mezcla de ritmos de los Andes y el Caribe.”
Identidad Latina
“Trío Surcari: La armónica unión musical del altiplano con el caribe.”
La Voz Hispana
Who we are
Surcari
Surcari (a combination of two words: Suramérica and Caribbean) is an award-winning performance group under the musical direction of multi-award-winning guitarist Lorena Garay.
What we do
Music with a Latin beat!
ENTERTAINING
Broad Latin Music Repertoire
We perform irresistible instrumental and vocal music from South & Central America, the Spanish Caribbean, the Andes, Mexico, and Spain!
ENRICHING
DIverse Instrumentation
Our concerts include different styles of Latin American and Caribbean music on a wide variety of traditional and exotic indigenous instruments!
ENGAGING
Interactive & Participatory
Our multicultural shows for children take audience participation to a new level of interaction! These are booked through Arts For Learning CT.
What we offer
Surcari
- Concerts
- Lecture Demonstrations
- Workshops
- Interactive Shows
- School Assemblies
- Virtual Shows