Manuel Alejandro Rangel is steps away
Manuel Alejandro Rangel and most of humanity are within 6 degrees of each other. This matrix combines the small-world principle behind this fact with inter-artist recommendations-in-series. By this m.o., writers, musicians, filmmakers, quiltmakers, dancers, painters, multimedia artists, architects, sound designers, chefs, producers et al (see categories) across the planet are within close, discoverable steps of each other, and most of the world as well. 100% AI FREE
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Why again is Manuel Alejandro Rangel mere steps away from all other artists in here, and by extension, everybody on the planet?
WHO IS CURATING FROM HERE?
- Vertex/Edges Out by: The Matrix
Artist & Where
- Name: Manuel Alejandro Rangel
- City/Place: Caracas
- Country: Venezuela
- Hometown: Barquisimeto
Life & Work
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Bio:
Winner of the award to the best Maracas Player of the Festival De La Música Llanera (Music from the Plains Festival) “El Silbón De Oro”. Portuguesa – Venezuela.
Winner of the International Festival of Villavicencio – Colombia.
Classical guitarist graduated from the Vicente Emilio Sojo conservatory, Barquisimeto – Venezuela, under the direction of professor Valmore Nieves.
Winner of the Latin Grammy – Certificate of participation in the album “Tesoros De La Música Venezolana” (Treasures of Venezuelan Music) by Ilan Chester. Guest musician on the Latin Grammy nominated recording “Textures From The North Of South” with the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra. Guest musician in the Grammy Awards nominated recording “PA’ FUERA” of C4 Trio.
He premiered in Venezuela the concert for Venezuelan maracas and Orchestra, PATARUCO by composer Ricardo Lorenz, with the Simón Bolívar Symphony conducted by Christian Vásquez. Later directed by Alfredo Rugeles with the Simón Bolívar Symphony and Enluis Montes Olivar with the Lara State Youth Orchestra. Also performed alongside the Tatuí Symphony – Brazil.
He premiered at the Wharton Center at Michigan State University, the new version of PATARUCO, with the Wind Symphony of Michigan State University directed by Dr. Kevin Sedatole. Adaptation and transcription by Dr. Travis Higa.
Author of the book and first method of Venezuelan maracas “5 movements are the key”, musicological work that he exhibited next to a maracas workshop at the UN Palace of the United Nations in Geneva – Switzerland. This unique method has been presented together with workshops of Venezuelan maracas in the music conservatories of Tatuí – Brazil, Conservatory of Music in Tomar – Portugal, Castelo de Paiva Academy of Music Oporto – Portugal, ESMUC Higher School of Music of Catalunya Barcelona – Spain, Benisanó School of Music Valencia – Spain, National Conservatory of Lima – Peru, Berklee College of Music Boston, Scottdalle Community College of Phoenix – Arizona, Kalos Music and Art School Miami, Michigan State University, GuildHall School of Music and Drama London – England, Clermont Ferrand Conservatory – France, Venezuelan Creole Music Stage in Mirecourt – France, Théâtre De France Saint Christophe D’Allier.
Selected among 2500 musicians in the world, as the only Latin American to participate in the OneBeat 2013 program, organized by the US State Department, touring concerts and workshops throughout the east coast of Florida from New Smyrna Beach to New York.
Tours made with multiple musical projects in Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, France, Spain, Portugal, England, Turkey, Stockholm, Switzerland, Brussels, New York, Boston, Michigan, Philadelphia and Washington.
“INSTINTO” music production. Member of the Urban Acoustic Movement, Rock and MAU, Arcano, Kapicúa, Los Sinvergüenzas, Joropo Jam and Venezuelan Roots. Music producer, executive producer, recording engineer and editor of “Tipico Ma Non Troppo” Venezuelan music album by oboist Fernando Álvarez.
Professor of the Maracas Chair of the Simón Bolívar Conservatory of Music Caracas – Venezuela 2014 – 2016.
Media & Markets
- ▶ Book Purchases: http://manuelmaracas.com/manuelsite/en/5-movimientos-la-clave-libro/
- ▶ Twitter: manuelmaracas
- ▶ Instagram: manuelmaracas
- ▶ Website: http://manuelmaracas.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ManuelRangelMaracas
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/3qG7gFRlLUton0sASetXhF
My Instruction
- Instruction: http://manuelmaracas.com/manuelsite/en/lp-courses/
ABOUT THE MATRIX
This matrix is dedicated to creative artists and non-algorithmic discovery.
It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world
While the Brazilian musicians I work with now you may not know, I formerly worked (chasing unpaid royalties!) on behalf of Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Jim Hall, Mongo Santamaria, Gilberto Gil, Astrud Gilberto, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), Philip Glass, The Cadillacs (Earl Carroll), The Flamingos (Zeke and Jake Carey), and others, including Oscar-winning world-class great-guy Robb Royer. I was interviewed by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio several years ago ... about the Brazilians:
- Randy "Pardal/Sparrow" Roberts
All is more connected than we know.
w/ David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio
The matrix was inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...
Our logo, per the "spirit" above, is a cortador de cana, a cane cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.
