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Acclaimed Chamamé artist Alejandro Brittes shares history of music genre

The Alejandro Brittes Trio will perform in Las Cruces with Camerata del Sol on Wednesday, September 25th.
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The Alejandro Brittes Trio will perform in Las Cruces with Camerata del Sol on Wednesday, September 25th.

Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Camerata del Sol welcomes The Alejandro Brittes Trio to Las Cruces to perform with them during a special performance titled “Chamamé! The Music We Take With Us.”

Alejandro Brittes shared with KRWG Public Media some history of the music that traces back to the South American colonial period when the Guaraní people were introduced to baroque music by Jesuits in mission communities.