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Samuel Torres & Trio Libre to Perform at the Cartagena Music Festival 2027
We are thrilled to announce that Samuel and Trio Libre will be performing at the renowned Cartagena Music Festival in Jan 2027. In addition to the ensemble's performance, the festival has commissioned Samuel to compose a new piece for congas and piano. Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s La cándida Eréndira, this special work will receive its world premiere at the historic home of the Nobel laureate himself. Stay tuned for ticket details and performance schedules!
World Premiere at Palacio de Bellas Artes: August 1st, 2026
Samuel has just completed a brand-new work for four percussionists, commissioned by acclaimed Mexican dancer and choreographer Argelia Arreola. The piece will make its world debut at the prestigious Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City as part of the Segundo Festival de Danzas Negras: Reflexiones Afrocaribeñas. This performance brings a powerful dialogue of rhythm and contemporary movement to one of the world's most historic stages.
“For those who enjoy the boisterous flam
boyance of Latin jazz, Colombian composer and percussionist Samuel Torres would like to point out that less can be more.....The stripped-down setting opens the mind to all kinds of counterfactuals and possibilities.”
“A release as daring and fulfilling as Alegria, the latest from Bogota, Colombia, native Samuel Torres, is a rarity . . . Keys to the date’s success are the leader’s ingenious blending of disparate rhythms, and the presence of six first-call horn players who provide the orchestral heft and harmonic textures . . . a truly evolved variant of Latin jazz..”