Mar 4, 2018
Betsayda's voice can be heard in
the secret villages just a short bus ride from Caracas, tucked deep
in foliage. On the right day, and her and her band beat with the
pulse and poetry of a band strolling from house to house referenced
as parranda, a sound that finds earthy, moving expression in the
voice.
She is joined in this interview on her work by Luis Acosta, her tour manager and translator.
Her recent release is available called Loe Loa: Rural Recordings Under the
Mango Tree, transforming the field recordings that captured her
energy under the spreading mango tree that gave the album its
name.
Betsayda was selected to perform in globalFest, North America’s most important world
music industry event. Betsayda after this event went on tour
including a performance on RISD Auditorium in Providence, RI as part of the
FirstWorks Frontier Series.