El Acordeón del Diablo

Accordion Music Documentary, Germany/Switzerland 2000, 90 min, English subtitles

He even defeated the devil in an accordion duel, according to legend. Gabriel Garcia Márquez paid tribute to him in "A Hundred Years of Solitude." And they say he has produced a prodigious number of descendants, altogether 422 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. The accordionist and singer Francisco 'Pacho' Rada’s’, life and travels through Columbia as a troubadour is the subject of numerous stories. Countless songs have become classics, bestowing on the 1915-born maestro the title "King of Colombian Son.” . Pacho Rada himself and performances by musicians like Alfredo Gutiérrez with his pulsating bullfight sound show the captivating energy of Caribbean music, from Cumbia, Vallento, Son.

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TANGO CRASH / CHANGO SPASIUK (Concerts, 19:00h)