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Locarno

Locarno is the Latin project of Juno award winning musician and Paperboys frontm...
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Sat. December 21st 2013 + Add to Calendar Vancouver FanClub (No Minors)
7:30pm - 10:00pm  Doors at: 7:30pm $10

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Locarno is the Latin project of Juno award winning musician and Paperboys frontman, Tom Landa. The music, like him, is part Mexican but with strong doses of Cuban Son, Folk Music, Pop and Funk. There are threads of Son Jarocho and Salsa but the songs are more edgy and contemporary than that. The music could be compared to Manu Chao, Ozomatli or Rodrigo and Gabriela but although there are similarities it is truly original and a new flavour in the Latin music genre. Tom was born and raised in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Canadian mother. He moved to Ontario during his teenage years where he put behind his Mexican Musical Roots in favour of the new sounds that surrounded his new environment. Records by The Smiths, Tracy Chapman and Spirit of The West dominated his turntable and ca... more...

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Vancouver FanClub

#Granville-1050 Granville Street Vancouver BC
V6Z 1L5

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