Type/Genre of Show: Music Concert

Company Name: Azlo Productions

Project Title: LaMar NYC Feat: Nilko Andreas and Liz Chidester

Directed by: Nilko Andreas

Artists/Features: Nilko Andreas Liz Chidester

Language: English/Spanish

Audience type: General audience

Synopsis

LaMar NYC Featuring: Nilko Andreas and Liz Chidester

Internationally awarded classical guitarist and singer Nilko Andreas and Awarded singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Liz Chidester combine the music of their backgrounds, from the mountains of South America and the Appalachian mountains, hoping to contribute to the healing and celebration of different cultures. Sharing music from the Americas and beyond, from Bob Dylan to Mercedes Sosa, this powerful NYC-based duo has been performing at different festivals around the US including the Folk Alliance International Festival in Kansas City and the Lavender Festival in Charlottesville, VA.

Regarding the director or directors

Since his Carnegie Hall solo debut, (2009) multi-faceted touring artist Nilko Andreas has been entertaining audiences in three continents as an internationally awarded classical guitarist, Composer, Actor, Music Director as well as a singer (La Cumbiamba eNeYe, LaMar NYC), Born in Colombia, he carries the musical legacy of his mother land, layered with his experiences as a leading classical musician around the world and 22 years of living, performing as a soloist and chamber Musician, producing and conducting in New York City.

He is the founder of the “Amazonas” a series presented at Carnegie Hall since 2010, with a heavy interest in raising awareness over environmental damage, He performed the role of “Don Quixote” in the Musical “The Man of La Mancha” by Musical Theater Heritage, His passion for the work of Federico Garcia Lorca made him collaborate and produce many Lorca plays Including “La zapatera prodigiosa” (Spanish repertory

theater NYC) his collaboration with grupo “Artificio Theater” lead to rave reviews and awards. he conceived and directed “Asi Canta Federico” and interactive concert around the life and work of Garcia Lorca.

He is the Founder of the Latin American Chamber Music Society and Azlo Productions.