All World Music: Links to Artists

Allegato

Click here for the Allegato website: Allegato – World, Latin, & Japanese ensembles are available for festivals, cultural events, concerts, and special events encouraging international awareness and appreciation.

Bridging sounds of the East & West - wrapped with a ribbon of jazz. Allegato performs a collage of melodies and lyrics of music from around the globe, including songs from Japan, Brazil, France, Italy, Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico - A truly international music experience.

Allegato ensembles are available from 4-9 piece, and can be mixed and match depending on the theme and budget of the event. Musicians: Latin guitar, piano, Japanese koto harp, flute, violin, world percussion, and contrabass.

Allegato World: Music in Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, French, Italian, and English
Allegato Latin: Music in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian or a focus on one country
Allegato Japanese: Music of Japan

Why, you ask? The cultural and linguistic differences between Japan and Latin-based cultures are so significant that they are almost mirror images of each other, perfect opposites in many ways, yet with underlying parallels. Allison has had a love affair with both sides of the mirror for almost two decades, so it seemed only natural to fuse them together in an effort to bring more clarity to each side - not to mention the great musical combination they make! Japanese traditional music captures the purity of nature, the introspection and celebration of life, and the heart of a child. Mix this with the spicy Latin passion of romance, hardship, and beauty, and we find common ties for all of us.
Allegato – A world of meaning: A phonetic sister to “Arigato” in Japanese, the Italian expression that describes being ‘closely bound together’, the musical term describing smooth melodies, and a collision of Alli with her musical mascot, the Cat (or ‘Gato’ to our Latin friends). Put it together and what do you have? Allegato – Thank You! It is the gift of music that smoothens our differences and binds us.