The Embassy of Costa Rica and Casa América organize tomorrow Friday at 18.30 hours in the Gabriela Mistral Amphitheater of the diplomatic center the concert Melodies between anguish and landscapes, by the Costa Rican singer and composer Pahola Crowley, that seeks to celebrate Costa Rican culture through music inspired by the literature of Carlos Salazar Herrera. Free admission until capacity is full.
This multidisciplinary project fuses literature, music and visual arts to provide a complete experience that connects viewers with the cultural and emotional wealth of Costa Rica.
Carlos Salazar Herrera was a major figure of the culture of Costa Rica in the twentieth century, his best known work was Cuentos de angustias y paisajes, a book of traditional stories about life in Costa Rica at that time.
The artist Pahola Crowley proposes to compose and record eight songs inspired by other tales of Salazar. This is a way of reinterpreting the stories, bringing them closer to the present through the most universal language of our time: music.
Pahola Crowley studied Musical Education and Singing at the National University of Costa Rica Conservatory. With a solid classical base, he moved to Mexico to continue his education in modern music at the University of Music. There he worked with numerous artists and jazz bands with which he toured the American continent. In 1999 he moved to Madrid, where he continued his musical training studying piano, improvisation and singing with teachers of the likes of Pepe Rivero, Ramón Paús, Patxi Pascual and Virginia Prieto.
In Spain, Crowley has worked as a chorister for artists such as Sergio Dalma, Paloma San Basilio, Raphael, Francisco and Mónica Molina. He has conducted and arranged for the choir of the musical show Forever King of Pop. He directs, composes and arranges for various choirs and vocal ensembles. He has been part of numerous jazz and music formations around the world, performing at festivals, clubs and theatres across the country.
