Linaje Escencia Llanera wowed the audience at the June 7 Encuentro de Arpas with a rousing set of country music from the grasslands region set between Colombia and Venezuela. The Llanero genre is distinguished by its lively beats and the combined sounds of the folk harp, a small four-string guitar known as the cuatro and capachos (maracas) . Rounding out the Linaje ensemble is an electric bass player and vocalist with amazing pipes who doubles as a dancer. The group is lined up for a full performance Saturday, June 10, 8 p.m., during the opening of Isidro Xilonzóchitl´s art exhibit at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, Avenida Madero at Hidalgo.
