3. Jazz Ex Tempore: Workshop Afromexican traditional music and dance Silvia Abalos (Mexico)

Silvia Abalos

Silvia AbalosSilvia Abalos was born in Guadalajara, (Mexico). From her childhood she entered into theater’s world, classic ballet and Mexican folkloric dance. In the age of 14 she started a singing career, studying old mexican traditional music in indigenous languages as Huichol, Purépecha, Náhuatl and Zapoteco.
In the same time, she started to work as an actress and a choreographer in over 20 showcases. She became a member of the famous theater companies Mima and Pantomima’s Company of Bellas Artes of Jalisco and Itaca from Mexico City. She collaborates with directors Marta Luna, Bruno Bert, Luis Partida, Jorge Villagomez, Chela Orozco.
As a singer, she works with number of bands: : "Entropia", "Banco del ruido", "Gore Matraka” "Ache", "Cuba libre", "Rumbatey", “Banda Sonera de París”, “Las Manos Calientes”, “Son Bacán”, “El Truco Mexicano” and “Te’Ome”.