The musician Jorge Glem, winner of a Latin Grammy, will give a masterclass in La Laguna as part of Mousikê

Mousikê programs an extraordinary masterclass by the acclaimed Jorge Glem this Saturday, July 16, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Chamber Hall of the Leal Theater in La Laguna. This will be a unique opportunity to meet the Latin Grammy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated cuatrista, mandolinist and music producer. Without a doubt, one of the great musical treasures of Venezuela.

Originally from the city of Cumaná, Glem, who currently resides in New York, has dedicated himself passionately to making the Venezuelan cuatro known, exploring with him various rhythms from all over the world.

With his incredible talent, he has managed to fuse this traditional instrument from his native Venezuela with genres such as jazz, salsa, bluegrass, rock and pop, sharing stages with renowned world figures such as Paquito D’Rivera, Jordan Rudess, Rubén Blades, Carlos Vives, Calle 13, Natalia Lafoucarde, Guaco, Desorden Público, Ensamble Gurrufío, Gualberto Ibarreto, Etienne Charles and many other important personalities in the world of music.

Tickets to this masterclass, which exceptionally will require payment, can now be purchased at a price of twenty euros by writing to mousikelalaguna@gmail.comsending whatsapp to 646466685 or by message on their social networks.

It is a masterclass produced by Mousikê that since 2010, -twelve years of uninterrupted programming- has been developing numerous actions dedicated to teaching and musical practice. Beginning its activity in La Laguna, it is currently managing to transfer these actions to the rest of the Archipelago with its project ‘Between Islands’. The consolidation of its pedagogical action has also been recognized internationally when three years ago it became part of the Latin American Association of Music Schools, ALAEMUS, in addition to other incursions in countries such as the United States, Italy, Brazil, Colombia or Chile where, Also, Mousikê has given a good account of the music that has been made in the Canary Islands through its TIME project (Research and Evolution of Popular Music).

Due to the implicit need in art and training in general to continuously expand knowledge, the Mousikê Association seeks alternatives to the limitations of our insularity. With absolute confidence in the current Canarian music guild, in addition to local actions, Mousikê enters a social and global movement, finding in social networks the perfect instrument for it. Such is the case that its YouTube channel alone has more than 11,000 subscribers in the world and brings together more than 890,000 views with more than 180,000 hours of viewing in the more than one hundred and fifty full and free masterclasses given by local, national and international artists. that have been developing in these ten years and that, to this day, are still available on the aforementioned channel.

Award-winning cuatrista, mandolinist and music producer, Jorge Glem is undoubtedly one of the musical treasures of Venezuela. Born in Cumaná, Venezuela, Glem, who currently resides in New York City, has set out with the clear and driven purpose of presenting the Venezuelan cuatro as a universal instrument. His incredible talent and purpose have allowed him to share the stage with world-renowned figures such as Paquito D’Rivera, Jordan Rudess, Rubén Blades, Carlos Vives, Calle 13, Natalia Lafoucarde, Guaco, Desorden Público, Ensamble Gurrufío, Gualberto Ibarreto, Etienne Charles and many other important personalities of music, managing to fuse this traditional instrument in genres such as jazz, salsa, bluegrass, rock and pop.

In 2017 Glem, in that continuous effort to present the cuatro to the world, started a movement called #4CuatroMusic through social networks that reached more than 1k publications in just 3 weeks. Without a doubt, the cuatro is more than an instrument for this musical prodigy. It is a part of him and by playing it, he can achieve a global voice.

Also a member of the acclaimed ensemble C4Trio, Latin Grammy winner, three-time Latin Grammy nominee and most recently a 2018 Grammy nominee, Glem has participated in over 200 productions and has toured extensively around the world.

Jorge Glem has been the winner of prestigious awards such as “El Silbón de Oro”, 2014, “Siembra Del Cuatro”, 2015, and three Pepsi music awards for his album “En El Cerrito”. With three of his own productions, Glem is also currently participating in collaborations with folkloric accordionist Sam Reider, as well as another project with Cuban-Venezuelan pianist, composer and arranger César Orozco, with whom he recently recorded and is preparing to release a album. Glem continues to tour the US, Latin America and Europe and looks forward to many more collaborations incorporating the iconic Venezuelan cuatro.