The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland, in partnership with St. Mary’s Ryken High School Student Organization for the Interests in the Arts (SOFIA) club, presents Carlos Núñez in concert, Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Romuald Hall Auditorium at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, 22600 Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown, MD. Carlos Núñez comes from Galicia, the Celtic region in the North West of Spain. He is considered one of the biggest artists in the international World / Celtic Music scene, having the quality of a classical music virtuoso and the charisma of a rock star. Carlos has expanded the borders of Celtic music to Flamenco, Fado, Cuban, Mexican, Brazilian or Classical music, Movie Soundtracks, Contemporary Dance... As he describes it, he plays Celtic music with Latin passion.
SONY MUSIC (formerly BMG) have released his 10 albums to date that have sold 1 million copies since his debut in 1996 accumulating several Platinum and Gold CDs and DVDs, as well as 2 Latin Grammy nominations. The album Santiago, for which he became honorary member of The Chieftains, was awarded a Grammy in 1997. Carlos Núñez now prepares his return to the US, where he performed hundreds of shows in the early 90s, either with The Chieftains, or with his own band. Since his last US release and tour over 10 years ago, he has concentrated in Europe, Latin America and Japan, territories in which he is considered on the top of his genre, performing an average of 100 dates per year.
Fall 2012 marked the release of Discover, his a greatest-hits, double CD collection on SONY MASTERWORKS, and includes some of his collaborations with artists like The Chieftains, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, and many more. Its’ popularity brought Carlos’s long-awaited return to North America. Major touring ensued Fall 2012 and again summer 2013 with new band line-up featuring his brother Xurxo on percussion, Pancho Alvarez on Brazilian viola, and fiddler/step-dancer Jon Pilatzke, whom he met while with The Chieftains.
Núñez and company returned to 30 North American cities in February and March 2014 with a new album, "Inter-Celtic", that features music and artists from the different Celtic countries, such as The Chieftains or Altan from Ireland, Alan Stivell from Brittany, or Scottish pipers, but also Ry Cooder.
As part of his 2014 tour, Carlos Núñez and his band were presented in Southern Maryland and SOLD OUT DAYS BEFORE the show. Don’t delay – buy your tickets today!
Come out for a once in a lifetime experience in southern Maryland with Carlos Núñez in concert at 7:30pm. Tickets $30 at the door; advance sale discounts are available online www.cssm.org/tickets. For more information regarding Carlos Núñez and his music, go to www.carlosnunez.com.
