As part of the Folk Music Exchange: PDX/Colombia - Join us for a night of acoustic music featuring the guitar duo from Colombia, Selva Espiral and the duo Chamberlain / Gonzalez. Hosting is Mother Foucaults bookstore. Located on the border of Portland’s inner southeast industrial district, Mother Foucault’s specializes in used, rare, and vintage books. Mother Foucaults creates the perfect cozy space and unique listening room for acoustic music.
Donation - $15 cash / venmo at doors
Doors @ 6:30 pm
Music at 7 pm
Mother Foucaults - 715 SE Grand Portland Oregon
Selva Espiral
Selva Espiral is the guitar duo consisting of Daniel Reyes Llinás and Cesar Quevedo Barrero. The duet explores a unique musical language called “paleo-futurismo”, which draws from ancestral, indigenous, and pre-Hispanic musical traditions while integrating modern experimental guitar techniques and textures. The music of Selva Espiral is inspired by the legacy of Ernesto "Teto" Ocampo, a Colombian composer and guitarist known for fusing Andean, Caribbean, and indigenous Colombian music with avant-garde and minimalist approaches. Teto’s influence can be heard in the rhythmic structures, modal colors, and spiritual undercurrents of Selva Espiral’s work.
Chamberlain / Gonzalez
Eliot Chamberlain & Soliana Gonzalez have been writing songs, harmonizing & performing together in Portland since March 2020. They could be described as a folk duo - though their music draws from a wide array of traditions & inspirations. Soli grew up climbing trees in N.Y. state, singing with her sisters, making art & falling in love with early folk, rock & latin music of her Colombian heritage. Meanwhile, Eliot is your classic West Coast bluegrass banjo player turned psychedelic rock guitarist & songwriter, moving from Santa Cruz to Portland in 2013. Considering their distinct backgrounds, geographical origins & styles, it’s almost uncanny how well their music coalesces.
Performance Description: Chamberlain / Gonzalez features original songs, vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and fingerpicking; they draw inspiration from many genres including: early English folk, American roots, jazz, Latin, protest, 60/70s, world music, etc. C/G has had the pleasure of working with and opening for Haley Heynderickx, and Mike Coykendall.