SIRENA is an original story by Filipina artist Leslie Damaso, set within new compositions and contemporary arrangements of kundiman songs of love and freedom with kulintang, a jazz ensemble and colorful visual art featuring pre-colonial Baybayin script. This musical narrative  blends family secrets, a mythic love triangle ending in the beginning of a nation, the displacement of its people, and an individual’s search for identity and belonging. It is an act of weaving together pieces to heal what’s beneath our scars and a journey back to the sweetness of life. 

EVENT DETAILS

Friday, May 5 @ 8-9PM
Saturday, May 6 @ 2-3PM

$20 in advance/$25 at the door

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Leslie Damaso, Ben Ferris, Jon Irabagon, Mike Koszewski, Jason Kutz, and Sandy Poindexter

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Leslie Damaso is a singer, visual artist, poet, writer, teacher and business owner at Buttonhill Music Studio and Republic of Letters Books in Mineral Point, WI. Her kundiman album May Laya won Best World Album in Madison and her rendition of “Bayan Ko” was recently featured at NY Fashion Week. Learn more: lesliedamasomusic.com