Nella: A Concert Inspired by Andalusian and Venezuelan Musical Roots

HUNTER – On Saturday, January 18 at 7:00 PM, Catskill Mountain Foundation presents Nella: a concert inspired by Andalusian and Venezuelan musical roots at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter.

Born in Venezuela, Nella rapidly rose

to international fame thanks to her

powerful voice and undeniable

presence. In a short period of time, she

went from graduating from Berklee

College of Music to winning the 2019

Latin GRAMMY® Award for Best New

Artist. That same year, her full-length

debut, Voy (I Go), produced by the

award-winning Javier Limón for Casa

Limón Records, garnered praise from

NPR and featured the hit “Me Llaman

Nella” (They Call Me Nella). The title

track was named the 14th best song of

2019 by The New York Times,

spanning all genres.

Merging Venezuela’s folkloric roots,

modern production elements , and

inspiration from Andalusia, Nella’s

music echoes globally. She has sold

out venues across the United States,

Venezuela, Mexico, Spain, and the UK,

and has performed with renowned artists such as Alejandro Sanz, Luis Enrique, and Susana Baca. She has also collaborated with Jennifer López, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Vives, Monsieur Periné, and Los Amigos Invisibles. Academy® Award winner Asghar Farhadi invited Nella to join the A-list cast of his film Everybody Knows, alongside Academy® Award winners Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, and Penélope Cruz. Showcasing her talents, she performed songs written by Javier Limón exclusively for

the screenplay. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to enthusiastic applause.

Nella’s voice has captivated notable musicians, including Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who invited her to perform a song composed by him for a documentary on the artist Cruz Diez.

In early 2020, Nella signed with Sony Music Records and released her second album, Doce Margaritas, in 2021. She also participated in the HBO album and special Piano y Mujer with Irish-American pianist Arthur Hanlon, collaborating with great artists such as Kany García, Natalia Jiménez, Evaluna Montaner, and Goyo.

The Doctorow Center for the Arts is located at 7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY. Get tickets at https://bit.ly/cmfNella, email boxoffice@catskillmtn.org or call 518-263-2063.

About Catskill Mountain Foundation

The Catskill Mountain Foundation’s (CMF) aim is to provide educational opportunities in the arts for youth and lifelong learners, to bring the experience of the arts to the Catskill community, and to support artists and art organizations in the development of their work through residencies. Since its founding in 1998, CMF has presented hundreds of music, dance, and theater performances; screened over 1,000 films to tens of thousands of audience members; provided studio arts classes to thousands of students of all ages; and served thousands of art-loving patrons in the Catskill Mountain Foundation Gift Shop. The Catskill Mountain Foundation operates the Doctorow Center for the Arts in Hunter, the Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, and the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts in Maplecrest, NY.

Since 1998, CMF has raised, generated, and invested close to $16 million in facility development and an excess of $42 million in programming operations, for a total investment in the Catskill community of over $58 million. Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by New York State Council on the Arts, the Greene County Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Legislature, The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, The Royce Family Foundation, The Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, The Orville and Ethel Slutzky Family Foundation, Platte Clove Bruderhof Community, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, The Greene County Youth Bureau, Marshall & Sterling Insurance, All Souls’ Church, Stewarts Shops, Windham Foundation, and by private donations. CMF believes that the arts can transform the lives of those touched by it and can transform the community. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.