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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Coolidge Corner Theatre is proud to present an evening of
performance by legendary Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela and his band on
Thurs, June 16 at 7pm. <font color=black><span style='color:black'>One </span></font>of
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>the </span></font>most outspoken
singer-songwriters<font color=black><span style='color:black'> of his
generation, Varela is often dubbed “<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cuba</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s Bob
Dylan”. For more than 20 years, he has been drawing thousands of
passionate fans to his shows, even when his songs have been banned from Cuban
radio.</span></font> <font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Varela’s music combines <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Cuba</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s Nueva Trova tradition
of richly poetic, socially conscious lyrics with an innovative fusion of folk,
rock, and pop<font color=black><span style='color:black'>, along with
traditional </span></font>Cuban son and guajira rhythms. Upbeat, defiant,
soothing, soulful, he can rock the audience one moment and break their hearts
the next with his beautiful, haunting songs about love, loss, freedom, hope,
and the realities of life in post-revolutionary Cuba.<font color=black><span
style='color:black'> His music has given voice to Cubans who long for
change and a greater connection to the outside world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>A riveting performer, Varela has shared the stage with a wide range of
musicians, including Luis Enrique, Francisco Céspedes, Joaquín Sabina, Silvio
Rodriguez, Miguel Bosé, Los Van Van, Bonnie Raitt, Ruben Blades, and Sting, and
Jackson Browne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tickets are $15 general admission/$12 Coolidge members and students and
are available online at <a href="http://www.coolidge.org/"
title="http://www.coolidge.org/">www.coolidge.org</a> or at the Coolidge box
office, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">290 Harvard Street</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Brookline</st1:City></st1:address>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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