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Brazilian folk music group Anima
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UTSA welcomes Brazilian group for holiday concert

(Nov. 25, 2003)--The University of Texas at San Antonio celebrates the holidays with a performance by Brazilian folk group Anima at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1 in the Arts Building Recital Hall on the 1604 Campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Anima's special concert "Estrela" features Christmas music from Portugal and Spain.

The group's music fuses Brazilian, African, Indian and early European music featuring flutes, guitars, drums and harpsichords.

In 2001, Anima performed at the largest musical event in Brazil, "The Roots Tent of Rock and Rio Festival." The musical group has played at international festivals in Germany, Belgium, Holland and Israel.

The group's awards include the Carlos Gomes Prize for Best Ensemble in 2000 and the 1998 Sao Paulo Art Critics Association Prize for Best Ensemble of the Year.

For more information, contact the UTSA Department of Music at 210-458-4357.

--Kris Rodriguez

University Communications
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