The Bedford Cultural District’s New Song Music Series launches its second season on Saturday, September 27, with Sol y Canto, the acclaimed Pan-Latin ensemble that has brought audiences to their feet at the Kennedy Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, and  venues around the world.

Led by Puerto Rican/Argentine vocalist and percussionist Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist, singer, and composer Brian Amador, Sol y Canto is known for making their music accessible to Spanish- and non-Spanish–speaking audiences alike. They will be joined by cellist, singer, and music educator Queralt Giralt Soler.

Their concerts blend original songs—marked by poetic, often playful lyrics—with inventive arrangements of Latin classics. Expect a night where one moment has you dancing in your seat, the next reflecting quietly, and the next laughing along with the artists’ warmth and wit. With Brian’s intricate guitar work, Rosi’s driving percussion on cajón and bongos, and their spirited vocal improvisations, the ensemble delivers the energy of a full band.

The Boston Globe has hailed Sol y Canto as “sublime ambassadors of the Pan-Latin tradition.” Music critic Norman Weinstein observed, “Every Sol y Canto album is a demonstration of what the poet Federico García Lorca identified as deep song. Always they evoke the sensual splendor of simply being vitally, vividly alive in a magical and mysterious universe.”

Tickets are available at newsongbedford.org. Performances take place in the Reed Room at Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA. This intimate venue puts you close to the music, with a newly upgraded sound system delivering an immersive audio experience. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. for conversation and connection, and the music starts at 7:30 p.m.

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