Americas3 is a musical/theatrical, scripted show in 7 languages about how migration, suffering, work, love, sense of place, and celebration are expressed in song and literature throughout the Americas. The short video above will give you a better sense of the show.
Please scroll down to see the table listing the sequence of the show in order - click on the song title to hear a given song. Under each instrument heading, the songs on which you play will be indicated by the song number. Charts will be sent to you via email. On some songs you are asked to sing a chorus. If at all possible, please do! It adds to the sense of community the production is meant to convey.
The sequence of the show gets played back-to-back. It is very important that the flow of the show never be interrupted. Our musical director, Ed, will always count you in.
ALL MUSICIANS AND SINGERS:
PLEASE WATCH THE ENTIRE SHOW IN THIS VIDEO, ALL THE WAY THROUGH (1 HOUR)
I RECOMMEND YOU DO SO AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE LAS VEGAS GIGS TO ALLOW TIME FOR MAKING MENTAL NOTES OF ANY DETAILS, AND THE COMMENTS I WROTE INTO THE VIDEO.
BLOCKING AND CHOREOGRAPHY REVIEW VIDEOS FOR WOMEN:
DEPORTEES / AMERICA
BESAME MUCHO CHOREOGRAPHY
POR QUE ME PEGA CHOREOGRAPHY
JAZZ & ROCK AND ROLL CHOREOGRAPHY
SONG LIST / WHAT EVERYONE PLAYS:
SONG
(click on title to hear)
1) VOICEOVER: Don't Bother the Earth Spirit
2) SHERRI/STEPHANIE: OPENING SONG (with "America, can you see me?" in the middle)
3) WOMEN: PRELUDIO AL ENCUENTRO (Em)
3A) Women introduce themselves
4) WOMEN: DEPORTEES / AMERICA (Bb)
5) VOICEOVER: Quote about migration (women hold in statue format)
6) KARIN/STEPHANIE: UN CANADIEN ERRANT (C)
7) WOMEN: VISA PARA UN SUENYO (C)
8) ED: Quote by Abraham Lincoln
9) ED: WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME
10) ED: Quote by Jimmy Carter
11) KARIN: Quote about kidnapping
12) MARIA/KARIN: COMO LA CIGARRA (F#)
12A) STEPHANIE: Poem "Home" (maybe)
13) WOMEN: POR QUE ME PEGA? (Dm)
14) VOICEOVER: Quote by Frederick Douglass
15) ED & ALL: HOE, EMMA, HOE
I 16) MARIA: I Want You Women Up North to Know
17) ED & ALL: BANANA BOAT SONG (E)
18) KARIN & ALL:
19) MARIA: Quote by Isabel Allende
20) WOMEN: BESAME MUCHO (Dbm)
21) WOMEN: LANDSLIDE (E)
22) SHERRI or STEPHANIE: Quote by Diane DiPrima
23) SHERRI or STEPHANIE: LAKOTA LULLABY
24) ED/KARIN: SE ESSA RUA
25) ED: Quote by Thomas A. Woods
26) SHERR or STEPHANIE: PERSONAL SONG & POEM OR STATEMENT
27) KARIN: LUNA LLENA (Em) & ANECDOTE
28) MARIA:Poem / NACIO MI POESIA (G)
29) KARIN: Human Family
30) WOMEN & ED: IT DON'T MEAN A THING (Cm)
(w verbal intro by MARIA)
31) WOMEN & ED: QUIMBARA (Em)
32) WOMEN & ED: OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL (D, E, or F - tbd)
33) VOICEOVER: Quote by Eduardo Galeano (women walk, exchange scarves)
34) WOMEN: MARIA CHUCHITA (F#) (w/ verbal intro)
BASS
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9) PLEASE SING "HURRAHS"
13)
15) PLEASE SING "HOE, EMMA HOE" CHORUS
17)
PLAY BASS, AND PLEASE SING "SIX FOOT, SEVEN FOOT, EIGHT FOOT BUNCH" - LOUDLY!
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START PLAYING BASS FOR 34) UNDER VOICEOVER
34) CONTINUE PLAYING
PIANO
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9) PLEASE SING "HURRAHS"
13)
15) PLEASE SING "HOE, EMMA HOE" CHORUS
17)
PLEASE SING "SIX FOOT, SEVEN FOOT, EIGHT FOOT BUNCH" - LOUDLY!
18)
20) PLAY MARACAS
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START PLAYING LIGHT PIANO CHORDS FOR 34) UNDER VOICEOVER
34) CONTINUE PLAYING
DRUMS
4) BALLAD, THEN ROCK
7) MERENGUE
9) MILITARY MARCHING RHYTHM, AND ALSO PLEASE SING "HURRAHS"
13) PLAY "LLAMADOR" DRUM?
15) PLEASE SING "HOE, EMMA HOE" CHORUS
17)
PLAY DRUMS, AND PLEASE SING "SIX FOOT, SEVEN FOOT, EIGHT FOOT BUNCH" - LOUDLY!
20) PLAY BONGOS?
28) PLAY GUIRO
30) JAZZ
31) SALSA
32) ROCK AND ROLL
34) LIGHT WALTZ ACCENTS IN 2ND HALF OF SONG