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What:Global Music Sampler, fund-raising concert for Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity.
Who: Los Paisanos, Gbotsui Drum and Dance Ensemble, Kathryn Stately, Fritti Fonteneau and the Fat Tuesday Band.
When: June 23, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lobo Theater, 3013 Central Ave. N.E.
Cost:$15; children, $5. Tickets are available at the Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity offices, Peacecraft, Page One Bookstore and Bookworks.
And more: A party will be held after at Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro, 3009 Central Ave. N.E., with jazz singer Cathryn McGill.
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Taking a musical journey around the globe while raising money to build houses is what the Global Music Sampler is about.
The concert on June 23 at the Lobo Theater, featuring traditional music from Mexico, West Africa, the Balkans and the U.S. Gulf Coast, is sponsored by Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity, which hopes to raise about $7,000 for its projects.
The group has built about 140 houses in the metropolitan Albuquerque area since its start in 1987, relying on donations of money, time and materials by a variety of volunteers. It's an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, which creates housing initiatives worldwide.
"(The concert) is not only entertaining, but also educational because people can come and learn about the work Habitat for Humanity is doing around the world," says Katherine Liden, resource development director for Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity.
Debra Perez, 34, is one of the people who will get a new Habitat house in July.
"It is beautiful to show my kids that these people don't know me and they are helping me," she says.
Born and raised in Albuquerque, Perez is a single mother with three kids who wants to go back to school for a better education.
"One of my goals is to become a teacher," Perez says.
Most of the money raised at the third annual Global Music Sampler on June 23 will benefit the local affiliate. Some will go to Habitat's international projects.
Liden came up with the idea of bringing diverse performers together in a single event.
"I was looking for a way in which I could entertain, educate and raise funds for the local and international Habitat for Humanity," Liden says.
She says she presents "local performers with international connections." The past two years, Global Music Sampler has presented traditional music from Guatemala, India and Indonesia, among other countries where Habitat is active.
Countries in the Balkans have experienced political and economic instability in recent years. Unemployment is up and family income down. Habitat for Humanity does home construction and renovation in the area.
Kathryn Stately, who co-authored the music book "Macedonian Folksongs for Voice Tambura," will perform Balkan music on June 23. She founded the Wired for Sound Balkan Ensemble and Middle Sea Trio and has traveled throughout Eastern Europe. She's taught workshops on traditional Balkan songs and vocal production.
"It is the music of my ancestors," Stately says. "It's an odd rhythm with a different kind of movement, but for me it is a natural interest."
Stately supports the goals of Habitat for Humanity.
"I would like to see people exchange cultural ideas as opposed to being frightened by each other," she says.
The Global Music Sampler will also explore Mexican musical traditions. Habitat says affordable housing is an issue in Mexico because more than half the employed population makes only about $30 a month.
The group Los Paisanos will perform mariachi, Mexican ballads and other Latin music on guitar, guitarron and vihuela.
"Music in Spanish is very romantic, expressive, and it gets into your soul," says Alan Muniz, a lead vocalist with Los Paisanos.
"I think this (concert) is going to present how diverse culture is throughout the world," he says. "All cultures interact through music."
