Magos Herrera

Fri., July 3, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

by Shaun Brady

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Published: Jun 30, 2009

jazz/latin

Whether singing in English, Spanish or Portuguese, Magos Herrera's expressive voice bridges language barriers through pure emotion. On Distancia, she reaches across those borders thematically as well as linguistically with a set of tunes about longing and separation. The Mexico City-born, New York-based singer gathered a cast of NYC's finest — many of them bringing along their own cultural fusions — for her U.S. debut, a vivid blend of Latin and African-inspired grooves and a rainbow's worth of pastel-hued vocal colors.

Fri., July 3, 5:45 and 7:15 p.m., free with museum admission of $16, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

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