Facundo Cabral En Concierto

Sunday, august 17, 2008 at 7:00 pm
herbst theatre - san francisco
facundo cabral
tour mexico and usa 2008
$130 includes vip after party with the artist
he is best known as the composer of "no soy de aquí ni soy de allá" (literal translation: "i'm not from here or there"), which has been translated and recorded in nine languages by such artists as julio iglesias, pedro vargas, neil diamond, juan luis guerra , alberto cortez and joan manuel serrat.
Facundo cabral is enormously popular in all latin american countries; when he performs in salvador or méxico, which he calls his second home, for instance, tickets are sold-out long before the performance date.
He remained a world citizen, performing in more than 150 countries. Returning to argentina , cabral performed a series of concerts in buenos aires' luna park that attracted as many as 6,000 people each night. Three years later, he performed at buenos aires' football stadium for an audience of more than 50,000 people.
Apart from his music, he has written various books. He is a poet as well.the united nations department of education, science and culture (unesco) declared him a "worldwide messenger of peace.