Las Patronas from UNSPOKEN by Julie Campiche

Las Patronas: A group of Mexican women who help Central American migrants traveling on merchant trains in search of a better future in the United States, by providing them with food and water. Las Patronas prepares 300 meals a day which they to toss in bags to the migrants passing by in the trains. Despite challenges such as harassment and threats from the authorities and criminal groups, these women continue their courageous humanitarian mission. They have become a symbol of hope and solidarity for innumerable Central American migrants.
This piece, performed without a harp, shares a poem in Spanish, accompanied by a drum and a shruti, an Indian acoustic instrument that produces drones.

Harpist Julie Campiche’s work is an on-going process of musical innovation. Through research and experimentation she has developed the use of electronic effects that enhance the scope of her improvisational work. She has a very personnel technique and her own musical language.
Julie performs in numerous European clubs and festivals on a regular basis.

www.juliecampiche.com