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A comprehensive listing of all articles, reviews, features and other writing about the work of LACCS since its foundation will appear over the coming weeks.

1984 - 2004

 

These articles and other writings are useful for students and scholars in Latin American contemporary music.

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1984

1984  Maurice Rosenbaum, Exotic mix a treat for London, Stage, Sept.,20,1984.

1984  Maurice Rosenbaum, Tribute to Pablo Neruda, Stage, October 25,1984.
1985
1985  Prof. J.R.Monroy LACCS Hon. Director, Uruguayan Concert, An Speech given on the occasion of the first Uruguayan Concert, St. John's Smith Square, London,1985 (Archive).
1985  Prof. J. R. Monroy LACCS Hon. Director, Speech given at St. John's Smith Square on the occasion of the Chilean Concert, 1st November,1985. (Archive Manuscript).
1985  Gordon Philips, Music from Chile, Musical Opinion, December, 1985.
1986
1986  LACCS-Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, Concert of Contemporary Chilean   Music, Chilean News, London, April, 1986.
1986  Charles Myers, Operatic Music by Carlos Gomes, Musical Opinion, June, 1986.
1986  Gordon Philips, Venezuelan Composers of the 20th Century, Musical Opinion, August,1986.
1986   La Estrella de Panama, Crean en Londres Sociedad Cultural Latinoamericana, 13 de Noviembre de 1986.
1987
1987   This is London, An Evening of Colombian Music, Francisco Zumaque, February,1987.
1987   Gra-Bretanha Hoje, F.C.O.,Compositor em resumo, March-April, 1987.
1987  The Times Diary, Court and Social, 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Heitor Villa-Lobos, April 29,1987.
1987  This is London, LACCS presents The Lontano Chamber Orchestra to celebrate 100th anniversary of the Birth of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Friday 24, April 1987.
1987  Classical Music, 100th Anniversary Birth of Heitor Villa-Lobos, 23-30 April 1987.
1987  The Diplomat, Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society at St. John's Smith Square, May/June, 1987.
1987  Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O., Conciertos de Musica Latinoamericana, London,1987.
1987  Classical Guitar, LACCS, September, 1987
1987  Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O. Resumen de Noticias, LACCS Concierto de Despedida a Mr John Heath, Director Canning House, September-October 1987.
1987  The Diplomat, Farewell at Canning House, September/October, 1987.
1987  The Times, Court and Social, Concert: Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, October 23, 1987.
1987  This is London, Music by Mexican Composers, Conchita Antunano, Soprano and Jorge Federico Osorio, piano, Friday 16th October 1987.
1987  Colin Cooper, Marco de Santi, Classical Guitar, December, 1987.
1988
1988 Gran Bretana Hoy. F.C.O. Conciertos de Musica Latinoamericana, Londres,1988.
1988  David Allenby, Mexican Musicians, January, 1988.
1988  Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O.Conciertos de Musica Mexicana, Enero/Febrero 1988.
1988  The Times, Court and Social, Concert -Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, Martha Senn, Soprano and Helvia Mendoza, piano at St.John's Smith Square, London February,1988.
1988  Concert of Martha Senn at St.John's Smith Square, The Diplomat, March/April,1988.
1988  Brazilian Music by Marlos Nobre, Martina Tafur, Soprano and Orchestra St. John's Smith Square, Opera Magazine, Vol 39, No 4, April, 1988.
1988  Denby Richards, Marlos Nobre, preview the concert on 28th April in St.John's Smith Square when the leading Brazilian composer will conduct his own works, Musical Opinion, April, 1988.
1988  Robert Mathew-Walker, Marlos Nobre, Music and Musicians International, Vol.36, No. 8, April,1988.
1988  Denby Richards, Marlos Nobre Review, Musical Opinion, July,1988.
1988  Brazilian Music by Composer Marlos Nobre, This is London, Friday 22 April,1988.
1988  The Times Court and Social, Concert-Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), Marlos Nobre and Orchestra of St. John's Smith Square, April 29,1988.
1988   Classical Guitar, Duo Montes-Kircher, April, 1988.
1988   Alirio Diaz and LACCS, Musical Opinion, June,1988.
1988   Concert of Maestro Alirio Diaz to the Diplomatic Corps at Painters Hall, The City of London, The Diplomat, May/June,1988.
1988   R.H., Duo Puleio Deschamps, Musical Opinion, December,1988.
1988   Primera Audicion en Gran Bretana, Carlos Chavez y Silvestre Revueltas, Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O., Noviembre/Diciembre,1988.
1989
1989  J. R .Monroy Man with a Mission, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, Vol.7, No 5, January,1989.
1989  LACCS MAKES PLAN FOR 1989, Musical Opinion, January,1989.
1989  Conciertos Latinoamericanos: Mezzo-Soprano Martha Senn, Courtney Kenny, piano at St.John's Smith Square and Isabel Siewers with Delos Quartet, Argentine Music by Carlos Guastavino, Wigmore Hall, Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O. May/June,1989.
1989   Musica para celebrar centenario brasileiro, Gran-Bretanha Hoje, Julho-Agosto,1989.
1989   Operas from Mexico Contrasted with Bel Canto Tradition, Conchita Antunano, Soprano, Geoff Davidson, Baritone, John York, accompanist, Opera Magazine, Vol.,40, No 49, September,1989.
1989   Arias de la Opera Mexicana, Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O., Noviembre-Diciembre,1989.
1989   Maria Isabel Siewers, Classical Guitar, Vol.,7, No. 7, March, 1989.
1989   Irina Kircher and Alfonso Montes, Wigmore Hall and Alirio Diaz at the Painter Hall, Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O.,1989.
1989   Beatriz Parra, Soprano (Ecuador) Courtney Kenny, accompanist, Opera magazine, May, 1989.
1989 LACCS CONCERT 
The Embassy of Ecuador and the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), organised a concert at St. John's Smith Square. Soprano Beatriz Parra, former Vice Minister of Culture in Quito, was accompanied on the piano by Courtney Kenny. The event was sponsored by Kappa Maritime, the Commonwealth Corporation and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. THE DIPLOMAT, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1989.
1989  Talent from Italy, Marco de Santi, Guitar International, October, 1989.
1989  Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, October, 1989.
1989  Carlos Barbosa-Lima, George Clinton, Guitar International, December,1989.
1989   Eduardo Fernandez, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, November,1989.
1989   Good News for the Chilean Guitar, Classical Guitar, November, 1989.
1989   EUROPEAN PREMIER OF CANTATA - ORATORIO COLOMBO by ANTONIO CARLOS GOMES (1836-1896)
Antonio Carlos Gomes wrote six operas:
"Fosca"(1873), "Salvator Rosa" (1874),
"Maria Tudor" (1889), based on a book by Victor Hugo; 
"Lo Schiavo:(1889), on a theme suggested by the Viscount de Taunay, and  with libretto by Camilo Paravicini; 
"Condor" (1891), and 
"Colombo" (1892). Opera-oratorio, based on the discovery of America.

European Premier of Cantata - Oratorio Colombo, Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, 12 December, 1988. In the presence of  Their Excellencies Celso de Souza e Silva, Brazilian Ambassador and Signor Boris Biancheri, Italian Ambassador.

INTRODUCTION by JEREMY WILKIN, Actor. 
Member of the Old Vic Company,  and the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Company in Canada.

OPERA SINGERS:
GEOFFREY DAVIDSON, Baritone, Scotland, COLOMBO.
CONCHITA  ANTUNANO, Dramatic Soprano,
Mexico, ISABELLA.
ALAN FAIRS, Bass, England, IL FRATE.
RICHARD BERKELEY-STEELE, Tenor, England, FERNANDO.
ANTHEA GRAVILLE, Soprano, England, DONA MERCEDE.
STEVEN NAYLOR, MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND PIANIST.

Colombo, Oratorio in four parts by Carlos Gomes was first  performed at the Teatro Lyrico de Rio de Janeiro on 12th October 1892, Fourth Centenary of the discovery of America.  The Oratorio ends in great style with a magnificent hymn in praise of the New World. LACCS's contribution in England to celebrate the 500th Years of the Discovery of America.

1990
1990   Beatriz Figares, (Uruguay), Soprano en Leighton House de Londres invitada por LACCS, Sociedad uruguaya, Pro Opera, Ano V, No., V, Octubre/Noviembre, 1990.
1990  Musica Latinoamericana en Londres, Gran Bretana Hoy, Enero-Febrero,1990.
1990  J. R. Monroy and the New LACCS by George Clinton, Guitar International, June,1990.
1990  LACCS NEW SERIES, Classical Guitar, January, 1990.
1990  LACCS 1990 Series, Classical Guitar, February, 1990.
1990  Musica Brasileira em Londres, Gran-Bretanha Hoje, F.C.)., Janeiro-Bevreiro,1990.
1990  Anna Loro, Italian and South American Music Harp Music, Classical Music, February, 1990.
1990  Naggi El Habashy, Music for Cello from Europe and Egypt, Patricia Romero (Mexico),piano, Classical Music, February, 1990.
1990  Marcelo Kayath, Brazil, Eliot Fisk , USA, Guitar International, April, 1990.
1990  Eliot Fisk, Musical Opinion, April, 1990.
1990  Oscar Olhsen (Chile), Actuara en el Wigmore Hall, El Mercurio, Martes 8 de Mayo de 1990.
1990  Oscar Olhsen, Classical Guitar, May, 1990.
1990  Oscar Ohlsen, Guitar International, May,1990.
1990  Exitoso Debut en Londres de Guitarrista O.Ohlsen, El Mercurio, Santiago, 9 de Junio, 1990.
1990  Christian Chanel, Musical Opinion, July, 1990.
1990  Oscar Ohlsen Chilean Guitarist, Musical Opinion, July,1990.
1990  Recital de violao, Gra-Bretanha Hoje,F.C.O.,London, Julho-Agosto, 1990.
1990  Oscar Ohlsen at the Wigmore Hall, H de C., Guitar International, August, 1990.
1990  Oscar Ohlsen by Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, Sept., 1990.
1990  LACCS CONCERTS, The Diplomat, September/October, 1990.
1990  Roberto Aussel, Guitar International, October, 1990.
1990  Roberto Aussel  makes return visit, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, October, 1990.
1990  Jorge Federico Osorio, Musical Opinion, Noviembre, 1990.
1990  Andean and Argentinian Music by Eduardo Falu/Jaime Torres, Classical Guitar, Nov., 1990.
1990  Eduardo Falu by Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, November, 1990.
1990 COLUMBUS LACCS TOWARDS 1992 THE QUINCENTENARY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS APERTURE OF THE  SINGLE EUROPEAN MARKET
ANNUAL HEADS OF MISSION
GALA CONCERT LE MERIDIEN, LONDON 
3rd DECEMBER 1990 AT 6.30 PM.
 
THE HOSTS  FOR THE EVENING: 
HE The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic
and Senora Magdalena de Campora HE the High Commissioner for Guyana and Mrs Cita Pilgrin

The Gala Concert
Luis Rizzo Trio
Musique de Buenos Aires
TANGOS D'HIER ET D'AUJOURD'HUI
The trio's repertoire includes music by Greco, Piazzolla, Troilo, Berlingheri, Juan Carlos Cobian and Luis Rizzo himself.
THE DIPLOMAT, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1990.
1991
1991  LACCS'S NEW SEASON STARS, Classical Guitar, January, 1990.
1991  Jorge Federico Osorio, Mexican Pianist, Gran Bretana Hoy, F.C.O. London, Enero-Febrero,1990.
1991  Trieste Harp Ensamble, Musical Opinion, January, 1991.
1991  Assieme Chitarristico Italiano, Musical Opinion, April, 1991.
1991  Trieste Harp Ensamble Concert Review, Musical Opinion, April, 1990.
1991  Four Harpist. The Times, Monday 14, January 1991.
1991  Roberto Aussel, Eduardo Falu, Jaime Torres and His Folk Group, Classical Guitar, February, 1991.
1991  Arnaud Dumond, Classical Guitar, March 1991.
1991  HACIA EL REESTABLECIMIENTO DE ESTRECHOS LAZOS. Con la reanudacion de las relaciones diplomaticas entre Gran Bretana y Argentina en 1990, la Embajada de Argentina en Londres inmediatamente comenzo a tomar parte en la presentacion de acontecimientos culturales, con el fin de apoyar la reintroduccion de musica y artes Argentinas dentro del ambiente Britanico. En asociacion con la Embajada, la Sociedad Cultural Latino- americana y Caribena (Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society -LACCS), organizo un festival de musica Argentina en Londres. Dicho festival comenzo en Octubre con el recital a cargo del destacado guitarrista Argentino Roberto Aussel en el Wigmore Hall. En presencia del Embajador argentino en Gran Bretana, S.E. Dr Mario Campora, el Sr Aussel interpreto musica de compositores Europeos, incluyendo el compositor Britanico Sir William Walton. Su repertorio tambien incluyo "Tres Valses" de Antonio Lauro y la primera interpretacion de "Nexus 83" pieza que el compositor Franco-Argentino Jose Luis Campana dedico al Sr Aussel. El Dr Campora actuo como anfitrion en la recepcion que tuvo lugar despues del recital, del mismo modo que hizo durante el intervalo de otro concierto celebrado a primeros de Noviembre en el Purcell Room, uno de los salones en el centro artistico de South Bank. Este acontecimiento propor-ciono la oportunidad unica de escuchar al guitarista EDUARDO FALU y al grupo de Jaime Torres tocando juntos, todos los asientos en el recinto fueron vendidos. En la primera parte del programa el Sr Falu canto y toco canciones populares argentinas. A continuacion Jaime Torres y su grupo folklorico realizaron una magnifica interpretacion de musica compuesta por el mismo, Jose Ramirez y Julio A. Perez, finalizando con la "Peregrinacion" . Por ultimo el Sr Falu y el grupo de Jaime Torres interpretaron juntos. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 
GRAN BRETANA HOY, MARZO- ABRIL, 1991.
1991  From Bach to Bonfa and Back. A Profile of Carlos Barbosa-Lima by Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, April, 1991.
1991  Carlos Barbosa-Lima,  Guitar News Compiled by Colin Cooper, April, 1991.
1991  Fascinating programme of Music from the Brazilian Amazon, Musical Opinion,  April, 1991.
1991  LACCS commissions new work, Classical Guitar, April, 1991.
1991  Music of the Amazon, London Information, April, 1991.
1991  Luis Orlandini, Classical Guitar, June, 1991.
1991  Luis Orlandini Actuara en el Wigmore Hall, El Mercurio, Santiago, Jueves 23 de Mayo, 1991.
1991  Luis Orlandini Obtuvo un gran Exito en Londres, El Mercurio,  Viernes 12 de Julio,1991.
1991  Busy Month for LACCS, Musical Opinion, June, 1991.
1991  Marlos Nobre on the South Bank, Musical Opinion, May, 1991.
1991  Arnaud Dumond, Musical Opinion, July 1991.
1991  Guitar Duo Garau-Millet, Purcell Room, London Information, August, 1991.
1991  Carlos Barbosa-Lima with Thiago de Mello by Therese Vassily Saba, Classical Guitar, September, 1991.
1991  Luis Orlandini by GC, Musical Opinion, September, 1991.
1991  Luis Orlandini at the Wigmore Hall, Classical Guitar, October, 1991.
1991  Jacqueline Puleio and Pierre Deschamps, Four Hands Piano Recital, Musical Opinion, October, 1991.
1991  Garau Millet by Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, December, 1991.
1992
1992  THE LATIN AMERICAN GUITAR IN LONDON, JUAN MONROY TALK TO COLIN COOPER, Classical Guitar, January 1992.
1992  LACCS IN 1992. Geoffrey Crankshaw talk to Juan Monroy, the moving spirit behind the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, Musical Opinion, February, 1992.
1992 Berta Rojas -Guitar from Paraguay - Musical Opinion, London, February, 1992.
1992  Laurindo Almeida in London, Classical Guitar, London, March, 1992.
1992  Barrios and Berta Rojas by Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, London, March, 1992.
1992  Berta Rojas, Purcell Room, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, London, June, 1992.
1992  Hassan Kamy, Tenor and Iman Moustafa, Soprano, Arias and Songs on the Bel Canto Tradition, The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt/LACCS Quincentenary of Christopher Columbus, Opera Magazine, London, May, 1992.
1992  Berta Rojas On the South Bank, Musical Opinion, London, May, 1992.
1992  Italian Guitars, Percussion and Voice, Musical Opinion, London, May 1992.
1992  Carlos Barbosa-Lima and the Wren Orchestra of London, Conductor Martyn Brabbins, Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar, London, June, 1992.
1992  Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Musical Opinion, London, June, 1992.
1992  Egyptian Opera Stars in London, Egyptian Embassy and LACCS, Musical Opinion, London, July,1992.
1992  Octavio Lafourcade in LACCS Series, Classical Guitar, London, July,1992.
1992   Exito en Londres para Musico Chileno, Octavio Lafourcade, El Mercurio, Santiago, Agosto, 1992.
1992   Assieme Chitarristico Italiano, GC, Musical Opinion, August, 1992.
1992   Laurindo Almeida, Classical Guitar, London,October, 1992.
1992   Symphonic Music from Mexico with the Wren Orchestra of London, Conductor, Enrique Diemecke and piano Jorge Federico Osorio, Musical Opinion, London, November, 1992.
1992   LACCS SEASON, Classical Guitar, London, November, 1992.
1992   Assieme Chitarristico Italiano at  St. John's Smith Square, Classical Guitar London, November, 1992.
1992  CONCIERTO DE DESPEDIDA A 1992: El ultimo concierto organizado por la Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS) en este ano repleto de actividades - celebratorias o anti-celebratorias - tuvo lugar a mediados de Noviembre en St. John's Smith Square de Londres. Alli, donde gracias a LACCS escucharamos en otras oportunidades a Eduardo Falu y a Laurindo Almeida (solo para nombrar un par de musicos),  se dieron cita mexicanos conocedores de la musica sinfonica de ese pais en una velada llena de compensaciones. Virginia Shoppee converso con Enrique Diemecke, director artistico de la Orquesta Sinfonica de Mexico, antes del concierto. Latin American CHASQUI, London, December 1992-January 1993.
1993
1993  Mexican Music at St. John's, BH., Musical Opinion, London, January.1993.
1993  CONCERTISTA EN GUITARRA VIAJA OTRA VEZ A LONDRES, La Tercera, Santiago de Chile, Lunes 22 de Febrero de 1993. " Todo un honor constituye para el Profesor del Instituto de Musica de la Universidad Catolica, Oscar Ohlsen, la invitacion que por segundo ano le realiza la organizacion Britanica "Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society", dirigida por el Chileno Juan R. Monroy donde cada ano se presentan los mas importantes guitarristas del mundo..."
1993  The Chilean guitarist OSCAR OHLSEN is returning to London to give a recital at the Wigmore Hall on  26th February at 7.30 pm. Musical Opinion, London, February, 1993.
1993  EMPRESARIO CHILENO ORGANIZA CONCIERTOS EN SALAS IMPORTANTES DE LONDRES, Juan Monroy posee una destacada organizacion artistica, Diario "La Epoca", Santiago de Chile, 3 de Marzo, 1993.
1993   BOLIVIAN QUECHUA SINGER  Luzmila Carpio comes to the South Bank on 18th March, Musical Opinion, London, March, 1993.
1993   SONGS OF THE INDIAN LAND, music & spiritual songs of the indians of Bolivia & festival rituals by Luzmira Carpio and Heriberto Santiago Murillo. First Concert in Aymara-Quechua language from the Andes, The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, March 13,1993.
1993   MUSICO CHILENO EN INGLATERRA: Elguitarrista Oscar Ohlsen ofrecio el 26 de Febrero un concierto en el Wigmore Hall de Londres. Su presentacion estuvo enmarcada en las actividades que lleva a cabo la Sociedad Cultural Latinoamericana y Caribe (LACCS en su sigla Inglesa). Patrocinaron el evento S.E. Sr.  German Riesco, Embajador de Chile en Londres y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile. Diario EL Mercurio, Santiago de Chile, Jueves 11 de Marzo de 1993.
1993  LACCS'S LATEST PLAN. GEOFFREY CRANKSHAW TALK TO JUAN MONROY, Musical Opinion, London, April,1993.
1993   LAURINDO ALMEIDA AND DELTRA  EAMON : ROMANTIC SONGS FROM BRAZIL Wigmore Hall, 28th May, 1993, Classical Guitar, London, May, 1993.
1993   Oscar Ohlsen at the Wigmore Hall, Musical Opinion, London, April, 1993.
1993   ENSAMBLE LATINO - Tangos and Songs from Latin America, St. John's Smith Square, Tuesday 18th May at 7.30 pm., Musical Opinion, London, May,1993.
1993   ENSAMBLE LATINO, a trio of voice and guitars, will give a recital entitled Tango and Latin American Songs on Tuesday 18 May, 7.30 pm., at St John's Smith Square. The trio was formed in 1992 by three Argentine musicians from Buenos Aires who were living in Madrid: vocalist, Veronica Lepori, Mario Soriano on Keyboard and guitar and Ezequiel Lezama Camili on guitar, oboe, and alto sax. Classical Guitar, London, May 1993.
1993   MUSIC FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND THE AMERICAS by CHERRY MENDEZ, soprano, Nicholas Bosworth, piano, Purcell Room, Monday 28th June 1993, 7.30 pm., Musical Opinion, London, June, 1993.
1993   Ensamble Latino, St. John's Smith Square, Therese Wassily Saba, Classical Guitar, July 1993.
1993   Sharon Isbin, HIGH NOTES, Musical Opinion, London, June, 1993.
1993   ISBIN IN LONDON, Classical Guitar News compiled by Therese Wassily Saba, Classical Guitar, London, June, 1993.
1993  The Chilean guitarist OSCAR OHLSEN is returning to London to give a recital in the Wigmore Hall on the 26th February at 7.30 pm. His programme includes John Duarte's Birds and work by Barrios, Joplin, Leo Brouwer, Pujol, Dyens and music by two Chilean composers: The First Sonata by Pablo Delano and Creole et Fontaine by Edmundo Vasquez. Musical Opinion, February, 1993.
1993  Symphonic Music from Mexico with Enrique Diemecke, Guest Conductor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Prieto, Cellist. LACCS in Association with the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA) and the Mexican Embassy. Independent, London, Friday 17 September 1994.
1993  Latin American Tangos in St. John's ..."One of the great  pleasures of attending any performance mounted by the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society is the unexpected delights it provide for those of us unfamiliar with Latin American music"... Musical Opinion, BH, July, 1993.
1993  Symphonic Music from Mexico, The Sunday Times, The Culture, 12 September, 1993.
1993  Symphonic Music from Mexico, The Daily Telegraph,  Weekend, Saturday September 18, 1993.
1993  LUZMILA CARPIO, Purcell Room, London, 18th March, 1993. "The Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society often brings guitarists to England to perform and we are very lucky for the perseverance and hard work of its director Juan Monroy. Based on the success of his classical music series which promoted performers and music from South America he has commenced to presenting South American folk music. Luzmila Carpio made her first London appearance at the Purcell Room as part of this series..."  Therese Wassily Saba, Classical Guitar, July, 1993.
1993    Mexican Music at the Barbican, Musical Opinion, November, 1993.
1994
1994   Guitarista Luis Orlandini Actuara en Inglaterra. El concertista Chileno se presentara en el Purcell Room de Londres, en el marco del decimo aniversario de la organizacion cultural LACCS... El Presidente de LACCS, el Chileno Juan Monroy, ha desarrollado por anos una extensa labor en pro de la difusion de la musica clasica de Latinoamerica en Europa..." El Mercurio, Santiago de Chile, 16 de Febrero de 1964.
1994  Therese Wassily Saba: REVIEW, Luis Orlandini, Purcell Room, London,  28 February 1994. Classical Guitar, London, March 1994.
1994   Musical Opinion: The Chilean guitarist Luis Orlandini gives a recital in the Purcell Room on 28th February, organised by Juan Monroy of LACCS in association with the Chilean Embassy, in the presence of H. E. Senor Hernan Errazuriz, the Chilean Ambassador..."
1994   Orlandini at the Purcell Room, Classical Guitar, February, 1994.
1994   Luis Orlandini Guitar at the Purcell Room, Chilean Embassy in association with LACCS, The Sunday Times, The Culture, 27 February, 1994.
1994   Luis Orlandini, Chilean and European Music, The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, February 26, 1994.
1994   Luis Orlandini, The Times, Today's Events, Monday 28 February 1994. " A rare opportunity to listen this Chilean guitarist give a recital of music from Latin America, Britain and Europe..."
1994   LACCS - A TENTH ANNIVERSARY by COLIN COOPER. ..." Juan Monroy has built LACCS into the leading UK organisation promoting Latin American classical music. The musical scene in London would be very much poorer without his organisation, and we can only hope that its operations will long continue."  Classical Guitar, April, 1994. 
1994   10 YEARS OF LACCS. GEOFFREY CRANKSHAW LOOKS BACK AND FORWARD ON A REMARKABLE SUCCESS STORY. ..." last month Brian Hick reviewed a number of Latin American recordings -  something which would have been virtually impossible before the arrival of LACCS. This month we look forward to hearing the Garau-Millet Guitar Duo at St. John's Smith Square on 15 April. We wish LACCS a very happy Tenth Birthday. May there be many more. Musical Opinion, April, 1994
1994  Enrique Diemecke dirigira a la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra de Londres, el 15 de Septiembre proximo durante el segundo  concierto de musica Mexicana en el Royal Festival Hall de la capital Inglesa. Con Huapango de Moncayo, y el estreno en GB de La noche de los Mayas de Revueltas. J.R. Monroy, Presidente de LACCS (Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society), llegara hoy a Mexico para entrevistarse manana con el titular del CNCA, Rafael Tovar, y explicarle el proyecto... CANASTA CULTURAL, Eduardo Camacho Suarez, El  EXCELSIOR, EL PERIODICO DE LA VIDA NACIONAL, Seccion Cultural, 10 de Mayo de 1994.
1994  PROMUEVEN EN INGLATERRA MUSICA LATINOAMERICANA. Diemecke dirigira a la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, dirigida por Juan R Monroy  permite que se interpreten las obras de CARLOS CHAVEZ Y SILVESTRE REVUELTAS en las Islas Britanicas.  REFORMA, Mexico, D.F., Viernes 13 de Mayo de 1994.
1994   CONCIERTO MEXICANO EN EL ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, "Como abrir una caja de sorpresas, " cuyo contenido encanta, llega, definio J. R. Monroy la reacion que en miles de espectadores ha despertado la realizacion a lo largo de 10 anos de recitales y conciertos de musica de America Latina, que el a traves de su grupo Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS) ha llevado a Londres" ... " J. R. Monroy recordo que aunque otros Directores como Batiz y Mata han dirigido  y/o grabado musica con la RPO, en esta ocasion el proyecto de LACCS es dedicar el programa completo a nuestro pais., "con lo que seguramente habra retroalimentacion porque a traves de la musica no solo damos el mensaje, sino que llevamos la imagen de Mexico que mas tarde dara respuestas  que se expresaran a traves del comercio, las relaciones politicas y el intercambio cultural"...... J. R. Monroy considera deque a traves del trabajo de LACCS, "la gente se relaciona con otras culturas, a veces muy lejanas aellos, y se familiarizan con otras formas de vida"..., EXCELSIOR, Patricia Rosales  y Zamora, Mexico , D.F. , Jueves 12 de Mayo de 1994.
1994   Garau-Millet, The Garau-Millet Duo were melodious with the English Chamber Orchestra, most ably conducted by Charles Peebles in St. John's Smith Square, GC., Musical Opinion, July-August 1994.
1994   BALLET FOLKLORICO DE CHILE. BAFOCHI. 
" What a show though and given the boundaries of folk dancing, one that entertained  riotously"..., Emma Manning, The Stage, 30th June, 1994.
1994    BAFOCHI ON THE SOUTH BANK " On the 25 May the humdrum atmosphere of the South Bank was lit with South American sunshine when the gifted and extremely lively dance and song company BAFOCHI  from Chile presented a superb programme of national songs and dances. "... Every seat was sold, and the audience applauded vociferously - with ample justice, for this was a triumphant evening, given under the patronage of the Chilean Ministry of External Relations, not forgetting the benign supervision of LACCS. All I can say is "come again - soon".  GC., MUSICAL OPINION, Summer, 1994.
1994   TRADITIONAL SONGS AND MUSIC FROM VIETNAM Purcell Room, The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, July 16, 1994.
1994    VIETNAMESE ON THE SOUTH BANK, Musical Opinion, Autumn, 1994.
1994    Vietnamese Traditional Song and Dance Group, Purcell Room, London, FOLK ROOTS, November, 1994.
1994    CELIA LINDE ON THE SOUTH BANK MUSICAL OPINION, Autumn, 1994.
1994    Uruguayan Bandoneon virtuoso, Rene Marino Rivero, plays Latin-American Tangos and Bach in the Purcell Room on the 1 August. The ever enterprising Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society, who have recently celebrated their Tenth Anniversary, have an exiting series of concerts over the Summer. On the 16 June they present the GUATEMALA ENSAMBLE at the Purcell Room, who bring a fresh approach to guitar playing. They follow the style created by Jorge Martinez Zarate with his own Guitar Quartet, and have adapted and developed  it to fit their own cultural context. The Ensemble uses a marimba in addition to the guitars,  creating a unique blend of sound which reflects the meeting of indigenous and Spanish elements in much of their work. Musical Opinion, Summer,1994.
1994   GUATEMALA ENSAMBLE. " A combination of three guitars and marimba, which makes up William Orbaugh and The Guatemalan Ensemble, might seem an exotic group for the Purcell Room, but the recital there on the 16th June turned out, on a hot Summer evening, to be a welcome and by no means inappropriate change for the large and  enthusiastic LACCS audience. This was a very enjoyable concert, and a return engagement should ensure a warm welcome for these talented players", RM-W., Musical Opinion, 1994.  RENE MARINO RIVERO ON THE SOUTH BANK. Rene Marino Rivero gave a fascinating recital at the Purcell Room on 1 August. This was another well organised event under the tireless auspices of LACCS and Juan R. Monroy. He was playing a Bandoneon a kind of accordion, invented in Germany in 1840 and strongly taken up in Latin America. G.C., Musical Opinion, Autumn, 1994.
1995
1995   LACCS IN 1995, BRIAN HICK ANTICIPATE A STIMULATING SEASON. " In little more than a decade Juan R. Monroy has made the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society- known to its many friends as LACCS - one of the most exiting and innovative music promoters in the country. His disarmingly polite and charming manner, responsive of each individual as if a personal friend regardless of whether this was a first meeting with a new member of the audience or a visiting ambassador, has enable him to establish a secure audience for concerts, which, given the current dearth of novelty within the serious music market, in many ways should only attract a smattering of interest,  but which in the event command attention. Much of this is down to the constant high quality of  the performers he brings to this country and  the superb level of enjoyment all of us get from them. It is obvious both from what I am writing here and from my reviews of earlier performances that I am an enthusiastic follower of LACCS programmes. This should not imply that I enjoy them all equally but that they are never less than stimulating and always leave me wondering what on earth Juan is going to come up with next...",  Musical Opinion, Winter,1994.
1995  CON LA MUSICA EN EL CORAZON
COMPOSITOR Y MUSICO ARGENTINO PREPARA SU PRESENTACION EN LONDRES.
"Todos los que tocan instrumentos populares no saben musica, esta es una de las osadas afirmaciones que hizo Ariel Ramirez, musico Argentino cuando presento ante la prensa sus planes para el proximo concierto de su "Misa Criolla" en Londres. Proyecto musical bajo el auspicio de Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society y la Embajada Argentina en Londres.
MUNDO LATINO, Edicion Quincenal, Londres, ano 1, No 2 - 28 de Febrero de 1995.
1995. ALIRIO DIAZ, GUITARISTA VENEZOLANO RINDIO HOMENAJE EN LONDRES A ANTONIO LAURO. CRONICA POR LEO PAREJAS
El guitarista clasico Alirio Diaz, considerado como el maximo exponente musical  Venezolano en el exterior, rindio el pasado 23 de Febrero en el Purcell Room del South Bank de Londres, un extraordinario homenaje al musico y compositor tambien Venezolano, Antonio Lauro (1917-1986), El guitarista fue ovacionado con los aplausos del publico por varios minutos y se vio obligado a salir del camerino en varias oportunidades y complacer con varias piezas mas. Durante el concierto, Alirio Diaz interpreto magistralmente piezas musicales no solo del folklore venezolano sino de otros paises Latinoamericanos. La presentacion en Londres del guitarista venezolano se dio gracias a la promocion de Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society que dirige Juan R Monroy y a la colaboracion de la Embajada de Venezolana por intermedio del Senor Alfonso Montes, director del Bolivar Hall.

PROMOVIENDO LA MUSICA
Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society es  una entidad que desde hace 10 anos he venido haciendo un trabajo de promocion de la musica latinoamericana en el Reino Unido. "Esta labor ha sido muy silenciosa pero fructifera; esta dirigida mas que todo hacia el publico Britanico y durante el desarrollo de las actividades artisticas, hemos hecho un recorrido por casi todos los paises latinoamericanos" senalo Juan R Monroy, chileno, director de la institucion. "Nuestro proposito ha sido difundir la musica clasica principalmente, porque siempre ha estado ahi enterrada. No se sabia nada de ella en Europa. Nuestra organizacion lo que ha buscado siempre es crear un espacio, abrir una ventana para que nuestros artistas vengan a Londres y a Europa".
CRONICA LATINA, PERIODICO INDEPENDIENTE LATINOAMERICANO, MARZO 1995, LONDRES, INGLATERRA.
1995   BERTA ROJAS IN LONDON. Berta Rojas will be returning to London this month to give a recital at the Purcell Room on Monday 27 March. Her programme includes Sonatina Meridional by Ponce, El Decameron Negro by Brouwer, Sonata  Op. 47 by Ginastera and a numbers of works by Barrios: Mazurca Apasionata Cueca, Las Abejas and Maxixe.  Classical Guitar, March 1995.
1995   Berta Rojas plays in the Purcell Room on 27th March, Duo Montes Kircher plays Venezuelan and other music on the South Bank on 8 June. 
WINTER 1994, MUSICAL OPINION.
1995  BERTA ROJAS PROMOVIENDO LA GUITARRA CLASICA EN EUROPA. POR LEO PAREJAS "LONDRES ABRIO LAS PUERTAS A MI  CARRERA ARTISTICA"
Ademas, senalo a este periodico que precisamente en este mismo recinto Purcell Room del South Bank inicio su carrera internacional en 1992. "Fue una linda y muy comprometedora experiencia lo que vivi en ese recital", dijo. "Ese concierto fue el primero que ofreci en el extranjero y el que me abrio las puertas de mi carrera. En aquella ocasion estaba muy nerviosa, el vestido que use lo sentia muy incomodo, temia cometer errores, pero al final, todo salio bien.  Claro que hoy, tres anos despues, he madurado mucho mas como artista incluso puedo decir que ya tengo mi propia personalidad, mi propio estilo, enfatizo Berta Rojas.  Por ultimo Berta Rojas se mostro muy agradecida de Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), en Londres, organizacion ha hecho posible sus dos  conciertos en esta cuidad. Igualmente recalco el apoyo que ha tenido por parte de la Embajada de Paraguay en el Reino Unido. 
CRONICA LATINA, PERIODICO INDEPENDIENTE LATINOAMERICANO, LONDRES INGLATERRA, EDICION NUMERO 96, ABRIL DE 1995.
1995  MISA CRIOLLA - PRIMERA PRESENTACION EN GRAN BRETANA POR SU AUTOR  ARIEL RAMIREZ.
Domingo Cura (Percusion)
Zamba Quipildor (Tenor)
Facundo Ramirez (Piano)
Jorge Rojas (Baritono)
Cuarteto de los Andes (Andean Instruments)
 
JUEVES 1 DE JUNIO 1995 A LAS 7.30 PM. 
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL - LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CULTURAL EN ASOCIACION CON LA EMBAJADA DE ARGENTINA.
CRONICA LATINA, PERIODICO INDEPENDIENTE LATINOAMERICANO LONDRES, INGLATERRA, EDICION 96, ABRIL DE 1995.
1995   RAMIREZ' MISA CRIOLLA IN THE RFH 
Many of us have lived with the original recording of Ariel Ramirez' MISA CRIOLLA  since its release in the sixties, but until now we have had no opportunity to experience it live. On 1 June the ever enterprising LACCS brought the composer himself and in a highly enthusiastic and talented group of soloists together with the Royal Choral Society for its first British performance at the Royal Festival Hall...  There were a number of encores which were clearly well  known to the majority of the audience, beautifully performed  and ecstatically received even if unfamiliar to the writer who was simply grateful to be there. I understand that Juan R Monroy is thinking of mounting a similar evening of Andean music. I can't wait!   BH.
MUSICAL OPINION, VOL.118, AUTUMN 1995.
1995  THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND OPERA FROM VIETNAM  Music from the North, Central and South Vietnam & three styles of Vietnamese opera: Cheo (Popular), Tuong (Traditional) and Cai Luong (Renovated).
The Sunday Times, The Culture, 21 May,1995.
1995  VIETNAMESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND OPERA, Queen Elizabeth Hall. From Argentina "MISA CRIOLLA", by Ariel Ramirez with the Royal Choral Society and Cuarteto de los Andes. Royal Festival Hall. 
THIS IS LONDON, 19 May, 1995.
1995  RAMIREZ, MISA CRIOLLA. CUARTETO DE LOS ANDES, ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY.  Ariel Ramirez (cond) with Ramirez "Nacimiento del Charango"; Melo, "Desde el Alma; Ramirez/Luna, "Navidad Nuestra".
The Daily Telegraph, 27 May, 1995
1995  MISA CRIOLLA FROM ARGENTINA. BRITISH PREMIER BY THE COMPOSER. COMPOSER/DIRECTOR  ARIEL RAMIREZ. Thursday 1st June at 7.30 p.m. Royal Festival Hall, with the Royal Choral Society, Wynne-Griffiths, conductor. KIRIE, vidala-baguala, GLORIA, carnavalito-yaravi, CREDO, Chacarera-trunca, SANCTUS, carnaval-cochabambino, ANGUS DEI, estilo pampeano. Domingo Cura, percussion, Zamba Quipildor, tenor, Facundo Ramirez, piano, Jorge Rojas, baritono, Cuarteto de los Andes, Andean Instruments, Embassy of the Argentine Republic in association with the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), The Daily Telegraph, Saturday, 27 May, 1995.
1995  MISA CRIOLLA FROM ARGENTINA. BRITISH PREMIER ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL. THE EMBASSY OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH LACCS, The Guardian, Saturday 27 May 1995.
1995  LACCS CONCERT The 7th Annual Heads of Mission Gala Concert and Dinner held by the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society took place in Le Meridien Hotel, Piccadilly. The evening was co-hosted by the Ambassador of Angola Senhor Antonio da Costa Fernandes and Senhora da Costa Fernandes, the High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda, HE Mr James Thomas, the Ambassador of Ukraine Professor Sergui Komissarenko and Mrs Komissarenko and the President of LACCS Professor J R Monroy, DIPLOMAT, May/June 1995.
1995 GUITARISTA FROM ECUADOR. TERRY PAZMINO, a guitarist of some reputation from Ecuador, will be given his London debut recital at the Purcell Room on the 31 July in the presence of the Ambassador of Ecuador Senor Patricio Maldonado. Pazmino will perform a programme of music from Ecuador including the British premier of his own work SUITE ECUATORIANA, Terry Pazmino comes from Quito in Ecuador and studied with Antonio Lauro, Alirio Diaz and Alberto Ponce. This concert had been organised by the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society which is directed by J R Monroy, Classical Guitar, July, 1995.
1995 JAM QUARTET. Purcell Room, South Bank Centre 18th April 1995. THE JAM QUARTET from Finland who are named after their teacher Juan Antonio Muro, played a programme of South American music with one Finnish interleaving, as part of the LACCS Series. They are an extremely musical ensemble and this shown in everything they touched.
CLASSICAL GUITAR, JULY, 1995.
1995 JAM ON THE SOUTH BANK In association with LACCS the Finnish Embassy presented a concert at the Purcell Room on 18th April featuring the JAM GUITAR QUARTET. This ensemble took shape at the Helsinki Conservatory in 1988' all its members were students there. They have become a most impressive group, all four musicians being first class guitarists. 
MUSICAL OPINION, SUMMER,
1995.
1995 BERTA ROJAS ON THE SOUTH BANK The Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas launched a new series of recitals promoted by the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), at the Purcell Room on 27 March with a programme of highly attractive works, most of which were unknown to the British audience. 
MUSICAL OPINION, SUMMER, 1995.
1995 ECUADOR. GUITARRISTA ECUATORIANO SE PRESENTA EN EL SOUTH BANK CENTRE. TERRY PAZMINO es original de Quito (Ecuador), pero paso gran parte de su juventud en Venezuela donde tuvo la oportunidad de estudiar guitarra. Terry corrio con la suerte de tener como maestros a dos grandes interpretes del instrumento como fueron Antonio Lauro y Alirio Diaz. Luego de 11 anos de preparacion se graduo en Caracas y obtuvo el primer premio por la interpretacion del "Concierto para Guitarra y Orquesta" de Antonio Lauro. Mas adelante recibio una beca de la UNESCO para estudiar con el Maestro Espanol Alberto Ponce en el "Conservatoire de la Courneuve" en Paris. Como compositor, escribe encantadoras piezas propias de la musica Sudamericana, que se derivan de formas de musica del folklore Andino de origen Hispano-Quechua, incluyendo ritmos como el "pasillo", "San Juanito" y la "Danza". Sus trabajos mas notables son la "Suite Ecuatoriana No 1 para Guitarra" y "Sones Transhumantes para violin y guitarra" Su concierto es auspiciado por la Embajada de Ecuador en conjunto con Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS).
MUNDO LATINO, LONDRES, JULIO, 1995.
1995. NOTABLE ARTISTA ECUATORIANO EN LONDRES. MAESTRO TERRY PAZMINO DEBUTARA EN EL PURCELL ROOM DEL SOUTH BANK CENTRE. El Maestro Terry Pazmino estrenara en Londres su obra titulada 'SUITE ECUATORIANA' tan elogiada por la critica en Estados Unidos, Canada, Alemania y Francia. Este es un trabajo serio de investigacion y estudios musicales que realizo en Venezuela con el Maestro Antonio Lauro. Esta suite se basa en las cuatro regiones de Ecuador, la Costa, La Sierra, Oriente y Region Insular, utilizando los giros caracteristicos de las diferentes zonas anteriormente mencionadas. Su ultimo disco compacto grabado en 1994 "Guitarra Ecuador", ha sido elogiado en Canada y Estados Unidos como un nuevo aporte a la musica de la guitarra Latinoamericana. El concierto forma parte de la Serie Internacional de Guitarra de LACCS, que dirige J. R. Monroy desde 1984 y en la cual han participado exponentes como Alirio Diaz (Venezuela), Carlos Barbosa-Lima (Brasil), Eduardo Falu (Argentina) y otros nombres de fama internacional. CRONICA LATINA, PERIODICO INDEPENDIENTE LATINOAMERICANO, LONDRES, INGLATERRA, JULIO, 1995.
1995 TERRY PAZMINO GUITAR MUSIC FROM ECUADOR. THE GUARDIAN GUIDE, JULY, 1995
1995 MARIMBA NACIONAL DE CONCIERTO IN THE PRESENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF GUATEMALA AND SRA ELLA DE NANE. PURCELL ROOM, WEDNESDAY 2nd AUGUST 1995
EL MUNDO LATINO, LONDON, JULY, 1995.
1995 BERTA ROJAS PURCELL ROOM, SOUTH BANK CENTRE, LONDON MARCH 1995, CLASSICAL GUITAR, JULY, 1995.
1995 THE REGO QUINTET ON THE SOUTH BANK MUSICAL OPINION, SUMMER, 1995.
1995 LACCS's 1996 PROGRAMME " The Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), has been promoting the classical guitar in London for twelve years. To our knowledge, no one else has kept a guitar series for so long and unbroken a period, and it says a lot for the determination, patience and ingenuity of Juan R. Monroy, Director of LACCS, that so many guitarists of the highest rank have been brought to London. ..." An innovation is LACCS presentation of awards to guitarists who have made a special contribution in bringing the cultures of the eastern and western hemispheres together, thus leading to a greater understanding of Latin American music in Britain..."
CLASSICAL GUITAR, DECEMBER, 1995.
1996
1996 LACCS INTERNATIONAL GUITAR SERIES Juan R. Monroy, the energetic and enterprising Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), created the INTERNATIONAL GUITAR SERIES in 1984 and since then guitarists from all over the world have performed in combination of European and Latin American works by composers from both continents. Soloist who have performed in the series so far have included Argentinians Eduardo Falu, Roberto Aussel an  Isabel Siewers, Brazilian, Laurindo Almeida, Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Marcelo Kayath, Chileans Octavio Lafourcade, Oscar Ohlsen and Luis Orlandini, Venezuelan, Alirio Diaz and Duo Montes-Kircher, Terry Pazmino from Ecuador, Eduardo Fernandez from Uruguay, Berta Rojas from Paraguay..." 
MUSICAL OPINION, HIGH NOTES, SPRING
1996.
1996 TIMO KORHONEN. Purcell Room, London, 22 February 1996. 'This concert marked the London debut of the young Finnish guitarist Timo Korhonen. ... His programme set the old alongside the new, but he has a traditional look with the inclusion of pieces by Sor and Villa-Lobos... Timo Korhonen is a guitarist who can rightfully take his place in the world class category". 
Peter Rueffer, Classical Guitar, July 1996.
1996 CON BOLETOS A INGLATERRA " Llevan nueve anos actuando juntos. ya sea en Chile o en Europa y America Latina. Y ahora, por primera vez, el duo de guitarristas compuesto por Oscar Ohlsen y Luis Orlandini viajara a Inglaterra para actuar en el Purcell Room, una de las salas mas prestigiosas de Londres... Y lo haran el proximo 22 de Julio con un concierto auspiciado por Latinamerican and Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS), que dirige Juan R. Monroy, y que este ano desarrolla su 12 temporada... Es que J R Monroy ha desarrollado por anos, con la colaboracion de las Embajadas o el Ministerio de Relaciones del pais correspondiente de cada artista, una extensa labor en pro de la difusion de la musica clasica de America Latina en Europa... 
EL MERCURIO, CHILE, MIERCOLES 10 DE JULIO DE
1996.
1996 EDUARDO FALU. A musician born in the province of Salta which border Chile and Bolivia, he is difficult to categorised. Although he considers himself a guitarist who sings, he has a rich baritone voice of rare quality. Queen Elizabeth Hall, July 23, 1996. 
The Culture, The Sunday Times, 21st July, 1996.
1996 A TRIBUTE TO LAURINDO ALMEIDA 
"LACCS'S tribute to the Brazilian guitarist and composer Laurindo Almeida at the Purcell Room on 28 May turned out to be a delight for all concerned.
Charlie Byrd's first solo was Alfredo Vianna's Carinhoso which Laurindo Almeida had sketched out for him on a paper napkin! The soloist then joined forces to play Ernesto Nazareth's Carioca and Famoso with its 2 step rhythm, followed by Vianna's Naguele Tempo and Cochichando which gave them a chance to show their respective strengths, Carlos Barbosa-Lima was more agile and steely while Charlie Byrd was warmer and more relaxed. ... Laurindo Almeida's own arrangement of "Adios" was played as an encore and a more fitting end could hardly have been found with its gentle, reflective simplicity in many ways encapsulating the strengths of this well loved and greatly missed virtuoso and composer. BH MUSICAL OPINION, SUMMER 1996.
1996 CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHARLIE BYRD PURCELL ROOM, LONDON, 28 MAY 1996.
Unfortunately, it doesn't happen often, a full house at a guitar concert. Anything less, for this unique