Agua Trip Info

This party was not only a release concert in celebration of the release of our CD Genetics, but also a fundraiser for Agua Trip, to help defray our CD production costs, and for CONNECT, a local NYC–based non–profit organization dedicated to the prevention and elimination of family and gender violence.

The event was also the unveiling of the first Agua Trip book project, Genetics: A Visual Songbook, designed by our good friend Esther L. Kim. There was also an exhibition of all the original pieces of art included in the book, which were graciously donated to the Fundraiser by 20 international artists. There was also a Silent Auction, giving all the attendees the opportunity to own a piece of this beautiful and historic collaboration.

CONNECT was there in full force, organizing a raffle with astounding prizes, decorating the stage with beautiful saris, supplying really tasty food, and talking about their work, which you can read about at connectnyc.org

We want to thank all of CONNECT’s staff and friends for coming out to the event and supporting our music. We want to thank all of Agua Trip’s friends, old and new, who brought us their smiles. We always appreciate the friendship and support. We want to thank Devon at Sage Theater. We want to thank Tom for taking on the monumental task of running our sound on such short notice. We want to thank all the artists in Genetics: A Visual Songbook and Esther L. Kim for designing and producing the book for us. We also want to thank the musicians. We are honored to have performed our music with some very talented friends: Morgan Henderson (congas), James Guastaferro (guitar, bass, keys & vocals), Russel De Mousse (drumkit), Chris Johnson (guitar, mandolin & bass).

Setlist

• Accidental Wilderness
• Dancing Che’s
• Believe Me When I Sip My Lemonade
• Happy to Change
• I See It All
• Eating Philosophy
• Sleep Trips and Falls
• Get Over It
• The Conversation’s Growing
• Good Morning
• Overflow
• Venus Moonrise

Photos

Photos by Esther L Kim and Liz Kenney. Please let us know if you have some good photos of this show. You can e-mail us at aguatrip1 at gmail dot com.

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