Featured Music and Dance Soloist in La Pasión según San Marcos

Mestre Jamaika was a featured guest musical and dance soloist for The Salt Lake Vocal Artists Utah Premiere of “La Pasión según San Marcos” by Osvaldo Golijov  (The Passion According to St. Mark) directed by Dr. Brady Allen and held at the Libby Gardner Concert Hall March of 2024.

Osvaldo Golijov’s “La Pasión” includes an explosion of vocal and instrumental color, captivating rhythms, stirring melodies, and riveting biblical scenes set in the diverse styles of Latin American / Afro-Cuban cultures. The production is a fully immersive Passion experience, evoking a deeply emotional and meaningful commemoration of Holy Week.

Featuring Guest Artists:
Gonzalo Grau, Piano/Keyboard (Venezuela / Boston)               
Mike Ringquist, Percussion (Boston)                      
Marcus Santos, Percussion (Boston)     
Clara Hurtado Lee, Soprano Soloist (SLC)                  
Biella da Costa, Vocal Soloist (Venezuela)  
Reynaldo González-Fernández, Afro-Cuban Singer/Dancer (Boston)    
Mestre Jamaika Mauro Romualdo, Capoeira Dancer (Brazil / SLC)               

With the internationally acclaimed Salt Lake Vocal Artists conducted by Dr. Brady R. Allred and the “Orchestra La Pasión.”

The first capoeira artist to hold this role was Mestre Deraldo Ferreira, a pioneer of capoeira in the United States and Founder and Artistic Director of The Brazilian Cultural Center of New England. Mestre Jamaika would like to thank Mestre Deraldo for his mentorship and guidance as he helped support him to prepare for the role.