Our new work “ GUERRERAS PUERTORRIQUEÑAS” focuses on traditional roots music while providing a space for emerging talent on the scene. We wanted to produce a documentary that would spotlight their drive, creativity and determination. “When I look at how artists are reinventing themselves this past year (2020) in light of so many challenges, there’s probably no more inspiring example to me than the women artists from Puerto Rico. It also served as a inspiration and spring board for what would soon come next. “THE WARRIOR WOMEN OF AFRO-PERUVIAN MUSIC” was a landmark recording as one of the first all women Afro-Peruvian projects uniting female voices as a challenge to racism, sexism and marginalization in Peruvian society. Also nominated for their role in producing, directing and filming were Matt Geraghty, Araceli Poma and Daniel Thissen. In 2020, the documentary project “THE WARRIOR WOMEN OF AFRO-PERUVIAN MUSIC” was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Long Form Music Video resulting in nominations for the 9 singers and percussionists from Peru including Charo Goyoneche, Sofía Buitrón, Rosa Guzmán, Maricarmen Padilla, Kata Robles, Araceli Poma, Gisella Giurfa, Milagros Guerrero and Victoria Villalobos.
This coincided with an album under the same name produced by Javier Lazo, Matt Geraghty and Zé Luis. In 2018, JUST PLAY continued to create global collaborative musical projects in Peru called “THE WARRIOR WOMEN OF AFRO-PERUVIAN MUSIC,” a documentary uniting the voices and talents of women artists on the Afro-Peruvian scene, filmed by Daniel Thissen and produced by Matt Geraghty and Araceli Poma. This phase of the project culminated in “TRADE WINDS CUBA”, an album and documentary featuring more than 100 emblematic artists from Havana. In 2014-2015, Geraghty brought the project from NYC to New Orleans, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Havana along with producer and saxophonist Zé Luis and filmmaker Laura Newman. JUST PLAY was created by bassist and composer Matt Geraghty as a project to break down the walls between musical cultures and increase the visibility of artists across the African Diaspora in the Americas. Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess premiered on Disney Channel on Novemin the United States, and had 5.2 million viewers.Ī range of " Sofia the First" merchandise has been produced throughout the world.JUST PLAY was founded in 2013, a music and documentary project developed from travels and improvised sessions with musicians from New York, New Orleans, La Havana, San Juan and Peru.
SOFIA FIRST JUSTPLAY SERIES
The series follows the adventures of Sofia, a young girl who becomes a princess overnight after her mother married King Roland II.
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