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Cantos De Mi Tierra celebrates the richness of Latin American music in an intimate cabaret setting. Blending storytelling, history, and live music, each show introduces audiences to the songs that have shaped the heart and soul of the continent across genres, countries, and generations.

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About Us

Five original members formed this ensemble in the summer of 2023. On October 15, 20 and 21, 2023 we performed our first three sold-out shows at, our home away from home, Martuni’s. Due to popular demand, we added two more shows at Martuni’s on January 15 and 21, 2024. Soon after, we were thrilled to be invited to perform at the beautiful nightclub, Feinstein’s at the Nikko. For this show, we added a bassist and a percussionist to our ensemble. Our performance on August 17, 2024 at Feinstein’s was also sold out!

Cantos De Mi Tierra operates as a collective much more than a band. From the beginning, we have envisioned a rotating cohort of incredible talent. Our goals for our shows are to consistently offer something fresh and different, to introduce our audiences to new sounds they may not have heard before, and to provide an outlet for local talent.

Upcoming Shows

San Francisco: GlenPark

Bird & Beckett

Saturday, May 2 | 7:30:00 PM | Glen Park

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Members

Armando Fox

Piano / Musical Direction

Founding member, Armando is a Cuban-American New Yorker living in San Francisco. A classically trained pianist since age 5, and a pretty bad accordionist and woodwind player, Armando has handled the orchestration for many musical theater productions and has served as Music Director for dozens of Bay Area shows. By day he is an award-winning computer science professor and diversity officer at UC Berkeley.

Edu González

Vocalist
Founding member, Edu was born and raised in Puerto Rico and moved to the Bay Area for graduate school in 2010. He made his theatrical debut in 2022 as a tenor in 42nd Street Moon’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing”. More recently, he played the role of the Pirate King in Lamplighters Music Theater’s 2024 production of “The Pirates of Penzance.” When he’s not on stage, Edu works in neuroscience, helping to find new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.

Laura Ramos

Vocalist

Founding member, Laura was born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, and grew up surrounded by music. Her father was a skilled guitarist and well-connected to the local music scene of the era. Bohemian nights at home were the norm where both her father and mother would sing. It wasn’t surprising when Laura started singing in her elementary school’s choral ensemble and later became the lead vocalist for well-known music bands in her town of Córdoba.

Ryan Friedman

Percussion

Ryan is a multi-disciplinary, classically-trained, percussionist with more than 20 years of experience performing in musical theater, jazz big band, and symphony orchestras. He has performed in more than 60 theatrical productions throughout the Bay Area, and played at very high-profile venues like Davies Symphony Hall and Saint Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, and the Sorbonne in Paris!

David Kelly-Tuason

Bass

David is an accomplished musician. He has played dozens of musicals in the Bay Area, and he’s the regular choir director and accompanist at St. Anthony church in Oakland. David is also a member of the Ukulenny & Dos Pogi Boys!

Daniela Rodriguez-Chavez

Piano / Musical Direction

Hailing from Kansas City, Daniela is a classically-trained pianist and music director, having made her Bay Area debut in 2023 at the Contra Costa Civic Theater with the show Tintypes. She has since performed with Chanticleer’s Theater, Berkeley Playhouse, and at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Her favorite credits include Heathers, Avenue Q, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. When not performing, Daniela is a UC Berkeley PhD student modeling vector-borne diseases.

Victor Serda

Bass
Victor regularly performs around the Bay Area in musicals and jazz combo settings and last year he joined the San Francisco Philharmonic. His most recent performances include Oklahoma! for the Castro Valley Art Foundation, and the spring concert with the San Francisco Philharmonic where he performed the (Scottish) “Symphony No. 3” by Mendelssohn and “Phaéton” by Saint-Saens, among other pieces. When he’s not performing, Victor coaches the jazz band at Granada High School and teaches group piano lessons at the Montessori Elementary and Middle School of Tracy.

Shane Ruiz

Vocalist

Founding member, Shane was born in Hialeah, FL, to two first-generation Cuban Americans, adding a very unique and invaluable perspective to our ensemble. Shane performed on the first six Cantos de mi Tierra shows in 2023-2024. He and his wife Melissa just welcomed their first baby, so he’s taking a break from performing.

Jorge Martinez

Vocalist

Founding member, Jorge was born in San Francisco but raised and educated in Guadalajara, Mexico. Jorge performed on the first six Cantos de mi Tierra shows in 2023-2024 delighting audiences with his romantic Boleros. He is currently taking a break from performing with Cantos de mi Tierra to pursue other music projects.