VÄRMLATINO Known from the SVT series Björnes Magasin HEJ AMIGO and translations of Björn Afzelius' songs into Spanish.

Marco Rios has for many years introduced Latin American music to Sweden and also Swedish music to the Spanish-speaking part of the world.
He is known for SVT Bolibompa's program series HEJ AMIGO! and for collaboration and interpretations of Björn Afzelius' songs into Spanish.

Marco tours all over Sweden as a solo artist and also together with Susanne Lind, Edo Bumba, Natalie Knutzen, Kerstin Wikström and Ruth Safira. His music programs are performed for children and adults at festivals, schools, churches and other venues.

Children's CD: "Hey amigo", "Sambaleê", "I can if I want" and "A la rueda rueda".
Other albums: "Afzelius in Spanish" and "Värmlatino".
Available at libraries, Spotify, YouTube and other digital channels.

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CHILDREN-FAMILY PROGRAMS LIVE

Preschools, schools, adapted schools and creative schools

MARCO RIOS children's music - solo (3-6 years)

Marco's children's program contains his own songs, translations and interpretations in Swedish with elements of other languages, with swinging rhythms such as samba, cha-cha, calypso and reggae.
Everyone can participate in songs and movements and try out rhythm instruments.

COME, COME AGAIN! With Susanne Lind (3-9 years)

In this children's and family performance, Marco and Susanne offer songs, rhythms, dances, movements and rhymes that everyone can join in on. How about trying how careful you have to be if you want to joke with the wolf in the forest, at what pace a cobbler works best or how to greet in different languages?

Susan Lind, violin and voice, is an award-winning music instructor and folk musician who, with a twinkle in his eye and feet in the folk music crowd, has toured throughout Sweden since 1995.

HEY FRIENDS! With Natalie Knutzen (3-8 years)

Interactive and swinging and children's and family program with both songs, dances, movements in samba, hip-hop, waltz and reggae.

When the music, rhythms, movements and lyrics invite you to participate, it becomes easier to learn to sing, dance, count and greet in different languages.
The days of the week are filled with activities and they swing forward, one after the other while the children in their imaginations help wash clothes, dishes, fish, paint and clean.

Counting in different languages ​​can be exciting enough in itself, but counting every other time, jumping on one leg, running fast, stomping your feet and afterwards counting backwards to calypso, reggae or samba rhythms becomes a completely different thing.
How about a choreographed hip hop where everyone can participate and learn to rap?

Natalie Knutzen: Singing, ukelele and dancing. Artist from Argentina. Music producer, performs as a soloist and with her music group Natalie Beabella.

LOOK AMIGO! With Kerstin Wikström (2-5 years)

The program inspires and attracts children's joy in learning different things through rhymes, rock n' roll, cha-cha, samba, song and dance.

Already at a young age, children learn by watching, imitating and trying for themselves. They are inspired by events around them such as sounds, images, movements and different types of expressions. This is how they discover the world and evolve. Music has been a part of all cultures for as long as man has existed. We think an important part, of course, who hope to inspire to participate in the community that music can create. Interplay, wordplay and swinging rhythms Rock'n Roll and Cha-Cha-Cha! Looks like there will be music!! Dance away with us to hip-hop! Joy and community. Well, hope! Kerstin Wikström, is best known for his 10 years in SVT Bolibompa's "BJÖRNES MAGASIN". Issued "Björnes favorites" music CD together with e.g. Jörgen Lantz, Coste Apetrea and Anders "Captain Zoom" Linder. In 2018/2019, a family show was played at the Maximteatern in Stockholm.

SAMBALELÊ With Ruth Safira (4-8 years)

Sambalelê is the name of a girl from Brazil who loves to dance samba from Brazil, cumbia from Colombia, huayno from Peru and rhythms from different countries in Latin America. She shows how one dances and invites everyone to participate and participate in both the movements, song and music.
"Sambaleê" is also the name of this interactive music program for children where those who want can try playing different rhythm instruments and maybe even offer a little instrumental solo. The songs are in Swedish with some elements of Portuguese and Spanish.

Ruth Saphira from Brazil, song and dance. Ruth has played and performed in various constellations, primarily in Brazilian dance music.

 

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MUSIC FOR EVERYONE

Institutions, festivals, churches and private events

MARCO RIOS: WARM LATINO 

A LATIN AMERICAN SWEDISH musical journey through songs and rhythms from Sweden and Latin America.

When the tropical and the Nordic temperament meet in a loving and musical embrace, there is the chance to enjoy both Latin American and Swedish evergreens, Marco's own songs, as well as interpretations by Björn Afzelius in Spanish.

Marco has extensive experience working with music in nursing homes.

 

 

MISS MISS meets LA PALOMA

Music should be built out of joy, is the message when Marco Rios and Susanne Lind offer this musical Latin American and Swedish music program.

A mix of Latin American and Swedish evergreens baked in with samba, folk tunes and other musical styles that most people recognize. Enjoy both Värmland and Skaraborg and their own songs!

Marco and Susanne have extensive experience of working with music in nursing homes.