Tonight at 9:00pm Juan Cancio Barreto will be performing at the food court of Shopping Mariscal Lopez. Juan Cancio Barreto is a true Ambassador of Paraguayan music up there with Berta Rojas, Luz María Bobadilla and countless others. He plays the guitar and a mini guitar known as a requinto and has won several awards for his music. He is also, apparently, hilarious. I saw him and Berta Rojas perform together last year and he had the entire crowd splitting their sides with laughter. I say apparently because most of his banter and jokes were in Guaraní. Tonight´s show will include both Paraguayan and international songs. This free event is a great chance to see one of Paraguay´s top musicians for free!
In the above video Juan Cancio Barreto talks about his background and his life as a musician.

Esta noche a las 21 hs se lleva a cabo un concierto de Juan Cancio Barreto en el patio de comidas Shopping Mariscal Lopez. Juan Cancio Barreto es un verdadero astro de la música paraguaya junto a Berta Rojas, Luz María Bobadilla y muchos más. Toca una guitarra y una guitarra miniatura conocido como el requinto y su música ha sido galardonado con varios premios. Apparentemente es super chistoso. Le ví tocar con Berta Rojas el año pasado y le tuvo a la audiencia matándose de la risa durante todo el recital. Digo “aparentemente” porque todos sus bromas eran en Guaraní. El show de esta noche incluirá música paraguaya e internacional. ¡Este evento es una gran oportunidad para verle a uno de los mejores músicos de Paraguay de forma gratuita!

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