Last Sunday night, something beautiful happened in Montréal. Starting at 8:00 PM, inside the welcoming hall of CIC, Salle Sylvain-Lelièvre on Rue Nicolet, hundreds of people applauded the first appearance of C4 Trio and the glow of Venezuelan music.
For this special night, C4 Trio, originally formed by Jorge Glem, Héctor Molina, Edward Ramírez, and Rodney Padilla, had only two of the original members in scene. Edward Ramírez and Rodney Padilla, were unable to travel to Canada
. Their spots were warmly and skillfully filled by Daniel Requena and an exceptional bass player.Elvis Martinez. The result was a lineup that honored C4 Trío’s spirit while bringing its own fresh energy to the stage.
Simon, invited by the band to sing, also filled the space with his natural voice and charisma and had the public standing up in multiple times to sing along.
For us at TuCuatro, being there felt like reconnecting with something familiar and deeply loved. Most of us are far from the Venezuelan plains, far from the joropos and dances that inspired the cuatro’s heartbeat, yet for a moment Montréal became part of that map. The audience leaned in, smiled, nodded, and you could almost sense that shared warmth, the kind that reminds you why these instruments matter so much.
We captured a few moments on video, little windows into that night, and we’ll be sharing them with you here. Think of them as our way of bringing you into the hall with us, letting you hear the spark in Héctor’s phrasing and the effortless flow in Jorge’s hands.
C4 Trio’s talent isn’t just technical, it’s emotional. They make the cuatro feel fearless, capable of jumping from tradition to improvisation, from whispered melody to joyful explosion. And on this Sunday in Montreal, that spirit filled the room. If you’ve ever watched any of the C4 musicians play, you know the feeling. Their cuatros don’t just sound… they speak. They tease, they laugh, they tell stories. And when Jorge and Héctor share a stage, joined by Daniel and the guest bassist, the conversation between strings became playful and explosive, like old friends finishing each other’s musical sentences.
We’re grateful we were there, and even more grateful to share a piece of it with you. The cuatro keeps traveling, keeps opening doors, keeps reminding us that music has no borders, only stories waiting to be heard.
Stay tuned for the clips, and as always, thank you for letting us bring these musical journeys to you.
