2006 Embassy Events
Omar Torrez and his group perform at the Ambassador's residence
On Friday, July 7th, the Ambassador and Mrs. Tefft hosted a reception in honor of Omar Torrez and his group, touring Georgia for the first time. Georgian singer Tika Jamburia accompanied Mr. Torrez on vocals for several of his songs. Besides performing at the Ambassador’s residence, Omar Torrez and his group performed at clubs in Tbilisi and Batumi.
"Omar Torrez is crossing many borders and establishing many unlikely links between classical and pop, virtuoso and hot swinging, Latin and blues, European and American, sexy and pure... and doing all this with style," said world-renowned Russian music critic Artemy Troitsky, of the World Music Consortium.
Foreign Ambassadors, government officials and parliamentarians, as well as cultural and educational contacts of the Embassy, attended reception and concert.
