Cajoneada Internacional with Lalo Izquierdo!

This Saturday in a unique class that will explain afro Peruvian traditions, music and dance. followed by a symposium and the fifth CAJONEADA with Kata Robles and Peta Robles, master drummers from Peru.

Donations are welcome.

Maestro Lalo Izquierdo dances zapateo peruano, with its fancy “hard shoe” footwork reminiscent of Spanish dance and its unique rhythms, to the sound of the cajón (box drum). Cajón is an Afro-Peruvian dance form that is found along the coast of Peru where Africans were brought as slaves beginning in the 16th century. Starting at eight years of age in “Malambo,” his predominantly black community of Rimac, Peru, José Orlando “Lalo” Izquierdo has achieved recognition for his zapateo abilities and has become a teacher in Peru and other parts of the Americas.

For over 20 years Lalo has worked with Gabriela Shiroma, director of De Rompe y Raja, a Peruvian folk dance ensemble in the Bay Area to Create a Cultural Bridge. Now, De Rompe y Raja is bringing Lalo to the Bay Area community! Please do not miss this opportunity to meet Master Lalo Izquierdo at his home LA PENA CULTURAL CENTER!