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Fiesta Puertorriqueña: ¡Parranda Navideña 2019!
December 8, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kids Ticket: $5 Kids & Youth under 18 years old
General Admission: $15 Advance / $20 Door
(Please note: there is a $2 Credit Card fee at the door per ticket)
Doors open at 3:15pm / Event begins 4pm
La Peña Cultural Center & the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop present:
The 3rd Annual Fiesta Puertorriqueña
¡Parranda Navideña 2019!
Join the Puerto Rican community at La Peña for a family-friendly Parranda Navideña!
This special event features LIVE MUSIC by La Mixta Criolla; PERFORMANCES by the Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop’s Youth Ensemble, DJ JOSÉ RUIZ spinning salsa y más, and a special FOOD POP-UP by Sol Food! (MENU BELOW). Get here early to ensure a plate! Thank you Sol Food for donating 50% of food sales to La Peña Cultural Center’s fundraiser!
Everyone is welcome to join in on the fun! Bring your dancing shoes and come hungry!
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
3:15pm-4:00pm: DJ José Ruiz
4pm-4:45pm The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop’s Youth Ensemble
4:45pm-5:15pm DJ José Ruiz
5:15pm-6:15pm La Mixta Criolla
6:15pm-7pm DJ José Ruiz
SOL FOOD MENU COMING SOON! Vegan and meat options will be available.
BAR:
La Peña will have also have a bar serving coquito (virgin and alcoholic options) and other drinks!
ABOUT LA MIXTA CRIOLLA:
Inspired in the rich and soulful music of Puerto Rico and the greater Caribbean, La Mixta Criolla’s sound is based on the mix of “cueros, cuerdas y voces” (skins, strings, and vocals). The group’s repertoire of originals and funky renditions of traditional tunes, features a variety of swinging Caribbean grooves, from plena, bomba, guaracha jíbara, seis and aguinaldo, to merengue, son, rumba, cumbia and salsa.
Featuring Román “Ito” Carrillo on bongó, panderos, barriles and vocals; Camilo Landao on cuatro guitar and vocals; Ayla Dávila on bass and vocals; Javier Navarrette on timbales, cajón and vocals; and Héctor Lugo on congas, panderos, barriles and vocals.
ABOUT THE BAY AREA BOMBA Y PLENA WORKSHOP:
The Bay Area Bomba y Plena Workshop consists of Youth and Adult ensembles who study and perform traditional forms of Puerto Rican music and dance. Bringing together folks from diverse cultural backgrounds united by their common love and passion for Puerto Rican music, in particular the traditions of Plena and Bomba. Under the direction of Shefali Shah and Héctor Lugo, with the generous support of el maestro Román “Ito” Carrillo as well as numerous masters and practitioners from the Island, The Workshop has been in existence for 17 years promoting the study and appreciation of traditional Puerto Rican music, its history and evolution, and its place in the broader Afro-Caribbean musical culture. The group performs Bombas, Plenas, as well as pieces from the Jíbaro music tradition using a variety of typical instruments such as the barriles, the cuás, panderos, güícharo, maracas, cuatro and guitar.