Loading Programs

« All Programs

  • This program has passed.

John Santos Sextet + The Afro-Peruvian Coalition – Season Kick-Off!

Sat, May 6, 2023, 1:00pm3:30pm

Free
John Santos playing a conga drum in a black and white photo
Date:
Sat, May 6, 2023
Time:
1:00pm – 3:30pm
Venue:
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts.
San Francisco, CA + Google Map
Phone:
(415) 543-1718
Cost:
Free

Other

Facebook Event URL
https://fb.me/e/OC7GBogY

This percussion-packed double bill celebrates the extraordinary resilience and creativity of African diasporic culture in the Americas, a rhythmic and spiritual bounty that continues to offer new blooms. Bay Area percussion icon John Santos presents “Roots of Jazz Latino,” a program exploring Afro-Latin musical heritage from a multi-national perspective. His sextet is joined by a dazzling cast of special guests, including Fania All-Stars timbales legend Orestes Vilató and Afro-Peruvian vocalist Marina Lavalle. 

Headshot photos of the Afro-Peruvian Coalition
Band members of the Afro-Peruvian Coalition: Nadia Calmet, Pedro Rosales, Marina Lavalle, Kyla Danysh, Handark Lozano, Javier Trujillo, Ayla Davila, Braulio Barrera.

Lavalle, who spent many years touring and recording with the great folkloric ensemble Peru Negro, is also featured in the Afro-Peruvian Coalition, a collective that brings together performers known internationally as guardians of Afro-Peruvian music and dance. Led by percussionist/vocalist Pedro Rosales, a leading force on the Bay Area’s Afro-Peruvian cultural scene for three decades, the Coalition includes fellow Peruvians Braulio Barrera on congas/vocals and dancer Nadia Calmet, who’s worked as a choreographer and soloist for legendary Afro-Peruvian singer Eva Ayllon.

 

 

 

 

Funded by:

Explore more in these Festival series: