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Event Series Event Series: René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 12:15pm12:45pm

Free
Adults and children of René y Familia holding instruments, smiling and standing in front of a garden fence.
Date:
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Time:
12:15pm – 12:45pm
Venue:
Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens
799 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA + Google Map
Phone:
(415) 543-1718
Cost:
Free

This children’s program has two shows: 11-11:30am with a repeat show 12:15-12:45pm.

Spanning three generations and an array of celebratory Latin American musical traditions, René y Familia is the latest gift from an iconic San Francisco musical clan. Led by educator and songwriter René Peña-Govea, the ensemble includes her son Diego, whose original music appeared on the KTVU show SF Loves Learning, and her sister Cecilia Peña-Govea (aka renowned reggaeton artist La Doña). Their parents, Susan Peña and Los Compas bandleader Miguel Govea, got the party started more than two decades ago with La Familia Peña-Govea, which was a mainstay at community events, festivals and fundraisers. Like that storied conjunto, René y Familia deliver rancheras, cumbias, merengues, boleros and sones, turning every gathering into fiesta while also raising themes of cultural pride, socio-emotional awareness and solidarity. 

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