One among South Florida’s longest-running music festivals is coming again to Islamorada from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6 with a full weekend’s value of world music on the Florida Keys Brewing Co. in Islamorada.
The free, all-ages live shows will function Cuban and Colombian folks, Central American and Caribbean reggae, Latin funk and world music. Pageant merchandise shall be on sale, and an optionally available $10 steered donation will go to help the group that produces this occasion.
“I’m grateful to as soon as once more be capable to convey the Afro Roots Fest to the attractive Florida Keys,” stated Jose Elias, Neighborhood Arts and Tradition government director. “I invite everybody to return benefit from the ambiance, craft beer and music from across the globe.”
Cortadito, Miami’s main ambassadors of Cuban folks music, launched the first single from their album The Guajiro Triangle on Feb. 7 and are set to launch their second single earlier than their upcoming competition efficiency. Audiences can count on to listen to a mixture of new materials from their album, together with Cuban requirements, together with iconic songs from the Buena Vista Social Membership.
Electrical Piquete is an award-winning Latin funk band from Hialeah who put out new music final September, their first full-length recording known as Azabache, a group of recent and principally instrumental music. The primary single and video is titled “Chunk,“ a mid-tempo funk quantity combined by Carlos “El Loco” Bedoya. The band is on the point of challenge a second single titled “Guayabera,” and accompanying animated lyric video, later this month.
Afro-Latino reggae artist Philip Montalbán blends Mestizo, Afro-Caribbean and indigenous cultures of Miskito, Rama and Garifuna influences in his music. Born and raised within the Bluefields area of Managua, Nicaragua, Montalbán is a world recording and touring artist whose most up-to-date launch is the one “Miami.”
Group Barrio Abajo performs the folkloric music of Caribbean Colombia through the use of conventional percussion devices and flutes, with trendy devices, presenting kinds equivalent to bullerengue, porro, chandé and extra. Their dwelling nation is understood for cumbia and vallenato, however these are simply two components of their musically various heritage.
Jean P. Jam AKA Pokito is a Haitian artist who performs world beat music known as “Deep Roots” that mixes African, Soca, Caribbean and reggae influences. DJ Supa Kundukta (Tremendous Conductor) is the stage identify for Elias and he shall be spinning a collection of Afro beat and world grooves, together with funk, soul and R&B classics.
Afro Roots Fest Islamorada is sponsored by the Monroe County Vacationer Improvement Council, Keys ICE and the Florida Keys Brewing Co.
Extra data is at AfroRootsFest.com.