Brand Summer Music Series - Voodoo 5

Enjoy a live performance by Voodoo 5 on Friday, August 2 starting at 7:00 PM. Join us for eclectic live music outside on the lawn behind Brand Library & Art Center. Visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket and picnic on the grassy hillsides in Brand Park. Seats are not provided. Performances run 60 - 90 minutes without intermission. Performances may be experienced by children and families.

Certain bands come together inevitably, and Voodoo 5 is certainly one. Made up of exotica OG’s, this Los Angeles unit – named in honor of Robert Drasnin’s legendary Voodoo albums – has brought the style back to its roots while adding something truly distinct to the tradition from which it emerged.

Fronted by the extraordinary vocalist Lena Marie Cardinale – whose ability to sing jazz and Latin music channeling Yma Sumac quickly established her as a force – the ensemble is something of an all-star affair, with Mark Riddle (aka Marty Lush) on vibes, upright bassist Paul Eckman (Orchestra Superstring), conguero extraordinaire Cesar Ventura (Boogaloo Assassins, Joe Bataan), flutist Jay Work (Bonedaddys), and steel guitar newcomer Connor Gallaher. The ensemble is directed by exotica’s heir apparent, guitarist Skip Heller, whose epic collaborations with Robert Drasnin, Elisabeth Waldo, Yma Sumac and other space age legends have established him as keeper of the flame. Not content to settle for revivalism, the group blends true old school Denny/Lyman sounds with Hawaiian guitar, film noir, Drasnin-esque female vocals, and Tjader-tinged Latin jazz.

For additional information about this event, please contact Brand Library & Art Center at (818) 548-2051 or send an email at . Visit to learn more about the Brand Summer Music Series.

The Brand Summer Music Series began in 2014 and is supported by the , through funding from the , with support from , , and the .

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Free, limited parking is available in Brand Park. An accessible entrance and accessible parking for cars with a disabled parking placard or license plate is located on the East side of Brand Library.

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