Elena La Fulana Duo @ Marx
Schedule
Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Marx Cafe | Washington, DC
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ELENA LA FULANAwww.elenalafulana.com
Elena La Fulana is a Latin Grammy-nominated instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Washington, DC. Originally from Managua, Nicaragua, Elena identifies as both American and Nicaraguan and her music, which ranges from twangy, heartbreak-themed folk Americana, to soothing, introspective, violin-infused Latin cumbia, reflects this dual identity. Her band, Elena & Los Fulanos, has twice been nominated for a Wammie-award, and their most recent album, Volcán, was hailed as "a bilingual folk album for the resistance" by the Washington City Paper, a publication that also selected Elena for their People Issue 2017 highlighting notable Washingtonians.
From 2019-2023, she toured with the Latin-Grammy winning all-female mariachi group, Flor de Toloache, with whom she performed at the Kennedy Center Honors, The White House, and The Latin Grammys and with artist such as John Legend, Los Lobos, Mon Laferte, Lila Downs, and Miguel. Her performance with Flor de Toloache earned her a Latin Grammy nomination in 2022. Most recently she has toured with Sonia de los Santos, a Latin Grammy-nominated family musician, with whom she performed in an off-Broadway production of “Música” in the spring of 2024. She is an eight-time recipient of the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities Fellowship grant.
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Elena La Fulana es una instrumentalista nominada al Latin Grammy y cantautora basada en Washington, DC. Originaria de Managua, Nicaragua, Elena se identifica como Nicaragüense y Americana y su música refleja su identidad bicultural, entrelazando elementos musicales de Latino America y los Estados Unidos. Su banda, Elena & Los Fulanos ha sido nominada dos veces al premio “Wammie” y su segundo disco Volcán (2017) fue nombrado “el disco bilingüe de la resistencia” por el Washington City Paper, publicación que también la reconoció como una de sus personas del año 2017.
De 2019-2023, fue guitarronista con el grupo de mariachi feminino, ganadora del Latin Grammy, Flor de Toloache con quien toco en los Kennedy Center Honors, La Casa Blanca, y los Latin Grammys y junto a artistas como John Legend, Los Lobos, Mon Laferte, Lila Downs, y Miguel. En 2022 fue nominada al Latin Grammy por su actuación como parte de Flor de Toloache. Recientemente, Elena comenzó a tocar con Sonia de los Santos, artista nominada al Latin-Grammy con quien participó en la producción “off-Broadway” de “Música” en 2024.
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