FirstWorks Summer Beats Bonus Concert: Swanky Kitchen Band

Name: FirstWorks Summer Beats Bonus Concert: Swanky Kitchen Band
Start: 2024-07-26T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-26T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn

Schedule

Fri Jul 26 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn | Providence, RI

Come dance with us during Food Truck Friday!
Swanky Kitchen Band is on an essential quest to revive the traditional music of the Cayman Islands. Set amidst the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, the three tiny islands are home to Kitchen Dance Music, an infectiously danceable fiddle-driven style. The Kitchen Dance sound, created through a crossroads of European and African influences, nearly disappeared save for the efforts of Swanky Kitchen Band, the last of the Caymanian Kitchen Bands. Led by fiddler/songwriter Samuel Rose, the 10-piece group is named after a popular local beverage- "swanky." With instruments including a grater (commonly used in traditional kitchens for hand-processing coconut or cassava), guitars, harmonica, a rock-solid rhythm section and vocalists telling stories of the old and new Cayman, Swanky Kitchen Band, beloved in their home islands, moves audiences anywhere they go.
Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket – bring a friend!
This event is FREE and open to the public! No tickets are needed, but you can RSVP at the ticket link, on the FirstWorks website.
Accessibility info:
• Wheelchair accessible sidewalk leading to a grass lawn
• Accessible Bathrooms nearby (at the Carousel)
• Earplugs Available
Presented by FirstWorks in partnership with Roger Williams Park Conservancy and Providence Parks Department.

Made possible with support from Providence Tourism Council, Rhode Island Foundation, RISCA, Rhode Island Commerce, RI Energy, Collette and BankNewport. Media support from The Public's Radio and Poder.