La Descarga! Fiesta de Corazon w/ Los Chavos [LATIN - CUMBIA - ROOTS]

Name: La Descarga! Fiesta de Corazon w/ Los Chavos [LATIN - CUMBIA - ROOTS]
Start: 2025-03-29T19:30:00+11:00
Location: Live at the Polo

Schedule

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Live at the Polo | Canberra, CT

🔥🌴 Get ready for a tropical explosion! LA DESCARGA, Australia’s pioneers of Latin-Aussie tropical grooves, are bringing their electrifying Fiesta de Corazón Australia Tour to Canberra for one unforgettable night - with special guests LOS CHAVOS
🌴 SAT 29th MARCH - LIVE @ THE POLO
🌴 TIX @ https://bit.ly/descarga_cbr
Famous for their fiery fusion of Colombian roots, electric beats, and carnival vibes, LA DESCARGA takes audiences on an interactive journey packed with call-and-response chants, lively dance choreographies, limbo, and conga lines! Their debut album, Fiesta de Corazón, has been lighting up stages and dance floors across the country!
Joining them are local legends Los Chavos, Canberra’s Latin-reggae powerhouse. With a dynamic 8-piece lineup, Los Chavos serve up an irresistible mix of cumbia, ska, merengue, and hip-hop, guaranteed to move your body and soul. Expect soaring horns, pulsating rhythms, and a celebration of Latin American festival culture.
This is your chance to experience two of the most vibrant live acts on one stage. Don’t miss the fiesta live @ The Polo! 🌟✨
🔥 SAT 29th MARCH - LIVE @ THE POLO
🔥 TIX @ https://bit.ly/descarga_cbr
Earlier in the day @ 2pm LA DESCARGA will be doing a WORKSHOP on CUMBIA @ Belco Arts Centre too DETAILS HERE: https://bit.ly/cumbia_workshop
✨ LA DESCARGA (bio) - https://ladescargaband.com/
A fearless outburst of tropicality that tickles your brain on the dance spot! Renowned for its spirited and vibrant performances, La Descarga brings a tropical boom experience full of fiery colourfulness and boneshaking rhythms. An iconic Latin-Australian music band where Colombian tropical roots music mixes with contemporary Aussie stamps
While blending the traditions with electric and electronic sounds, it brings original tunes as well as old time retakes of the golden tropical days of Colombian music.
La Descarga has been influenced deeply by the street carnival cultures of Latin America with their upbeat music, colours and dance, mixing the old and the new grooves and moves of Australian, Colombian and world Tropical culture.
National Recognition & Support
La Descarga is proud to be a recipient of Creative Australia’s Contemporary Music Touring Program grant, bringing their debut album, Fiesta de Corazón, to audiences across Australia in 2025. This tour celebrates the vibrant heartbeat of Latin American and Caribbean culture, uniting communities through music, dance, and storytelling.
"We’re thrilled to be among 20 Australian artists supported by Creative Australia and Music Australia, showcasing our music in over 150 locations nationwide. Thank you to everyone who helped make this dream a reality!" – Jorge Leiva, band leader
About Fiesta de Corazón
Described as "a vibrant party for your heart," La Descarga’s debut album features over 30 artists from four continents, capturing the essence of Latin American celebration.
Recently named PBS FM’s Feature Album of the Week, it includes the hit single Cumbia de Corazón, which landed on PBS FM’s Top 10 Favourite Tracks.
🎥 Watch the music video here:

Currently, La Descarga is touring across Australia, bringing their explosive Afro-Latin fusion to stages nationwide with the support of the Creative Australia Touring Program.
✨ LOS CHAVOS (bio) - https://www.loschavos.net/
Los Chavos live experience showcases the bands signature energy coupled with complex arrangements and a variety of Afro-Latin rhythms such as cumbia, dub/reggae, merengue, but never straying too far from their ska/reggae roots - as romantic ballads are given a ska/cumbia twist and hard-hitting merengue horns are mixed with calypso-hiphop!
An 8-piece explosion of Latin reggae energy, Los Chavos channel the festival sounds and urban rhythms of Latin America to sway hips from Canberra to Colombia. Fronted by Andy Jauregui, from Cochabamba, Bolivia, and backed by seasoned musicians from Australia and South America.
Having gestated in the nations capital and developed a large following of ex-pat Latin Americans, Jazz and funk aficionados and music lovers young and old, Los Chavos are ready to take their sounds to a wider audience and cut their teeth around Australia. No one can resist the vivacity of Los Chavos!
🌴 SAT 29th MARCH - LIVE @ THE POLO
🌴 TIX @ https://bit.ly/descarga_cbr