Pablo Cardenas Presents “The Night of Afro-Latin Rhythms”
Schedule
Thu May 02 2024 at 08:30 pm to Fri May 03 2024 at 12:00 am
Location
Victoria Event Centre | Victoria, BC
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Pablo Cardenas Presents "The Night of Afro-Latin Rhythms” Thursday, May 2nd / Doors: 7:30 PM / dance class by Tatianna Hassan 7:45PM / Show: 8:30 PM / percussion class by Jordan Hanson 9:30/ Advance: $24 / Door: $30 / 19+ / ID Required
Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St)
The Night of Afro-Latin Rhythms is an event created to appreciate the roots of Cuba, Latin America and Caribbean music, focused on defending the exposure of the most popular rhythms of these regions, in which the African influence is crucial with an essential roll of the percussion instruments. We will feature a few amazing percussionists from different backgrounds to blown you away and make the rhythm reaching into your soul when you dance. Nicolas Marquez (Colombia), Pedro Siqueira (Brazil), Hector Ramos (Cuba), and Amauri O’Farrill (Cuba).
The rhythm has always been the most important element of Afro-Latin music, which in many cases acquired a symbolic meaning like in Afro-Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Caribbean, Colombian or Brazilian music, but our purpose is not to make it all sound complex, instead just getting you intrigued with the culture of these regions in a fun way, by making you feeling it on your body and express it with your dance moves. The amazing Colombian dancer Tatianna Hasan will host a class and make a performance for you.
Some of the rhythms that The West Coast Cuban Orchestra will be playing includes Salsa and Son from Cuba, Cumbia from Colombia, Bachata and merengue from Dominican Republic, Festejo from Peru, Plena from Puerto Rico, Samba from Brazil, and much more!
We’ll dedicate the very last piece of each set to a jam session where any musician or student in the audience interested in experiencing this music from the stage to be able to try it out. But regardless if you consider yourself a professional musician or not, if you feel encouraged enough just bring your favourite percussion instrument and join us, also make sure you pay attention to the basic percussion workshop that the incredible Jordan Hanson will be hosting on the break time so you will feel more confident. This could be a great way to let your fears go and show the rhythm that lives inside you!
Join us at this Afro-Latin night, a percussion extravaganza full of the richness and high energy that only live music can provide, to let rhythm and dance to continue being an essential part of your life!
The VEC has zero tolerance for any type of racist, sexist, ableist, fatphobic, transphobic or homophobic behaviour. All guests must abide by the VEC’s policies listed here.
The VEC’s full accessibility details and elevator instructions can be viewed here: https://victoriaeventcentre.ca/attendees/accessibility/
This event is taking place on the traditional, stolen, unceded land of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. We acknowledge the rich cultural history of the many peoples and rituals that have been affected by the ongoing process of dispossession and colonialism. We hold this understanding in our interactions and engagements with this land and its people.
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Where is it happening?
Victoria Event Centre, 1419 Broad St, Victoria, BC V8W, Canada,Victoria, British ColumbiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
