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RSVP NOW For Nuevofest 2018

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RSVP NOW For Nuevofest 2018

Free Concert Celebrating the New Sounds of Latin America! Some of the most exciting new music of Latin America can be seen and heard at World Cafe Live on Sunday, July 15 from 4-10pm as part of Nuevofest 2018. This all-ages concert will feature performances by seven outstanding Latin American artists. Admission Is FREE – RSVP Required THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST VIA VUHAUS   ABOUT THE ARTISTS: DELAPORTE – Sandra & Sergio, an electronic duo born in 2017, have become one of the hottest electronic acts in Spain in less than a year. Their song “Un  ...
| By Rich McKie

NUEVOFEST 2017: Schedule

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NUEVOFEST 2017: Schedule

This Sunday, July 16, Nuevofest 2017, a Latin-music festival hosted by Philadelphia’s WXPN and AfroTaíno Productions at FringeArts in Old City. You can catch all the action via VuHaus; check out the schedule below, and RSVP to attend in person here. 1:00 PM   Doors Open 2:00 PM – Pielago 2:50 PM – Mariachi Manchester 3:50 PM – Balun 4:50 PM – Rubio 5:50 PM – Buscabulla 7:00 PM – La Vida Boheme 8:20 PM – Javiera Mena 9:35 PM  – Tribu Baharu
| By Rich McKie

Mariachi Manchester to croon the emo-sensitive lyrics of Morrissey & The Smiths with the sounds of Mexican sones & rancheras at NuevoFest

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Mariachi Manchester to croon the emo-sensitive lyrics of Morrissey & The Smiths with the sounds of Mexican sones & rancheras at NuevoFest

If you ask the members of California’s Mariachi Manchester about how they came to be, they’ll explain it quite simply that ‘It was only a matter of time before the Moz phenomenon fully merged with the mariachi musical crossroads’.  With their Mexican/Chicano roots, Mariachi Manchester (coming straight outta ‘Moz Angeles’) have stepped into the spotlight to croon the emo-sensitive lyrics of Morrissey & The Smiths in rhythm with the heart-string-pulling sounds of Mexican sones & rancheras, representing the emotional underbelly of LA’s Chicano love affair with the alternative music  ...
| By Rich McKie

Hear the smooth roll of the snare and chunky organ riff of the Puerto Rican Reggae-Soul band Piélago at Nuevofest

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Hear the smooth roll of the snare and chunky organ riff of the Puerto Rican Reggae-Soul band Piélago at Nuevofest

With a smooth roll of the snare into a chunky gurgling organ riff, the Puerto Rican reggae-soul band called Piélago has been making full strides in gaining popularity both on the island nation homeland and across the pan-Latin Reggae scene. But they aren’t just a one-drop ‘one-trick pony’ of an act: they can deftly switch up the tempo and genre, weaving together classic soul, bossa nova, folk-rock, and hip-hop with zero difficulties. Philly fans will easily compare them with the hometown heroes, The Roots, and Islanders will lean towards Cultura Profetica comparisons, but Piélago stands  ...
| By Rich McKie

Tribu Baharú to make its Philly Debut at NUEVOFEST

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Tribu Baharú to make its Philly Debut at NUEVOFEST

Coming Sunday, July 16, NUEVOFEST is going to kick into hyperspeed once the incredible Tribu Baharú takes the stage. Over recent years, the Colombian ensemble has transformed into the modern day superheroes of the Afro-descendent folk genre called Champeta – a sonic gumbo made from hefty chunks of African genres like Highlife, Soukouss, Soweto Jive, sweetened with Afro-Caribbean rhythms like Soca, Calypso, Haitian Kompa, and then some. With its whirlwind tempos & stress-relieving melodies, this sound is undeniably therapeutic for the soul. But more importantly, Champeta is the  ...
| By Rich McKie

LATIN ROOTS LIVE! PRESENTS NUEVOFEST 2017 – RSVP NOW

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LATIN ROOTS LIVE! PRESENTS NUEVOFEST 2017 – RSVP NOW

 FREE CONCERT CELEBRATING THE NEW SOUNDS OF LATIN AMERICA A free, all-ages, outdoor concert showcasing artists who represent the new sounds of Latin America can be experienced on Sunday, July 16 when the WXPN Latin Roots Live! concert series presents NUEVOFEST 2017, featuring performances by eight outstanding Latin alternative artists, starting at 2 P.M. at FringeArts in Philadelphia (doors open at 1 P.M.).
| By Rich McKie

RSVP Now: For April’s Latin Roots Live event featuring ÌFÉ and M.A.K.U. SOUNDSYSTEM

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RSVP Now: For April’s Latin Roots Live event featuring ÌFÉ and M.A.K.U. SOUNDSYSTEM

Join us for a FREE Latin Roots Live! Dance Party on Monday, April 24, 2017 at World Cafe Live downstairs. Doors are at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. RSVP HERE   ÌFÉ is a bold new musical project from Puerto Rico-based African American drummer/producer/singer Otura Mun, who’s music is a powerfully progressive synthesis of electronic sound and Afro-Caribbean language. Mun, an Ifá priest or Babalawo in the Yoruba religion, has been a vanguard artist in the Puerto Rican music scene since his arrival there in the late 1990’s, producing critically acclaimed albums and songs for many  ...
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