At the AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM The Jalopy Theatre Presents: Radio Jarocho
Friday, November 2
Show starts at 5:30
Free!
5:30-7:00PM Free Admission! The Jalopy Theatre hosts an evening of music at the American Folk Art Museum: RADIO JAROCHO _________ New York City band Radio Jarocho plays son jarocho music fashioned after the towns, musicians and swampy countryside that create it in Veracruz, Mexico. They also write their own songs inspired by this popular genre and tailor them with assorted influences creating a contemporary repertoire that albeit captures the spirit of the traditional style. The band championed son jarocho, a mix of Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, and Mexican Indigenous dance and music, in the East Coast by performing in dozens of concerts and fandangos over the past ten years in New York City, Washington DC, and Boston. In the summer of 2011 they successfully toured Chicago and in the fall completed an acclaimed tour of New York with son jarocho legend Patricio Hidalgo. After spending a year writing and performing their first collection of songs, Radio Jarocho teamed up with Grammy Award winner producer Alex Venguer to record the band’s first full-length album “Café, Café”. The CD, due on early spring of 2012, will surely take Radio Jarocho to explore new places in the U.S. and bring son jarocho and the band’s original songs to more people. American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave at 66th St. New York, NY 10023 212-595-5933