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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum honors Latino Heritage
Month with annual festival, August 28
CLEVELAND: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
hosts its second Latino Heritage Festival, an
annual
event that celebrates the rich Latino culture and its musical
traditions.
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This event will take place on the outside plaza of the Rock Hall
on Sunday, August 28, 2011, from Noon to 4 p.m. and includes
performances by
Hector Tricoche,
Sammy De León y su Orquesta,
Latin Soul Ballroom Dance Company, Julia De Burgos’ Explosion
Divina Dance Troupe,
Zumba instructors and more.
The Latino Heritage Festival is FREE, however paid admission is
necessary to tour the Rock Hall exhibits and participate in this
film screening.
The Museum’s community festivals offer opportunities for
Cleveland’s diverse ethnic communities to become more acquainted
with the Rock Hall and the range of music styles and cultures it
celebrates.
The Latino Heritage community festival is a kick-off to Latino
Heritage month, celebrated September 15-October 15 every year.
In tribute to Latino music and culture, the festival will
feature an array of musical talent that will provide the
soundtrack to an afternoon of lively entertainment, including:
_One of the Original Salsa Kings, Hector Tricoche is an
international musician of Puerto Rican descent who sings in the
genre of Latin pop and salsa. With his high and melodic voice,
Tricoche has stood out in the sleepy decade of the 1990s salsa
scene through his richly textured and versatile musical
compilations. Critics have praised him for combining a
harmonious voice with the creative snappiness of an
improvisation artist. A highlight of Hector Tricoche’s albums is
the intricate and sophisticated horn arrangements. He has
released nine albums in the United States and more
internationally.
_Sammy De León, former musical director of the
legendary Impacto Nuevo, has put together a combination
of traditional salsa rhythms with a more aggressive and
progressive style that lends an appeal to a multi-cultural
audience. This style enables De Leon’s music to delight not only
fans of salsa, merengüe, and Latin Jazz, but of all music
genres. The whole band, known for their lively performance, may
stop on a dime, change directions in a heart-stopping second,
speeds up or slows down with the sound of his stick and shifts
grooves with a look.
Along with live music, the Museum will also welcome JiBARO
Gourmet Food Truck to the Latino Heritage Festival to serve
Latin-inspired food and beverages for purchase.
For more information, please visit
rockhall.com/event/latino-heritage-festival-2011.
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