This 20-piece Latin-flavored orchestra is full of celebration, rejuvenating the Latin big band sounds of the 1940s through the ‘60s and recalling the legendary works of Machito, Tito Puente, and Celia Cruz.
Can’t get enough of the Latin big band sounds of the 1940s through the 1960s by the likes of Latin legends like Machito, Tito Puente, and Celia Cruz?
The Marin Jewish Community Center (200 North San Pedro Road San Rafael) has a pair of incredibly exciting shows for you this summer, starting with a fun family fiesta and concert featuring the Grammy-award-winning,
20-piece Pacific Mambo Orchestra on Saturday, July 29, from 6-10 pm at the Osher Marin JCC. This 20-piece Latin-flavored orchestra is full of celebration and rejuvenation.
Bring lawn chairs, a blanket, and your dancing shoes. Food and drink will be available for purchase. For tickets and event information, MORE INFO AND BUY TIX.
Just a few weeks later, on August 19th, get ready for a fun family fiesta and concert featuring Ricardo Lemvo on Saturday from 6-10 pm at the Osher Marin JCC.
Lemvo’s music is an innovative blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba, and kizomba). Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo’s blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”
Lemvo hails from São Salvador Do Congo (M’Banza-Kongo), Zaire in Northern Angola. He grew up in Congo-Kinshasa where he was introduced to Cuban music by a cousin who owned a large collection of vintage Cuban LPs. Lemvo came to the US more than 30 years ago to pursue a law degree but ended up devoting his life to music
Lemvo is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. He is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in Spanish, Portuguese, Kimbundu, Turkish, Lingala, and Kikongo.
Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.
Through the years, Lemvo has performed countless shows at many festivals, night clubs, and Performing Art Centers throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australia. Giving him the ultimate form of respect, his songs have been performed and recorded by such artists as Colombia’s Joe Arroyo, Orquesta Revé from Cuba, and the Russian band, Tres Muchachos.
Bring lawn chairs, a blanket, and your dancing shoes. Food and drink will be available for purchase. For tickets and event information, please visit our website at: www.marinjcc.org/lemvo-in-concert Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 200 North San Pedro Road San Rafael, CA 94903. MORE INFO & BUY TIX.