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Saturday July 1, 2023 at 8:00pm
The trailblazing Plena Libre has been thrilling international audiences for nearly three decades. Masters of the traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, Plena Libre fuses well-loved traditions with modern Afro-Caribbean influences, putting a new and always electrifying spin on this scintillating music. With mesmerizing hand drumming, raucous horns, and soaring three-part vocal harmonies, this multi-Grammy Award–nominated band always brings the heat.
Please bring your own seating for this performance on Friends Field. Picnics are encouraged!
Artists
Gary Núñez, Founder, Director, Composer, and Bass
Victor Vélez, Singer and Percussion
Luisga Nuñez, Singer and Percussion
Rafy Falú, Percussion
Miguel De Jesús, Singer and Percussion
Alex Lopez “Callejero”, Singer and Percussion
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The trailblazing Plena Libre has been thrilling international audiences for nearly three decades. Masters of the traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, Plena Libre fuses well-loved traditions with modern Afro-Caribbean influences, putting a new and always electrifying spin on this scintillating music. With mesmerizing hand drumming, raucous horns, and soaring three-part vocal harmonies, this multi-Grammy Award-nominated band always brings the heat.
The band blends traditional Puerto Rican Plena rhythms with modern Afro-Caribbean influences in their contemporary compositions. They mix a hard-hitting horn section, master hand drummers, and lush vocal harmonies into a modern blend.
The band plays some Bomba and Jíbaro folk music too, but mostly Plena. They’ve toured the world from Morocco to California and everywhere in between, and recorded with some of the biggest names in Latin music, including Eddie Palmieri, Papo Lucca (La Sonora Ponceña), and Nestor Torres.
To learn more about Plena Libre, please visit their website (www.plenalibre.com).
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