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Afro-Cuban Rhythms
Friends Field
All tickets: $44


On-Site Dining
The featured vendor at this concert is:
Bravo Bar / Stop by the Bravo Bar to grab some cool drinks on a hot summer day – lemonade and iced tea, wine, cocktails and buzz-free beverages will be on ice waiting for you. Pick up curated sweet and savory snacks, and of course ice cream, to help round out your picnic.
Want to skip the line and dive straight into the music? You can pre-order gourmet sandwich and meal boxes up to 4 days in advance of the concert. Choose your Pre-Order Picnic during the checkout process and your picnic will be waiting for you at the concert! Click here to view the picnic menu.
Bring Your Own / We invite you to spread a blanket out on the lawn, or use our picnic and patio tables to enjoy your own culinary delights.

Friends Field
This central lawn is used for programs throughout the fair-weather seasons. With no built-in seating, you’ll need to bring your own blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics to enjoy during performances presented on the covered stage. Food and drinks are allowed (and encouraged!).
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Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca channel the rich currents of the Afro-Cuban global diaspora, blending Congolese soukous music, salsa horn blasts and Angolan cadence into one irresistible groove. The group’s joyous, multilingual songs invite every dancer in the house to join in, making them a perfect addition to Caramoor’s festive Summer Season.
Rain or Shine Policy: All events at Caramoor take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, this performance will move indoors or under a covered space.
With his band Makina Loca, the Los Angeles-based singer Ricardo Lemvo produces an appealing blend of African and Cuban music that has earned him a worldwide following. Lemvo's early recordings drew mainly from Congolese rumba and soukous mixed with Cuban son and salsa. His 1998 hit "Mambo Yo Yo," which appeared on the first of two albums he released on Putumayo, can be heard to this day pouring out of taxicabs and on salsa club dance floors in Cartagena, New York, Tokyo, Paris and beyond.
Lemvo hails from 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. Since forming his band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has toured extensively in Europe, Australia, Latin America, and Africa and released six previous albums.
La Rumba Soy Yo is a multinational undertaking that was recorded in three continents and four countries (US, Canada, France, Angola). It took Lemvo three years to complete and sees him looking back to his Angolan roots for inspiration. Three of the songs were written in collaboration with Angolan artists (Calo Pascoal, Kyaku Kyadaff, Adao Filipe) and the styles featured include Cuban and African rumba and soukous, Angolan kizomba and semba and Cuban son and salsa. The title track offers an upbeat and irresistible tropical hook that will certainly be a party anthems for many years to come.

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