“Long live cumbia, long live our people, long live Latin America”
Las Cafeteras, the musical phenomenon that has taken the global stage by storm with its unique fusion of Afro-Mexican sounds, vibrant music, and uplifting messages, arrives from Los Angeles to the Kravis Center stage next Wednesday, April 3, in a one-of-a-kind performance promising to be an unforgettable experience filled with rhythm, emotion, and flavor.
Las Cafeteras is reinventing folk music with a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats, and powerful rhymes that document the stories of a community striving to “build a world where many worlds fit.” They sing in five different languages: English, Spanish, Spanglish, love, and justice—and believe everyone understands at least one of them.
The band is led by lead vocalists Denise Carlos and Héctor Flores, joined by the youthful voice of Daniel Joel Jesus French and the musical talent of José Guadalupe Cruz, Leah Rose Gallegos, and David Jesús Flores, who provide the signature sound of Las Cafeteras from drums, percussion, and the requinto.
Their stage presence deserves a chapter of its own and can be described as a shot of infectious energy that invites singing, dancing, and befriending the person next to you, bringing to life their message that together, we are all part of one community.
Among their hits are ‘La Bamba Rebelde,’ ‘If I Was President,’ ‘Tiempos de Amor,’ ‘Mujer Soy,’ and ‘Trabajador Trabajadora’, among others. As a major highlight, Las Cafeteras are releasing ‘Cumbia de mi barrio,’ which weaves together Peruvian Huayno, Afro-Colombian rhythms, and Mexican beats. It’s the first single from their third album, *Una Noche en Nepantla*, set to release in May of this year.
Las Cafeteras have shared the stage with Mexican icons like Café Tacuba, Natalia LaFourcade, Lila Downs, Gypsy Kings, Colombian superstar Juanes, hip-hop artist Common, Los Angeles legends Ozomatli, Los Lobos, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and many more.
Tickets are available online at www.kravis.org, by phone at 561.832.7469, or at the Kravis Center box office Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
About the show
Venue: Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center – 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
Date: One-night-only performance on Wednesday, April 3
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale starting at $35 at www.kravis.org/events/las-cafeteras/
All tickets include a complimentary drink
Complimentary parking
Videos:
Oaxaca Love Song No. 2 youtu.be/cNouWopsdqM?si=kngTaAwg6MU4icf_
Cumbia de mi barrio youtu.be/1-UojvxllV4?si=x8xLzR6NBoiga0md
Image: Farah Sosa
