Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Puerto Rican ensemble Plena Libre will be performing Sunday, September 16, 2018 at SOBs in New York City and Sunday, September 23 at La Fiesta del Pueblo in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The New York performance will be the opening concert of the World Music Institute’s 2018-2019 season. Plena Libre combines traditional Puerto Rican rhythms with modern Afro-Caribbean influences, and folkloric musical roots with contemporary compositions.
The band led by Gary Núñez uses a hard-hitting horn section, master frame drum players, and lush three-part vocal harmonies.
Plena Libre’s mosr recent albums include: Más Libre (RykoLatino, 2000), Estamos Gozando! (Times Square, 2004), Evolucion (Times Square, 2005), Plena Al Salsero (Times Square, 2008), Corazón (Gn Musica, 2012) and Amores en el Camino (Gn Musica, 2017).
Sunday, September 16, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
SOBs
204 Varick St, Manhattan
Tickets: $20
Sunday, September 23, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
La Fiesta del Pueblo
City Plaza, Fayetteville St. Raleigh, NC
Author: World Music Central News Room
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