La Cumbiamba eNeYé presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Cumbia Festival
The Brooklyn Cumbia Festival by One Whale’s Tale is a multi-day community-focused music festival that celebrates Cumbia music from its origins in Colombia to its modern forms across Latin America—taking place in community gardens, public parks, and iconic venues with music workshops, dancing, DJs, live bands, food, drinks, and arts & crafts.
La Cumbiamba eNeYé, with its wonderful gaitas and tambores formation, recreates the traditional open-air "ruedas" and Cumbia gatherings known as "cumbiambas." The group showcases traditional Afro-Indigenous-Colombian music and instruments with a modern approach. Established in 2000 by Latin Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator Martin Vejarano, the group has perfromed at Celebrate Brooklyn, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Central Park SummerStage, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and beyond.
El Brooklyn Cumbia Festival de One Whale's Tale es un festival de música de varios días centrado en la comunidad que celebra la música Cumbia desde sus orígenes en Colombia hasta sus formas modernas en América Latina. Se llevará a cabo en jardines comunitarios, parques públicos y lugares icónicos con talleres de música, baile, DJs, bandas en vivo, comida, bebidas y artesanías.
La Cumbiamba eNeYé, con su maravillosa formación de gaitas y tambores, recrea las tradicionales “ruedas” y cumbias al aire libre conocidas como “cumbiambas.” El grupo presenta música e instrumentos tradicionales afro-indígenas-colombianos con un enfoque moderno. Establecido en 2000 por el nominado al Grammy Latino, multiinstrumentista, compositor y educador Martin Vejarano, el grupo ha actuado en Celebrate Brooklyn, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Central Park SummerStage, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts y más allá.
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Pricing
$25
Doors Open
9PM
For last-minute tickets, please visit our Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street. Web sales and phone sales end when doors open, and tickets may be available for in-person, walk-up sale right before the show begins.