Casineros Meet Up at Musica en la Plaza Kick Off Event with Ricardo Lemvo - Fri. Sept 1

Remember the great time we had going to Musica en la Plaza last year? It's going to be huge this year with Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loka kicking off the whole month of free live music each Friday. Ricardo Lemvo, who hails from São Salvador Do Congo (M’Banza-Kongo), Zaire in Northern Angola, has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo’s blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”

Lemvo is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. He is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in Spanish, Portuguese, Kimbundu, Turkish, Lingala, and Kikongo. Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.

Here are the details:
WHAT: Live free AfroCuban, Semba, Kizomba music - social dance meet up; Cuban salsa suelta lines led by Maritza
WHEN: Friday, September 1, 2017 7:00pm to 10:00pm
WHERE: Center for the Arts - 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025
COST: FREE