CAMBALACHE
Son Jarocho Made in East L.A.
Cesar Castro. Xochi Flores, Chuy Sandoval, Juan Perez
with a star list of guest artists – Louie Perez of Los Lobos, Gilberto Gutierrez, Alfredo Herrera “El Godo”, Quetzal Flores, Rocio Marrón, Maya Jupiter, Alexandro Hernandez, Martha Gonzalez
Saturday / June 3, 2017 / 7 pm
$10 OFF with Promo Code *Cambalache*
Created specially for the Aratani World Series, Cambalache invites their musical soul mates to trace the roots of Son Jarocho from Veracruz, Mexico to the streets of East LA. Artist Maestro Cesar Castro has given Cambalache their rank as a top Son Jarocho group outside of Mexico. With the help of international guest artists Cambalache will reveal personal histories and a joyous song list that contains inspirations from Son Jarocho tradicional & urbano, chicano oldies, hip-hop, bolero and son montuno.
Cambalache which means “exchange” is Chicano-Son Jarocho music – a mix of indigenous baroque Spanish instruments, Afro Caribbean beats, Mexican and Arabic sounds that draws the audience in to participate in the raucous spirit of the fandango. It’s accompanied by fandango dancing on the tarima, a small wooden resonant platform devised by slaves to tap out infectious rhythms that provide the music’s percussion and contained a subversively explosive edge.
An intuitive, intimate collaboration between extraordinary artists from Veracruz and East LA.
Meet the Artists
Aratani Theatre
244 South San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-680-3700