Photo by Paola Negro
TARANA with Ravish Momin and Rick Parker present their unique blend of Jazz, Disco, Bollywood and electronic sounds at The Lily Pad in Inman Square, Cambridge, Mass.
Tarana / 13, Jul. 2013 • 8pm / LilyPad / 1353 Cambridge Street / Cambridge, MA / $10 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Puerto Rico’s Mijo de la Palma has extended their Northeast Tour and will present two encore performances in Cambridge, MA and Hartford, CT as well as presentations in New Jersey and Washington DC.
***Update: Mijo de la Palma will be joined by Boston based Wilson Vera on Guitar & Cuatro for this Harvard Square performance.***
Far from being an ensemble, Mijo is more about a metamorphous crossing of people. Looking back at years of musical encounters with diverse people, Mijo resembles a Socratic circle that refuses a definition. Fusión Jíbara has been the tagline adopted by many but it seems to be more complex than that. Fusión Jíbara resembles one of the many aspects that has characterized Mijo, for their ability to merge creative energies as a whole. Not surprisingly, what seems to endure is the Jíbaro vibe. As Mijo embarks on their US tour, Canto E’ Jíbaro, they hope to find new ways to feed their soul as they try to bring the same to those who experience it.
Melvin Lopez Rivera – photo by Jóse Ángel González
Melvin Lopez Rivera: guitar / main vocals
Adaliz Ortiz Toro: harmonies
Surprise Guest Artists
“Mijo De La Palma did it with style tonight. How did they make that look so easy? …and to a packed house! ” – Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts
“Por fin pude ver a Mijo De La Palma. Ellos te agarra por los pies y te arrastran a un monte que sólo ellos conocen. Antes del primer acorde menor, te quitan los zapatos y te llevan de la mano. Pero cuando se van, te dejan pa que bajes por tu cuenta y descalzo.” – Joshua Cortes, Río Piedras, 2011
“Nada sabía yo de este jíbaro de Puerto Rico que canta como si hubiese nacido en el Puerto de Santa María, crecido en el delta del Mississippi y abrevado en los pantanos del África negra.” - Jose Ángel González
La Sabrosa Sabrosura brings their Latin Fusion to Harvard Square with a rare gig in Greater Boston.
La Sabrosa Sabrosura / Fri 2 Nov. 2012 • 8pm / The Democracy Center / 45 Mt Auburn Street / Cambridge / $10 suggested donation
Mijo de la Palma present their unique blend of Puerto Rican jíbaro music and contemporary acoustic sounds at The Democracy Center in Harvard Sq, Cambridge, Mass.
Mijo de la Palma / 23, Nov. 2012 • 8pm / The Democracy Center / 45 Mt Auburn Street / Cambridge, MA / $10 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Mijo de la Palma present their unique blend of Puerto Rican jíbaro music and contemporary acoustic sounds at The Studio @ Billings Forge.
Mijo de la Palma / 6, Sep. 2012 • 8pm / The Studio @ Billings Forge / 539 Broad Street / Hartford / $10 suggested donation