CAICU y Vamonos Salsa Night

Mural Arts and CAICU are partnering with Taller Puertorriqueño for an evening of salsa on Thursday, July 17, featuring music by Orquestra el Macabeo and an interactive performance by dance duo Elian Gomez and Ashley Rivera.
Join us for music, dancing, and a pop-up by Amy’s Pastelillos, with special guest Wanda Raimundi Ortiz of the upcoming Mural Arts project Vamonos pa’l Monte.
One of the incredible sensations of the current Puerto Rican salsa scene, Orquesta el Macabeo recovers the island salsa tradition to update it with new ideas and the energy of its eleven musicians, with backgrounds in punk rock, ska, and reggae. Formed in 2008, with almost 10 years playing all over the world, they present us with their 4th studio album: La Maldicion del timbal, or The curse of the timbal. Their plan: revindicate the authentic heavy heavy sound of the Salsa Gorda with its sound and lyrics that tell stories about real life to which anyone can relate.
This program is part of CAICU, an ongoing socially engaged public art and cultural organizing series led by Philadelphia-based curator Marángeli Mejía-Rabell and artist Celso González in Philadelphia’s Norris Square neighborhood and Loiza, Puerto Rico.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM