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"Sell out warning! Cumbia Colombiana especial! Puerto Candelaria have shaken their hometown to the core with their scintillating cocktail of chucu chucu, ska, jazz, tropicália and infectious on-stage theatricality. 20 years in the game and still as explosive as ever, this is utterly essential FFO: Ondatrópica, Frente Cumbiero, Chicha Libre, Meridian Brothers. "
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Thursday 30th May. The event starts at 20:00.
The Jam Jar is over the moon to present the Latin Grammy winning legends and Colombian superstars Puerto Candelaria for an exceptionally rare intimate show and Bristol debut.
Their sound is an exuberant blast of Cumbia, Ska and Tropical Pop and more with a real sense of theatre to bring a smile to your face and movement to your hips. This undefinable amalgamation of influences is expertly served up with a swagger that marries the quirky with both commercial and underground sounds.
For over 20 years this innovative ensemble has created music to cross borders, mock schemes and chart a course for the Latin American independent music scene, changing the shape of the industry.
Thursday 30th May
The Jam Jar Presents
Puerto Candelaria (Colombia)
+ Juan.S.C & Ru Robinson
8pm-11pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
Puerto Candelaria is an innovative and passionate Colombian band that for the last two decades has been an essential element in the movement that redefined the music industry of recent times in Latin America, and it is is one of the top international representatives of the new Colombian music, with hundreds of concerts in the most important festivals, cultural markets and art exhibitions in Europe, Asia, North and South America
Under the direction of Latin Grammy Award winner and genius musician Juancho Valencia, Puerto Candelaria proposes a bold journey of sounds through Cumbia, Rock, Ska, Chucu Chucu, World Music, and its own genres: “Colombian Jazz” and “Cumbia Underground”.
The prestige of Puerto Candelaria is revealed in its mature concept and its staging full of humor, dance, theater and fun, which immediately spreads to the audience when listening to their hits: "Amor y deudas", "Cumbia Rebelde", "Amor Fingido", and others that equally invite to dance or deep reflection.
Its proposal has been object of study in institutions such as the Berklee College of Music, The Conservatory of Music of Rotterdam and The Conservatory of Music of Beijing, and It is "Puerto Candelaria Sinfónico" the show that expresses to the maximum its versatility bringing together the solemnity of the symphonic sound with a “crazy party”.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
Their sound is an exuberant blast of Cumbia, Ska and Tropical Pop and more with a real sense of theatre to bring a smile to your face and movement to your hips. This undefinable amalgamation of influences is expertly served up with a swagger that marries the quirky with both commercial and underground sounds.
For over 20 years this innovative ensemble has created music to cross borders, mock schemes and chart a course for the Latin American independent music scene, changing the shape of the industry.
Thursday 30th May
The Jam Jar Presents
Puerto Candelaria (Colombia)
+ Juan.S.C & Ru Robinson
8pm-11pm
The Jam Jar, Bristol
Puerto Candelaria is an innovative and passionate Colombian band that for the last two decades has been an essential element in the movement that redefined the music industry of recent times in Latin America, and it is is one of the top international representatives of the new Colombian music, with hundreds of concerts in the most important festivals, cultural markets and art exhibitions in Europe, Asia, North and South America
Under the direction of Latin Grammy Award winner and genius musician Juancho Valencia, Puerto Candelaria proposes a bold journey of sounds through Cumbia, Rock, Ska, Chucu Chucu, World Music, and its own genres: “Colombian Jazz” and “Cumbia Underground”.
The prestige of Puerto Candelaria is revealed in its mature concept and its staging full of humor, dance, theater and fun, which immediately spreads to the audience when listening to their hits: "Amor y deudas", "Cumbia Rebelde", "Amor Fingido", and others that equally invite to dance or deep reflection.
Its proposal has been object of study in institutions such as the Berklee College of Music, The Conservatory of Music of Rotterdam and The Conservatory of Music of Beijing, and It is "Puerto Candelaria Sinfónico" the show that expresses to the maximum its versatility bringing together the solemnity of the symphonic sound with a “crazy party”.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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