Events

Afro-Peruvian Music: Grupo Rompe Cajón

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Location:Downstairs

Venue:Afro-Peruvian Music: Grupo Rompe Cajón

Grupo Rompe Cajón is a DC-based musical ensemble specializing in Afro-Peruvian folkloric music. Formed in 2018, the group’s mission is to share the rich folkloric traditions of Peru’s coast to people of all backgrounds.

The band showcases a variety of genres—such as the Festejo, Landó, Panalivio, and Zamacueca—and brings to life songs about celebration and the struggle for Afro-Peruvian freedom before slavery and equality since. Shows feature play a variety of Peruvian percussive instruments, including the cajón (box drum), the cajita (small box), quijada de burro (donkey jawbone), checo (large gourd), conga, bongo, cowbell, guitar, and violin.

Grupo Rompe Cajón members include professional musicians young and old! Robin Ghertner, the group’s musical director, has studied and performed percussion traditions from around the world, including in Perú, Cuba, Korea, and India.

Cost: $10 at the door