2009 Music and Entertainment Schedule

• Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble CALJE was formed in efforts to fuse the musical treasures of Afro-Latin American music and Jazz as well as musicians from Chicago's diverse Latin and Jazz community.
• Sangre Michoacana
• El Payo Rumba/Nuevo Flamenco-Fused group based in Chicago.
• Swing Brasilerio
  
• Angel Melendez Angel's bands play an array of Latin music from the modern tropical sounds of today ranging from Salsas, Boleros & Cha Cha Chas to the most traditional hard hitting Mambo of the 50's.
• Funkadesi
  
• Kokolo American Afrobeat from the Lower East Side of New York City.
• Chicago Afrobeat Project CAbP has an original vision of breathing the intensity of Chicago's rich music scene into the infectious sounds of afrobeat.
• Fandanguero The foundation of Fandanguero originated from Son Jarocho, a traditional musical style of Veracruz, Mexico is called Sotavento. It represents a fusion of indigenous (primarily Huastecan), Spanish, and African musical elements, reflecting the population which evolved in the region from Spanish colonial times.
• Los Vicios de Papa Latin Ska and Reggae

Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble

Swing Brasileiro

Kokolo

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