Concert is open to all ages and will feature Latin music performances
It’s a fiesta! The City of Henderson is hosting a two-day August Nights Latin Concert Series on Saturday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Water Street Plaza Amphitheater.
The concert will feature sizzling Latin music performances by highly acclaimed musicians Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, and band QUITAPENAS on the following days:
Saturday, Aug. 12 | Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
An innovator in contemporary music, Ricardo Lemvo combines Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African genres like soukous, Angolan semba, and kizomba. He was born in São Salvador Do Congo, and raised in Congo-Kinshasa. Lemvo is a multicultural performer who sings in Kikongo, Turkish, Lingala, Kimbundu, Spanish, and Portuguese.
He started his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, and since then, he has played at concerts, nightclubs, and performing arts centers all over the world. Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca appeared in the 1998 movie Dance With Me starring Vanessa Williams and Chayanne.
Saturday, Aug. 26 | QUITAPENAS
QUITAPENAS is an Afro-Latin fusion band that was formed in 2011. Members are first-generation sons of immigrant parents from Guatemala and Mexico. QUITAPENAS incorporate stylistic elements from the radical 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Each song echoes a remix of history and invites one to engage in the liberating evenings of Angola, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and beyond.
Food and beverage vendors, including alcoholic drinks for those 21 years and older, will be available for purchase in addition to the many bars and restaurants along Water Street.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online. Seating is first come, first served.
For additional event details or to purchase tickets, visit cityofhenderson.com.
WHO: August Nights Latin Concert Series
Presented by the City of Henderson
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 12
8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 26
8 p.m.
WHERE: Water Street Plaza Amphitheater
240 S. Water St.
Henderson, NV 89015
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