Time For A Two-Fer

I caught two events tonight that were able to keep a mind opening. First at the Kennedy Center, I witnesses the power of Maruja Limón. Maruja Limón is a female sextet from Barcelona known for their vibrant music that blends flamenco, pop, & Latin rhythms. Formed in 2014, they compose and arrange their own songs and have performed at festivals and venues across Europe, Morocco, and Spain, including Festival Cruilla and Pirineos Sur. They are presenting the EP Te como la cara, where they explore Catalan, flamenco, and Latin rumba fused with experimental electronic sounds, dembow, salsa, and pop, delivering explosive music with lyrics that balance sensitivity and irony. They gained recognition in Billboard’s On the Radar Latin section after their debut in the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC, New York). They really energized the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage.

Second, I ear-grabbed and eye-popped Dex Daley & Jam-X Live at Snug Harbor presented by The Jazz Foundation of America. Dex Daley & Jam-X perform a unique blend of Reggae, Ska and Caribbean roots music incorporating the Steel Drum, that keeps excited audiences worldwide moving, grooving and downright feeling real good.
The band features:

DEX DALEY
Steel Pan, Keytar, Lead Vocals
SEBASTIAN WESTON
Guitar
ETHAN SHORTER
Drums, Percussions, Vocals
STEVEN MENOLD
Bass
MICHELLE SHORTER
Sax

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