Yuri Juarez, Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

This Saturday, December 17th, is our Afro-Peruvian concert at @la.cumbanchita! We will be featuring @yurijuarez73 and his ensemble! The music will start 8 PM. See you there!

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council

Yuri Martín Juárez Yllescas (Lima-Peru 1973), guitarist, arranger and composer, began his career in 1996 as guitarist for various groups of Afro-Peruvian music, folk and fusion. His musical training ranges from formal studies at New York University with Gil Goldstein, John Scofield and Peter Bernstein and also with the Peruvian masters of the guitar such as Pepe Torres, Alvaro Lagos, Jorge Madueño and more “street” experience in Afro-Peruvian peñas.

He has shared the stage and recorded with musicians like Eva Ayllón, Susana Baca, Arturo O'Farrill,Ron Carter, and iconic Peruvian composers such as Kiri Escobar and Javier Lazo, and trail blazing bands including the Gabriel Alegrí Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Novalima and Tangolandó among others.

Time: Concert 8:00pm & 9:00pm

Address: La Cumbanchita Bushwick, 24 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY

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