Concepto Tambor headlines summer concert Friday night at Ashley Pond Pavilion. Courtesy/FaceBook
SUMMER CONCERT News:
The 2019 Los Alamos Secret City Summer Concert Series welcomes Concepto Tambor and Sol Connection Friday at Ashley Pond Pavilion for the 10th concert in the 2019 series.
Concepto Tambor blends Afro-Latin /Brazilian grooves, hip-hop, a call and response style of singing / chanting with a rock-n-roll attitude and energetic performance. The band has shared the stage with internationally known artists such as Lila Downs, Los Mocosos, Buju Banton, Quetzal, John Trudell, War and B Side Players.
After becoming one of Albuquerque’s most popular acts, the band moved to Long Beach, Calif. in early 2009, and returned back home to Albuquerque in 2016 with a new worldly flavor.
Sol Connection is the opening band performer. Fresh. Fun. Amazing. That’s how the audience describes Sol Connection’s upbeat world music. Danceable originals and a few tasty covers keeps the audience asking for more. Positive crowd response gets the band invited back to play at venues and private parties again and again. The fusion of pop, ska, and Latin beats in a high-energy, positive package is playful and entertaining. Songs in English, Spanish and Portuguese accompanied with accordion, melodic, guitar, bass, drums and percussion make for an engaging, memorable experience. The band sounds like a combination of Talking Heads, Manu Chao, the Police, Annie Lennox and Los Lobos.
The Youth Performance for Friday’s concert features Los Alamos Jazz Project.
“It’s going to be a night of dancing and fun,” Sancre Productions spokeswoman Monica Griego said. “Sancre Productions is excited to be bring the Latin world fusion sounds of Concepto Tambor and Sol Connection to the 2019 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Lineup.”
As its 10th concert in the series, the Sancre Productions team is working in tandem with various Los Alamos County Departments to ensure public safety, ADA accommodations, free parking and shuttle services and a diverse offering of Food Truck Vendors. The Youth Performance by Los Alamos Jazz Project starts at 6 p.m., Sol Connection will perform at 6:30 p.m. and Concepto Tambor will perform at 8 p.m. The New Mexico Craft Distillery Garden will offer craft cocktails and beer from Rolling Still Distillery Bros., Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op. and Santa Fe Brewing Company.
To learn more about Concepto Tambor visit: www.facebook.com/pg/CONCEPTOTAMBOR
To learn more about Sol Connection, visit: www.solconnectionband.com
To learn more about Los Alamos Jazz Project, visit: www.losalamosjazzproject.com
Connect with the concert series at: www.SecretCitySummerConcerts.com
Find the series on Facebook under @SecretCitySummerConcertSeries and on Instagram using @secretcitysummerconcertseries.