Hector Lugo y La Mixta Criolla is a Bay Area band that is inspired by the rich and diverse musical culture of Puerto Rico and the greater Caribbean. The group’s repertoire of originals and funky renditions of traditional tunes, features a variety of swinging Caribbean grooves, from plena, bomba, guaracha jíbara, seis and aguinaldo, to merengue, son, rumba, cumbia and salsa. In Puerto Rico, “una mixta” is the quintessential combination of rice and beans with a meat and/or vegetable accompaniment. Additionally the term “criolla/o” refers to the blend of African, Spanish-Mediterranean and Aboriginal cultural influences that give some of the region’s cultures their distinctive character and flavor. Hector Lugo y La Mixta Criolla combine a variety of these influences to cook up a musical stew worthy of the most humble fonda!!!
Where: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
Admission: $12 adv. / $15 door
For more info: (510) 849-2568 info@lapena.org