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Mango Blue at Tito Puente Latin Music Series at East Boston Greenway Caboose
Courtesy of Berklee Media Relations | Posted on June 18, 2012
Where
East Boston Greenway Caboose
Tito Puente Latin Music Series
144 Marginal Street
East Boston, MA
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When
Thu, July 26, 2012
7:00 pm
At Door
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Musicians
Alex Alvear
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Tito Puente Latin Music Series Presents Mango Blue
The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert series is an infectious soundscape of salsa, bolero, danzón, Afro-Latin, Caribbean, jazz, funk, R&B, and more. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, alumni, and world-renowned artists from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Ecuador, Brazil, and throughout Latin America.
Mango Blue blends Afro-Latin and world music to create songs of celebration with a social conscience. Led by Ecuadorian composer, bassist, singer, and Berklee alumnus Alex Alvear, the group playfully integrates a wide array of influences, from R&B, jazz, and funk to Caribbean and Afro-Latin music -- a stylistic fusion that transcends ethnic boundaries, providing new colors in the Latin music palette....