Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca at The Additon

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Jul 19-Jul 20, 2010


"One of the most potent musical marriages imaginable, the Cuban son with the African soukous."- The Boston Globe
Monday 8PM Show: $20

Tuesday 8PM Show: $20





Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo's blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”

This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo. ...

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Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Jul 19-Jul 20, 2010


"One of the most potent musical marriages imaginable, the Cuban son with the African soukous."- The Boston Globe
Monday 8PM Show: $20

Tuesday 8PM Show: $20





Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo's blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”

This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Lemvo is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala, and Kikongo.

Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.


For more information, visit www.makinaloca.com

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