Saturdays at 4:30pm
Latin Sounds
Launched in conjunction with LACMA`s Latin American Art Initiative, Latin Sounds offers free eclectic music from various regions throughout Latin America. The venue is the LACMA park amphitheater. LACMA`s Latin American Art Initiative was established, in collaboration with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), to create a greater understanding of Chicano and Latino arts and cultures for the wider public through varied programs at the museum.
August 5
"Aguabella is the John Coltrane of the Conga Drums." -- Dizzy Gillespie. Cuban born Conguero legend, Francisco Aguabella has performed the world over with such artists as Tito Puente, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, recent Grammy winner Bebo Valdes, and many others. Aguabella is featured in the documentary, "Sworn to the Drum" by Les Blank.