A Musical Journey through the Caribbean
Experience the joyous and incredibly influential music of the Caribbean! Manguito is an ensemble that focuses equally in both "teaching and performing" the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. In one hour, audiences are immersed into some of the most popular music styles of these marvelous islands. They learn about their culture, history, and influences, and how this music was born. The group introduces students to instruments used in Cuban "Son" and "Rumba", Puerto Rican "Bomba" and "Plena", and Dominican "Merengue" styles. Audiences get to participate as well by singing, playing some of the instruments (on-stage) and dancing.
Audience Limit: 300
Curriculum Connection: Latin American Music and Culture
Single Performance: $1,450
Additional Performances: $1,160
Travel: $200 per day
Pricing may vary for weekends/out-of-school time
Processing Fee of $45 added to all contracts
Provisions:
- 5 reserved parking spaces
- 5 bottles of water
- 2 long extension cords that reach to the center of the stage area, 2 armless chairs
P/A System: When available
- 2 Speakers [QSC, JBL,Bose]
- 2 monitors [QSC, JBL,Bose]
- 3 Vocal mics [Shure, Sennheiser]
- 1 Mixer [8 channels]
Please inform AFLMA if venue does not have the required sound equipment, artist can supplement with their own.
Performance Space:
- Please organize the audience about 12 feet from performers, dividing the audience in two (leaving an aisle in-between)
Arrival time before the first performance: 45 min-1 hour
Strike time: 20 minutes
Time needed between performances: 15 minutes
Please introduce the performers as an Arts for Learning Massachusetts ensemble.
