Events
Sponsored by International Folk Art Market
La Dame Blanche
w/ Kenep
Santa Fe Summer Scene
July 12, 2024 7:00 pm
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Time: 7:00pm
Day: Friday
Doors: 6:00pm
Ages: All Ages
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Tickets available at the door.
Special thanks to our presenting sponsor: International Folk Art Market
Special International Folk Art Market Concert
Join your Santa Fe neighbors on the Railyard Plaza beside the landmark Water Tower for great FREE concerts all summer long.
-Feel free to bring chairs to the concert.
-Food and drink are available inside Second Street Brewery, Violet Crown Cinema, As Above & So Below, and La Lecharia for your ice cream needs. Food trucks will also be on site.
-Bring your water bottle—we will have filling stations.
-Ample parking is available in the underground garage just north of REI
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
LA DAME BLANCHE
This year Summer Scene is celebrating the International Folk Art Market with a week of renowned global artists, which concludes with the inimitable Cuban artist La Dame Blanche. With her explosive mix of hip hop, cumbia, dancehall, and reggae, the singer, flutist, and percussionist Yaite Ramos Rodriguez, aka La Dame Blanche, delivers a powerful and compelling sound that summons the spirits
The smoke of an inaugural cigar prior to setting foot on set, a glass of rum left backstage, necklaces, white flowers, a pristine turban: for her appearances on stage, La Dame Blanche feeds the energy of the spirits of Santeria, her Afro-Cuban religion.
KENEP
In March 2021, the idea to form a band that reflects another musical current came up. In July 2022 KENEP was officially founded. Since the beginning, we were experiencing with Zouk. It was not easy because other members of the group were new to this style, but we kept trying until we get it right. Now KENEP is positioning itself to become the most sort out party band in New Mexico.
Zouk is a musical movement pioneered by the popular band KASSAV in the early 1980s. Zouk is fast tempo and percussion-driven rhythm. Zouk is a combination of Haitian Compass, Salsa, and several African musical styles. As time passes, Zouk gradually becomes indistinguishable from Haitian Compass. This is what we call Zouk-Love. KENEP is doing its best to keep the original concept of Zouk (nice melody and catchy cord combinations). And KENEP is a band that has a promessing future.
