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The African American Dance Ensemble seeks to preserve and share the finest traditions of African and African American dance and music through research, education and entertainment. With our motto, "peace, love, respect for everybody", we celebrate traditional African culture, aesthetics and values as resources for all people. We seek to utilize these resources to encourage interracial cooperation, cross-cultural understanding and societal analysis.
Founded in 2005, the Ballet Folklórico Espíritu Latino is comprised of eight couples. Some of the dancers were born right here in North Carolina and are proud to continue the heritage passed on by their parents. The dances they perform come mostly from the Northern region of Mexico, especially the State of Nuevo Leon, which is known for its Norteña music, also called Polkas. Other dances, such as La Negra, Jarabe Tapatio and El Mariachi, come directly from Estado de Jalisco Mexico, the land of Mariachi and Tequila.
Cristian Cañaveral is a young 22-year-old Colombian artist, who began to develop his passion for music and singing since he was a child. That premature musical talent was carried out to several presentations in important settings of his country and won various children singing contests. At the age of four, the guitar became his inseparable companion. This young singer began writing his own songs at the age of thirteen. Nine years ago, he arrived to North Carolina with the vision of going beyond borders with his music. Today he is captivating the public of our community with his voice, his songs and his guitar. After an arduous work of composition and production, in December of 2009, he debuted his album "My Guitar and I", with eight of his own songs, promoting the first single "All and Nothing". Cristian Cañaveral continues harvesting success and following the dream of arriving with his music to the ears and the hearts of the entire world.
Commotion and noise is the meaning of the word BARULLO! Grupo Barullo originated in the city of Atlixco Puebla, Mexico. They started in 1998 with an exceptional musical career in Mexico and several locations in the United States. Now, the new generation, a versatile group with the same success and the original style of the cumbia sonidera from Puebla, Mexico, promotes their latest single "Admirado de Tí". The promotional single was presented in the 2009 tour in the United States. Currently, the hit still remains alive and will be presented live at La Fiesta del Pueblo 2010. Visit Grupo Barullo on its website www.grupobarullo.com to listen to their new material and watch their most recent presentations in the country.
Our mission is to preserve, promote and present our Latin American traditions through its music, dance and folklore. We perform Dances from Bolivia and Peru as well as other parts of South America.
The TROSA Band consists of residents and staff of the TROSA program. TROSA stands for Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers. Residents spend 2 years at TROSA getting education, job skills and the necessary social skills to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The band has been playing at community events throughout the Triangle for more than 10 years.
La Tropa de Tierra Caliente is an artistic group born to the show business in May of 2007. The group was founded by lead vocalist Jesús "Chuy" Velazquez and comprises 9 members full of energy and talent. As their name states, the band is an exponent of the style called music of "TIERRA CALIENTE", which originated in part of the southern states of Mexico such as Guerrero, Michoacán and the State of Mexico. At the moment, they reside in North Carolina and perform in different states of the U.S. They are promoting three singles of their first album: "Te amo", "Me Duele Amarte" and "Por Ella" among others. This band has been proclaimed as “La Reina del Romanticismo Calentano?.
The Tropic Orchestra is a nine piece Latin Orchestra and was formed by lead singer Ricardo Diquez in 2007. Ricardo is half Venezuelan and half Puerto Rican. Salsa music has been a part of Ricardo's life since he was a child having met many Salsa greats such as Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Oscar D' Leon, and Tito Rojas; courtesy of his parents introductions as a child. Ricardo has been singing all of his life and has entertained crowds and dancers in the area for over 10 years. He has selected a group of talented international and native musicians to form the Orchestra. The group consists of Andres Leon on Piano, Jeff Nelson on Bass, Billy Marrero on Timbales, Frank Villa on Bongos, Rick Radian on Congas, Ricardo James on Trumpet and Josh Vincent on Trombone. The Tropic Orchestra plays Classic Salsa, Merengue, Boleros and also some originals.
With the initiative of Mrs. Saida Kriz and a group of Latin American students of NCSU, the Venezuelan dancers was a reality. The objective of the group is to promote Venezuelan culture, and to show and share the dances and our country’s culture throughout North Carolina. As a non-profit group, we are supported from donations received from our presentations. This money is designated to create new costumes and for the maintenance of the already existent.
The Ballet Folklórico Guadalupano offers an enchanting presentation of a rich Mexican tradition in an effort to keep the great Mexican history and culture alive in the Triad area. The group is made up of twelve dancers with years of experience, now completing their 4th Anniversary. Each of the dances represented, according to their state, has a great variation of music and choreography that began the folkloric ancestry across Mexico hundreds of years ago.
The Conjunto Folklórico Pura Vida was founded in 2005. The group is part of the Costa Rican Association of North Carolina and is composed of Costa Rican children and adults that possess a passion for dance, theater, and especially the great desire to share with the general community of North Carolina, the beauty that encloses the musical expressions, dances, wardrobes, customs and the traditions of the beautiful Costa Rica.
