Afro-Peruvian Jazz | Forbidden Tropics with Alejandro Ataucusi | Summer Outdoor Concert Series

Friday, August 25, 2023

Every other Friday, June 30th through September 8th, from 6-8 pm, we’ll be firing up the music in the Rose Pavilion– the outdoor stage at the Madison Community Arts Center. Kick off your shoes, and dance on the lawn. The Center doors will also be wide open, you can dance in there, too. And If it rains, we’ll bring it all inside.

The Summer nights are getting a little cooler and a little longer. But Alejandro Ataucusi and Forbidden Tropics arrive just in time with a smooth Afro-Peruvian beat to ease us into the Fall we see peeking over the horizon.

Forbidden Tropics is an Afro-Peruvian jazz band from New Jersey, founded in 2018. Their latest album “Peruvian Rhapsody”, consists of 8 original compositions that combine Afro-Peruvian rhythms with harmonic elements of Jazz. Rather than playing straightforward Jazz or traditional Afro-Peruvian music, their compositions attempt to create a bridge where both genres meet and form something different. Their music is inspired by the work of well-known artists Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Yuri Juarez, and Andres Prado. Forbidden Tropics experiments with rhythms that are not well known to the American public, while at the same time incorporating intricate chord progressions typically used in jazz. As a result, Forbidden Tropics’ sound is refreshing and somewhat familiar.

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