Cico De Mayo ft. Latination, Latin Strum and DJ Pez at Bandstand, Delhi

Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.

To celebrate this momentous event, Stiff Kittens Inc. presents CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA, a live music, dance and drinking extravaganza!

with

THE LATINATION
THE LATIN STRUM
and
DJ PEZ RODRIGUEZ

THE LATINATION is an authentic and virtuosic Latin Jazz band from Kolkata featuring French and Indian specialists of Jazz and Latin music.

Their repertoire ranges from the hot sounds of salsa and rumba to contemporary jazz, blending the compelling power of Afro-Latin rhythms with the intellectual streams of dense harmonies and sophisticated melodies, the discreet sweetness of jazz ballads and Latin boleros with virtuoso improvisation and breath-taking solo performances.

The band has perfromed at many clubs and festivals across India Their music delights both attentive jazz listening audience and festive dancing crowd. Que Bueno!

Emmanuel Simon: Percussion / Band leader
Pradyumna Singh Manot : Keyboard
Premjit Dutta : Timbales
Bijit Bhattacharya : Bass guitar

THE LATIN STRUM is an explosive merge of Latin and Jazz colours bringing together artists from Argentina and México and India. The New Delhi based group brings us a striking fusion of styles that range from Tango, Bossanova, Cuban Son, Mexican tunes and Flamenco

Ravi Daniel Rangel – guitar, vocals
Eduardo Lastra – percussions
Nikhil Mawkin – guitar
Nathalie Ramirez – flute

DJ PEZ RODRIGUEZ
One can expect nothing short of a fun fuelled night of serious dancing and debauched hedonism with everyone’s favourite Latin lothario PEZ RODRIGUEZ at the helm. He will be spinning the hottest tunes from The Latin Americas from 40s to the present day. Calor! He’ll be dishing out shots to the best movers and those who look like they could use one.