About this Event
Join us Fri. Nov. 6th at 7pm for an evening with family mariachi band Mariachi Reyes and singer-songwriter Linda Paúla Marcos, including a preview of her upcoming album Humané.
First Fridays at The People’s Forum is a monthly concert series curated and co-presented by Artists Against Apartheid, featuring artists on the cutting edge of culture whose work speaks to the political and social moment. Each show is a live, intimate, and immersive experience—a space where music & art are understood as tools in the struggle for collective liberation.
This month, we’re bringing two acts to the TPF stage for a one-night-only celebration of Latin American music.
Mariachi Reyes is a family who have played mariachi together their whole lives. They carry the tradition forward as a family through performance and their presence on social media.
Linda Paúla Marcos’ voice and words have a deep and viscerally tender resonance that arrests the listener into reflection, while evolving the tapestry of contemporary Latin American music rooted right here in Lenapehoking (New York City). Marcos’ music seamlessly harkens to towering legacies of legendary nueva canción and folk icons like Mercedes Sosa, Chabuca Granda, Soledad Bravo, and Atahualpa Yupanqui, preserving a vital, deeply emotional lineage of acoustic storytelling. Melding her Afro-Andean roots with a modern, New York-born perspective gives her music a rare and timeless weight that speaks directly to the current human experience. Marcos will be sharing original work from her upcoming album Humané and traditional work alongside guitarist, Alba Rios.
Alba Rios is a multi-genre guitarist based in Brooklyn. Born in Lima and a proud immigrant, she projects her obsession with Peruvian music and the lament it lavishes with her traditional criollo style.
Event venue & nearby stays
The People's Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York, United States
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