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Bring your cooler, blanket, chair, friends, and family! Doors open at 3pm.with special guest Manuela Sánchez Goubert
We're excited to welcome the wonderful Puerto Rican cuatrista, singer, educator, and Emmy-nominated composer Fabiola Méndez back to the lawn this summer with the traditional cuatro music of Puerto Rico!
Special guest, Colombian-born, Bronx-raised jazz/folk artist and award winner Manuela Sánchez Goubert opens the show.
Fabiola's mission has always been to share and celebrate the cuatro, folk music, and collective story-telling. In doing so, she's had the honor of performing at venues such as the NPR Tiny Desk, Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Celebrity Series of Boston, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, among many others. She has also collaborated with many local and international artists, including the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Pedro Capó, Andy Montañez, Danny Rivera, the Chicago Philharmonic, and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra.
Her recordings include Herencia Criolla (2009), Al Otro Lado del Charco (2019), Afrorriqueña (2021), and Flora Campesina (2024). In 2022, she produced her first documentary, Negrura, showcasing Afro-Latinx stories on colorism and discrimination within our communities.
In recent years, she’s had the honor of receiving recognitions such as the Quincy Jones Award, ambassador for the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC, the Brother Thomas Fellowship, the Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship, and the ASCAP Foundation Lucille and Jack Yellen Award. She was also nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy in the category of Outstanding Interactive Media and won the Latin Artist of the Year by the Boston Music Awards. Her music is featured on the film Beautiful, FL (Disney+), on the TV shows Alma's Way, Work It Out Wombats (PBS Kids), and Mecha Builders (HBO Max), as well as indie films, jingles, and TV commercials.
Manuela Sánchez Goubert is a Colombian-born artist who blends Latin American folk traditions with jazz, creating a cosmopolitan sound deeply rooted in her cultural heritage. She developed her artistic training at the prestigious Berklee Global Jazz Institute under the mentorship of the renowned Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez. She is a Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Ambassador and scholarship recipient, as well as a 2021 DownBeat Award winner.
Born and raised in Colombia, she moved to New York City in her adolescence, where she studied at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts immersing herself in the New York Latin jazz scene from a young age. Manuela has performed on internationally recognized stages, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Boston Calling, Vivo Performing Arts, and the Panama Jazz Festival. She is also a recipient of the Bronx Cultural Visions Fund grant and the Boston Cultural Council Award, supporting her community-centered artistic initiatives. In 2024, she released her album Raíces – which explores the intersections of Latin American genres with jazz improvisation – leading to international tours across the United States and Latin America. She is currently preparing her second album and a North American tour.
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122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01450
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