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Viva Vallenato! Folk Music of Colombia

Free concert of authentic folk music of Colombia, South America at the Woodbridge Main Library!

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Woodbridge Main Library with a free performance, appropriate for all ages, by the Viva Vallenato Cumbia Band on Monday, September 18 @ 7 PM.

The Viva Vallenato Cumbia Band performs the electrifying folk music of Colombia, South America. The rhythms will make you dance. The accordion will sing to your soul. These happy songs contain the cultural memory of a people with roots in Africa, Native America and Europe. Learn the stories behind this unique music, learn some dance steps, and come dance the cumbia with Viva Vallenato!

The Viva Vallenato Cumbia Band has been featured on local news outlets such as WPIX News, Univision, Telemundo 47 "Acceso Total" TV show, and Telecafe, Telecaribe, Telepacifico TV (Colombia). They have also preformed at the Bradley Beach Concert Series, Maplewood Cultural Heritage Festival, and Bergen County Colombian Festival.

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