PALENQUE LA PAPAYERA

Monica Prada : voice
Erick Bongcam : clarinet
Diego Sossa, Mauricio Salamanca : alto saxophone
Sebastián Rozo : euphonium
Andres Arévalo : tuba
José Contreras, Daniel Zea, Hernando Ibañez : percussion

Palenque is part of the banda papayera tradition, a typical fanfare from Colombia’s Barranquilla region in the Caribbean. Their repertoire explores the roots of the cumbia, porro and fandango, the region’s principle genres of popular and carnival music. Established in 2005, Palenque performs regularly, either in concert with the singer Monica Prada or as a street orchestra. Its nine musicians come from very different backgrounds: folk, classical music, jazz, improvised music. This amalgam gives an original colour to the music, which is simultaneously creative, virtuosic, and festive.