Afro Root Jupiter

960 N Highway A1a,Jupiter FL 33477

16 April, 2022

Description

Afro Roots Jupiter Afro-Latino Reggae artist Philip Montalbán amusingly refers to the term “African/English/Spanish” to describe his long-standing presence in the music touring industry and also to refer to the African and/or Caribbean presence largely located on the Atlantic coast in his home of Nicaragua. Based in a transnational figuring of ethnicity and music, Afro-Nicaraguan musician Philip Montalbán calls what has been explained/profiteered/idealized as globalization as “the world getting closer.” Get Down with South Florida’s premier New Orleans style Brass Band. The Bad Apples Brass Band is a fun and funky New Orleans style Brass Band based in South Florida. Opening and jamming with bands including Rebirth Brass Band, Bonerama, Papa Grows Funk, Glen David Andrews Band and Troy Anderson and his Wonderful World Band, Bad Apples Brass Band has brought the New Orleans brass band sound to South Florida with an infectious street beat jam fused with funkiest jazz and the heaviest sound. Incorporated in September 2002, Community Arts and Culture, Inc. (CAC) is a Miami-based non-profit organization that fosters an appreciation and understanding of a vast assortment of arts and cultures through workshops, lectures and artistic performances in local communities for individuals of all ages and social backgrounds. CAC has a track record of community collaborations which have earned the support of many other organizations and sponsors, such as the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the non-profit organization La Fortuna, Guanabanas Island Restaurant & Bar, the FloridaDepartment of State’s Division of Cultural Affairs, the City of Miami Beach, the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, the Moksha Arts Collective, Miami–Dade College, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council, and the Rhythm Foundation. These harmoniousrelations help CAC fulfill their co-presenting mission to the community. In 2018, Executive and Artistic Director Jose Elias was recognized by the Knight Foundation as a Knights Art Champion, which allowed him to donate $10,000 to CAC for the production of the 2019 season of events. In 2019, Afro Roots Fest was named “Best Music Festival” by the Miami New Times in weekly’s “Best of Miami” edition.  For more information, please visitthe brand new website at CommunityArtsandCulture.org.