Kiko Villamizar w/ Baracutanga

407 Central Ave. NW,Albuquerque NM 87102

21 May, 2022

Description

Kiko Villamizar w/ Baracutanga Ages 21+ Kiko Villamizar is a Colombian American musical storyteller that will be sharing his talent on May 21. https://www.kikovillamizar.com/ Kiko is a Colombian American musical storyteller . Born in Miami and raised in Colombia on a coffee farm, he learned Colombian folk music orally through his family. He then went on to pursue music and theater at Miami Dade College. After this, Kiko traveled and played music, collecting rhythms and sounds from different cultures until reaching his ever changing Colombian fusion. When Kiko was a child, his single mother could not afford music lessons for him so he vowed to always teach, regardless of someone's ability to pay. For this reason, throughout the years , Kiko has taught young inspired artists like himself and is currently the Artistic Director of a non profit cultural art center he founded named Casa de la Cultura Austin. His debut album, La Remolacha was released in 2015 on Discos Peligrosa where he remains an artist. His sophomore album in 2017 "Aguas Frías" was a return home after a brutal experience at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, trying to support water protectors. This third album "Todo el Mundo", set to be released in early 2022 and it's title track single with video is scheduled to be release November 12, 2021. https://www.baracutanga.com/ Baracutanga is a seven-piece band, representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, USA), that blends South American ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility, whose exciting and distinct Latin flavor keeps crowds dancing and always wanting more. Baracutanga creates songs that cross linguistic and cultural barriers, building bridges between the south and the north, overcoming the barriers of discrimination and promoting intercultural experiences that empower Latinos and all people with a positive message of self-affirmation.