Tito Puente Latin Music Series: Jesús Pagán y Conjunto Barrio
The Tito Puente Latin Music Series is celebrating 11 years of bringing live Latin music with a strong salsa influence to Boston parks.
The events take place Thursdays in July and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The six-concert Tito Puente Latin Music Series presents a soundscape of live Latin music with a strong salsa influence in parks around the City. The series is coproduced by Berklee, City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and IBA Boston. Performers include:
- Berklee faculty, students, and alumni, and
- world-renowned artists.
There are free salsa lessons led by MetaMovements at select concerts.
About Jesús Pagán y Conjunto BarrioLed by local star, Jesús Pagán, this nine-man band has played at some of the best Latin and Jazz Festivals in the world for nearly a decade. Performing a myriad of Latin styles, including salsa, jazz, merengue, bomba, cumbia, and more, their music has landed them on Top Ten Latin Song lists and earned them 3 award-mentions in the 2014 Latin Grammys.