Bogotá, June 2 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban popular dance music orchestra Los Van Van is today among the groups that will perform in this capital as part of the Concert of Hope, organized by the Colombian Public Media System.
The event will take place on June 8 in the central Plaza de Bolívar under the slogan ¡Latinoamérica Migrante Resiste! (Latin America Migrants Resist!), and aims to convey a message of unity, resistance, and a hopeful future to attendees, according to its organizers.
In addition to the Caribbean island group, recognized here as one of the most important and influential in the region with its salsa, tropical, and son music, other performers and orchestras from Latin America will be performing.
The Spanish folk metal band Mägo de Oz will be there, and from Chile comes the group Inti-Illimani and drummer and singer Miguel Tapia, known for having been part of the rock group Los Prisioneros.
Bersuit Vergarabat will arrive from Argentina with its rock proposal, and representatives of Colombian culture will include rap artists Motilonas RAP, Denis Cáceres and Sol Ortega, Alí AKA and Mind.
The Santander-based group Velandia y La Tigra, cultivators of the rasqa style (a fusion of peasant, rural, urban, and modern rhythms), and llanera music with the artist Joseíto Oviedo, will also be heard as part of the show.
The Concert of Hope will be held for the sixth time, and the third time it has been held by RTVC Public Media System.
The event, which is free, seeks to be a musical, cultural, and popular gathering for social transformation, a culture of peace, and the defense of human rights.
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