TROPICAL VORTEX presents: TAMBOR Y CANA - Afro-Venezuelan percussion. With special guests.

TROPICAL VORTEX is Barbès long-running series showcasing all manners of tropical styles from Latinolandia with live band and DJs playing cumbia, chicha, guaguanco, mambo, plena, Sanjuanitos and other styles of vintage or not so vintage styles. Past artists include Combo Chimbita, Chicha Libre, Los Cumpleaños, Bulla en el Barrio with appearances by Chico Trujillo, Son Rompe Pera, Paito y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava, Ceferina Banquez and many many more..

Tambor y Caña is a traditional Afro-Venezuelan Music project with an experimental approach founded in May 2017 in Brooklyn, NY, by Willie Quintana with Daniel Prim, Jeickov Vital, Juan Diego Villalobos, and Kevin Costante.

Since 2017 the project has grown thanks to the participation of other Venezuelan artists and musicians like Rafael Urbina, Roberto Verde, Fernando Colombet, Luis D'Elias, Heyleen Williams, Ana Maria Ayala, Marcos Espinoza, Lucas Bahamonde, Carlos Diaz, Angelika Taborda, Cesar Quiroz Jhon Canvas, Victor Medrano, among others.

Tambor y Caña promotes and disseminates dance, songs, and the performance of drums and other instruments used in traditional Afro-Venezuelan music, mainly around the manifestation of San Juan Bautista.
For this special performance, they will be playing a set of Calipso del Callao

Since 2017 Tambor y Caña has performed in venues and events such as SOB'S, The Clemente Center, Baby's All Right, Soho House, House of Yes, The Sultan Room, Terrace &, Shrine World Music, Africa Everything, Venezuelan Cultural Fest, Venezuelan Music Fest, WEPA Festival, Afro-Latino Festival, Brooklyn Brujería Festival and the VAEA's Gala at Lincoln Center in NY. They have also shared the stage with artists such as Ocho y Mas, Rumberos del Callejón, Desorden Público, Los Wizzards, Jorge Glem, Aquiles Baez, Mafer Bandola, Linda Briceño, Porfi Baloa, Mv Caldera, Ricardo Cepeda, Luisito Quintero, Roberto Quintero, among others.