According to New York Latin Culture Magazine, the band El Laberinto del Coco is scheduled for several performances of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion in New York before heading to the San Sebastián Street Festival in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Starting this weekend in NYC, they will perform for the Secret Planet world music showcase at Drom in the East Village and for globalFEST at Lincoln Center. See schedule below.

Description: El Laberinto del Coco is the Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Fusion big band led by Héctor “Coco” Barez, Calle 13’s former percussionist. Their fusion is Puerto Rican bomba with jazz, rock, and hip hop. It’s really Latin alternative. El Laberinto del Coco isn’t just a bomba fusion big band, they are a force of nature.

The group has played the world’s great stages including Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, SXSW, La Sanse, and more. It is supported by the NEA National Endowment of the Arts and the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture (Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña).

Performances:

NEW YORK CITY
El Laberinto del Coco big band plays Puerto Rican bomba fusion for the Secret Planet world music showcase at Drom in Manhattan’s East Village on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Concert starts at 7pm. El Laberinto plays at 9pm. $20. dromnyc.com 🇵🇷

NEW YORK CITY
El Laberinto del Coco big band plays Puerto Rican bomba fusion for globalFEST, the world music showcase in the Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 11:05 – 11:55pm. They are closing the festival. They saved the best for last. $60. lincolncenter.org 🇵🇷

PUERTO RICO
El Laberinto del Coco plays Puerto Rican bomba fusion for La Sanse, Puerto Rico’s big festival on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

WASHINGTON DC
El Laberinto del Coco plays Puerto Rican bomba fusion at The Clarice Smith Performing Art Center at the University of Maryland in College Park, the Washington DC suburb; on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

For full article, see https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/el-laberinto-del-coco/