Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto to Launch North American Tour

The legendary Colombian cumbia and gaita group LOS GAITEROS DE SAN JACINTO- winners of the 2007 Latin Grammy and nominated for the 2020 Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album - return to North American stages this summer in support of their new album, ORGULLO COLOMBIANO. Tour dates include stops at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on July 18th, Colombian Fest Chicago on July 21st, and globalFest at Lincoln Center in New York City on August 3rd (See full tour dates below).

Released on digital platforms on May 31, 2024, Orgullo Colombiano(Colombian Pride) contains 12 songs, 10 of which are new, featuring well-known composers like Rafael Castro Fernández (the band's lead vocalist) and brilliant new talents like Marlon Peroza, known as the Poet of the Gaita. The album is packed with cumbias, including "Quien No Conozca Mi Pueblo", "Dame Un Beso" and the title track. It also includes gaita corrida songs such as "Ya Se Va Mendoza, "El Camino Del Indio", and "El Canto D La Carracacha". The album also features notable musical collaborations, including the puya rhythm song "Cuando Cantan Las Mujeres" with Carmen Antolínez, known as The Cumbia Queen; and the gaita porro rhythm song "El Octubre Que Venia" with Marlon Peroza as the vocalist. Both guest singers are members of the group Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo.

Orgullo Colombiano was released on the OM Producciones Music label and distributed worldwide on vinyl LP by the American label Bad Vibes Good Friends from San Diego, California. The musical production of the album was overseen by Javier Mutis García, who has been with Los Gaiteros de SAN JACINTO for over 20 years, mixing their live concerts in Colombia and on all their international tours. The album was recorded at ABC Records studios in Barranquilla with capture and mixing engineering by Manuel Guillermo and mastering by C1 Mastering studios in Bogotá by engineer Carlos Silva. Associated executive producer Jorge Ortega from Chicago Colombian fest.

Los Gaiteros De SAN JACINTO Summer 2024 Tour Dates:

7/12 - Corazon de Barrio (Vinyl Release Party), San Diego, CA

7/13 - Doña Emilia, Ensenada, Mexico

7/14 - Jacumba Hot Springs, Jacumba, CA

7/17 - 3 Dots Downtown, State College, PA

7/18 - Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

7/19 - Get Tight, Richmond, VA

7/20 - 21 - Chicago Columbian Fest, Chicago, IL

7/26 - Minneapolis, MN - TBA

7/27. - Colombian Fest, Grand Rapids, IL

7/28 - Weather Permitting Series, Hazelwood Green, Pittsburgh, PA.

8/1 - East Hampton, MA - TBA

8/2 - The Falcon, Marlboro, NY

8/3 - Lincoln Center, New York, NY

8/3 - Terrazza 7, Queens, NY

8/4 - Vine and Vibes, Small Batch Cellars, North Haven,, CT

8/5 - Barbès, Brooklyn, NY

9/21 - The Ford Theater, Los Angeles, CA

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