Juan Gutiérrez and Julia Gutiérrez-Rivera from Los Pleneros de la 21 will be performing at Carnegie Hall throughout this week as part of the Musical Explorers program, teaching NYC elementary school students about bomba y plena rhythms from Puerto Rico. The concerts will also feature Fabiana Masili from Brazil and jazz singer Brianna Thomas.
Vibrant New York City–based artists perform in My City, My Song, a colorful, participatory experience that provides children with the opportunity to discover music from different parts of the world that can be found right in their own city. Brianna Thomas sings jazz standards, father-daughter duo Juan Gutiérrez and Julia Gutiérrez-Rivera (with fellow musicians from Los Pleneros de la 21) share the percussive rhythms of Puerto Rican bomba and plena music, and Fabiana Masili brings the spirit of Brazil's Carnival.
Free pre-concert activities take place in Zankel Hall one hour before the performance, and will prepare you and your child to sing and dance along with the artists.
