Tue, Sep 24
|Terraza 7
Tó Ara / Caribbean Electro, Poetry, and Performative Art
This duo combines electronic Caribbean music with poetry, blending traditional rhythms with experimental sounds to challenge norms and celebrate cultural heritage. As part of “The Queer Conservatory of Queens: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Voices,” it highlights diverse musical creativity and innovation.
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2024, 7:30 PM – Sep 25, 2024, 10:00 PM
Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst NY 11373
About the event
Tó Ara / Caribbean Electro, Poetry, and Performative Art
Presented by “The Queer Conservatory of Queens: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Voices”
At Terraza 7
Curated by Renee Goust
Produced by Freddy Castiblanco
Supported by Terraza 7 & Acoustic Memories
Date: Tuesday, September 24th, 2024.
Time: 7:30 pm.
Admission: $20 Cover charge
Featuring:
- Mobéy Lola Irizarry / Percussion; Vocals
- Samira Mendoza / Dj; Vocals
About Mobéy Lola Irizarry:
Mobéy Lola Irizarry (they/she) is a genderqueer cultural worker specializing in salsa, bomba, and transdisciplinary performance, based in Brooklyn. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora from Hartford, CT, and a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, they draw from decolonial movements, queer club culture, and precolonial drum and braid traditions. Lola is the creative director and conguera for Las Mariquitas, NYC’s queer and trans salsa band, and performs with the experimental trio Dendarry Bakery and Latin rock group Avataredén. A composer for Samora La Perdida’s musical “Spanglish Sh!t” and an alumnus of EMERGENYC, Lola has been quoted in Rolling Stone, stating, “I want to abolish patriarchy in salsa… this is a duty to our lineage.”
About Samira Mendoza:
Samira is a Brooklyn-based transdisciplinary performance artist, curator, and educator whose work centers on improvisation across various mediums, including sound, sculpture, organizing, and movement. Their art explores themes of oppressive systems, familial history in Latin America and the Caribbean, and personal experiences growing up in the American South. For Mendoza, improvisation is an act of resistance and a way to reject formal structures and generate new ideas.
Samira is involved in several dynamic projects, including Dendarry Bakery, an experimental trio blending Afro-Caribbean and electronic percussion with improvisatory Spanglish vocals and games from pre-colonization times to explore queerness and liberation; Las Mariquitas, a queer and trans-centered salsa band creating safe spaces in a traditionally cis-hetero genre; Dyspheric, a Pittsburgh-based collective focusing on Black and Brown queer and trans DJs; and The Uhaul Disco, a DIY party celebrating cultural and generational diversity.
Tickets
Mezzanine
Gain privileged access to the concert at Terraza7's Mezzanine, where you'll enjoy the intimacy of a private space with seating. Immerse yourself in the melodies and rhythms, all while being in close proximity to the talented musicians.
$20.00+$0.50 service fee
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