Brava Presents
Connecting Communities with Artists: Son Jarocho and La Rama + Community Fandango!
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Son Jarocho Workshop with Claudio Naranjos Vega: 4-5pm at Brava Theater
La Rama + Community Fandango: 5-8pm (Meet at Brava Cabaret)
Join us on Saturday December 13 for a special Connecting Communities with Artists Son Jarocho workshop with Maestro Claudio Naranjos Vega and La Rama + Community Fandango in the neighborhood! RSVP required due to limited capacity!
Claudio Naranjos Vega has participated in “Los Vega” for 25 years to date. He has contributed as a musician (requinto instrument and guitarra de son), composer and arranger, and as of 2020, director of the group. Los Vega has performed in a large number of cultural and artistic festivals in the country and abroad; such as China, the United States and Canada. They have participated in different film recordings, such as for the theme La Bruja from the Oscar-nominated, movie Frida.
As of 2022, Mr. Claudio has been working at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts as the Music Specialist for Mexican Music in Son Jarocho. During his time at the East Bay Center, he has given classes to over 1,000 students and led a Resident Company called Son de la Tierra. In 2023 & 2024, he received two grants from Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA). He recently participated in recording for a CD called “Caminos” in which he led a Son Jarocho version of a track. In 2024, Mr. Naranjos was invited to perform in Washington D.C for a Day of the Dead event at the National Portrait Gallery where 7,000 people attended.
La Rama is a traditional festivity from Veracruz, Mexico that takes place during the December season before Christmas where community members parade through the neighborhoods singing and carrying a decorated branch. Akin to Christmas caroling, they stop at various houses/locations to sing and then continue on to a final party location for a fandango. A fandango is a participatory musical celebration with music from the Sotavento region of Mexico that has folks improvising music and dance like a jam session. Brava’s Cabaret Theater will be the final stop of La Rama and host the celebratory fandango.