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Warango Anniversary Concert: Experience a Night of Afro-Peruvian Rhythms

  • Brava Main Stage 2781 24th Street San Francisco, CA, 94110 United States (map)

Brava Presents

Warango Anniversary Concert: Experience a Night of Afro-Peruvian Rhythms

March 22, 2025 7:30PM
Brava Cabaret

Warango is a musical project born in 2019 in Oakland, California. Its music is based on vibrant Afro-Peruvian rhythms. This proposal is a meeting of traditional sounds represented by the Cajón, which symbolizes Afro-Peruvian roots; with harmonies and melodies of jazz and classical music. These worlds coexist in the sounds of Warango creating a unique musical proposal.

Warango is led by Pierr Padilla Vasquez, a Peruvian musician and dancer with a recognized artistic career who has spread Afro-Peruvian culture throughout America, Asia and Europe. The group is made up of Javier Trujillo, a Peruvian guitarist with a background in classical and contemporary music. Kyla Danysh, an American violinist who has a background in jazz and Latin American popular music. Pedro Rosales, a Peruvian cajon player and percussionist who has played a relevant role in the diffusion of Afro-Peruvian Cajon in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alex Farrell, an American bassist with a background in Jazz and Latin music. Carmen Roman, a Peruvian dancer and choreographer with a background in modern dance and Afro-Peruvian dances.

How the name ‘Warango’ came to be

The name of the group comes from the “huarango” tree that grows on the southern coast of Peru, where the Afro-descendant population is mainly settled. The huarango is characterized by its great resistance to extreme climates, it has strong and extensive roots that can reach up to 70 meters deep, this allows it to live up to a thousand years in a self-sufficient way, feeding on the water from the subsoil, even creating new ecosystems for the habitat of other species.

Inspired by this unique tree, we brought our Warango to life giving it a different context in which our music originally belongs to. By exploring the interplay between Afro-Peruvian roots and other musical styles, a vibrant and innovative sound is generated that honors traditions while pushing creative boundaries.

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