Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca

Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca

World Music Series

Langley, WA: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) is thrilled to welcome world class artist/musician Ricardo Lemvo and his band Makina Loca on November 16^th at 7:30pm. Be prepared to move in your seat!

“Lemvo has been a trailblazer in Afro-Latin fusion for so long and on so many levels…”.Tom Orr- Rootsworld “

Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Ricardo Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his

Lemvo’s roots reach all the way to San Salvador in northern Angola where his grandfathers, were born. Lemvo hails from São Salvador Do Congo (M’Banza-Kongo), Zaire in Northern Angola. He is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm and is truly multi-cultural and equally at home singing in Spanish, Portuguese, Kimbundu, Turkish, Lingala, and Kikongo.

Lemvo came to the U.S. more than 30 years ago to pursue a law degree, but ended up devoting his life to music.

Although exposed to Cuban music since his childhood, his formal introduction took place during one of the school breaks. His cousin had a huge record collection, where he spent hours listening to vintage Cuban LP’s.

Lemvo’s blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.

Tickets are going fast!  Adult $22/Senior $20/Youth $15.  Piano Bar opens one hour before each performance.

Tickets available at the WICA Box Office: (360) 221-8268 or online at https://tickets.wicaonline.org

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving the community of South Whidbey Island and beyond. WICA’s mission is to inspire, nourish, and enhance the artistic, social, and economic well-being of the community.