City of Chicago celebrates; "Independencia de Colombia 20 de Julio" with a series of special events; MAIN FEATURED EVENT in 2016 is CHICAGO'S 2nd Annual COLOMBIAN FEST "EL GRAN FESTIVAL COLOMBIANO".
DATE: SATURDAY JULY 16TH, SUNDAY JULY 17TH, 2016.
VENUE: THE COPERNICUS CENTER
ADDRESS: 5216 WEST LAWRENCE AVE. CHICAGO IL 60630
TIMES: SAT. NOON 12PM -10PM SUN. NOON-10PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $10.00 KIDS 12 UNDER FREE W/PAYING ADULT.
TBA: SPECIALS, VIP PASSES.
This outdoor event will feature live ente...
City of Chicago celebrates; "Independencia de Colombia 20 de Julio" with a series of special events; MAIN FEATURED EVENT in 2016 is CHICAGO'S 2nd Annual COLOMBIAN FEST "EL GRAN FESTIVAL COLOMBIANO".
DATE: SATURDAY JULY 16TH, SUNDAY JULY 17TH, 2016.
VENUE: THE COPERNICUS CENTER
ADDRESS: 5216 WEST LAWRENCE AVE. CHICAGO IL 60630
TIMES: SAT. NOON 12PM -10PM SUN. NOON-10PM
GENERAL ADMISSION: $10.00 KIDS 12 UNDER FREE W/PAYING ADULT.
TBA: SPECIALS, VIP PASSES.
This outdoor event will feature live entertainment, delicious food offerings along with family activities and much more. Features:
International Headliners: Musical Styles; Cumbia, Champeta, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Vallenato, Reggaeton, Electrica and Colombian Folklore.
Dance Area
Beer & Wine Garden
International Food Court
HEALTH PAVILION
ART PAVILION
MARKET
KIDS/GAMING PAVILION
Live Local Music: Local Colombian Folklore/Salsa groups
Media Outlets/Sponsors
Custom Car & Bike Show
Family Activities
Kids Activities
Get your tickets today : http://www.colombianfestchicago.com/
FOR INFO: SPONSORSHIP/VENDING PLEASE CONTACT: JORGE ORTEGA
773.230.6661
Jlortega3@gmail.com
An Event Production of LD AUDIO INC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COLOMBIAN FEST / EL GRAN FESTIVAL COLOMBIANO RETURNS FOR ITS
SECOND YEAR OF CELEBRATING THE MUSIC AND CULTURE OF COLOMBIA
JULY 16-17 AT THE COPERNICUS CENTER IN CHICAGO
The festival will present legendary and contemporary artists direct from Colombia
performing diverse genres of Colombian music, including cumbia, vallenato, champeta,
currulao, salsa and more plus artists drawn from Chicago’s Colombian community.
CHICAGO—The Midwest’s largest celebration of Colombian music and culture, Colombian Fest / El Gran Festival Colombiano returns to the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, July 16 and 17 from noon until 10:00PM. The event takes place under the sky in the center’s large parking lot. In addition to presenting a large variety of Colombian music from international and local artists, the family-friendly festival will feature food, artisans, games, dancing and a kid zone designed especially for younger attendees.
The Festival, produced by LD Audio, coincides with Colombian Independence Day. General admission tickets are just $17 per person for the entire weekend. Single day passes are available for $10. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a ticketed adult.
Festival director and founder Jorge L. Ortega, a Chicagoan who was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, says “This is a very family-oriented event that offers an opportunity to enjoy or perhaps even discover the rich musical and cultural heritage of a great Latin American nation.” Ortega continues, “From the Pacific coast to the interior plains and mountains to the shores of the Caribbean, Colombia has a huge diversity of cultures made up of mixtures of Spanish, African and indigenous peoples. With two coasts and bordering on five countries, we are at the center of Latin America, and our culture is both influenced by and exported to our neighbors.”
One example of this exportation is headliner Anibal Valasquez y Los Locos del Swing, a 79 year old innovator from Barranquilla who popularized the accordion and invented a new, livelier form of cumbia called Colombian Guaracha that spread to Mexico, leading musicians there to adopt it and create their own style which became known as cumbia sonidero.
Velazquez, along with salsa orchestra Sonora Carruseles and champeta master Charles King, will receive Colombian Heritage Awards at the festival for their lifetime of cultural contributions. Awards will also be presented to a pair of Colombian musicians who make their home in Chicago, pianist/bandleader Samuel del Real and singer/bassist/bandleader Carpacho (Roberto Marin) y Su Super Combo for keeping Colombian music alive here.
In addition to the artists named above, the festival will also present Dubán Bayona & Jimmy Zambrano, Lucho Morales y Su Fiesta Vallenata, Juan Carlos Perez, Explosión Negra, Mala Fe “La Vaca”, Pibo Marquez and DJ Geko Jones from ¡Que Bajo NYC! Chicago based artists include the Diana Mosquera Ensemble and Ecos del Pacifico Afrocolombiano and Tierra Colombiana Folkloric Dance Company. For a complete list of artists, visit www.colombianfestchicago.com. To stay current with updates and schedule changes, visit the fest’s Facebook page.
An important aspect of the festival is the attention paid to quality sound and lighting. Producer LD Audio, of which festival founder Jorge Ortega is head of production management, is one of the largest concert and festival production companies in the Midwest. “My Colombian heritage and culture are very important to me.” says Ortega. “I have an obligation in producing this festival to maintain the absolute highest level of quality to make sure the experience of every attendee is as good as can be. My country deserves no less.”
The presenting sponsor of Colombian Fest is Bud Light.
Tickets to Colombian Fest / El Gran Festival Colombiano are available at Ticketfly.com or at the Copernicus Center box office.
About LD Audio
LD Audio Inc. is one of the largest sound reinforcement and production companies in the Midwest. Based in Chicago, LD Audio, together with Jorge Ortega, have a combined 31 years of experience in producing, promoting and operating large scale events from concerts and festivals to marketing campaigns. They are Chicagoland's exclusive carrier of d&b audiotechnik's premier line array systems. Featuring the most accomplished engineers and system technicians, LD Audio has experience working in most of Chicago's indoor and outdoor venues as well as many other locations. They also provide tour support as well as full backline services.