Program Thursday 3 September

These acts have been confirmed. The timetable will be announced later.

Alain Pérez y la Orquestra

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Alain Pérez is a widely celebrated music phenomenon from Cuba, who has enjoyed a career spanning over two decades. Through his boundless creativity and virtuosity, Pérez evolved into a bandleader, arranger, producer and composer across various genres, ranging from salsa to flamenco and jazz. At the age of 17, he was invited to become a singer for Chucho Valdés’ famous group Irakere. In subsequent years, Pérez worked with iconic names such as Paco de Lucia and Jerry González, and went on to produce albums by greats such as Celia Cruz and Habana Abierta. Pérez was nominated several times for a Latin Grammy, and went on to win the prestigious award in 2021 for Best Traditional Tropical Album. The fiery energy of Alain Pérez y la Orquesta will have you imagining you’re sizzling away in the Cuban heat, in an atmosphere alive with vibrant rhythm, dance and song.

Gente de Zona

Put your dancing shoes on, because Gente de Zona is coming to Curacao! The Cuban reggaeton duo consists of musicians Alexander Delgado and Randy Malcom Martínez. Founded in Havana by Delgado in 2000, the group had already known several lineups before Martínez joined in 2013, having played with the renowned timba ensemble Charanga Habanera previously. Together the new duo took Gente de Zona to a whole new level after collaborating with Enrique Iglesias on the smash hit single Bailando – which garnered them a Latin Grammy, a Latin Billboard Award and international exposure. After that, they worked with many more well-known artists, such as Pitbull and Marc Anthony. With the latter they scored their biggest hit to date with La Gozadera, which has been described as “Latin America's official hymn.”