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CAICU’S Salsa Lounge featuring Orquesta El Macabeo
July 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Doors Open at 5:30pm
Taller Puertorriqueño | 2600 N. 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133
TICKETED PUBLIC EVENT
Thursday, July 17 | 5:30 pm Doors Open | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Free Salsa Lesson with Elian Gomez and Ashley Rivera | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Orchestra El Macabeo Performs | 2600 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA 19133
Mural Arts and CAICU are partnering with Taller Puertorriqueño for an evening of salsa.
The event will feature music by Orquesta el Macabeo (@orquestamacabeo) and an interactive performance by dance duo Elian Gomez and Ashley Rivera (@mambolabphilly). Join us for music, dancing and a popup by Amy’s Pastelillos, with special guests Wanda Raimundi Ortiz and the team of the upcoming Mural Arts’ project Vámonos pa’l monte.
One of the great sensations of the current Puerto Rican salsa scene, Orquesta el Macabeo recovers the island salsa tradition to update it with new ideas and the energy of its eleven musicians, with backgrounds in punk rock, ska, and reggae. Formed in 2008, with almost 10 years playing worldwide, they present us with their 4th studio album: La Maldicion del timbal, or The Curse of the Timbal. Their plan: revindicate the authentic heavy heavy sound of the Salsa Gorda with its sound and lyrics that tell stories about real life to which anyone can relate.
Partners & Funders: Taller Puertorriqueño, AFROTAINO, Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival, William Penn Foundation, and PNC Arts Alive.
