Yeison Landero, from San Jacinto in Colombia’s Montes de María province near Cartagena, is called “el heredero de la cumbia” – the heir to cumbia, the inheritor of cumbia. He’s from the birthplace of that style of music, a style that’s now enormously popular all across Latin America and increasingly in the USA as well. Yeison is the grandson of Andrés Landero, the man who arguably invented what we know today as cumbia when he translated the indigenous melodies of San Jacinto’s gaitas (flutes) to the accordion, hitched them to propulsive African-derived rhythms played on a trio of percussion instruments, added electric bass to fill out the bottom, and wrote and sang lyrics that championed the lives of rural Native and Black campesinos. This mix of musical and cultural elements spread like wildfire across Latin America starting in the 1960s and continuing until today. Andrés Landero is known throughout Latin America as “el rey de la cumbia” (the king of cumbia); his grandson began studying with him when Yeison was 7 years old. Today Yeison Landero and his band are keeping the classic cumbia sound alive, updating it for 21st century listeners and dancers, and bringing it to the world through their performances and recordings. Not only did Yeison Landero inherit his grandfather’s love for cumbia and the accordion, but also the talent to interpret melodies. At the age of 7, Yeison became the most appreciated disciple of his grandfather Andrés learning all the emotions and humility behind the montemariano musician. He grew up in an environment surrounded by music, dances and serenades. In his early years, his home was visited by great musicians who entertained at parties with their incomparable talents. Artists of the stature of Alfredo Gutiérrez, Lizandro Meza, Calixto Ochoa, Enríquez Díaz, the composer and singer Adolfo Pacheco Anillo, the legendary pipers of San Jacinto, Abel Antonio Villa, and an innumerable bunch of sabanero folklore figures with whom Yeison nurtured his traditional style. His first group was created by Andrés Landero himself. Presented next to the king of cumbia, Yeison Landero and his sister were introduced as "Los nietos de Andrés Landero", performing cumbia at festivals, patriotic celebrations, concerts, regional fairs, and toured nationally. Yeison later went on to study music at Bellas Artes, and concluded his law degree at the University of Cartagena. But his love for his ancestral accordion and his passion for cumbia were so great that he decided to turn them into the motor of his life, captivating the hearts of all cumbiamberos. He then decides to release his first album called “Landero Vive”, as a posthumous tribute to his grandfather's immortal legacy. Since then, Yeison Landero's accordion has not stopped playing, taking cumbia to various stages nationally and internationally, and representing Colombia with its unique sabanero sound. Chicha Morada is a Washington, DC-based band that fuses rock 'n' roll with the soulful rhythms of Peruvian chicha and cumbia. We believe that music can tear down borders and unite the working class to celebrate in solidarity and resistance. Named after the traditional Peruvian drink made from purple corn, Chicha Morada brings a fresh sound to the district full of tradition, migration, and resistance. Presented by Songbyrd. This is an all ages event