Thursday November 17, 2022
Performance 6-7pm | Block Party from 5-8pm
Dodge Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Free! Outdoors!
The Tenderloin Museum presents Agua Pura in concert at Dodge Alley as part of its Sounds of the Tenderloin live music series and in collaboration with the Tenderloin Community Benefit District.
Agua Pura is a San Francisco based all femme salsa band founded on the idea of diversity and inclusivity. Invoking “divine energy,” this 10-piece ensemble plays a stirring mix of Afro-Latinx musical styles: cumbia, rumba, and son. Their shows are electrifying and infectious, and a joy and passion for the music is palpable on the dancefloor as well as the bandstand.
Agua Pura exploded onto the city’s live music scene during the strange era of loosening pandemic restrictions, establishing their prowess through weekly gigs at Radio Habana in the Mission as well as residencies at mainstays for SF’s best gigging musicians like Madrone Art Bar & The Rite Spot. Agua Pura performs with great frequency and it shows–the band is tight!--but in addition to an abundance of talent, the group’s enthusiasm for making music together is evident, whether in the club or out on the street. Featuring Rebecca Rodriguez on congas/vocals, Mena Ramos on timbales, Esther Isabel Santamaria on bongo/hand percussion/vocals, Amanda Magaña on hand percussion/vocals, Lily Stern on bass/vocals, Luna Celi on keys/vocals, Kyana Orellana on trumpet, Gaby Aldaz on trombone, Eos Black on baritone sax/vocals, Jackie Corona on hand percussion/vocals.
This performance is one of several Thursday night activations organized by the TLCBD to transform Dodge Place, a neglected alleyway in the Tenderloin, into a healthy and aesthetically positive community experience for nearby families and seniors. These Thursday happenings are pilot activities for more permanent community-led physical improvements including a living green wall, planter boxes, murals, and colorful design and lighting elements. Join us and the residents of Dodge Place to reclaim this alleyway for the community, socialize with friends & neighbors, and move to the music of una divina banda del sabor: Agua Pura! All are welcome at Dodge Place on Thursday, November 17th from 5-8pm, with the musical performance from 6-7pm. Free to attend; food & drink by Shovels Bar & Grille available for purchase.
Tenderloin Museum’s Sounds of the Tenderloin series animates the neighborhood’s undersung cultural history through live performances that explore, deepen, and complicate participants’ understanding of Tenderloin history while supporting local working musicians and creating accessible cultural activities for the neighborhood residents. Support for this event and TLM’s Sounds of the Tenderloin live music series generously provided by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.