Jacob's Pillow Dance

March 30, 2011 - (Becket, MA) This spring, Jacob's Pillow Dance and MASS MoCA come together once again to present acclaimed Afro-Cuban folkloric music and dance group Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. Named the "reigning regents of rumba" by the San Francisco Chronicle, the ensemble combines high-energy drumming, vocals, and dance in vibrant performances that call upon the deep African roots of their Cuban culture. Internationally renowned as one of the world's finest rumba groups, Los Muñequitos returns for a 16-city national tour after a nine-year absence from the United States. They will perform Tambor de Fuego en Homenaje a los Ancestros at MASS MoCA's Hunter Center on April 30 and May 1. Peter Watrous of The New York Times states, "Expect wild machete play, spectacular sensual dancing and some of the most complex drumming to be heard in this hemisphere."

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