World Cafe Live presents: Fandango, a family Bridge Session

World Cafe Live is celebrating International Music Day, June 21st, with a FREE family Bridge Session, an interactive, educational music performance! Beginning at 11:30am, families can browse our Philly partner organizations’ tables with interactive activities, books, local resources, or take pictures at our paper flower booth, after making a paper flower to add to the arrangement! At 12:30pm the Bridge Session begins, with participants getting to hear music and be led in dance from the Son Jarocho and Cumbia traditions. The show will end around 1pm. This bilingual Bridge Session, “Fandango” is presented by Latin American fusion band Guachinagos, and is recommended for families with children ages 5 and up. Come make music with us!

Students of our Bridge Sessions say:

“My favorite memory was hearing the music we created.”
“all of it was a good memory for me”
“I just really enjoyed the music and the band was just really great.”
“It made me feel so content.”

Cumbia with a Mexican Jarocho flavor, Guachinangos features members from diverse cultural backgrounds. The band fuses Mexican son jarocho with Colombian cumbia and other Latin American rhythms. Their exciting instrumentation and electrifying stage energy invites anybody to enjoy, sing and move to the rhythm of the music.

Bridge Sessions are our signature education programs, welcoming participants to the venue for a fully interactive live music experience. We team up with a diverse group of artists to design immersive performances complete with professional sound and lighting. Attendees get to actively participate in live music-making and engage in a Q&A session with the artists, leaving feeling inspired and empowered.

World Cafe Live is a nonprofit independent venue dedicated to live music, education, and community engagement. Since opening in 2004, World Cafe Live has been a vibrant hub for live music in Philadelphia. By supporting emerging and established artists, creating innovative educational programs for youth and people with disabilities, and welcoming audiences of all ages, we have built a continuum of arts access and opportunity.