Login View Cart Time remaining: 00:00 Activate Code Your cart has expired Your order contained expired items and your shopping cart has been emptied. Close Details Friday, August 7, 2026 8:00PM Orquesta Akokán 2026 Orquesta Akokán Free dance lesson with Rueda con Ritmo begins at 7:10PM - bring your dancing shoes! Orquesta Akokán burst onto the global music scene in 2018 with their no-holds-barred 21st century take on the venerable Cuban mambo lit up stages around the world with a fierce and unremitting joy. Chulo Records producer and multi instrumentalist Jacob Plasse , and arranger Michael Eckroth joined forces with a carefully curated selection of Havana’s most extraordinary musicians as Orquesta Akokán, polishing Cuban mambo’s golden sound to a luminous, contemporary sheen. Along the way Orquesta Akokán imbued these legendary Cuban grooves with a renewed vitality and powerful sense of akokán ---the Yoruba word used by Cubans to mean “from the heart” or “soul. Orquesta Akokán’s eponymous 2018 debut riffed on Cuba’s golden grooves from the 1940s and 1950s with fresh style and panache. In contrast, 2021’s 16 Rayos pushed the envelope of the classic mambo by coloring it with an edgy variety of rhythms and styles. These years were marked by widespread critical acclaim, intense world-wide touring, and a multitude of awards for Orquesta Akokán: Billboard Latin Music Award, Telemundo Latin American Music Award, Songlines Music Awards, and a Grammy nomination. “The groove is so infectious that if this doesn't get your foot tapping, you may be dead.” - NPR Website | Facebook | Instagram DANCE FLOOR/STANDING AREA OPEN! Please Note: With chairs removed to make a dance floor / standing area, a ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee seating. Read More Hide View Full Calendar Please Note: Donor discount applied at checkout. Interested in donating? Click here. Advance Tickets: $44.00 (includes all fees); Day of Show Tickets: $49.00 (includes all fees) Doors: 7:00 PM;