World Premiere: “Festival de la Calle de San Sebastián en Filadelfia”

Anthony Mendez is an artist, educator, and cultural leader dedicated to preserving and sharing AfroPuerto Rican traditions. His ensemble, Los Bomberos De La Calle, specializes in traditional and contemporary styles of Bomba and Plena music.

As part of Recomposing America, ACF is supporting the world premiere of a new work modeled after the annual Fiesta de la Calle de San Sebastián in Puerto Rico. The performance is part of Esperanza Arts Center’s VOCES series highlighting Indigenous cultural traditions from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Recomposing America is a multi-year initiative led by American Composers Forum that highlights artistic perspectives unique to the United States and the broader Americas through direct commissions, institutional collaborations, and public dialogue. Timed with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Recomposing America aims to refresh and reimagine the “who,” “what,” and “why” of the United States, and the stories therein.