Salsa-jazz band BombaChante will be the first musical artists to be featured on the Sycamore Grove Park bandshell at Lummis Day, Sunday June 7, just after the festival activities get underway at the park at 12:30 pm.
BombaChante is a collaboration of top musicians from the Northeast L.A. and East L.A. areas. Veterans of the Chicano music scene, BombaChante was formed in 2003 and is led by Ernesto Molina, formerly of East LA Sabor Factory and fronted by lead vocalist Gabriel Gonzalez, formerly of Quetzal. BombaChante's concert is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
The 4th annual Lummis Day will take place at three locations: Lummis Home (poetry and music from 10:30am-noon), Sycamore Grove Park (music, dance, theater and food from12:30pm-7:30pm) and Casa de Adobe (art exhibits, from 1:00pm-6:00pm).
The 4th Annual Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles will be presented on Sunday June 7 by the Autry National Center, the Annenberg Foundation and the neighborhood councils of Northeast Los Angeles (Arroyo Seco, Historic Highland Park, Greater Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, L.A. 32 and Glassell Park.) Media sponsors are KPFK Public Radio 90.7 and Univision KMEX Channel 35. Additional sponsorship is provided by the Highland Park Heritage Trust, Jose Huizar and Council District 14, Ed Reyes and Council District 1, the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Los Angeles County Arts Commisssion, and Poets Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.
It is a wonderful sound I hope the event is successful.