Virtual Performance: Grupo Riken

Grupo Riken has been performing in the Tucson area since 2009, specializing in folk music from the Caribbean and Latin America, including Cuban bolero, Puerto Rican jibaro music and plena, Latin jazz, salsa, and bossa nova. The group’s unique sound comes from folk instruments such as the Puerto Rican cuatro, Peruvian cajón, and Afro-Caribbean bongos and congas. The name Riken is a derivation from the name used by the indigenous Tainos in Puerto Rico, who call the island “Boriken.” Grupo Riken has performed at Tucson Meet Yourself, Tohono Chul Park, and in 2016 released their first CD De Aqui Pa’ Allá. Their members include José Luis Puerta, guitar; Alexis Rivera, cuatro; and David Pérez, percussion.

You can view this event live on the TMY homepage or later on our TMY Videos 2020 page. To interact with others during the live streaming, you can watch on TMY’s Facebook page or TMY’s YouTube Channel. You can also catch it on-screen during Tucson Eat Yourself weekends.

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