After wrapping up in France and Spain, Cimafunk, Cuba’s Afro-funk breakout star, is hitting the road to tour in the Northeast United States this month. He’s bringing his one-of-a-kind Afro-Cuban Funk show to New York, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Pittsburgh before stopping in Chicago and swinging down to NOLA and other locations in the United States. We’ve included the tour schedule below and linked to ticket information.
If you haven’t been to a Cimafunk show, get vaccinated, put a mask on and do whatever you need to do. They’re quite literally a funk-a-awesome party that you’ll never want to leave. Plus, I’d imagine you’ll dance so much at the band’s combination of jazz, timba and Cuban funk that any COVID-19 would shake right out of you. (Note: I’m not a doctor and have no idea what I’m talking about.)
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The best part about Cimafunk is that his sound transcends boundaries. Everywhere he goes he sells out. And, as someone who believes that stories and culture help bring us together, I’m super excited about this. The more music that we can share, the closer we can become.
Many have labelled Cimafunk a modern day James Brown. I get it but I also think he’s got a style all his own. It’s his fusion of Cuban rhythms with the funk that makes his sound and personality unique. But, let’s not kid ourselves, if you’re reading this you know all that already. You want what I want; Let’s get right to the concert schedule…
Here are his upcoming concerts in the Northeast, plus his NOLA event. For Cimafunk tour tickets visit this site.
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August
- Thursday, August 26th – New York City – Blue Note Jazz Club
- Friday, August 27th – Westhampton, NY – Cimafunk in Westhampton, NY
- Saturday, August 28th – Greenfield, MA – The Green River Festival
September
- Wednesday, September 1st – Philadelphia, PA – Cimafunk in Philly
- Thursday, September 2nd – New York City – Blue Note Jazz Club
- Friday, September 3rd – Washington DC – Cimafunk in Washington DC
- Saturday, September 4th – Pittsburgh, PA – Cimafunk in Pittsburgh
- Tuesday, September 14th – New York City – Blue Note Jazz Club
- Wednesday, September 15th – New York City – Blue Note Jazz Club
October
- Friday, October 1st – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
- Saturday, October 2nd – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
- Friday, October 8th – New Orleans, LA – The Broadside
- Monday, October 11th – New Orleans, LA – SHORTY FEST 2021
- Friday, October 15 – Sarasota, FL – Circus Museum at The Ringling
- Saturday, October 16 – Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach Bandshell
- Sunday, October 17 – Richmond, VA – University of Richmond
- Thursday, October 21 – Durham, NC – Duke University
- Thursday, November 11 – Barcelona, Spain – Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival 2021
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Ken Deckinger
Ken Deckinger is the co-founder and CEO of Startup Cuba and the executive producer and host of its namesake docuseries. A native of South Florida, Ken has been an entrepreneur for his entire professional career. Previously he was co-founder and CEO of HurryDate, pioneering the global concept of speed dating to 45 cities throughout the US, UK and Canada. HurryDate eventually evolved into online dating and was acquired by Spark Networks, the parent company of ChristianMingle.com and JDate.com. Ken is a graduate of Boston College and the University of Florida, where he was honored with the University’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Under 40 award and sits on the Board for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He actively advises entrepreneurs and is a two-time protagonist of a Harvard Business School case study. Ken’s filmmaking and journalistic journey is inspired by a love of travel and authentic connections with other cultures. He believes that the more we know about each other, through stories, the closer we can become — thus the mission of Startup Cuba: to amplify the voices of the people sharing stories in the Latinx space. After living in New York City for 15 years, he encouraged his wife to move their family to Miami to get back to his South Florida roots. Needless to say, it was a short discussion and he and his family now call Boston, where his wife grew up, their home.
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