A journey through the Afro-Cuban music of Irakere.
Prepare yourself for a night of infectious rhythms as Wellington-based pianist Ayrton Foote and his band present the music of Irakere, an iconic Latin-American musical force, made famous in the 70s and 80s by iconic Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes. Irakere was a seminal musical laboratory, where historic innovations in both Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music were created.