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Pa’lante returns with a night of Afro-Venezuelan music, culture and solidarity, raising funds for communities affected by the earthquake that have received far less attention. The night will start with a singing and percussion workshop led by the Venezuelan Jam Collective, followed by live music and an open jam.

The performance brings together musicians from different generations, each carrying their own connection to Venezuelan music and its traditions, including Luzmira Zerpa, Carlos Talez, Ernesto Marichales, Pablo Barrios, Adolfredo Pulido and Néstor Pedrales, along with DJ Jamie Renton.

This is also what we want Pa’lante to be: a bridge. A place where Venezuelans in London can reconnect with our culture, but also where people from anywhere can come in, learn the rhythms, sing, play, dance or simply listen.

And this time, that bridge leads back to Venezuela.

Much of the earthquake coverage has focused on La Guaira. But along Venezuela’s coast, other communities were also hit hard and, in many cases, barely made the headlines. Homes were damaged, families were displaced, and some people lost everything.

Among those affected are members of Fundabarlovento, a community project that works with children to keep Afro-Venezuelan musical traditions alive. Some of its founders are now living in temporary shelter while trying to rebuild their lives and continue their work with the community. The earthquake also destroyed tools and materials used to make instruments.

But the drums are still alive.

That is where this night begins.

The drums travelled here, to London. Their sound stayed with us. Now the music travels back to Venezuela.

In Afro-Venezuelan culture, the drum is more than an instrument. It brings people together. It carries memory and identity and has long been a form of resistance. It is also democratic: you do not need a stage, status or formal training to be part of it. You listen, find the rhythm and join in.

Pa’lante want to share some of that knowledge here in London while helping the communities keeping it alive in Venezuela. Come for the workshop, the music or the jam. Come if you know these rhythms already, or if you have never heard them before.

The drums of Pa’lante beat again for Venezuela.

All profits will go to Venezuela Earthquake Relief

Join us for wonderful live Afro-Venezuelan music in London.