Vocalist Marina Lavalle (formerly of Peru Negro) presents the best of Afro-Peruvian traditions in collaboration with dancer and cajon master Lalo Izquierdo. Lavalle's brings fire and verve to song while introducing us to the rich tradition of Afro-Peruvian music. Izquierdo, one of the founding members of the legendary Peru Negro, will inspire audiences with his rhythms, storytelling, and traditional dance.

As part of their BAN 5 residency, the Red Poppy Art House (RPAH) explores the power that small spaces hold as vibrant centers where artists gather, create and make their home. Conceived as an on-site neighborhood experiment in cultural innovation, the RPAH acts as a meeting ground for artists of all disciplines, while engaging the complex social and economic issues of the arts landscape. In YBCA’s Room for Big Ideas (RBI), the Art House presents a month-long program of artists spanning disciplines and musical traditions of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, joining the traditional to the contemporary, and exploring the ways in which design and arrangement of physical space invariably come to represent, if not impose, our values in material form.

This Public Program is supported by a generous grant from The Wallace Foundation.