The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
Performance
Cimafunk
Open To The Public
Afro-Cuban funkster and cultural ambassador Cimafunk make their Duke Peformances debut on Oct 21. A legend in their hometown Havana, Cimafunk’s sound blends the robust and festive hallmarks of rhumba, bolera, James Brown, Fela Kuti and more.
von der Heyden Studio Theater at the Rubenstein Arts Center 2020 Campus Drive Durham,
NC
27705
Description
In 2016, Afro-Cuban funkster and cultural ambassador Cimafunk began his solo career. Cimafunk— an ode to his Cimarones heritage rooted deep in the 16th century lore of enslaved Africans escaping their Spanish captors – was joined by an elite group of fellow Cuban musicians to record his 2017 debut album, Terapia (meaning “therapy”), which became widespread in his homebase of Havana as a revolution of a new Afro-Cuban music genre exuding all of the robust and festive hallmarks of rhumba, bolera, James Brown, Fela Kuti and more. While most of Cimafunk’s zest is propelled by irresistible, upbeat, funk anthems, it can also seduce with the occasional ballad.
Witness in person what The New Yorker describes as Cimafunk’s “uncanny ability to control the energy in the room” at this Duke Performances appearance, which could very well live up to the meaning of cimarrón — “wild” and “untamed.”
“Cimafunk… has an uncanny ability to control the energy in a room.” —The New Yorker
