Get ready to shake things up. Tito Puente Jr. is keeping the party going and the family legacy alive, and he\u2019s doing it with a show here in SoFlo\u2014Tito\u2019s telling Deco why these timeless tunes still pack a punch.<\/p>\n
Get ready to move \u2014 Tito Puente Jr. and his orchestra are bringing the king of timbales music to South Florida.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Music of Tito Puente\u201d is hitting the Performing Arts Center in Davie!<\/p>\n
Tito Puente Jr.: \u201cAn exciting, spectacular show, tributing my late father, Tito Puente. Wow, it\u2019s been 26 years since his passing, but we want to bring his music back here to South Florida with a spectacular show to bring energy, life \u2014 and the spirit of my father\u2019s great arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n
Expect mambo, salsa, and Latin jazz\u2014rhythms that make sitting still a big challenge.<\/p>\n
Tito Puente Jr.: \u201cI hope they have a dance floor because the music of Tito Puente is built for dancing. We\u2019re going to take you through the whole genre of Afro-Cuban music. Most of the songs are considered up-tempo tunes \u2014 like mambo, rumba, cha cha cha, and guaguanc\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019s keeping his father\u2019s legacy moving while introducing a brand new generation to music that still gets people on their feet.<\/p>\n
Tito Puente Jr.: \u201cGo home, tell Alexa \u2014 play Tito Puente music! They\u2019re very infectious tunes, where you sit, you clap your hands \u2014 and I engage the crowd too. It\u2019s not only a spectacular performance that we are going to be giving with a full orchestra and some wonderful surprise guest artists, but we\u2019re going to get an educational aspect of it too.\u201d<\/p>\n
So if your plans include a lot of dancing and a lot of smiling, this show should hit all the right notes, and Tito\u2019s team agrees!<\/p>\n
Tito\u2019s Musical Director for the Show: \u201cI hope that people just get infected with the music and that they dance. I think the people who know Puente music are going because they know what they\u2019re going for. The people that don\u2019t know the music, I hope that they discover something amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tito Puente Jr. and his orchestra take the stage September 12th in Davie.<\/p>\n