Africa: Rumba By the Connecticut River
Written by ABR on 22/06/2023
[Afropop] It started with an email from Pastor Steven Jungkiet of the Old Lyme Congregational Church in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Steven was inviting us to two weekend events featuring Román Diaz and his Cuban rumba ensemble, with two visiting rumba elders, Lazaro Galarraga based in Los Angeles and Sandy Perez based in Boston. On Saturday night, they would perform in Essex, CT, on the banks of the Connecticut River, and on Sunday morning, at the Old Lyme Congregational Church.
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