Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader Luis "Perico" Ortiz will bring Puerto Rican Christmas music to a special dance event, or bailable, on Sunday, November 15, at Moneró Café Teatro y Bar, on the third floor of the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas. The event starts at 4:00 PM. In written remarks, Ortiz said Christmas is tradition and that he hopes to return to a time when "Christmas was music and family," adding that the prospect excites him.
The Puerto Rican musician, whose career in salsa, Latin jazz and popular music spans more than 50 years, will draw on his own catalog, playing hits he has produced, arranged and performed. The festive program, geared to dancing and a family atmosphere, also includes Puerto Rican Christmas classics made famous by Cheo Feliciano and the group Mapeyé, along with his original composition "Te llegó la trulla."
The performance serves as a prelude to the year-end holidays and offers a close look at the arrangements and orchestral direction of one of tropical music’s most influential figures. Tickets for the bailable are available through the Ticketera platform.