Less Toches Vallenato with Remberto Zuniga

Although their unique style of cumbia is imbued with Montreal’s cultural vibes, this genre is in the DNA of the five musicians who hail from Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Argentina. Playfully mixing accordion, bass, guacharaca and other Afro-Colombian percussion instruments, this alternative Latin band, winners of the Syli d’or 2024, bring different styles of cumbia—Mexicana, rebajada, sabanera and villera—to the dance floor, while they experiment with poetic and festive village folk traditions that embrace life and freedom.

Three concerts, three guests, three flavours. The diversity and vitality of Colombian music will be in the spotlight during this Étoiles series.

Vallenato | with Remberto Zúñiga: Vallenato brings family and friends together at local fiestas. This show is a deep dive into the rich musical heritage of northern Colombia, where indigenous, African and European folk traditions come together, and centres around this “born in the valley” music genre, declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2015.