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The 8th Heineken TransAtlantic Festival Brings Modern World Music to Miami Beach with the Colombian Group Bomba Esteréo and Vieux Farka Touré from Mali

Both events will take place at the North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141.

Friday, April 9th - 7PM
Bomba Estereo
Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda

Saturday, April 24th - 7PM
Vieux Farka Toure
Locos Por Juana

The 8th annual Heineken TransAtlantic Festival is the sound of the world "right now" - the series of concerts and parties featuring modern world music proudly features innovative artists working in the beautiful collision between traditional rhythms and electronica/DJ culture. The series pays tribute to Miami as a true modern "TransAtlantic" capital, a crossroads of the Americas and Europe. It's the hotbed of a young, club-crazy art scene, playground of the East, perched provocatively on the Atlantic Rim, where centuries of commerce and migration have formed a crossroads that unites Africa, Western Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. With this festival, The Rhythm Foundation showcases the city's position as the hip center of a whole new generation of global music.

Photos available at: http://www.rhythmfoundation.com/press.html

The Rhythm Foundation, a Miami-based non-profit cultural organization founded in 1988, is the foremost presenter of world music in South Florida. "New explorations in sounds and textures, and some of the smartest, coolest crowds you could hope to amass in this town" is how Miami New Times describes The Rhythm Foundation. Considered to be one of the top world music presenters in North America, the organization has built strong name recognition and a dedicated audience over the last 22 years. The Rhythm Foundation receives annual support from its loyal members, the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, Atlantic Broadband and Latitude International Business Centers.

For The Rhythm Foundation, Miami
JennyLee Herrera, 786-975-9596
jennylee@jl-pr.com