A local Latin music benefit for Haiti

The Cedar will host a show Friday with Viviana Pintado, Maria Isa and lots more.

January 18, 2010 at 8:27PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A bunch of players from the Twin Cities' Latin and Caribbean music scenes wasted no time banding together to put on a benefit concert for victims of the Haiti earthquake: "Solidarité Avec Haïti" will be held Friday at the Cedar Cultural Center (6 p.m., $10 suggested). The show will led by the likes of Grammy-nominated singer/pianist Viviana Pintado (known from Albita and Charanga Tropical), "Sota-Rico" reggaeton/hip-hop starlet Maria Isa, SUNPlug'd leader and Cameroon native Ken Wanaku, plus Doug Little's beloved salsa/jazz band Charanga Tropical and many more.

Also, food will be catered by French Meadow and the terrific Cuban joint Victor's 1959 Cafe. All the money from the show will go to Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontieres.

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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