2025 Tropical Nights Talent Line Up
Published on December 02, 2024
PINECREST GARDENS PROUDLY PRESENTS THE THIRD ANNUAL TROPICAL NIGHTS
Experience live salsa, mambo, jazz, soul, & funk rhythms with Chino Nuñez Orchestra, Gafieira Rio Miami and world-champion samba dancers, and an epic centennial tribute to Celia Cruz featuring a special appearance by Lucrecia as Celia Cruz accompanied by the Celia Cruz All Stars. Live music shows are presented in the historic Banyan Bowl amphitheater, an acoustically stunning amphitheater under a spectacular geodesic dome. Season subscriptions and ticket information available online at www.pinecrestgardens.org/tropicalnights.
Thanks to our series sponsors and partners: Bacardí, Cawy Bottling Co., Steinway & Sons, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, Village of Pinecrest, WLRN, and WDNA.
CELIA CRUZ CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 1925 - 2025 presented by Bacardí
January 31 - February 2, 2025*
Experience a dazzling evening of glamour and tropical elegance, transporting you to 1950s Havana. Celebrate the centennial of Celia Cruz with an electrifying performance by Lucrecia and the Celia Cruz All Stars reimagining the golden era of Celia Cruz and La Sonora Matancera.
Cuban artist Lucrecia will embody Celia Cruz, accompanied by the Celia Cruz All Stars, in a night reverberating with the sounds of the Queen of Salsa and La Sonora Matancera’s original music charts.
A companion multi-week documentary exhibition leading up to the concert will showcase historical photographs and memorabilia, including the famous Cucaracha Dress, transporting audiences to 1950s Havana. The exhibition will be on view through February 2, 2025.
GAFIEIRA RIO MIAMI BRAZILIAN BIG BAND & FRIENDS
February 28, 2025
Imagine Count Basie went to Rio de Janeiro and combined his big band with the powerful and joyous energy of samba. This captures the essence of Gafieira Rio Miami Brazilian Big Band. This phenomenal group features lively samba percussion, a swinging horn section, and the sensuous voice of Isa Duarte.
Gafieira Rio Miami fuses samba, jazz, and soul inspired by the joyous, 20th-century Rio de Janeiro ballroom dance music known as samba de gafieira. The band revives the gafieira style, and adds funk grooves and jazz improvisation.
CHINO NUÑEZ ORCHESTRA
April 4, 2025
Experience a dynamic orchestral performance led by Chino Nuñez and his 14-piece orchestra. Multi-Grammy, Latin Grammy, and Billboard Award-winning Chino Nuñez presents the evolution of salsa music, tracing its roots through the rich tapestry of jazz, mambo, merengue, and cha-cha.
With over fifty years of experience in arranging and composing Latin music, Nuñez masterfully illustrates how these vibrant genres merged to create salsa, captivating audiences with the history and rhythms of Latin America and New York City’s iconic 1970s nightlife.
