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Folkmoot welcomes Las Montañitas

Las Montanitas will play Waynesville May 22. File photo Las Montanitas will play Waynesville May 22. File photo

One of the newest and most exciting acts emerging from Asheville, Las Montañitas will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville.

Las Montañitas brings the Andes to the Appalachians.

The music draws heavily from the Chicha Cumbia scene that emerged in Peru in the late 1960s, featuring psychedelic surf guitar tone, Afro-Colombian dance grooves and Andean inspired melodies.

Folkmoot USA is a premier cultural nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich traditions of folk music and dance from around the world. Through dynamic events and performances, Folkmoot fosters cultural exchange and community engagement, bringing the world closer together through the universal language of music and dance.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Gabby’s food truck will also be onsite. Tickets are “pay what you can” ($25, $15, $5). For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit folkmoot.org or call 828.452.2997.

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