The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago announced the first four concerts of their year-round Chicago Latino Music Series. Taking place in several venues throughout the city and suburbs, the series starts Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4048 W. Armitage Ave., with Olga Cerpa & Mestisay from the Canary Islands. Their music blends their island’s traditional rhythms with those of the countries that have a long relationship with the island such as Portugal, Mexico, Cuba and the African continent. The series continues on Wednesday, February 22 with Argentinian singer-songwriter Cecilia Zabala at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. and a celebration of Brazilian choro on Friday, February 24 with Andrew Finn Magill and his Canta, Violino! project at the Epiphany Center for the Arts (The Sanctuary), 201 S. Ashland Ave.  The return to Chicago of Grammy-winning Cuban orchestra Juan de Marcos and his Afro-Cuban All Stars on Sunday, February 26 at the Lund Auditorium, Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St., River Forest closes the month in style. Full calendar at the bottom of this release. For more information, visit www.latinoculturalcenter.org.

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