| Date: | June 14, 2019 |
| Time: | 6:00 - 7:30 PM |
| Venue: | Henderson Lawn, Virginia Tech |
| Organizations: | Domino, Summer Arts Festival |
| Description: |
The Summer Arts Festival continues their 2019 Summer Arts Festival and Friday Night Out Concert Series with music from Domino on Friday, June 14, 2019 on Henderson Lawn located off of College Avenue in downtown Blacksburg, VA. The Domino Band is a high-energy horn band based in Roanoke, Virginia, specializing in classic R&B, Soul, and Old-School Funk! The Domino Band is all about preserving the classic soul, R&B, and funk sounds of yesterday, updated with their own flavors of today. If you enjoy Al Green, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye, Kool and the Gang, and other R&B-influenced artists of the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and today, you'll love The Domino Band. Domino has backed the legendary Percy Sledge and opened for Delbert McClinton, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Impressions, and country music superstars Tracy Byrd, Trace Adkins, Trick Pony, Diamond Rio, Tracy Lawrence, and Blake Shelton. Domino members have performed or recorded with The Stylistics, Sister Sledge, the Temptations, members of Tower of Power, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Santana, The Headhunters and more. Links: • http://www.thedominoband.com • https://www.facebook.com/The-Domino-Band-1607297819487531/ Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and families for a warm summer evening of music. All are welcome! With the joint efforts of Virginia Tech's School of Performing Arts and the Town of Blacksburg, the 2019 Summer Arts Festival that features live music, art exhibits, live theatre events, classic movies and summer festivals in downtown Blacksburg, VA. This summer marks the 28th year of this cultural and entertaining festival for the Virginia Tech Campus and the New River Valley. Admission to all events is free. In case of rain, the concert will be moved inside to the Squires Old Dominion Ballroom located inside the Squires Student Center. Henderson Lawn is located at the corner of Main Street and College Avenue in downtown Blacksburg, VA. For more information, visit: https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2019Orquesta Tropikiimba performs Afro-Cuban (Salsa), Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue, Calypso, Soca, Zouk, Hi-Life, Soukous (Afro-Pop), Kalinda and the list go on and on! Orquesta Tropikiimba is one of few authentic Afro-Caribbean Orchestras in the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. area. Many of the band members are from countries such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, St. Thomas and the United States. There's so much more to the music of the Caribbean Islands than what most people perceive. Each style is distinctly different and more exciting than the next. Tropikiimba's specialty is Afro-Latino music which is guaranteed to get people on their feet and dancing. For example: Salsa, Timba, Songo, Bolero, Danzon, Cha Cha Cha, Charanga, Rumba, Bachata, Merengue and Vallenato. The band can also play other Afro-Caribbean styles if needed for special events. Link: https://www.tropikiimba.com//05/sopa-summerartsfestival2019.html or https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/summer-arts-festival or call 540-231-5921. |