SIRENA

SIRENA is an original story by Filipina artist Leslie Damaso, set within new compositions and contemporary arrangements of kundiman songs of love and freedom with kulintang, a jazz ensemble and colorful visual art featuring pre-colonial Baybayin script. This musical narrative blends family secrets, a mythic love triangle ending in the beginning of a nation, the displacement of its people, and an individual’s search for identity and belonging. It is an act of weaving together pieces to heal what’s beneath our scars and a journey back to the sweetness of life.

Leslie Damaso - vocals, kulintang
Ben Ferris - bass
Jon Irabagon - saxophone
Mike Koszewski - drums
Jason Kutz - piano
Sandy Poindexter - violin

Tickets are $20 with advance purchase or $25 at the door.

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SIRENA is co-presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, as part of the 26th United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF). View the full calendar of events: https://tinyurl.com/usaaf2023.