The LatinArte Feria invites you to take part in our festivities and to embrace Montreal’s Latin culture in all its diversity
2100, Notre-Dame East Street
Papineau Metro Station
The Feria is an open-air party that will immerse its visitors in a Latin atmosphere for three days.
In 2017, the Feria will take place at the Village au pied-du-courant, an inescapable site for summer activities in Montreal.
The Feria is the 9th edition of the LatinArte Festival and offers a complete programming for the whole family: cultural mediations, gastronomy, handicraft, shows and concerts- three days of immersion in Montreal’s Latin American culture.
The Feria is an initiative of the LatinArte foundation, in association with Montreal’s Groupe Consulaire Ibéro-américain and the Village au pied-du-courant.
Van Did
DJ - 5 pm to midnight
Van Did creates a rich and lively atmosphere and soundscape thanks to his recordings of concrete objects.
Inspired by « sound design », he uses new signal processing techniques, which gives a unique texture to his music. His productions have an immersive dimension, shrouded in wide and ever-changing stereo images.
Akawui
Concert - 8pm
Coming from an Indigenous-Chilean cultural background, Akawui is inspired by his roots and explores the musicality of this cultural hybridity. He combines many musical genres such as salsa-cumbia, hip-hop, and the Andean, Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music. He describes his style as “music of the Americas” with a percussive richness and an electronic punch. Akawui approaches topics that are dear to him with humour, sarcasm and love.
Kullak
Cajón Workshop - 4 pm
Since his early childhood, Kullak was immersed in the world of the Afro-Peruvian percussions and he rapidly became a musician. At Montreal’s Cégep de Saint-Laurent, he obtained a college diploma in Latin percussions, which allowed him to deepen his knowledge of the Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian, Colombian and Spanish rhythmic styles.
Luis Alberto Cabanzo
Dance Mediation - 6 pm
Colombian Cumbia introduction class.
Tumbao
DJ - 5 pm to midnight
THE DJ of memorable parties!!!
Tumbao is an “Afro-Latin Soundsystem” who will make you move to the tropical rhythms of the Latin Coasts.
Prepare yourselves for a Rumba without reserve!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeepa!
Ramon Chicharron
Concert - 8 pm
Ramon Chicharron is the revolutionary and festive spirit of Latin America.
Mixing Colombian rhythms to electronic sounds, he obtains a musical fusion on which we cannot help but dance.
Carlos Plazola
Activities for Children - 3:30 pm
Handiwork, colouring, treasure hunt and traditional Latin American games.
Mireya Bayancela
Tales - 3:30 pm
In Le Vol des oiseaux, Mireya Bayancela takes us on a journey which tells the story of the Ecuadorian indigenous people, with traditional dance and music.
"'Arepas" The Latin Bread
Cooking Workshop - 4pm
A workshop to get your hands in the mix and taste the arepa, a patty of maize originating from the Northern Andes.
Corde Sud
Mediation Concert - 5 pm
The instruments of Latin America.
For this mediation, Corde Sud presents an original and festive show where the public is invited to get to know and play many Latin American musical instruments. The public wil have the opportunity to discover and appreciate a dozen plucked string instruments such as the Mexican vihuela, the Cuban trés, the Bolivian charango, the Colombian tiple, the Mexican leona, the requinto and the mandolin, as well as percussions such as the teponaztli, the cajón and the bongo.
Patricia Garcia
Yoga in Spanish - 6 pm
Patricia teaches yoga in French, English and Spanish. Fascinated by the asanas, she approaches her practice with curiosity and attention. Charismatic and cheerful, she guides her students with clarity and encourages them to observe the unique experience of each breath they take on the mat.
Intillari
Dances - 7:30 pm
Intillari folk dance group. Come and discover the Peruvian culture and traditions through its folkloric dances.
Elias Navas
Festive Milonga - 8 pm
Milonga & Peña.
With dance mediation: tango introduction class (open to all), and chacarera introduction class (with a duo of dancers as a demo).
DJ during the activity.
Trio Tango group of musicians.
Carlos Plazola
Activities for Children - 3:30 pm
Handiwork, colouring, treasure hunt and traditional Latin American games.
Exhibitions
- Lucia Barreto, muralist
- Jorge Carranza, visual arts
- Giselle Ruiz, photography
Participating artisans
- Ancestralys, Lili Torres: natural soaps
- Artemain, Dione Alvarez: jewellery
- Chid Chid, Tania Diaz: jewellery and fashion accessories
- Ethik BGC, Lis Suarez: fashion
- Fil de Vida, Diego Andres Robayo: accessories, purses and ethnic clothing
- Gabriel Enriquez: embroidery and mexican fabrics
- LatinArte: products of the LatinArte brand
- Les importations de Cecilia, Cecilia Macebo: jewellery
- Luis Argumedes: ceramic
- Mi Florcita, Christine Boivin: jewellery
- Orinoquiart, Mirtha Yepes: hats and bags
- Plantaninas, Melissa Jaramillo: plantain chips
- Importations Passerelle, Paula Rahal: Latin American gourmet products
- Sarabeth Triviño: textiles
- Veronika Artesanias, Veronika Orihuela Ayala: Peruvian crafts
- Yasser Gonzalez Peintre: painting
Culinary Delights
- LatinArte: hot drinks (coffee, chocolate, agua de panela)
- Cacique Grill: cachapas (Venezuelan)
- Chez Cesar: ceviche, jalea, poutine Inca (Peruvian)
- Delices Sarahi: pupusas (central America)
- La Cecilia: empanadas, tamales, chicharon, sandwich cubano (Cuban)
- Mareiwa: coffee
- Paletas Jardin Gamelin: Ice creams and Popsicles
- Saveur Colombienne: empanadas, lechona, tamales, ajiaco (Colombian)
- Argentin comme il faut: empanadas, sandwich beef, porc and sausage (Argentina)
About the Village au Pied-du-Courant
The Village au Pied-du-Courant is a reinvented public space. Built anew every year by a collective effort, the project is made possible thanks to the participation of dozens of teams of designers and the support of countless collaborators.
Dynamic in nature, the Village is an urban living lab for the experimentation and development of new practices in design, entrepreneurship and the arts. In order to prioritize accessibility and encourage community engagement, entry and all programming is -- and always will be -- free.
The Village au Pied-du-Courant has been managed by La Pépinière | Espace collectifs since its creation in 2014.
About the LatinArte Foundation
Created in 2009, and which became LatinArte’s Foundation in 2012, LatinArte is a non-profit and multidisciplinary cultural organization that organizes a series of activities and events where the general public can enjoy the richness of Montreal creators with a Latin American background.
The objective of LatinArte lies in being a place of discovery, meetings, contacts and sharing.
Thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of a small group of contributors, LatinArte Foundation has succeeded in its objective to create a platform for Montreal’s Latin America cultures.