DATE: Sunday, March 29
TIME: 1 PM Workshop | 2:15 PM Performance
Advance Tickets: $15 General Admission | $12 Members | Day-of: $20 General Admission | $15 Members
Join us at FTH to experience the soulful currents of the Colombian Pacific with Nidia Góngora. Celebrated as the most-recognized singer from Colombia’s Pacific coast, Góngora is a masterful composer who was nominated for a 2019 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album for Canalón de Timbiquí. Bridging world music and the deep traditions of her hometown of Timbiquí, Góngora’s music journeys to the soul of a region declared a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The tapestry of her music is woven from the marimba de chonta, the bombo, the cununo, and her powerful voice—a living celebration of Colombian identity.
This engagement of Nidia Góngora is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Ibermúsicas.
Nidia Góngora is a Colombian singer, composer, and cultural leader from Timbiquí on the country’s Pacific coast. A leading voice of Afro-Colombian traditional music, she is the co-founder and frontwoman of Canalón de Timbiquí, a group dedicated to preserving and reimagining the marimba-driven sounds, arrullos, and currulao rhythms of the Pacific region. With Canalón, she earned a Latin Grammy nomination, bringing international attention to the depth and vitality of Colombia’s Afro-Pacific heritage.
Góngora has also collaborated with major Colombian artists, including Carlos Vives. She participated in the Grammy-winning album Canticuentos, expanding her global reach. Widely recognized as both an artist and cultural ambassador, she continues to bridge ancestral traditions with contemporary music, amplifying Afro-Colombian voices on stages around the world.
