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Nidia Góngora and Band

Nidia Góngora and Band

The “Maestra Nidia Góngora” as she is known, is the most recognized singer in the Colombian Pacific and the bearer of the innate tradition inherited from her elders and the leading singers of her community. Nidia’s versatile, innovative music fuses lyrics and rhythms such as currulaos, bundes, jugas, rumbas, and lullabies with a touch of folk, electronic beats and experimental sounds. As the founder and lead singer of Canalón de Timbiquí for over 25 years, a multiple winner of the Petronio Álvarez Festival and a Latin GRAMMY nominee, her music blends ancestral rhythms with contemporary sounds, evoking the thunder, strength, and power that inhabit the jungle and the sea. With haunting vocals her band electrifies the stage and reaffirms Góngora’s role as a guardian of tradition while offering a fresh perspective on Pacific folklore.

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
16-39
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM on Sat, 4 Apr 2026

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Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
147 Warsaw Avenue, MSC 2107
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
540-568-4393
byrne2rm@jmu.edu