Grand Performances: Summer Lineup Includes Ozomatli, Culture Clash, Son Rompe Pera

Now successful its 40th iteration, Grand Performances will observe this milestone pinch dazzling performances each summertime agelong astatine nan California Plaza successful downtown L.A.

The free performance bid kicks disconnected pinch a capacity by nan Latin hip-hop funk set Ozomatli connected June 13. Tropicalia group Healing Gems and nan Afro-Latin fusion set Jungle Fire will besides make typical appearances, each while DJ Liza Richardson keeps nan groove going.

“For 40 years, Grand Performances has been a gathering spot wherever Los Angeles comes live done music, culture, and shared experience,” said Rafael González, president and CEO of Grand Performances, successful a property release. “This year, we grant that bequest by continuing to unfastened our stage, free and for everyone, truthful that each Angeleno tin find themselves successful nan acquisition and consciousness portion of thing larger.”

On June 27, nan Chicano troupe Culture Clash will return to nan Grand Performances shape pinch comedic sketches colored by political and societal satire. The trio — which includes Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza — formed successful 1984 successful nan San Francisco Mission District. Through its avant-garde unrecorded skits, nan group has weighed successful connected topics for illustration race, migration and politics, including nan 2016 election title betwixt Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Also joining nan drama show are retro cumbia-quebradita musician É Arenas (bassist of Chicano Batman) and nan cumbia-fusion, luchador-masked cumbia group La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, arsenic good arsenic DJ Dali. (Editor’s note: De Los is co-presenting nan Grand Performances connected June 27.)

This summertime will besides salary tribute to a big of philharmonic legends.

There will beryllium an intergenerational creation statement connected July 18 pinch DJ Spinna connected nan booth, successful grant of 76-year-old R&B-pop creator Stevie Wonder — who performed a memorable summertime performance successful 2013 alongside Ozomatli and La Santa Cecilia.

On Aug. 1, a 12-piece jazz ensemble will stitchery successful tribute to nan precocious Roy Ayers, nan pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist and godfather of neo soul.

Chicano trailblazer Ritchie Valens, champion known for classical stone tracks “La Bamba,” “Donna” — will besides get his owed connected Aug. 22, pinch a stacked programme that features unrecorded music, narration and archival visuals honoring nan precocious Pacoima legend. There will beryllium performances by Nick Waterhouse, Shannon Shaw (of Shannon & nan Clams), Joey Quiñones (Thee Sinseers), Bryan Ponce (The Altons), Denise Carlos & Hector Flores (Las Cafeteras), Angie Monroy (The McCharmlys), Irene Diaz and Jose Varela (Cutty Flam).

The play will wrap up connected Aug. 29 pinch Mexico City cumbia punks Son Rompe Pera, joined by nan all-femme percussion ensemble Bloco Obini and violinist Quetzal Guerrero, besides known arsenic QVLN (Q-Violin).

Grand Performances has hosted free outdoor performances annually since 1987. The organization’s attraction is connected giving a level to some world and section performers, including erstwhile headliners iLe, Adrian Quesada and Ana Tijoux. The afloat 2026 lineup tin beryllium recovered here.