Ottawa 
Events Description
From the deep countryside of Colombia’s Afro-descendant Maroon Caribbean emerges Anónimas & Resilientes, a collective of elder women singers safeguarding the ancestral legacy of bullerengue. This traditional music and dance style is rooted in rural communities near Montes de María, including Evitar, María la Baja, San José del Playón, Villa Gloria, and San Cristóbal del Trozo, in Colombia’s northwest region. The project brings together cantadoras who have preserved this tradition as a living practice of memory, resistance, and community healing.
Bullerengue is a musical and cultural practice that emerged in palenques, free Black territories established by Africans who escaped enslavement in the 17th century. It is one of the few oral traditions of the Colombian Caribbean led by elder women. For generations, bullerengue has served as a space for identity, spirituality, and collective expression, sustained outside formal cultural institutions. At its heart is a communal exchange between the cantadora and the drum, where voice, rhythm, and movement converge in a deeply rooted, participatory musical form.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $15.00 – $25.00
How to get tickets?
Phone: 1-844-985-2787 (ARTS)
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday August 20, 2026 | 7:30 PM
≈ 60 minutes · No intermission
Venue & Address
Babs Asper Theatre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Wheelchair accessible
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
