Event held September 22 Featured Puerto Rican Folk Dance and Drum Ensemble Segunda Quimbamba.

Press Release

PERTH AMBOY – Perth Amboy Artworks has had another great season at the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip! On the Autumn equinox under the Harvest Moon on September 22, please join us for our season 2 finale! Enjoy a beautiful evening on the Waterfront celebrating Hispanic Heritage with music and dancing in the moonlight with Segunda Quimbamba! 

Segunda Quimbamba is a dance and drum ensemble that perform authentic bomba and plena, the vibrant traditional folk music style of Puerto Rico. Band director Juan Cartagena is a recognized master folk artist by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Segunda Quimbamba has performed at festivals, concert series and venues throughout NJ, NY & PA and has also toured internationally.  Be moved to dance on September 22 by an inspiring performance by Segunda Quimbamba under the Harvest Moon on the Perth Amboy Waterfront! Free and all ages!

Live at the Ferry Slip is presented by Perth Amboy Artworks in partnership with the Historic Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum and Mayor Wilda Diaz. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders through a grant provided by New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State.  We would also like to thank Verizon NJ for their funding support. *Photos Submitted