El Leon + The Strangers
Saturday, June 22, 10:30pm
Old Market Square
FREE!
El Leon and The Strangers aims at making you rock, dance and think critically. They write and sing original songs that go from the whimsical and fun part of life to the thoughtful and sometimes unsettling lyrics about social realities. It is a band formed by South American rockers established in Winnipeg. Together they fuse Rock with folk elements from each of their cultures of origin, using a myriad of world instruments such as hand drums, charangos, quena, accordions, among others. During their first year the band played almost every venue at their local scene of Winnipeg. In 2019 the band released their first single called “Cumbia Baby” produced and engineered at Private Ear studios in Winnipeg. Promoting that single they played in various out of province venues including The Marquee, Calgary, AB, The 40 Brandon, MB, and Fiestaval Latin festival in Calgary. In that festival they opened for the Chilean Rock Legend “Los Prisioneros.”
Their first album Mano Rojas gained notority in Western Canada and Latin America, and it earned a nomination at the Western Canadian Music Awards.
Other Winnipeg highlights include successful performances at Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Folklorama, Reggae and Socca Festival, Festival du Voyaguer, and joined dates at the West End Cultural Center with Making Movies.