After Years of Performing In Bars Miami's Locos Por Juana Finally Makes A Grand Entrance

FUNDarte presents Locos Por Juana on Friday, August 22 at 9:00 p.m. in Little Havana’s Manuel Artime Theater. For the first time the Grammy nominated, Latin urban fusion outfit will perform a large-venue concert in Miami for their home-town audience. The show comes on the heels of the band's new full-length, La Verdad (Machete Music/Universal). After nine years of performing almost exclusively in Miami's club circuit, Locos Por Juana is thrilled about rising up from the underground. “It’s time we do this show and we’re really excited,” said lead singer Itagui. “We have fans of all ages and it will be great to give a concert for them in the city where we live,” he concluded.

Formed almost a decade ago in Miami, the six friends -- lead singer Itagui, Javier "Lakambra" Delgado on drums, Guillermo "El Chamo" Cabral on bass, percussionist Alan Reyna, Emiliano "Che Funk" Torres on trumpet and lead axman Mark Kondrat -- released their much anticipated third album, La Verdad, in May. The first production distributed and marketed by a major label (Machete Music/Universal Music Group), the album reflects the sound of a mature band that cut its teeth touring and performing live before an ever-growing legion of fans.