Café Con Pan play son jarocho music from Veracruz, Mexico. Their firm grip of the roots of son jarocho helps them to connecti with other traditions from Latin America and beyond. Alec Dempster and Kali Niño began playing as a duo in 2004. They met in the town of Santiago Tuxtla in 1997, where Kali is from and which is famous for its musical heritage. Over the past decade they have maintained a multi-disciplinary relationship with son jarocho combining perfomance, research,, visual art and teaching. Kali´s voice is both uplifting and introspective. Alec, who was born in Mexico City, plays an array of traditional instruments such as la leona, la guitarra de son, la jarana and el pandero. Now based in Toronto, Café Con Pan performs in trio, and quartet formats.
-Regina Folk Festival 2012
-Lulaworld Festival, 2012
-Small World on the Street Festival, Toronto, 2010.
-Gardiner Museum Toronto, 2010.
-Encuentro de Jaraneros, Los Angeles, 2009.
