BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A Grammy Award-winning Latin rock-fusion band will be the headliner for this year’s Levitt National tour, including a stop at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem, it was announced Tuesday.
La Santa Cecilia, which in 2014 won the Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album and has been nominated twice since, will perform at Levitt SteelStacks at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26.
- Latin rock-fusion band La Santa Cecilia will headline this year's Levitt National Tour
- It will stop at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks on Aug. 26
- As with all Levitt SteelStacks shows, admission to the lawn will be free
As with all shows at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, admission to the lawn will be free.
“We are excited to host this phenomenal band here at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks.”Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks Executive Director Shayna Super, also the venue’s programming manager
“We are excited to host this phenomenal band here at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks,” Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks Executive Director Shayna Super, also the venue’s programming manager, said.
“The Levitt Foundation, through its mission, demonstrates a unique opportunity to make a collaborative and positive impact on local communities and we are grateful to be a part of it.”
Named after music's patron saint
La Santa Cecilia, from Los Angeles, combines elements of cumbia, rock, bolero, bossa nova, jazz, tango and ranchera in its music.
The group won the 2014 Grammy for its album “Trienta Dias.” The group was nominated in the same category for its album “Buenaventura” in 2017 and again for its disc “Y Vivir” in 2018.
In all, it has released seven albums, with its most recent being the self-titled “La Santa Cecilia” in 2019.
The group is named after the patron saint of music. Formed 15 years ago, the group has toured the world with its high-energy blend of Latin and American musical traditions, reflecting its members’ bilingual, multicultural identities.
It has collaborated with Los Lobos, Pepe Aguilar, Elvis Costello, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones and others, and recorded songs for films such as “Cantinflas,” “The Book of Life” and Pixar’s Oscar-winning “Coco.”
The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation funds the free Levitt National Tour at venues which it also helps fund.
The tour will be the seventh Levitt National Tour, which began in 2014 with the world-music fusion of Playing For Change. Other Levitt pavilions are in Arlington, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Dayton, Ohio; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Los Angeles.
Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks is scheduled to release its full summer season on April 30.
