BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10471@antelopevalley.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T180000 DTSTAMP:20251029T203311Z URL:https://www.antelopevalley.com/events/23rd-annual-encuentro-de-jaraner os/ SUMMARY:23rd Annual Encuentro de Jaraneros DESCRIPTION:The Encuentro de Jaraneros de California presents an annual fes tival that highlights many of California and Veracruz’s finest Son Jaroc ho ensembles. Jarocho musicians and dancers meet\, study\, share\, and per form in a united celebration.\nSCHEDULE\n\n12:00 – 12:10 pm — Blessing — Carlos Rosario\n12:10 – 12:45 pm — Son Real\n12:55 – 1:30 pm — Conjunto XI\n1:35 – 2:10 pm — Axolotl\n2:15 – 2:50 pm — Los Ti burones\n2:55 – 3:30 pm — Son de San Diego\n3:30 – 3:35 pm — Cerem ony\n3:45 – 4:15 pm — Conjunto Jardín\n4:20 – 4:55 pm — Tenocelom eh\n4:55 – 5:20 pm — Showcase\n5:20 – 6:00 pm — Mini Fandango\n6:0 0 pm — Closing\n\nAXOLOTL\nAXOLOTL is vibrant new folk ensemble to emerg e in the Southern California area. A student ensemble directed by maestro Emilio Garcia\, whose focus is the representation of not only the Son Jaro cho but also other Mexican and Latin American folk music traditions.\n\nCO NJUNTO JARDIN\nSince Conjunto Jardín’s debut in 1997\, the group has ha d multiple performances at universities\, concert series\, festivals\, and clubs. Conjunto Jardín is on the California Arts Council Touring Program roster and is also a CAC Multicultural Artist Program grant recipient. It has released various critically acclaimed recordings in this time and is a staple group of the son jarocho scene in Southern California.\n\nCONJUNT O TENOCELOMEH\nSince 1995 the San Fernando Valley-based TENOCELOMEH has pe rformed at various public and community venues throughout Southern Califor nia\, the United States\, and Mexico. Its members have traveled abroad and studied with various masters in Mexican folk music and given various lect ures at colleges and universities on the Son Jarocho. Its members are prof essional musicians and educators who have wholeheartedly decided to concen trate on\, preserve\, and perform the beautiful folk music and dance tradi tions of southern Veracruz known as the Son Jarocho.\n\nCONJUNTO XI\nConju nto Xi\, formerly known as Conjunto Xoloitzcuintli\, is focused on perform ing for schools in the city of Los Angeles and other community-oriented ev ents. The ensemble performs the music from the state of Veracruz\, Sones H uastecos and Jarochos.\n\nSON DE SAN DIEGO\nSon de San Diego is a musical ensemble based in San Diego\, California\, that specializes in the folk tr adition of Son Jarocho\, the regional style of Veracruz\, Mexico. They per form using traditional instrumentation such as jarana\, guitarra de son\, and various string and percussion instruments. Son de San Diego works to p reserve and share the cultural and musical heritage of the Veracruz son tr adition\, connecting audiences in the U.S. with this vibrant folk genre. T heir performances serve as both entertainment and cultural education\, fos tering cross-border links and heritage awareness.\n\nSON REAL\nSon Real is a collective of musicians dedicated to using their art to support the var ious struggles of the immigrant community in Southern California. Based in the Inland Empire area\, the collective participates with their music in marches\, protests\, demonstrations\, and social events in support of soci al justice causes and the human rights of the immigrant community. Through its members\, the collective performs traditional music from different re gions of Latin America using traditional instruments and also performs mus ic with social themes and songs from the Nueva Canción Latinoamericana mo vement. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.antelopevalley.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/10/event_6708.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR