NocheUnidos @ The Ringling

¡Pasemos la noche vestidos de blanco!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with UnidosNow and The Ringling at the third annual NocheUnidos, a collaboration between The Ringling and UnidosNow.

This elegant evening, held in the magical Museum of Art Courtyard, features dining, dancing, music, and fellowship that honor the rich and dynamic cultures that have influenced our Gulf Coast community, including the African diaspora, Indigenous America, and Europe.

The event kicks off with festive Puerto Rican rhythms from Bomba Yemayá and parades into the night with an upbeat Mardi Gras spirit captured by the New Orleans-based 79rs Gang.

Dress in white to call in the season with elegancia as we come together to honor unity and the riches of our region.

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The company is a leading bomba performance group from the island’s rich cultural heritage. Bomba is an emblematic Puerto Rican musical genre that emerged 400 years ago from the colonial plantations where West African enslaved people and their descendants worked.

It remains one of the most popular forms of folk music on the island and serves as significant evidence of its rich African influences.

About the 79rs GANG

The 79rs Gang is led by musicians Jermaine Bossier and Romeo Bougere, the Big Chiefs of two rival Mardi Gras Indian tribes, the 7th Ward and the 9th, both municipalities and cultural communities of greater New Orleans.

These young talents interweave traditional Mardi Gras rhythms with vibrant contemporary hip-hop stylings and sophisticated lyrics. Their fresh takes on timeless themes delight and energize audiences with funky hits, traditional mardi gras sounds and carnival celebration energy.