LADAMA is an ensemble of female musicians from across the Americas who write and arrange original music influenced by music from their respective countries, Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela, to create a unique sound with universal appeal. As well as performing as a touring band, LADAMA strives to engage youth in their respective communities in the process of music-making, composition and audio production through collaboration and performance workshops celebrating cultural exchange as a source for creativity. With rhythm and percussion driving their original compositions sung in Spanish, Portuguese and English they combine disparate, traditional roots music with pop.

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World Fest Spring: LADAMA

Vern Riffe Center for the Arts

LADAMA is a group of three virtuosic musicians and educators from different countries and cultures of the Americas who are sisters in song, rhythm, and spirit. As LADAMA, Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, and Mafer Bandola harness music from their respective countries of origin (Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela), utilizing traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas with a modern twist to produce Latin Alternative music. Reimagining South American and Caribbean styles like cumbia, maracatu, onda nueva, and joropo and blending them with soul, R&B, and pop, LADAMA has created a new sound all their own.

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Harris Theater

LADAMA is an all-female band built on rhythm. Comprised of four virtuosic musicians, composers, and educators — Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas — LADAMA are sisters in song and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin–Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the United States–the group utilizes traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas to create a rich Latin Alternative music, which bends folkloric forms with a modern twist. Their music has been described by NPR as having "irresistible spirit and universal appeal." Experience the power of music as a connective art form at The Nimoy with LADAMA.

UCLA Nimoy Theater

LADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, composers, and educators— Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas— from different countries and cultures of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the United States, the group utilizes traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas, but with a modern twist to write and produce Latin Alternative music. Joined by their musical collaborator, bassist Pat Swoboda, they released their self-titled debut album in 2017 and their follow-up album, Oye Mujer, in 2020, on Six Degrees Records. LADAMA has performed at NPR Tiny Desk, TED, the Skoll World Forum, on ESPN, and at dozens of prestigious venues and festivals around the world. In a feature on their music, NPR's All Things Considered praised LADAMA's "irresistible spirit and universal appeal.”

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The Studio at 414

LADAMA is a group of four women, virtuosic musicians, composers, and educators— Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, Mafer Bandola and Sara Lucas— from different countries and cultures of the Americas, who are sisters in song, rhythm and spirit. Harnessing music from their respective countries of origin, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the United States, the group utilizes traditional and non-traditional instruments from across the Americas, but with a modern twist to write and produce Latin Alternative music. Joined by their musical collaborator, bassist Pat Swoboda, they released their self-titled debut album in 2017 and their follow-up album, Oye Mujer, in 2020, on Six Degrees Records.

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Apr 3, 2025

World Fest Spring: LADAMA

Oct 30, 2024

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