Noche Caribeña

Since 2017, PRAA has hosted the Noche Caribeña concert at Navy Pier’s Polk Bros Park Lake Stage Lawn. In partnership with Navy Pier, this summertime event is FREE and open to the public. Featured are Cuatristas along with international and local artists with their groups, as well as, up and coming musicians. This concert offers audience members multiple music genres including Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean folk, popular Latin American, big band, salsa, ballads, bomba and plena interpretations. Set with a backdrop of Navy Pier, spectacular views of Chicago and the resonances of music draw Chicago residents and visitors for an enjoyable evening concert.

Date
Aug 23, 2025
Time
7:30 pm
Location
Navy Pier’s Polk Bros Park Lake Stage Lawn
600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Pricing
Free

Artist Profiles

This Year's Artists

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Artist Profiles

Past Year's Artist

Manolito Rodriguez
Professional Percussionist

Manolito Rodríguez, percussionist from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has performed with salsa legends, leads his orchestra, and released two albums. A Grammy-nominated educator, he earned a 2025 Meinl Signature Timbales Series.

D’ Compadres
Puerto Rican Music Group

D’Compadres, formed in Puerto Rico in 2009, fuses salsa, merengue, plena, bolero, and tropical rhythms. With their 2023 debut Initium and dynamic performances, they bring fresh energy to Puerto Rican music.

Septeto Charambó
Caribbean Music Group

Charambó, a Milwaukee-based salsa septet reinvented in 2022 by percussionist Alberto Rivera, blends Charanga and Bomba, reviving the 1980s Conjunto Charambó and strengthening salsa’s legacy and presence in Milwaukee’s music scene.

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