Okan is a Canadian Afro-Cuban jazz group, whose core members are Cuban-born musicians Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne. Their 2020 album Espiral won the 2021 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year. CBC Music (4 November 2020) writes, “The word ‘okan’ means ‘heart’ in the Afro–Cuban religion of Santería. It's also a fitting name for the…
OKAN Will Perform Virtual Concert From Flushing Town Hall Next Month
Co-leaders Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne will be available for a live Q&A after the performance.by BWW News Desk
On May 14, Flushing Town Hall presents the award-winning, contemporary duo OKAN in a virtual performance for audiences across the globe. Co-leaders Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne will be available for a live Q&A after the performance.
Taking their name from the word for heart in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN is a women-led ensemble that fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk, and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.