Nidia Gongora (From Colombia w/6 Pc. South American Band)

Nidia Gongora

From Colombia, South America!  Latin Grammy Nominee in the Folk Category leads her award winning 6 Pc. All Colombian Group Live @ Irishtown Bend Taproom!

@ The Irishtown Bend Taproom. Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign!!  
1849 W. 24th St.  Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 373-0700

The Irishtown Bend Tap Room has several varieties of award winning beers (fresh from the brewery) and wine.  For dinner before or after the concert we'd suggest the Market Garden Brewery in front on W. 25th. You can make reservations for dinner by calling: (216) 621-4000 or at www.marketgardenbrewery.com

The most recognized singer from the Colombian Pacific coast, Latin Grammy®-nominated Nidia Góngora is part of the 2025-26 Mid Atlantic Tours 2025-26 Roster. She recently collaborated with the Colombian reggaetón artist Feid, as well as the Costa Rican poet Shirley Campbell Barr. She released her recent work "Pacífico Maravilla".

Prof. Góngora holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, and is a researcher of traditional music from the Southern Colombian Pacific, a region whose music has been declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. For the past 12 years, she has been conducting ongoing musical training with children in both school and community settings in rural and urban areas of Cauca and Valle del Cauca through the Fundación Escuela Canalón, a project that preserves and promotes the cultural identity values of the region.

Throughout her 20+ years of international experience as a composer and performer, Prof. Góngora has successfully built bridges between the traditional music of her native Timbiquí (Cauca) and other world genres. She has been featured in and on the cover of popular magazines such as El Espectador, The Guardian, and The New York Times.

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