A photo of Diego Martin Gonzalez warming up with other members of the Mexican-American collective “Cleveland Son Jarocho.” Son Jarocho is a music genre that developed in Veracruz, Mexico, and is heavily influenced by Caribbean and Baroque sounds.
Diego Martin Gonzalez, left, warming up with other members of the Mexican-American collective “Cleveland Son Jarocho.” Son Jarocho is a music genre that developed in Veracruz, Mexico, and is heavily influenced by Caribbean and Baroque sounds. Credit: Gennifer Harding-Gosnell

💃🏽All Clevelanders were invited to US Bank Plaza on Saturday, May 25, to celebrate and learn about the traditions of many of the city’s Hispanic and Latino communities at “Carnaval In The Land,” hosted by Cleveland Play House. Party goers took dance lessons and saw how screen-printing works. They ate ethnic dishes like jerk chicken and ginger curry chickpeas, and experienced music and costumes that represented nations in Central and South America. 

For this audio soundscape, Signal Cleveland audio producer Gennifer Harding-Gosnell talked with attendees and organizers at the “Carnaval In The Land” to learn how “community” is important to them. 🎧📻👇🏽

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