The Tradición Peruana Cultural Center has been promoting Afro-Peruvian culture for nearly 30 years, but now faces economic challenges after relocating. Co-founder Juan De Dios Soto has organized an emergency fundraiser to raise $25,000 to sustain operations until new funding arrives. The event will feature music from various bands, local art, and traditional Peruvian drinks. The center highlights Afro-Peruvian cultural contributions and has numerous collaborations with artists. The community's support is crucial to ensure the center's survival and continuation of its cultural initiatives.
"We're in the need to survive until May or June when new funding will come through," said co-founder Juan De Dios Soto, who is organizing an "emergency fundraiser" to raise the $25,000 the center needs for the next few months.
"The idea came after I went to an event on Afro-Peruvians traditions that didn't meet expectations," said Soto, who is Afro-Peruvian. "I told myself, 'I'd like there to be something that is done well and good.'"
Tradición Peruana hosts dance and music performances and its walls serve as an art gallery rotating the work of both local and international artists.
Today, 16 months after moving from the Excelsior to its current location near 23rd and Bryant streets, the center is facing economic difficulties and is asking its community to help them survive.
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