Mafer Bandola Solo, Earth Sky Time Community Farm 2021

Mafer Bandola is a musician, bandleader, bandola llanera player, composer, journalist, and educator from Barquisimeto, Venezuela. She is a member and co-founder of the multinational band LADAMA. In 2017 Mafer became the first woman to perform professionally on the electric version of the llanera bandola. Her artistic and educational work ranges from promoting the visibility of women performing traditional Venezuelan music and in particular, Joropo, to showing the versatility of the bandola llanera in foreign genres, compositions and live performances. She has performed at events around the world including the 2018 TED Conference, Latin American Music Awards, Nación ESPN: The Latino Experience, The Monterey Jazz Fest and WOMAD UK. Mafer will be performing with her trio including Patrick Swoboda on bass and Daniel Prim on Venezuelan percussion and drum set.