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The band Cumbia Cachaca.

Cumbia Cachaca

The Greater Madison Music City project is hosting four nights of music as part of its new Madison is Music initiative. The series begins at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 with Jefferson-based R&B/hip-hop artist Jay-Day, whose most recent release is the pensive slow-burner “Live My Life.” The lineup also includes pop-folk-rockers LINE (playing as an acoustic three-piece, 7 p.m., Sept. 15); expert covers duo Lake Collective (6 p.m., Sept. 16); and CumbiaCachaca, a duo fusing traditional Colombian music with electronics (6 p.m., Sept. 17). Learn more about the project here.

media release: Explores the traditional Colombian music of the heritage afro and natives and mixes it with urban genres, electronic, and contemporary sounds. A duet that uses traditional instruments from Colombia and electronics loops.

Four local bands will be performing at the Confluence at Library Mall from September 14 to September 17. This is pilot program called #MadisonIsMusic, which aims to bolster cultural tourism, raise awareness of spaces available to musicians downtown for amplified performances, and affirm Madison's identity as a music city.