CLEVELAND(April 9, 2025)—City Stages, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s (CMA) FREE summer concert series, is back with the best of global music on Wednesdays, July 9 and 23, 2025, taking place outside Transformer Station in Ohio City’s Hingetown neighborhood. This year, acts from two different countries are bringing amazing beats to the neighborhood for unforgettable evenings. We invite you to come for the music and stay for the party.
Here are the musical groups in this year’s lineup:
- Yeison Landero
- Las Karamba
Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., and visitors are encouraged to arrive early and grab dinner and a drink at one of Ohio City’s bars or restaurants or visit one of the local shops. Seating is limited—bring camp chairs and enjoy an evening of music and dancing in the street.
Wednesday, July 9
Latin Grammy–nominated musician Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto (Bolívar) in the very heart of the Montes de María region of the Colombian Caribbean. He carries in his soul a cumbiambero heart inherited from his grandfather Andrés Landero: a musician recognized as the king of cumbia nationally and internationally. Yeison blends the rich, folkloric sounds of the accordion with propulsive rhythms, delivering a soulful homage to his family’s cumbia legacy while infusing it with new energy for the 21st century.
Wednesday, July 23
Founded in the midst of the bustling streets of Barcelona, Las Karamba consists of six women musicians who are mestizas and migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Catalonia, France, and Argentina. Together, they create new, timeless, danceable music that includes traditional styles—including son, cha-cha-cha, salsa, and timba—influenced by rap and urban music, as well as a touch of samba and rumba. With the band’s formation, six life stories converged, each individually shaped by migration and musical heritage. Together, the band members have created a powerful electrifying show with danceable songs, wonderful arrangements, and catchy melodies.
Free parking is available in the Lutheran Hospital lot at West 28th Street and Franklin Boulevard.
Transformer Station is located at 1460 West 29th Street (at the corner of Church Avenue), Cleveland, OH 44113. Normal hours are Thursday to Sunday, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., but Transformer Station opens on Wednesday evenings until 9:00 p.m. during City Stages. For more information on Transformer Station, visit www.clevelandart.org/transformer-station.