Mafer Bandola
Come to see Mafer Bandola‘s live performance @ DROM. Originally from Venezuela, is one of the few women who play bandola and electric bandola professionally.
Mafer Bandola: (Maria F. Gonzalez Olivo)
Originally from Venezuela, is one of the few women who play bandola and electric bandola professionally.
She is a Venezuelan bandola llanera (a traditional Venezuelan instrument of four strings) player, community organizer,
self-thought composer, and educator. With a grounded understanding of the bandola llanera (male-dominated) traditions,
she focuses on bringing the instrument to a new artistic path through improvisation, performance, and composition.
In her music, she is constantly stretching and innovating within her tradition by incorporating jazz, blues,
Brazilian influences, as she experiments with genres, sounds, and cross-cultural collaboration.
As co-founder of LADAMA, a collective of four female musicians from four different countries,
Mafer combines her oral traditions and musical approaches to create collectively original music
in their albums: LADAMA (2017 ) and Oye Mujer (2020).As an educator, she has worked with El Sistema in Venezuela, has developed open-sourced,
culturally-responsive curriculum in partnership with TeachRock for American students, and has
taught at multiple American Universities; she also is currently working as a teaching artist with
The Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) and for Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
She is the creator of Pipiris Nights, a gathering community focus event where to play and
dances Venezuelan Joropos in New York.
How do I make a reservation?
Unless specified otherwise, tables are first come first serve
Do you have an age limit?
Unless specified otherwise all shows are 21+
Do you have a minimum to be seated at tables?
There is a $20 per person to be seated at tables.
Are DROM tickets refundable after purchase?
No, DROM tickets are non-refundable and there are no exceptions. All sales are final. We won’t return or exchange the tickets. If an event is canceled, We will refund the purchase price or will issue a credit for use on a future purchase. Postponed or rescheduled events will not be compensated. All tickets are at will call. Please come to the door with the confirmation email that you received.
Are you handicapped accessible?
Yes, we do have an elevator for the main entrance. Please note there are 2 steps leading up to the elevated VIP area if you will be seated there.