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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Vocalist, trumpeter, and San Francisco native Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea, known professionally as La Doña, combines her deep roots in Latin folk traditions including corridos and rumba with the propulsive modern sounds of reggaeton, cumbia, and hip hop. Following a sold-out show at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore, she makes her SFJAZZ debut with this scintillating performance.

Beginning her musical journey at seven with her family conjunto, La Doña has established a singular approach, coining the term “femmeton” to describe her self-referential songs about love, sex, gentrification, and the radical joys of being a queer brown woman in the Bay Area. The artist and activist has gained a fervent following and critical accolades including a “Best Albums of 2020” nod from The San Francisco Chronicle for her EP Algo Nuevo. Her song “Quién Me La Paga” was listed among The New York Times Magazine’s “19 Songs that Matter Now,” and was chosen as one of YouTube’s Foundry Artists in 2019. She’s released a steady stream of singles and EPs since her 2020 debut, including “Peñas con Pan,” which made Barack Obama’s 2023 summer playlist.

Her newest release, the 2023 EP Can’t Eat Clout, maps the rise of a young artist through stages of love with herself, her partner, and music itself.

Setlist
Can't Eat Clout Cecilia Peña-Govea
Corrales Cecilia Peña-Govea & Tongo Eisen-Martin
To My Sister Cecilia Peña-Govea, Jeronimo Gonzales & Rene Peña-Govea
La Fama Cecilia Peña-Govea & Jeronimo Gonzales
Luisito Cecilia Peña-Govea & David Lechuga
El Regreso Cecilia Peña-Govea
Cuando Se Van Cecilia Peña-Govea
El Mundo Se Levanta Cecilia Peña-Govea
Corrido Palestina Cecilia Peña-Govea & Naomi Pasmanick
Confesiones Cecilia Peña-Govea
Lindo Trocotroco Los Topacios
El Rey Jose Alfredo Jimenez
Quien Me La Paga Cecilia Peña-Govea
Cumbia Bellaka Cecilia Peña-Govea
Paloma No Vuelve Amar Cecilia Peña-Govea
Show Me How You Livin Cecilia Peña-Govea & Tiara Lindsey
Nada Me Pertenece Cecilia Peña-Govea & Daniel Riera
Algo Nuevo Cecilia Peña-Govea & Adeyemi Demetrius

Personnel

La Doña vocals, trumpet
Sergio Durán percussion, vocals
Miguel Govea accordion, trumpet, vocals
Naomi Pasmanick saxophone, vocals
Darian Grey drums
Kyla Danish violin, vocals
Ayla Davila bass
David Lechuga guitars
Lina Lasden, Sai Ray, Adriana Reyes, Walter Estrada trumpets
Angel Rosales, Juan Ceballos, Lola Castro reeds
Emma Nuñez bass drum
Jacqui Gutiérrez dance
René Peña Govea poet
Susan Peña poet