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A special edition of Nunez Community College’s History Lecture Series will welcome back Grupo Folklorico San Borondón, an Isleño heritage music and dance group from Tenerife in the Canary Islands, for a free performance in the Nunez Auditorium. San Borondón’s performance of traditional song and dance will take place Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the Nunez Auditorium. San Borondón will also appear at the 50th Annual Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society Fiesta March 7-8 at the Los Isleños Museum Complex at 1357 Bayou Road in St. Bernard Parish.
Nunez Community College will welcome folkloric music and dance group San Borondón back to the Nunez Auditorium on March 5 for a free performance that is open to the public.
San Borondón’s performance at the Nunez Auditorium will run 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a reception where the public can meet and speak with members of the group while enjoying free wine and light refreshments.
One of most prestigious traditional music and dance groups from La Laguna in Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, San Borondón last performed at Nunez’s History Lecture Series in 2024. The group will appear at Nunez ahead of its performances at both days of the 50th Annual Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society Fiesta, March 7-8 at the Los Isleños Museum Complex at 1357 Bayou Road in St. Bernard Parish.
Both days of the Los Isleños Fiesta will begin at 11 a.m. and last into the evening. Entrance to the Fiesta is $5. Children 12 and under are admitted free. For more information visit losislenos.org.
The music and dance style performed by San Borondón is known as Tajaraste, which dates back to the 16th century in the Canary Islands. Period-appropriate instruments will provide a percussion-driven backdrop to accompany the dancers, who perform traditional dances in period clothing.
The Isleño community has been a strong presence in St. Bernard Parish and southeast Louisiana since the late 1700s. Nunez partnered with the Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society in 2025 to open the Los Isleños Historical Archive on the second floor of the Nunez Library. The collection is comprised of hundreds of artifacts, photos, video recordings and oral histories donated by Frank M. Fernandez Jr., former St. Bernard Parish Historian.
