Arizona Arts Live, Hotel Congress, and Best Life Presents are proud to announce the return of HOCO Fest this Labor Day weekend in Downtown Tucson. From its groundbreaking sustainability model to its international programming, HOCO Fest 2022 authentically represents Tucson while welcoming the world to our doorstep. For over 15 years, HOCO has led the charge in reframing what the modern music festival can achieve. This year is no different. Featuring some of the world’s freshest acts, HOCO Fest takes place September 1-4, 2022, with the likes of Warpaint, Mdou Moctar, Armand Hammer, Fucked Up, Huerco S, MICHELLE, Helado Negro, Kid Congo Powers, La Goony Chonga, and Grammy-award winning songwriter, Arooj Aftab, among many others. This four-day festival will also feature a Sonoran Desert Sustainability Summit, daytime pool parties, art installations, demonstrations, and food and drink offerings celebrating the UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Visit hocofest.com for the full lineup.

Que Viva! Grammy-nominated icon Lupita Infante joins Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de Mexico in the Tucson borderland for one night of chart-topping mariachi music in HEREDEROS. Only on the Hotel Congress stage. Simultaneously honoring the past, celebrating the present, and creating the future of regional Mexican music, Mariachi Herencia de México and Lupita Infante are paving the way for a new generation of mariachi performers. Together they honor their legacy with a colorful and unforgettable experience of Mexican music and culture. With four highly acclaimed chart-topping studio albums, Mariachi Herencia de México is defying music industry trends and reviving recorded mariachi music. Their fifth and latest release, HEREDEROS, includes ten stunning tracks with arrangements by the band’s legendary musical director Rigoberto Alfaro. Mexican American singer and songwriter Lupita Infante joins this group of musicians on stage. Granddaughter of Mexican icon Pedro Infante, Lupita Infante carries on her family’s musical legacy with power and passion in her voice. In 2020, her single Dejaré was nominated for a Latin GRAMMY, and a year later, she received a GRAMMY nomination for “Best Regional Mexican Album” for La Serenata. Mariachi Herencia De Mexico – Cucurrucucú Paloma Lupita Infante – Hazme Tuya Link Facebook Instagram Twitter

Considered one of today’s greatest showmen, Afro-Cuban Rockstar Cimafunk performs an electric live show with his 9-person band from Havana. Join Arizona Arts Live, Best Life Presents, and Hotel Congress for an evening that will make you move! Cimafunk’s monumental second album El Alimento released in October 2021 and received overwhelming praise for celebrating black music’s power. Co-produced by Grammy-winning producer Jack Splash (CeeLo Green, Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys), the album features hip-hop stars Lupe Fiasco, CeeLo Green, and Afro-Cuban jazz icon Chucho Valdés among others. El Alimento ranked #3 of the Best Spanish-Language and Bilingual Albums of 2021 and #23 of the 50 Best Albums of 2021. It also ranked among NPR’s Best Latin Music of 2021 and #1 of Le Monde’s Latin Music favorites. In addition to being named a “Top 10 Latin Artist to watch” by Billboard, Cimafunk stole the show at the 2019 South by Southwest Music Festival. Prior to the pandemic, his moving performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series was chosen as one of the overall best TDC’s of 2020.