Los Tucanes de Tijuana will perform March 24 at Topeka's Stormont Vail Events Center

Keishera Lately, Topeka Capital-Journal
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Leaders of Stormont Vail Events Center, Visit Topeka and the city of Topeka on Tuesday announced the booking of its first Spanish recording band, Los Tucanes de Tijuana.

Stormont Vail Events Center manager Kellen Seitz said bringing the band to Topeka was needed.

"I think our realization and understanding that the Latin community in Topeka and Shawnee County has only continued to grow, and we don't feel like their culture and their entertainment value has been represented well enough in the marketplace," Seitz told The Capital-Journal. "So, we found this as an opportunity to celebrate them and support them and bring some content to the facility that's specifically for that community."

Los Tucanes de Tijuana will perform March 24 at Topeka's Stormont Vail Events Center, 1 Expocentre Drive.
Los Tucanes de Tijuana will perform March 24 at Topeka's Stormont Vail Events Center, 1 Expocentre Drive.

When will Los Tucanes de Tijuana come to Topeka?

Los Tucanes de Tijuana will perform at the Stormont Vail Events Center on March 24.

The group boasts a track record with more than 25 million albums sold worldwide and has 34 gold records and 30 platinum records, in addition to winning a Latin Grammy and getting five Grammy Award nominations in the U.S.

Seitz said presale tickets will begin Thursday while general sales will begin at 10 a.m. Friday. For more ticket information and event details, visit StormontVailEventsCenter.com.

Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla makes remarks about the importance of including diverse artists to Topeka during Tuesday's announcement of Los Tucanes de Tijuana coming to the Stormont Vail Events Center in March.
Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla makes remarks about the importance of including diverse artists to Topeka during Tuesday's announcement of Los Tucanes de Tijuana coming to the Stormont Vail Events Center in March.

Topeka at the 'center of effort'

Mayor Mike Padilla said it's important for Topeka to be the center of these sorts of events.

"It's important to note that as the Hispanic community becomes a large population in Topeka and a very productive population in the city of Topeka, that their culture and music is acknowledged through events like this," Padilla said. "It's important for me to have Topeka at the center of that effort."

Sean Dixon, president of Visit Topeka, in a news release said he's thrilled to see the events center embrace the rich cultural diversity of the community.

"The historic concert will undoubtedly contribute to the vibrancy and inclusivity Topeka's entertainment scene is becoming known for," Dixon said.

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Keishera Lately is the business reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal. She can be reached at klately@cjonline.com. Follow her on Twitter @Lately_KT.

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