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This event is in the past.It took place on October 30, 2026 at The Deluxe.

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Jazz & Blues

La Papaya Theory

October 30 at 6pm

At The Deluxe

Haight-Ashbury,聽San Francisco

馃嵏Reviewers recommend trying an ice-cold Paper Plane cocktail from the bar menu.
馃憦Visitors note the reopened space is roomier without booths, making it easy to enjoy the crowd.

Tropical grooves and live looping collide at The Deluxe as multi-instrumentalist Pablo Malpica leads La Papaya Theory through Colombian and Latin American cumbia rhythms blended with psychedelic funk textures and jazz harmonies.

Traditional cumbia rhythms
Psychedelic funk textures
Multi-instrumentalist Pablo Malpica
Live looping

What are you into?

  • Traditional cumbia rhythms
  • Psychedelic funk textures
  • Multi-instrumentalist Pablo Malpica
  • Live looping
  • The Deluxe
  • Haight-Ashbury
  • San Francisco

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