Bring your family and friends out to our annual FREE summer concerts.

Charlie Baran y Grupo Gringo is a mostly acoustic Latin folk-rock band, fronted by Honduran music legend and guitar virtuoso Charlie Baran.  Before relocating to Chicago, Charlie was a fixture in the Honduran music scene.  He became well known by those in the music industry as a composer and songwriter, and was revered by audiences for his talent as a performer.  In Honduras he is best known as a founding member of the Honduran punta-rock band Banda Blanca.  Charlie teamed up with Dan Abu-Absi (of JT and the Clouds and Birds of Chicago fame) to put together Grupo Gringo, a band of seasoned Chicago players who bring a wide range of influences to the music.   The main focus of the band is on original music, but performances will often feature well known hits from Latin America, and Spanish language versions of American music of the 60′s and 70′s as well.