David Rivera is a hot Puerto Rican singer/songwriter/drummer who is going places. In fact, he and his band were selected from thousands of applicants to appear at Lincoln Center for the 2026 GLOBALFEST. He is well known in Boston for his extensive work with Mango Blue and he has also shared the stage with noted artists such as Puerto Rican singers Pedro Capó and Obie Bermudez, Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique, singer/songwriter Danny Rivera, saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenon, bandleader/singer Gilberto Santa Rosa and many others.
David’s group “La Bambula” offers a mix of tropical elements seamlessly combined with R&B and hip hop as well as the powerful dance music of the Caribbean from the 1970s and then the music is overlayed with modern, provocative lyrics.