LADAMA is a Latin alternative band of three women musicians and activists—Lara Klaus, Daniela Serna, and Maria "Mafer Bandola" González Olivo—originating from Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela respectively, along with their collaborator, American bassist Pat Swoboda.
[2] In addition to public performances, LADAMA holds educational workshops in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, where they hope to provide a foundation for participants to "use music as a basic form of personal expression to address issues pertinent to them.
[2] It contains mostly new songs written and performed by the band members, embracing a variety of Latin American musical genres.
[5] LADAMA has performed at TED, the Skoll World Forum, the 2018 Monterey Jazz Festival[6] and on ESPN’s hispanic heritage special "The Latino Experience", which aired on October 10, 2017.
[2] In January 2018, they were featured on NPR's All Things Considered, which praised their "irresistible spirit and universal appeal.