PLEASE NOTE! The address for the SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 CALIXTO OVIEDO w CUBAN ALL STARS CONCERT at the MUSIC HALL OF CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES (CSULA) is..
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles 90032
In LA: CALIXTO OVIEDO TIMBA MASTER DRUMMER in CONCERT w CUBAN ALL STARS @ CSULA
GROOVE w LIVE TIMBA w Cuba's NG's LA BANDA & AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS' MASTER MUSICIAN, & SUPPORT THE ONLY AFRO LATIN MUSIC GRADUATE PROGRAM in the U.S.!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 7:30 PM: CALIXTO OVIEDO performs in a FUNDRAISING CONCERT w the CSULA LATIN ENSEMBLE, directed by PAUL De CASTRO, after a week of conducting master percussion classes with the students of CSULA’s AFRO LATIN MUSIC PROGRAM! OVIEDO is an internationally esteemed master percussionist from Cuba (NG La BANDA: ÉCHALE LIMÓN, LA BRUJA, SANTA PALABRA, LA BRUJA, EL TRÁGICO). Guest musicians include JOSIEL PÉREZ (MARACA), YOSMEL MONTEJO (MARACA), RIGOBERTO LÓPEZ (ADALBERTO ÁLVAREZ)! Tix: $15/students & seniors, $20 general @ http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/musictheatredance. Proceeds support the CSULA AFRO LATIN MUSIC PROGRAM. The PLAYHOUSE of the Cal State University L.A. campus, 151 State University Drive, L.A. 90032.
In L.A.: RUMBANKETE back at EL FLORIDITA !
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 9:30 PM: RUMBANKETE is back at EL FLORIDITA for all you dancers! RUMBANKETE playing CUBAN SON to TIMBA! SABROSO! 3 sets! $10 for non-diners. EL FLORIDITA, 1253 Vine St., LA 90038. Dinner reservations highly recommended: (323) 871-8612. (Heard KATI HERNÁNDEZ and her PA' La ORILLA dancers will definitely be in the house!)
In L.A.: ISAAC DELGADO JR. PERFORMING @ MAMBO's CAFÉ
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 8 PM & 9:30 PM: Cuban pianist ISAAC DELGADO JR performs TIMBA-JAZZ-SON w JOSIEL PÉREZ, YOSMEL MONTEJO, RAÚL PINEDA @ MAMBO’s CAFE, 1701 Victory Blvd., Glendale 91201. No cover but $15 minimum purchase order. Reservations recommended 818 545.8613. By the way, you'll love their food!
Orange County Casineros - Rueda in the Park Santa Ana - January 25th
Ay Na' Ma' !!! Come join our merry, fun loving bunch on Saturday January 25th in the beautiful Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana for Rueda de Casino! Enjoy the weather, the scenery and the music with fun people while you learn this social Cuban dance. Learn the fundamental basic elements, the many variations and the combinations that make up Rueda de Casino.
Beginners class at 11:30 am
Intermediate class at 12:30 pm
Address/Directions:
Centennial Regional Park
3000 W. Edinger Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92704
You can find us when you enter the park at West Edinger Avenue and South Mohawk Drive. We are located at the end of the round-about, under the trees adjacent to the pond.
Be sure to tell a friend or two and invite them to be part of the fun! We will see you there. Una Bulla!
NOCHE CUBANA - SAT. FEB 8
San Diego's biggest Cuban music & dance party is back for 2014! Don't miss this fun celebration of Cuban culture featuring special musical guests - Los Hermanos Arango - live and direct from Habana, Cuba! This Cuban fusion band led by Feliciano Arango, former bassist for NG La Banda, brings a harmonious blend of Afro-Cuban vocals & jazz that will blow you away! Get your groove on with a Free Salsa Suelta Dance lesson with Master Dancer Juan Carlos Blanco, former lead soloist for Raices Profundas - teaching us some Free-style Casino - Cuban Salsa moves. These will come in handy when all of those Cuban jams call you to the dance floor! Savor delicious Cuban cuisine by Las Criollitas & enter to win awesome Raffle prizes!
Saturday, Feb. 8th, 7 - 11 pm
WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, 92101 (Balboa Park)
All Ages/ $15 cover
Sunday Carnival Class Series!
Taught by Master Artist Juan Carlos Blanco
"Las Congas de Cuba"
Looking for something fun to do in 2014? Don't miss this annual class series, going on Now thru Feb. 23rd! This year we bring you Las Congas de Cuba, or The Congas of Cuba! This series celebrates the diversity of Cuban comparsas - that wonderful combination of percussionists and dancers that bring Carnaval to life and the varied styles of each. Students will be taught various Cuban Carnival rhythms & dances by Master Artist Juan Carlos Blanco. Classes can be taken individually or dually. All levels are welcome!
*Students of this series have the opportunity to participate in 22nd Annual SD Mardi Gras Brazil Carnival 2014!
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