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Lots of rumba happening in NYC / NJ

Postby jorge » Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:29 am

Rumbas, performances, percussion classes, dance classes! Pass the word around.

1) Tomorrow evening, Wednesday October 5, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm “Living Legends Tribute to Gene Golden” at Pregones Theater, 575 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY, Free admission. I will be playing with the rumba group from Esquina Habanera, led by Clemente Medina, with Pedro Domech, Diosvany Valladares, Felix “Matanzas” Brito, Stevie Insua, and Jose “Chino” Real, we will do one set from about 7:30 to 8:15. Information below.

2) Every Monday and Tuesday, Ibiono Project has expanded and now includes Cuban Popular Music Percussion and Dance classes on Mondays with Mauricio Herrera and Carlos Mateu, and Cuban Folkloric Music Percussion and Dance on Tuesdays with Roman Diaz and Yesenia Selier. At the Harbor, 6-9 pm. Outstanding teachers. Information below.

3) Sunday October 9, 2011 La Peña with La Mora and Oyu Oro at Alvin Ailey Studios. Timba, rumba, regaetton fundraising party. Alvin Ailey Studios, 5th Floor. 405 W. 55th St, cor 9th Ave, NY, NY.

4) Sabado de la rumba at Esquina Habanera, 1401 Summit Ave, Union City, NJ Rumba Cubana every Saturday night from 10:30 to 1:30. Email me for directions george.friedman.jimenez@nyu.edu

5) We are still working on getting dates for the winter rumbas at the Brecht Forum, will keep you posted.


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Bronx Music Heritage Center Presents
Free Performanc by Living Legend and Bronx Music Legend
Eugene "Gene" Golden

October 5, 2011, 7pm - 9pm, Eugene “Gene” Golden at the Pregones Theater: Mr. Golden, born January 26, 1940, has played a key role in the evolution of New York’s Latin music scene for the past four decades. He was one of the first Afro-St. Croix Americans in the United States to study and master Afro-Cuban and Yoruba traditions and popular drumming styles, pushing cultural and musical boundaries. Mr. Golden is devoted to passing these traditions on, and is recognized as a generous, caring and inspiring teacher. He is the leader of the Afro-Cuban group “Quinto Mayor” an all-star ensemble of some of the greatest percussionists in the world. He was also a key member of Esquina Habanera, La Conspiracion, Grupo Folklorico Experimental Nuevayorkino and many other music groups.

Please join us to celebrate a Bronx music legend with a free live performance on October 5.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7pm - 9pm
Pregones Theater
575 Walton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
Take the 2, 4, or 5 train to 149th Street-Grand Concourse
More directions here: http://www.pregones.org/directions.html
For FREE tickets, contact: info@pregones.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 718.585.1202. info “at” pregones “dot” org

This two-part series is co-sponsored by the Pregones Theater, the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture, and Bronx Net. The second part will honor Gilberto “Pulpo” Colon.
Event made possible by the support of WHEDco, the NYC Deparment of Cultural Affairs and Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

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IBIONO Project

Loyal to our mission to explore the essential structures of Cuban Dance and Music we are excited to announce the expansion of Ibiono Program in to 4 regular classes. Our program will be adding a program of study on Cuban Popular Dance and Percussion instructed by the Masters Mauricio Herrera and Carlos Mateu, every Monday from Oct 3rd of 2011.

The new program will explore genres from son , danzon, cha cha cha, mambo timba and rueda from their expression and variation in percussion and social dance. All level of dance and music students to our classes Mondays or Tuesdays. We will keep you post for our Monthly workshops soon. Ashe!

Ibiono New Schedule

Mondays Percussion and Musicality Class by Mauricio Herrera. - 6. 00- 7.30 pm
Dance Class and by Carlos Mateu. - 7.30.- 9.00 pm

Tuesdays Percussion and Musicality Class by Roman Diaz. - 6. 00- 7.30 pm
Dance Class and by Yesenia Selier. - 7.30.- 9.00 pm

Place: Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts
1 E 104th St at 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Prices: -Single classes: Percussion: 25/ Dance 20
-4 classes Card: Percussion 80/ Dance 60 (Cards expire after 6 weeks)

Info and Registration: oriselier@gmail.com/ 201-952-5508

The meaning of Ibiono: Carabali word that mean “The Power of the Word”. Rumberos and Soneros have used “Ibiono”, to define the ineffable musicality that intertwine the dance and the music . “Ibiono” is swing with the clave, flow with the tempo.

About Roman Diaz: Roman Diaz: World Master percussionist from Havana, where elders in the fine arts of classic Afro-Cuban musical traditions trained him. He has performed with groups including Raices Profundas, Grupo T con E, Ochestra Sublime, Yoruba Andabo, and Grupo Anaki. In the U.S., Diaz has collaborated with many musicians including Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Paquito D’Rivera, Juan Formell, Pedrito Martinez and Orlando “Puntilla” Rios.

About Mauricio Herrera: Born in Holguin, Cuba, Mauricio Herrera started his musical studies on violinat seven but turned to percussion as a teenager. He graduates and taugh at the Escuela Vocacional de Arte in Holguin. Relocated to Havana in 1994 he performed with top Timba groups including Manolito Simonet, Paulo FG and Su Elite, Manolín el Médico de la Salsa, Pachito Alonso, Sus Kini Kini, La Barriada and Héctor Valentín. Living in NY after 2005, Mauricio quickly integrated into the NYC Jazz and Latin music community, performed recorded and toured with musicians as Yerba Buena, Son de Madre, Yosvany Terry Afro-Cuban Roots, Osmany Paredes Quartet, Oriente Lopez Group, Mark Weinstein, Grupo Ibboru, Bryan Lynch, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Minino Band, Iliana Santamaría, La Bola, Obbini Tumbao, Michelle Rosewoman and Candido Camero.

About Carlos Mateu: Although an artist-painter by trade, Carlos grew up in Cuba in a vibrant musical atmosphere, surrounded by musicians and musicologists. His great grandfather was Obdulio Villa (nick named Pabellón), one of the most famous saxophonists of the 1920's, who played worldwide with Moises Simon's band, composer of the internationally known song "The Peanut Vendor." Carlos learned to dance to traditional Cuban music (Danzón, Son, Cha cha cha, etc.) as a child from his Grandfather and Grandmother, as dance was integral to any and all family and social gatherings. In New York, Carlos has danced with a number of local dance groups, such as "Timba Loca", a Rueda de Casino dance group led by Karim Noak, and served as consultant for Sita Frederick's dance-theatre production "What Do you Dance On?"

About Yesenia Selier: Yesenia Fernandez Selier is a teacher, dancer and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture, and has been researching, training and performing for the past 18 years. She hails from Havana, Cuba, where she is a member of Ifa Iran Lowo Temple. As an instructor, she has worked with a wide range of dancers—from complete beginners to some of the top performers in the Salsa and Latin industries. She is known for her passionate interpretations of traditional dances, and for helping individuals improve their natural body movement and their understanding of musicality and timing. She teaches the secrets to capturing that elusive “Cuban ability” to FEEL the music...and then share that incredible energy with a partner. Yesenia is also a sought-after lecturer on the history of music, dance and culture of the African Diaspora--from the original roots to today's salsa, hip-hop and world music sounds. She has been awarded fellowships from CLACSO and Hunter College and has presented at multiple universities, including Lehigh & George Washington. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, magazines and symposiums, in Cuba, the US, and beyond.
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