by Magdy Zara
Soon the rock band Enjambre will perform in San Francisco, turning the city into the heart of Latin music. The group with this impressive unique presentation, in the style of “Salon Nights” will reinvent their greatest hits by adding a group of seven musicians.
Enjambre has established itself as one of the most important rock bands on the Latin American scene, accumulating thousands of loyal Enjambre listeners, who have performed songs such as “Dulce Soledad”, “Visita”, “Manía Cardiaca”, “Somos Ajenos”, “Life in the Mirror”, “Perpetual Saturday”, among others, hymns that have marked more than one generation.
The band from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, with this special concept, will remake their songs, inspired by those Latin American rhythms of yesteryear (such as danzón, bolero, Cuban son, among many others), which animated Ballroom Dances in the 40s and 50.
In September of last year, the Salón Noches Tour began, and this year 2024 it continues through the United States and Spain.
The presentation will be next Monday, March 4 of this year, at the Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St., San Francisco. From 7 pm.,
Tickets are $35.
“No more children living on the streets”
With the motto “You and I are a sanctuary, no more children on the street”, the San Antonio Church of San Francisco is carrying out a campaign in order to help the “homeless” migrants who live in that community.
The organizing committee of the newly arrived families and some community leaders have come together to find a solution to the moral crisis of so many children and families who find themselves living on the street.
The invitation is for all people who want to collaborate with this noble cause, as well as for those families who are waiting for a place to shelter, to together make a difference in this sanctuary city.
The activity will take place this Thursday, March 7 from 6 to 7 p.m., at the San Antonio Church, (specifically in the School cafeteria) located at 3215 Cesar Chavez ST, San Francisco.
12 Watsonville Film Festival 2024
The 2024 Watsonville Film Festival reaches its twelfth edition, and will be taking place in the city of San Francisco and for 10 consecutive days more than 40 film productions will be screened.
The Watsonville Film Festival was created to counter the often negative image that Hollywood portrays of people of Mexican and Latino descent, said Consuelo Alba, director of the WFF and independent filmmaker.
During this festival, a collection of films will be shown that organizers say challenge stereotypes while highlighting the diversity in the Latino experience, from lowrider car culture to an indigenous soprano singer from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Over 40 films over 3 days of screenings at CineLux Green Valley Cinema and 7 days of online programming plus an incredible Lowrider art exhibit.
Most film productions will be screened on March 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. at 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside.
Other festival screenings will take place at CineLux Green Valley Theater from March 7-9 and online during the week of March 11-17.
The art exhibit’s opening reception will be March 10 from 1 to 4 p.m., followed by a cruise from 4 to 6 p.m. m.
The Festival will be between March 7 and 17. For the full festival schedule and tickets, visit:
www.watsonvillefilmfest.org/wff2024.
María José Llergo arrives in SF with her flamenco roots
As the soul and free verse of what in Spain is called cante, María José Llergo, she knows exactly what she does and what she wants. She is a young woman whose nomadic spirit flees from styles and clichés without giving up her flamenco and Andalusian roots.
Although she is always respectful of the tradition that is inherent to her, her music does not fear a metamorphosis that embraces the avant-garde. A dormant chrysalis that generates beautiful butterflies in the form of songs that impact deeply. She knows how to display a torrent of sensitivity deeply influenced by Lorca, with the audacity and freshness of the most current sounds. Her secret is to sing from the guts to the heart. A hurricane of emotions through a sweet voice that gives you goosebumps. Honesty and brutal vitality is her non-negotiable artistic commitment.
María is a unique character with the ability to surprise and you will be able to enjoy her voice this Thursday, March 7, at the Great American Music Hall San Francisco.
The show starts at 7 p.m. The entrance fee is $30.
“Sending Flowers to my Land”: an exhibition about the Latin diaspora
Sending Flowers to my Land, is an exhibition that began last December and concludes next March 10, which through dynamic paintings, photographs and mixed media works, highlight the stories and experiences of the Afro-Latin identity.
According to the exhibitors, what is sought with this exhibition is to pay tribute “to our homeland and what we have become outside of it, reconciling the duality of two realities.”
Enviando Flores a mi Tierra loosely translated as “sending flowers back to my homeland,” features the works of Sofía Córdova, Delvin Lugo and Christian Rodríguez. Honoring their origins and embracing the journey of the Latino diaspora, all three artists capture equally unique stories about the transformative nature of immigration. What happens when one leaves behind the familiar for the unknown? How is the new place of belonging chosen? How can we continue to cherish the memory of what once was, while living through all that is left behind?
Gallery hours are:
Monday – Tuesday: Closed, open by appointment only.
Wednesday – Friday: Open from 12:00 to 19:00.
Saturday – Sunday: Open from 12:00 to 17:00.
The exhibition will be held at the Latin American Art and Culture Movement, which is located at 510 Calle 1 Sur San José.
