by Magdy Zara
The renowned timbale player of the Santana Band, Karl Perazzo leader of group Avance, will be delighting – accompanied by Carlito Franco Salsa Añejo – the audience at a distinguished restaurant in San Leandro.
Avance is an orchestra that has achieved great popularity in the Bay Area, so lovers of salsa and Mexican food are invited not to miss this opportunity to enjoy a show full of rhythm. For more information call 510-276-1793.
The presentation will be this Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at 11 pm. at the super stylish Tito’s Restaurant, located at 15508 E 14h St San Leandro in California, near 155th Ave & Bayfair Dr.
Roberto Hernández invites you to the launch of his candidacy
Roberto Hernández, a renowned community activist, is running as a candidate for supervisor for District No. 9 of San Francisco, replacing Hillary Ronen, so he invites the community in general to the opening of his electoral campaign.
Hernández has chosen the former Philz Coffee as his campaign headquarters, to give new life to this popular space.
Roberto Hernández announced this week that he will direct his campaign before the elections to be held on November 5 and that this space can also serve as a temporary store for artisans, food vendors and, ultimately, a coffee maker.
The headquarters of Hernández’s campaign will officially open its doors this Sunday, May 5, to coincide with Cinco de Mayo, a date to symbolize the resistance of the Mexican army that defeated the French army in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
“That’s what we’ve been here at the Mission,” he said. “We’ve been this army of people coming together and we’ve had to fight a lot of battles.”
He added that his campaign will emphasize housing, unemployment, homelessness and the fentanyl crisis.
Philz Coffee or the new headquarters of Roberto Hernández’s campaign is located at 3101 24th St in San Francisco, and the event will be on Sunday, May 5 at 11 a.m.
Flokloreada 2024: Mexican culture in San José
If you want to be part of a unique experience, rich in culture, dance and Mexican folk music, presented by talented groups, you cannot miss Folkloreada 2024.
This festival will also feature craft vendors, food trucks, and a variety of fun activities for all ages.
This festival began in February 2005, and it was the Mexican Folkloric Ballet Fuego Nuevo, Inc. which had the initiative and has been a beacon of Mexican cultural expression, founded by Miguel Ángel Martínez and José Luis Juárez, both former members of the National Folkloric Ballet of Mexico Aztlán.
The mission of this festival is to celebrate and share the richness of Mexican folklore through vibrant dances and fascinating footwork.
This event will be outdoors and will offer folk dance groups and music for four hours of live entertainment, admission is completely free.
Flokloreada 2024 will take place this Sunday, May 5, starting at 11 a.m., and ending at 6 p.m., at 1700 Alum Rock Avenue in San José.
SF International Arts Festival presents 4 Latin shows
The SF International Arts Festival presents four spectacular Latin shows, in four different functions.
The San Francisco International Performing Arts Festival began last May 1 with a complete program of more than 50 performing artists and companies, adding about a hundred performances, including flamenco, jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms, rock and others.
Within these 100 performances there are four incredible Latin shows, these are:
1 Agua Pura plays a mix of traditional Cuban music, cumbia, salsa, timba
R&B fusion. All band members are queer women/musicians and their mission is to create a safe space for queer women/musicians to express themselves and connect with their ancestry. Oh, the sauce continues, Mom.
- Neblinas del Pacífico weaves a sonic tapestry of chonta marimba music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific coast. They play music of rivers and mangroves, of percussive polyrhythms and multi-voice harmonies, of spirituality and daily life, of ancestors and tradition, of celebration and resistance.
- The Afro-Cuban Ensemble of San Francisco State University performs Cuban music and other Latin American musical genres. They perform on May 11 at 2 p.m. at Community Music Center.
- Los Nadies intertwine a wide range of Latin American rhythms with rock. They create a dance fusion that includes flamenco rumba, cumbia, Afro-Cuban, Peruvian and Brazilian music, reggae and South American folklore with lyrics full of poetry and politics.
They will appear this May 11 at 5 p.m. in The House of the Senses
Stanford Live includes Latin shows
Stanford University is holding its usual Stanford Live, and within its billboard several Latin Shows, this week corresponding to the Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter Alex Cuba
Cuba draws its influences from Latin and African music from its Cuban roots. Their heady mix of jazz, funk and Afro-Cuban pop is backed by sanguine melodies, soul-tinged hooks and a romantic story or two. Alex’s albums have earned him Latin Grammy and Juno awards, as well as Grammy nominations.
Alex Cuba will perform this Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m., at 327 Lasuen Street Stanford, tickets cost $30 – $40 and for Stanford students $15.
