by Carla Selman
In the center John Santos Sextet: (without order) Dr. John Calloway, Malecio Magdaluyo, Saul Sierra, Marco Díaz, David Flores.: (PHOTO BY TOM EHRLICH)
The John Santos Sextet will hold a CD release concert for Filosofía Caribeña Vol.1 on Sunday, June 12th, 2011. Filosofía Caribeña Vol.1 is inspired by the great Caribbean traditions that gave birth to Jazz, and honors the Afro-Latin legacy that has been as influential as it has been overlooked in American pop culture. The event takes place at 8:00 in The Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704. For more information call 510 644-2020 or visit w w w . f r e i g h ta n d s a l v a g e . o r g .
O s c a r H i j u e l o s a t L a P e ñ a
Oscar Hijuelos will be in La Peña Cultural Center in “Thoughts without Cigarettes, a Memoir”, an event hosted by KPFA Radio 94.1 FM in La Peña’s 36th Anniversary series. Hijuelos is the first Latino winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his bestselling novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, which was made into a popular film starring Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante.
The event takes place on Friday, June 17 and will be hosted by Nina Serrano. $12 adv. $15 dr. At La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. More information in http://www.lapena.org/event/1788.
A n E v e n i n g o f My s t i c a l Wo r l d Music with Ariana Saraha
Fus ion artis t Arana Saraha is performing at the Art House, Berkeley on June 19th. At once earthy and ethereal, Ariana’s lush voice and unique compositions are flavoured by the exotic sounds of Celtic, Classical Indian, and Middle Eastern musics…
Her music will take you on a journey born from many years of mystical inquiry and a deep love of the earth. Ariana will be performing at the Art House on June 19th. On vocals, various worldpercussion, and Celtic-tuned guitar, Ariana will be joined by her maestro Scott ‘Seva’ Bears on oud. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at 2905 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, 94705. For more information visit www.arianasaraha.com.
Opening Set by Ronnie Ray Padilla (Raydience)
Ronnie Ray Padilla is a San Francisco Bay Area musician having played a rich blend of positive original varieties of pop, funk, jazz, afro and several
global styles. He is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist for the band Raydience, where he plays guitars, flutes, oud and does vocals. www.raydience.net. He will be performing at the Art House in Berkeley, on Sun, June 19th. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:30, $10 donation.
