by the El Reportero’s staff
John Santos Sextet: Dr. John Calloway, flute; Melecio Magdaluyo, saxophone; Marco Diaz, piano; Saul Sierra, bass; David Flores,: drums; John Santos, percussion
Five-time Grammy nominee and U.S. Artists Fontanals Fellow, John Santos, and his stellar Sextet will perform at the opening program Aug. 27, for San Francisco Public Library’s exciting exhibition, American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music. Providing an ideal complement to the themes of the exhibition, Santos will provide educational insights on the historical and cultural significance of Latin Jazz, as well as its aesthetic characteristics pertaining to instrumentation, rhythm, interpretation and improvisation. Chelis López of KPOO radio station, will serve as the program emcee.
The exhibition American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music presents the musical contributions of U.S. Latinos from the 1940s to the present, exploring the social history and individual creativity that produced stars like Tito Puente, Ritchie Valens, Celia Cruz, Carlos Santana and Selena.
“We’re thrilled to bring ‘American Sabor’ to San Francisco—a city with a vibrant Latino community whose artistry energizes every part of the American experience”, said Anna R. Cohn, director of SITES. “
The exhibition focuses on five major centers of La tino popular music production— New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio and San Francisco— that represent the remarkable diversity of this music.
The exhibition, American Sabor, will feature dynamic bilingual text panels, striking graphics and photographs, and compelling listening stations and films.
American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music, will be on view from Aug. 27- Nov. 13 in the Skylight Gallery, Main Library, in 100 Larkin Street, SF.
Current exhibition: “Home After Dark”
It’s summer time in La Misión, and what better idea to experience la cultura of 24th Street than with a visit to Galeria?
Galería de la Raza is proud to present “Home After Dark: Recent Works by Emerging Latino Artists.” The exhibition features work in all media — drawing, video, animation, photography, and installation — by a young group of promising artists who are showing their work at the Galería for the first time.
Although “Home After Dark” is not a thematic exhibition, many of the works seem to explore the contradictory relationships between private and public space, personal experience and current events, and utilize delicate, domestic or artisanal practices, like sowing, cutting, and embroidery, while referencing disturbing realities.
Through September 17 in Galeria de la Raza 2857, 24th Street, San Francisco.
