Compiled by the El Reportero staff
A girl of the group Quenepas of Berkeley dances and enjoys the dance of Bomb of Puerto Rico a presentacion in the Scotish Rite Temper in Oakland. (PHOTO BY JUHLIN)
Come and meet two cultural activists that are shifting the national tide on immigration. You can read about them in this week’s TIME Magazine! An art exhibit featuring the artwork of Julio Salgado, an undocumented photographer and comics artist that follows the tradition of using art as a tool to fight anti-migrant laws.
With a special appearance by Jose Antonio Vargas undocumented journalist who wrote the TIME Magazine’s article Not Legal Not Leaving. Vargas is one of the first undocumented Latino professional who revealed his status publicly, even his picture was on the cover of the magazine.
Vargas is a journalist and the founder of Define American, an immigration-awareness campaign. He’s written for the New Yorker, Rolling Stone and the Washington Post, where he shared a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre. He is a proud graduate of Mountain View High School and San Francisco State University and lives in New York.
On Tuesday, June 26, at 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center,3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. $5 Suggested Donation / No one turned away for lack of funds.
Live music performers at Yoshi’s in Oakland
Latin & Funk Dance band Third Sol represents the Red Hot Latin Rhythms, mixed with the sounds of Funk & Soul from yesteryear.
The core group has talents ranging from Latin, Funk, R&B, and the Soul Genre. Each party turns into a concert for this group whom often stage a horn section that compliments the blazing hot percussion rhythms that make the Latin feel a sound to remember!
The combination of Latin & Funk music is mainstream at all events and, it’s been the best recipe for getting the blood pumping for dancing.
Wednesday, June 27 at 8 p.m. At Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Jack London Square, Oakland. Tickets 15. For more info. call 510-238-9200 or visit: www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/arti.
A Latin Music Invasion featuring El Sonido Callejero, with Santos de Los Angeles
As musicians of diverse roots and Mexican culture, they arrived to the United States to finish their 10-song album. The band is charged with Latin rhythms, while rock, cumbia, norteñas and reggae influences, among others, flow through their veins and can be heard in their songs.
On Friday June 29, at Slim’s, 333 11th Street, SF. For more info call at 415-255-0333. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $13 adv, $15 at the door. Dinner and admission $37.95.
For tickets go to: http://www.slimspresents.com/events/2012-06-29/latin-music-invasion-featuring-el-sonido-callejero/.
¡Que Bailen los Niños!
An evening of music, dance, food, and fun with performances by La Mixta Criolla, Quenepas, De Rompe y Raja and Aguacero!
Raising funds to keep the Youth Bomba Workshop at La Peña Cultural Center going for another year! This will be our 5th year since the class started! We’d like to make the class low cost or free to the families. We will be selling food and drinks and holding a raffle and silent auction for exciting prizes.
Entrance is $20 and all proceeds go to financing the Youth Bomba Workshop. Children under 12 are free. Please tell your family and friends. We hope you can make it for this fun and unforgettable evening!
Many of you are aware of our little Avelina’s love of Bomba and have seen how much she has grown as a person and an artist since she first started attending classes at La Peña at the age of two. Unfortunately, the funding to support the class at La Peña has dried up and they can’t afford to continue to offer the class. Thanks to the efforts of her dedicated teachers, Shefali Shah and Hector Lugo, we are fighting to keep the class open and to keep this amazing art form alive for kids in the Bay Area.
Here’s if you haven’t seen Avelina dance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5edLbrpFc4.
Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 6:30 – 11:30 p.m. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/254763.
