Compiled by the El Reportero’s staff
147th anniversary of Rubén Darío.Discover the Real Cuba: The island time forgot. Where a rich homegrown culture thrives free of the Commercialized World of American Mass Media!
In over 50 years since the revolution, Cuba’s isolation has allowed the culture to evolve on it’s own. In 2011, filmmaker Warren Haack went to Cuba on a lark to experience the music and ended up falling in love with the culture. He returned to film this in-depth look at the music, dance, religion and everyday lives of the people; in the streets, homes and clubs where life throbs to a distinct, captivating rhythm.
The film features over 12 music groups performing and dancing. Images of everyday life are woven into the music. Although the cars may be old fashioned, the music is revolutionary because it creates new genres by the fusion of styles that the originators had never envisioned.
Tiburon Film Society will present “Santiago is Santiago” at the Bay Model located at 2100 Bridgeway in Sausalito on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 @ 6 p.m.
Poetry and song in San Francisco- honoring Rubén Darío
Opening the door to a new year, a group of poets and reciters will be celebrating the 147th birth date of the Prince of Letters, the great forgot poet, Rubén Darío. This important celebration will be conducted by the poetic directive of Luis Echegoyén and musically led by Enoc Jérez, and it will have open mic for the audience. There will be Nicaraguan appetizers. The event will take place on January 19, from 1 – 4 p.m., at the Lelenitas Cakes, at 3743 Mission Street, San Francisco. For more info please call at 415-871-4613.
Afro-Latin Percus sion Ensemble at CSM
If you love Afro-Cuban and Afro-Latin music and would like to learn the techniques and history of the conga drum this is the class for you. Taught by respected Bay Area musician and historian, seven-time Grammy nominee, SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director and 2012 San Francisco Latino Heritage Arts Awardee, John Santos, this is a beginning/intermediate class. No prior music training is required.
Enrollment is quick and easy and is OPEN NOW for a limited time!!!
Simply go to the College of San Mateo webinsite collegeofsanmateo. edu, click on future students and follow the directions on how to enroll.
Mus. 231 Afro-Latin Percussion Ensemble Spring semester at the College of San Mateo (CSM). Thursdays 3:25 to 6:00, Jan. 16 through May 23, 2014. Taught by John Santos Nominal community college registration fee allows access to nearly all classes offered at the college throughout the semester!
Sam Transto offer free service on New Year’s Eve; Sunday schedule on New Year’s day
Eugenio stressed that this film was directed to a general audience, not just Mexicans. This seems perfect to me, since we are very divided by nationalities at times.
At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you are Mexican, Colombian, Venezuelan, or Cuban; we are all Latinos and we are united by our language.
$25M lawsuit against JLo and Marc Anthony alleges they stole reality show idea
by the El Reportero’s news services
Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband Marc Anthony are uniting as they face a $25 million lawsuit for alleging “stealing” the idea for the reality show “Q’Viva! The Chosen.”
John Jacobs alleges he presented a show concept back in 2007-08 to Lopez and Anthony’s respective production companies and in turn they used his idea to launch the show on Univision without him.
The talent reality show, which premiered in 2012, took Lopez and Anthony on a cross-country search for the best in Latin music, artistry 6and dance. The production was executive produced by Simon Fuller of ‘American Idol’ fame. The show and its English-language counterpart on the Fox Network was not brought back for another year of production. The show, however, became the #1 Spanish-language show on the Univision network in Puerto Rico, Peru, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.
Jacobs stated his idea and the show that aired were so similar “that they were twins.” Lopez and Anthony have made no comment on the suit according to TMZ.
