by Magdy Zara
If you want to enjoy the Latin rhythm for this Christmas, you are invited to enjoy several shows.
You will be able to delight in a night of music, dancing and joy, with a Colombian touch, there will be live music and the best Christmas atmosphere. The door will be open from 6 p.m., this December 21 at Marvin’s Gardens, Belmont, located at 1160 Old County Rd, Belmont. The cost of admission is $15.
You will also have an afternoon of timba (Cuban salsa) with DJ Juan Love and his group Tumbao.
DJ JuanLove specializes in the Cuban salsa genre known as Timba, which is the most recent and popular dance music to emerge from Cuba.
TUMBAO dance parties take place:
- Every first Friday of the month at Victory Hall in SF.
- Second and third Fridays at Slate Bar in SF’s Mission District.
- Every first Friday of the month at Victory Hall in San Francisco.
- Every last Saturday of the month at Brooklyn Basin in Oakland.
The Timba party will be starting at 4 p.m., this December 22nd at 135 12th Street Oakland, California. The cost is $10 and includes a Salsa Rueda lesson with Pablo Dinámico.
The Spanish Orchestra of Harlem will also be performing, to offer a Christmas night with a touch of spicy salsa, in addition to a Latin jazz band.
The Harlem Orchestra offers two shows, one on Saturday 21st at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 22nd at 2 p.m., at the Miner SFJAZZ Center auditorium, located at 201 Franklin Street in San Francisco.
Registration open for the San Francisco Children’s Choir
The San Francisco Children’s Choir opens its doors starting in January to incorporate children to join the choir. Choir programs consist of six levels that provide vocal training, music appreciation, bell training, and age-specific performance experience.
Since 1948, the San Francisco Children’s Chorus has trained children to enjoy music, perform in public, and appear in San Francisco Opera productions.
Children in Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 5-year-olds do not need a placement appointment and will automatically be accepted into the Junior Choirs on a trial basis and require no experience.
To register to join the Junior Chorus (no audition or experience required) you can do so through www.sfbc.org/sing
Rehearsals are offered in San Francisco, San Rafael, Oakland, and San Mateo.
Additions will be beginning Jan. 11, 2025 at 10 a.m.
