The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival's resident youth ensemble, is instructed and led by Dr. John Calloway. The ensemble features young, talented musicians performing classic Latin jazz compositions. Visit the artist's website at: www.ljye.com http://youtu.be/pdEtDgiYEvo
Chelle! & Friends bring a family friendly taste of New Orleans, the city where jazz was born. Join the party, move your feet, sing-along, and join a Mardi Gras parade. Laissez les bon temps rouler! www.chellemusic.comSecond show at 12:15pm. Presented with support from
In collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, AfroSolo Arts Festival presents its fourteenth free concert in Yerba Buena Gardens. This year’s concert features Anthony Brown in A Tribute to Paul Robeson. He will be accompanied by Dr. Carl Blake on piano. This program will also feature soprano Candace Johnson. A Tribute to Paul Robeson Mr. Robeson […]
Uncommon Time is an explosive percussion summit of three distinct musical traditions, summoning three virtuosic composers who share a passion for exploring music across genres and traditions: taiko drummer Kenny Endo, tabla master Abhijit Banerjee, and Latin percussionist John Santos. http://youtu.be/6R7eqJjXYFY?list=PL_C6KeCoAO6NTBZcMe93NOgGirrdYudES http://youtu.be/94U9DUylvCY?list=PL_C6KeCoAO6NTBZcMe93NOgGirrdYudES http://youtu.be/1u8Cpyjk8iA?list=PL_C6KeCoAO6NTBZcMe93NOgGirrdYudES Presented with support from
Identity & Resistance in Cuban & Puerto Rican Music In working-class Afro-Latin communities, nothing surpasses music in terms of cultural expression and documentation. Self-identity, education, resistance, escapism, and the concept of our history in our own voices are all imbedded in the text and sub-text of the traditional and popular music of Afro-Latin America. In […]
Tiffany Austin is a sublime vocalist, songwriter, and lyricist (& U.C. Berkeley law graduate!), whose musical interests fuse elements of blues, swing, soul, hip-hop, and contemporary music. She has worked with many eminent artists, including Roy Ayers, Marcus Shelby, Howard Wiley, and Tomoyasu Hotei of Kill Bill fame. Joining Tiffany Austin is Howard Wiley (tenor […]
Nobody takes being silly as seriously as the Pi Clowns. Blending mime, theater, acrobatics, juggling, and improvisation, the Pi Clowns deliver amazing and original clown vignettes. Visit the artist's website at: www.piclowns.com Second show at 12:15pm. http://youtu.be/E4NLb51RfhE Presented with support from
Celebrating Filipino and Filipino-American arts and culture, the 21st annual Pistahan — family-friendly and downright fun — with art pavilions and several stages highlighting contemporary and traditional music, dance, art, crafts, cuisine, artifacts, and a trade expo featuring products unique to the Philippines, including foods, books, jewelry, clothes and products for the home created from […]
Celebrating Filipino and Filipino-American arts and culture, the 21st annual Pistahan — family-friendly and downright fun — with art pavilions and several stages highlighting contemporary and traditional music, dance, art, crafts, cuisine, artifacts, and a trade expo featuring products unique to the Philippines, including foods, books, jewelry, clothes and products for the home created from […]
Identity & Resistance in Cuban & Puerto Rican Music In working-class Afro-Latin communities, nothing surpasses music in terms of cultural expression and documentation. Self-identity, education, resistance, escapism, and the concept of our history in our own voices are all imbedded in the text and sub-text of the traditional and popular music of Afro-Latin America. In […]
Andrés Flores, Alfredo "Godo" Herrera, and Joel Cruz Castellanos, masters of the son jarocho of Veracruz, Mexico, offer up a remarkable exploration of traditional and modern son.
Whether up on his unicycle or delivering a cool hambone performance, the Unique Derique is a hip clown of the highest order . . . and you just may be part of the show! Second show at 12:15pm. http://youtu.be/PLmySQ5CuY0 Presented with support from
Trumpeter/conguero Jerry Gonzalez is one of Latin jazz's most innovative artists. The band was featured in the critically-acclaimed documentary Calle 54.
Bringing you the best of bossa nova, samba and choro direct from Brazil! Paula Santoro, a rising young singer from Rio de Janeiro is joined by Celso Alberty (drums), Gary Brown (bass), and Vitor Gonçalves (piano). Alessandro Penezzi, one of the foremost guitarists in Brazil who has performed all over the world, plays solo from […]
Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area's best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors.
Identity & Resistance in Cuban & Puerto Rican Music In working-class Afro-Latin communities, nothing surpasses music in terms of cultural expression and documentation. Self-identity, education, resistance, escapism, and the concept of our history in our own voices are all imbedded in the text and sub-text of the traditional and popular music of Afro-Latin America. In […]
NAR (North African Rhythms) is North African fusion... a chaabi funk Gnawa rock Berber metal Arab reggae groove machine! Singing in Arabic, Amazigh, French, and English, NAR mixes original compositions with Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian favorites. Songs of love and life, exile and hope, faith, and transformation come alive in NAR’s slamming set to get […]
Congolese salsero Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca will be rocking Jessie Square with pan-African styles — soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba. This Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which, connects back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. Visit the artist's website at: www.makinaloca.com http://youtu.be/Aa9LfKLcNMY
Identity & Resistance in Cuban & Puerto Rican Music In working-class Afro-Latin communities, nothing surpasses music in terms of cultural expression and documentation. Self-identity, education, resistance, escapism, and the concept of our history in our own voices are all imbedded in the text and sub-text of the traditional and popular music of Afro-Latin America. In […]
Straight out of East L.A., Quetzal forges a sound as rich and complex as their pluri-ethnic barrio experience. The group is part of a transnational dialogue between musicians in California and Veracruz, Mexico known as Fandango Sin Fronteras, giving rise to numerous recordings, performances, and publications. Their album, Imaginaries (Smithsonian Folkways), received the 2013 Grammy […]
Identity & Resistance in Cuban & Puerto Rican Music In working-class Afro-Latin communities, nothing surpasses music in terms of cultural expression and documentation. Self-identity, education, resistance, escapism, and the concept of our history in our own voices are all imbedded in the text and sub-text of the traditional and popular music of Afro-Latin America. In […]
The brainchild of singer-songwriter Valerie Troutt, MoonCandy is a soulful house ensemble that features the inspirational voices of some of the East Bay's leading lights of jazz, soul, blues and gospel. MoonCandy is a church without walls . . . soulful, uplifting and fabulous! http://youtu.be/FuGXW7RQonU Visit the artist's website at: www.valerietrouttprojects.com
Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein formed RAWdance to expose the intimate core of our relationships and identities. The company makes technical, athletic works driven by human interactions and presents them in unexpected public spaces as well as the theater. RAWdance was awarded a 2013 SF Bay Guardian Goldie Award for its contribution to San […]
Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein formed RAWdance to expose the intimate core of our relationships and identities. The company makes technical, athletic works driven by human interactions and presents them in unexpected public spaces as well as the theater. RAWdance was awarded a 2013 SF Bay Guardian Goldie Award for its contribution to San […]