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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2018 Begin this May in the heart of San Francisco

North America / USA / San Francisco

2018 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBG Festival) proudly announces the lineup for its 18th Season.

The tradition continues to downtown in San Francisco! Hang out this new season with the first all-female mariachi ensemble, Mariachi Flor de Toloache + Mexican vocalist, composer, and guitarist Diana Gameros on Sunday, May 6 at 1:00pm, the first concert of this year’s 100 admission-free events.

2018 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBG Festival)
2018 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBG Festival)

The very popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie also will have the best Latin artists, such as: “New Mambo Retro Salsa” group Cabanijazz Project on May 17, the nine-piece combo Bululú led by Venezuelan-born percussion master and vocalist Lali Mejia on June 21, the Bay Area’s inventive Cuban band Pellejo Seco on July 19, among many others. YGB Festival offers you entertainment FREE completely: music, theater, circus, dance, poetry & culture programs to children and entire family with artists from the Bay Area and International guests.

Cabanijazz Project
Cabanijazz Project

Named one of the Best Urban Green Spaces in North America by Local Medias, YGB Festival is a world-renowned cultural destination that offers three outdoor stages to performances for Bay Area residents, families, workers, and visitors alike. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival take place outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, off Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco.

Photo - Thursday lunch with various artists
Photo – Thursday lunch with various artists

YBG Festival Executive/Artistic Director Linda Lucero says, “Get inspired! Treat yourself and treat your family, friends, and co-workers to the most diverse performing arts experience in the Bay Area. Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is Free, Outdoors, and fresh!”

During these 6 months (May – October) YBG Festival includes the highly acclaimed Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie! Dance series, the family-friendly Children’s Garden Series, Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, and Thursday Lunchtime Concerts.

Pistahan Children at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Pistahan Children at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Each and every week and weekend, the Festival presents a curated lineup of musicians, dancers, poets, and artists from around the world including the Moroccan trance music of Innov Gnawa with Book of J on May 12, northwestern Indian dance with Garba in the Gardens on May 19, the 2nd Annual Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest on June 2 and 3, the most celebrated gamelan ensemble outside of Bali, Gamelan Sekar Jaya.

On June 9, powerhouse Afro-Venezeulan vocalist Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo with VNote Ensemble on June 16, three performances from Festival favorites Circus Bella on June 22 and 23, the all-women klezmer group direct from New York City Isle of Klezbos with San Francisco’s Fanfare Zambaleta on July 7, Ukulenny and Cynthia Lin’s SF Uke Jam Summer Uke-Splosion! 

On July 14, Cuban saxophonist Yosvany Terry Sextet on July 28, the 40th Anniversary performance of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band on July 29, one of Vietnam’s most celebrated traditional artists Vân Ánh Võ & The VA’V on August 25, Manila Disco Fever on September 1, and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival commissioned piece from Marcus Shelby Orchestra – Blackball: The Negro League and the Blues on September 8. The Festival closes with the 18th Annual Halloween Hoopla on Sunday, October 28.

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Social (YBG Festival)
The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Social (YBG Festival)

The popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie!, the open-air salsa dance party in Jessie Square (near the Contemporary Jewish Museum), takes place on the third Thursday of each month from May to September from 6:00pm – 7:30pm.

Performers are the ‘New Mambo Retro Salsa’ group Cabanijazz Project on May 17, the nine-piece combo Bululú led byVenezuelan-born percussion master and vocalist Lali Mejia on June 21, the Bay Area’s inventive Cuban band Pellejo Seco on July 19, the U.S. State Department-sponsored Latin Jazz Ambassadors and the Mission’s own Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans on August 16, and Los Mocosos vocalist and master salsero Manny Martinez y la Rebeldia on September 20.

This Festival brings the delightful Children’s Garden Series features interactive performances specially designed for kids and families every Friday from June to August in the Yerba Buena Children’s Garden at Fourth and Howard Streets.

The series presents performances by kid favorites: the 2018 Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers, Non Stop Bhangra,Māhealani Uchiyama, Parangal Dance Company, Circus Bella, Unique Derique, Caterpillar Puppets, Chelle! & Friends, Pi Clowns, Red Panda Acrobats, Venezuelan Music Project, Crosspulse, and Ka-Hon. The series ends with the wildly popular 18th Annual Halloween Hoopla on Sunday, October ­28.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival San Francisco
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival San Francisco

Between these 100 free performances in YBG Festival are Thursday Lunchtime Concert Series that take place most Thursdays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm and is a favorite destination of downtown workers, shoppers, tourists, and students.

This year features the very best of local and international musicians including New World String Project on May 10, Community Music Center Older Adult Choirs on May 17, Dogon Lights on May 24, Kitty Pak on May 31, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco on June 7, the Swedish Consulate’s Jenny Lind Concert on June 21, Dalia & the Big Violin on June 28, Manring Kassin Burr on July 5, Maikaze Daiko on July 12, Solate on July 19, Sol Development with Mino Yanci on August 2,

LINES Dance Center on August 9, Highest Ani on August 16, Faun Fables on August 23, La Patronal on August 30, John Brothers Piano Company on September 6, Daniel Riera: Future Flutist with Electric Ensemble on October 4, and Rice Kings on October 11.

CMC Older Adult Choirs
CMC Older Adult Choirs

This amazing event also celebrates annually: the 21st Native Contemporary Arts Festival on June 17, the 18th Annual AfroSolo in the Gardens featuring a Tribute to Duke Ellington featuring Denise Perrier and Nina Causley with David Hardiman’s San Francisco All-Star Big Band on August 4, the 25th Annual Pistahan on August 11 and 12, and Brazil in the Gardens: Pragandaia with special guest Margareth Menezes on August 18.

Poetic Tuesdays on the second Tuesday of each month with Guest curated by Litquake, Poetic Tuesdays run from 12:30pm-1:30pm and feature an array of poets and music as well as three performances of a new one-ring circus from Circus Bella on June 22 and 23. Conceived and directed by Abigail Munn and Joel Baker for Circus Bella, the show includes static trapeze, rope walking, juggling, contortion, unicycle, original clowning, acrobatics, and more.

Free Outdoors Fresh
Free Outdoors Fresh

Let’s Go Salsa Series’ Schedule (Every Third Thursday of month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm):

  • May 17: Cabanijazz Project
  • June 21: Bululú
  • July 19: Pellejo Seco
  • August 16: Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans
  • September 20: Manny Martinez y la Rebeldia

Venue: 760 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

For more information and complete 18th Season Schedule, please visit www.ybgfestival.org

El “Día de San Juan” Salsa Festival

North America / USA

El “Día de San Juan” Salsa Festival Western Region Puerto Rican Council, Inc.

Concilio De Organizaciones Puertorriqueños Del OEste

Countdown to El “Día de San Juan” Festival 2018

40th Anniversary

SAVE THE DATE

June 30, 2018

Due to the ongoing effects of the devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the WRPRC will be directing all proceeds of El Dia de San Juan Festival to aid in the educational programs of the youth of Puerto Rico. http://www.wrprc.org/

 

“Día De San Juan” Salsa Scholarship Festival Line Up

Charlie Aponte

Charlie Aponte, one of the most beloved and remembered voices by millions of Salseros worldwide, returns to the stage as a  Soloist after 41 successful years with La Universidad de la Salsa…El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.

Charlie Aponte
Charlie Aponte

With Charlie Aponte as their lead singer El Gran Combo recorded many hits Brujería; Amor Brutal; La Loma del Tamarindo; No hay Cama pa’ tanta Gente; Hojas Blancas; Arroz con Habichuelas; among many others.

Tony Vega

Internationally known salsa singer and band leader, Tony Vega, emerged from Puerto Rico in the 1980’s, He has worked with many of the greatest salsa stars from the beginnings of the genre, to the present.

Vega was exposed to music at a very early age; influenced by many adults in his family who were musicians.  Even in those early days, it was clear to Vega that nothing could satisfy his musical preferences like the music of his native Puerto Rico.

He was greatly influenced then by Ismael “Maelo” Rivera and Cortijo y su Combo, Rafael Ithierand El Gran Combo.  Vega signed with the then new RMM record label and released his solo debut with “Yo Me Quedo!” in 1988.

Tony Vega
Tony Vega

Vega’s riveting voice and his innate ability to perform contemporary salsa in the best tradition of the classic “soneros” has been honed and refined over 19 years as an artist, first as a percussionist and then as a singer. Thus far Vega has participated in the recording of 17 albums, including the last four on the RMM label with his own band.

Tony Vega has recorded Hablando del Amor, Greatest Hits, Aparentemente, Hoy Quiero Cantarte, the self-titled Tony Vega, and these have established Vega as a highly regarded salsa star.

 

Taino ​Orchestra​

Taino Orchestra began as a project to deliver salsa and latin jazz in August of 2010.  The concept is very simple, a nine piece band with the sound and elegant sophistication of a big orchestra.

Inspired by bands and individuals such as Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, Willie Rosario, Eddie Palmieri and many others, TAINO has developed into one of the most solid, hard-hitting salsa bands in the area.

The band is led by percussionist and lead vocalist, Aaron Routtenberg.  Aaron has toured and performed with some of the biggest names in the salsa industry including Jerry Rivera, Tito Nieves, La India, Tito Rojas and many more.

Taino ​Orchestra
Taino ​Orchestra

The percussion section features Carlos Caro on congas and Papo Martinez on bongo.  On bass, Taino is proud to have veteran bandleader and musician Gilbert Roman, while the extremely talented Erick Peralta occupies the piano chair.

The sizzling horn section is proud to have Mike Rinta and Charly Aguilar on trombones, while Carlos McCoy dazzles audiences on baritone sax and flute.  With this strong vocal section, swinging rhythm section, and blazing horn section that will make you move, we invite you to experience a musical masterpiece that you won’t soon forget!  Ya lo ves, que viene TAINO!

5th Rumba y Manana Afro-Cuban Festival in Cracow

Europe / Poland / Cracow

Rumba y Manana is a vibrant world of Afro-Cuban stories and legends coming alive in music and dance.

Rumba y Manana
Rumba y Manana

Rumba y Manana was born out of a pure passion for Cuban rumba and afro along with all they bring: roots, tradition, wealth of rhythms and movements, unlimited possibilities of interpretation, all the wide range of emotions and utility in the modern Cuban music and dance as well as all the amazing joy they bring.

  • We intend to create a place to develop and deepen your skills and knowledge of these dances, as we believe there is a true strength hidden in them.
  • We want them to become more and more popular, as they fully deserve it.
  • We want to share the joy and happiness of dancing them.
Rumba y Manana rumba in Cracow
Rumba y Manana rumba in Cracow

We have also created another event to popularize rumba and Afro-Cuban dances: Sabado de la Rumba – a younger sister of Rumba y Manana. Sabado de la Rumba is a projector meetings with live music concerts and free-dancing accompanied by few workshops. We’ve hosted two editions of them in Cracow, where we always invite.

  • 3 workshop rooms , two of them with live music!
  • 4 levels of teaching : begginers, open, advanced, masterclass
  • One workshop room dedicated to Salsa
  • 3 salsa cubana parties with the best DJ!
  • Live Concert & Orisha show
Rumba y Manana Programm
Rumba y Manana Programm

Tickets & Programm: http://rumbaymanana.pl/

Cubarumba Tataguines in memoriam International Festival in its second edition.

Latin America / Cuba / La Habana

The National Center for Popular Music invites you to participate in the Cubarumba Tataguines in memoriam International Festival in its second edition.

It will be held in Havana from June 28-30, 2019. With the aim of Honoring the memory of Tata güines, Stimulating the artistic creation of rumba groups from the community, encouraging children’s projects based on the folkloric and musical genre, highlight the social value of the rumba as intangible heritage of humanity.

Asocosalsa Cuba
Asocosalsa Cuba

Likewise, to carry out a national and international workshop based on the pedagogical need to strengthen cultural nationality by art students in Cuba on the basis of the figure of tata güines, the fundamental foundation that promoted the proclamation of Rumba as Intangible Heritage of Humanity. . With this goal we urge all young people, students who wish to participate in the Festival through the following themes:

Themes:

  1. Cultural educational practices
  2. Potential value of transformation of the percussive theory of Tata güines.
  3. Main factors that slow down or facilitate the descending of the Rumba genre as a percussion modality.
  4. Ethical and aesthetic values ​​promoted by the practice of percussion
  5. Challenges to perfect percussive techniques
  6. Creation and promotion of Cuban art
  7. Young rumbero, possibility of cultural advancement. Harvested experiences and challenges for the present and immediate future.
  8. Others

The venue will take place at the Turf Night Club

General program:

Press conference

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Venue: El Turf Night Club

Address: F Street between Calzada and Quinta Vedado

Time: 2pm

Participation: Press-Radio-Television-Guests

Duration: 1h

toast to daddy

Place House Museum Tata güines

TIME: 3 PM

Event schedule:

Thursday, June 27

  • 8:00 Opening Gala Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater

Cast Subject to change

  • Tata guines Jr.
  • Makuta Flow
  • Rumbansoc
  • Ronald and his Rumbera explosion
  • Denis and his swing
  • Vania Borges
  • Iannna Wobble

Friday, June 28

Venue: Club Noturno El Turf

  • 9:00 Inaugural Conference
  • 10:00 Recess
  • 10:30 Percussion and dance workshops
  • 12:30 Demonstration group
  • 1:30 Visit Tata Guines House Museum
  • 2:00 Lunch

Cultural

Devil Tun Tun: 4pm to 6pm.

Show Woman in the rumba

Omini Bata-Rumba Morena

  • 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tataguines/Ochareo Group
  • 10-2am Venue: Club Norturno El Turf Shows with rumba groups

Explosion Rumbera/Rumbavila/Rumbansoc/

Saturday, June 29

Venue: Club Noturno El Turf

  • 9:00 Inaugural Conference
  • 10:00 Recess
  • 10:30 Percussion and dance workshops
  • 12:30 Demonstration group
  • 2:00 Lunch

Cultural

  • 3:00 Clave de Rumba folkloric ensemble / children’s project.
  • 8pm-2am Venue: El Turf Timbalaye Nightclub /Rumberos de Cuba/Rumbansoc/ Tata güines

Sunday, June 30

Venue: El Turf Night Club

  • 9:00 Report of the event. Delivery of Certificates.
  • 10:00 Recess
  • 10:30 Symposium Asocosalsa Cuba
  • 5:00 Cinema Avenue Closing Gala
  • 10:00 Final reception.

Festival Project

Event Organizing Committee:

Víctor Rodríguez García: Executive Director

Arturo Soto Martínez: Chairman of the Event

Suset Núñez Vázquez: CNMP Events Coordinator

Osorio García Rule: CNMP Events Department

Brigitte Oliva: General Producer

Principal Cubarumba
Principal Cubarumba

Company National Center for Popular Music

INTRODUCTION

The Cubarumba 2019 Tata güines in memoriam project is a previous interactive festival that consists of pedagogical, competitive, sociocultural moments that will transfer original Cuban music, through percussion and dance workshops, interaction with the community, as well as shows of this genre, intangible heritage of the humanity, the evident and permanent need to rescue Cuban roots, and the representation of the name Tata güines, a national and international figure. Following this trilogy as a cultural line, the president of the festival Arturo Soto Martínez advocates for this event.

Carrying out research, it is verified that this festival has a high tourist level, which causes a useful strategy to penetrate tourists about our idiosyncrasy and traditions, in addition to giving an unforgettable moment to all those who are present at that moment.

If we observe the social gaze, we realize the motivation of society in general since we encourage in the community a hope of cultural revival, a festival of inclusion in all senses since people of all ages and disabilities participate. Achieving a mutual interaction that achieves as a result an inclusion of this musical genre in daily life and in the tastes of all the people who enjoy it.

It is emphasized that times are changing, however it is important to take actions so that the celebrations of our origin are not forgotten, it is about looking for very frequent actions that work with everyday life, exclusivity, professionalism and good taste that keep this celebration alive. choice for youth not only in our country but around the world

For all the above, the need for this culturally artistic project becomes evident, specifically in these places where a large foreign crowd is concentrated, since it is unaware of Cuban culture. Relying on the battle of ideas that we have daily for the rejection of national identity, this project that settles the roots, that remembers the past, that discloses our present and that above all that is written increases love is evident, permanent and necessary. for Cuban culture.

DEVELOPING

  • Goals:
    • Honor the memory of Tata güines
    • Stimulate the artistic creation of rumba groups from the community
    • Encourage children’s projects based on the folkloric and musical genre.
    • Highlight the social value of the rumba as intangible heritage of humanity

Themes:

  1. Cultural educational practices
  2. Potential value of transformation of the percussive theory of Tata güines.
  3. Main factors that slow down or facilitate the descending of the Rumba genre as a form of percussion.
  4. Ethical and aesthetic values ​​promoted by the practice of percussion
  5. Challenges to perfect percussive techniques
  6. Creation and promotion of Cuban art
  7. Young rumbero, possibility of cultural advancement. Harvested experiences and challenges for the present and immediate future.
  8. Others

PARTICIPATION METHOD

  • Delegates
  • Student
  • Musicians
  • Guests

REGISTRATION FEES: DELEGATES

Foreigners………………50 cuc includes participation in the event, certificate and/or credits.

Cubans …………………….250 cup includes food, participation, certification and/or credits

Cuban students ……………..125 cup includes food, participation, certification and/or credits

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Carry out an international rumba festival based on the artistic value of the figure of tata güines in the world on the basis of the Rumba proclamation as Intangible Heritage of Humanity

Goals:

  • Honor the memory of Tata güines
  • Stimulate the artistic creation of rumba groups from the community
  • Encourage children’s projects based on the folkloric and musical genre.
  • Highlight the social value of the rumba as intangible heritage of humanity
Specific Objectives Actions Indicators Participants Responsible
Honor the memory of Tata güines Hold the Cubarumba Tataguines Festival in memoriam Conciliation Company, Sponsors, Organizing Committee Event Leader
Stimulate the artistic creation of rumba groups from the community Theoretical-practical dance and percussion workshops, presentation of youth groups in event activities Conciliation with Artex, Egrem. Cuban and foreign population Org Committee
Encourage children’s projects based on the folkloric and musical genre.

 

Activity in the National Folkloric Ensemble of Cuba, headquarters for the socialization of children’s projects Address of Palenque, Production Org Committee Event Leader
Highlight the social value of the rumba as intangible heritage of humanity Activity the woman in the rumba, the longest rumba, the rumba and its youth, the rumba does include you Group Directors Production Event Leader

 

Tata Guines No 1
Tata Guines No 1

Beneficiary population:

Directly, the population that benefits is Cuban and foreign, since in some way the project is aimed at educating, including, transforming the culture of these times that affects this population.

For this, their full participation is needed, in the first order the attention that is very important, then the interest in dance and percussion and the decline that forms the taste for this musical genre.

Also highlighting the importance of the social inclusion of people with disabilities, we can mention that the festival has the honor of promoting groups with different disabilities. Example of the incursion of culture in Cuba.

 

United Kingdom Festivals / October 2023

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Oct 27 / 29 2023
Mid Kent College Medway Campus, Medway Rd, Gillingham, United Kingdom, ME7 1FN
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