Bay Area Bomba y Plena Children’s Workshop

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Mondays, 4:00pm - 5:00pm $25 per class Drop-ins welcome Contact: Héctor Lugo 510-927-7984 hectorlugo65@yahoo.com This weekly workshop offers a fun, safe, creative and dynamic environment for children and youth to learn centuries-old music and dance traditions from Puerto Rico. Through drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling students learn about Bomba, and Plena, and explore their connections […]

$25

Clases de Rumba con Einar Leliebre (ESPAÑOL)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Interested in RUMBA and the Afro-Cuban Tradition? We have these 2 classes back-to-back at La Peña that explore the musicality of Cuban Rumba and more! Six-week series: February 26 - April 1st, 2024 and April 8th - May 13th, 2024. (clases impartidas en Español): CLASE 1: Lunes, 7:00pm – 8:15pm @La Peña LA RUMBA ME LLAMA: […]

Event Series La Peña Community Chorus

La Peña Community Chorus Rehearsal

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Founded in 1979 by Chilean refugees and community supporters, La Peña Community Chorus has been performing Latin American New Song — Nueva Canción — for many years. Accompanying themselves on guitars, flutes, drums, and a large assortment of Latin American instruments, the Chorus has sung for schools, churches, homeless shelters, retirement homes, drug rehab centers, […]