Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop

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

Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop Thursdays 4-6pm | $12/class, discount if trimester paid in full Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space Under 7 group (starts at age 4): 4-4:50pm Over 7 group: 5-6pm Students will learn Bomba songs, dances, rhythms, and beats along with Bomba history and its significance and place in Puerto Rican […]

Puerto Rican Rhythms and Songs

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

  Puerto Rican Rhythms and Songs Mondays 7-8:30pm | Price: $15 (sliding scale available) Instructor: Hector Lugo | Location: Lounge This ensemble workshop focuses on popular rhythms and song forms from Puerto Rico such as Plena, Bomba, Seis,Aguinaldo, and Guaracha Jíbara. The first half of the workshop is instructional. Participants learn to play panderos de plena (frame drums), barriles […]

Event Series Afro Peruvian Dance & Cajón

Adult Afro-Peruvian Dance and Cajon Class (In the community room)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Adult Afro-Peruvian Dance and Cajon Class Saturdays 12-2pm | $10 ea with bundle of 5 or $15 drop-in  Instructors: Gabriela Shiroma (Dance) and Peta Robles (Cajon) | Location: Theater Space Learn to dance a varied repertoire of traditional dances from the coastal region of Peru such as festejos, landos, and zamacuecas. This is a combined cajon and […]

Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop

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

Bomba Percussion & Dance Youth Workshop Thursdays 4-6pm | $12/class, discount if trimester paid in full Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space Under 7 group (starts at age 4): 4-4:50pm Over 7 group: 5-6pm Students will learn Bomba songs, dances, rhythms, and beats along with Bomba history and its significance and place in Puerto Rican […]

Puerto Rican Music Ensemble – (Back in 2016!)

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

  Puerto Rican Music Ensemble Mondays 7-8:30pm | Contact instructor for pricing Instructor: Hector Lugo | Location: Lounge This is a workshop designed for all instrumentalist and vocalists interested in studying folkloric and popular Puerto Rican music. We will cover a variety of genres such as plena, aguinaldo, seis, guaracha jibara, and bomba popular, focusing on the dominant musical […]