¡Tremendo fiestón tuvimos con Bululú! Thank you to the musicians and all the community members who showed up and gave it all on the dance floor. Featuring: Lali Mejia; Ayla Dávila; Omar Ledezma Jr.; Ruthie Dineen; David Lechuga; Dayron Calderón; Sofia Magdalena; Jose Gregorio Kansau; Norma Kansau. Special Guests: Alejo Cordero; Elba Calderón. Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Photos by Consuelo Tupper.
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10th Annual Rafael Manríquez Festival
What a night! Thank you for joining us in honoring the eternal legacy of Rafael Manríquez. Seeing the theater packed with long-term La Peña friends sharing their love with one another was yet another reminder of why we do what we do. Thank you to the musicians, and to everyone who helped organize and make this event possible —the list is long! Our hearts are full. Until next time. Saturday, May 4th, 2024. Made in collaboration with Duamuxa Studio Production. Photos by Consuelo Tupper.
“Cuban Fusion” Book Launch with Dr. Eva Silot Bravo
“Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene” by Dr. Eva Silot Bravo. Published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Join Dr. Eva Silot Bravo, discussant Dr. Umi Vaughan, and surprise guest musicians for a lively afternoon celebrating Eva’s latest book, “Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene.” Explore Cuba’s musical diaspora, enjoy delicious food from Los Cilantros, and immerse yourself in a cultural experience like no other!
- About Dr. Eva Silot Bravo (more info)
A 14 years experienced educator, Afro-Cuban author, interdisciplinary scholar, former diplomat and international negotiator in the United Nations, New York, representing Cuba and developing countries. Currently the Ethnic Studies Teacher at Oakland School for the Arts, in Oakland, CA, she is a PhD. in Cultural Studies, Spanish and Literatures from the University of Miami since 2016, an M.A. in International Studies from Florida International University and a B.A. in International Relations from Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, in Havana, Cuba. She recently published her first non fiction academic book: Cuban Fusion: the Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene, on Cuban music and transnationalism with Palgrave MacMillan editorial. She has published 20+ articles, art reviews and interviews on Cuban music, literature, film, and other cultural topics. Her sustained commitment for documenting voices of migrant, Afro-descendent and female creatives led her to create the blog Cubanidadinbetween, and two bilingual podcasts “Miami Alternativo” and “Word Culture.” She produced concerts and collaborated with local cultural institutions in Miami, promoting Cuban alternative music and arts.
- About the book (more info)
Surveying the impact of Cuba’s economic crisis after the demise of the eastern socialist block, this book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians that migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. The book’s main argument is that in light of the 1990s crisis in Cuba, new transnational and alternative narratives emerged, resulting in creative “in-between” spaces that reflect a post- socialist aesthetic condition. The manuscript also documents important developments in the Cuban jazz and fusion scenes outside the island in the last 20+ years.
- About discussant Dr. Umi Vaughan (book “Silencing the drum”)
Umi Vaughan is an independent scholar/artist who conducts research, creates photographs and performances, and publishes work that examines the evolution and meaning of music/dance traditions across the African Diaspora. He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan and is formerly Professor of Africana Studies at California State University Monterey Bay. Dr. Vaughan is the author of Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá: Cuba, Diaspora, and the Drum (Indiana University Press) and Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba (University of Michigan Press) as well as co-author of Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music (Amherst College Press).
La Peña’s 49th Anniversary Celebration featuring Orq. La Moderna Tradición!
Join us in celebrating 49 years since La Peña opened its doors! Featuring Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, this anniversary concert will not only honor the long history of La Peña’s mission serving BIPOC and immigrant/refugee communities, but will also celebrate its commitment to preserve and promote the roots art traditions from these communities’ home lands.
Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, in this sense, is the perfect band to lead the celebration, as they have been one of the most faithful and authentic culture bearers of Traditional and Popular Cuban Music from the 1940’s-1960’s —and they had their very first gig at La Peña 28 years ago!
We are so excited to share this special moment and historical milestone with you. We know that these last 49 years would not have been possible without your continuous support and belief in the importance of what we do. You have transformed 3105 Shattuck Ave into so much more than just a building: you’ve made it a cultural landmark and the holder of countless powerful memories and human connections! If these walls could talk, the stories (and chismes) would fill the Smithsonian. Come be part of this. Celebrate with us and share the recognition of the history the La Peña’s community has created!
About Orquesta La Moderna Tradición:
Since 1996, SF Bay Area based Orquesta la Moderna Tradición has been wowing dancers and Cuban music aficionados with their original take on the sweet but driving grooves of Cuban Charanga, featuring violins and woodwinds interlocking with driving afro-Cuban rhythms. The Orquesta is truly unique as one of the few ensembles in the world carrying on the tradition of this legendary brand of popular Cuban dance music with passionate devotion. Orq. LMT thrills audiences performing modern timba-infused arrangements guaranteed to get you on your feet, as well as traditional danzón and cha-cha-chá, transporting you back to the Havana social clubs of the 1950s. They have performed in top venues and festivals from Alaska to Spain, including The Smithsonian, Lincoln Center, The Ford Theater, Stern Grove, to name just a few. What an honor to have them back on our stage, right where they started!
The Indigequeer Tour in the Bay Area!
The legendary Seattle performance, experience, and dance party, INDIGEQUEER, is coming to The Bay! Dancing, live music and performances with featured artists TBA! Live Indigequeer dance music from your host, artist and dj “the evening star.” Listen to their new single “DONT LET THEM COLONIZE THAT PUSSY,” streaming everywhere.
- Saturday, May 18th, 9pm-1:30am
- Tickets $15-$35 —get them in advance!
- Sign up to volunteer and come for FREE
About THE INDIGEQUEER TOUR:
The INDIGEQUEER party has been based in Seattle, WA for the past 2 years, hosted and founded by Howie Echo-Hawk (@howieechohawk) (AKA the evening star; founder of Indigenize Productions). After the passing of Nex Benedict, Howie realized that it was time to take INDIGEQUEER on the road. As a former closeted trans native kid in rural Alaska, Howie knows what it is like to feel you have no community, and she hopes to take INDIGEQUEER anywhere it is needed.
the evening star was born in the INDIGEQUEER parties, as she realized that there was a serious lack of Queer Native dance music, and so the first single “DONT LET THEM COLONIZE THAT PUSSY” was birthed, as well as “CUM AND GET UR LANDBACK” and “PADDLE TOGETHER.” the evening star cant wait to perform for you, and dj all the songs you forgot you wanted to hear, from reggaeton and embow to hip hop, rnb, and house.
Donate to the Indigequeer Tour! https://gofund.me/ad8b3c0b
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