Friday, October 31, 2014
Bomba Video: Afro-Inspira Day of the Dead Celebration
Afro-Inspira closed out their run at La Marqueta Retona in Spanish Harlem last night with a salute to the Day of the Dead. Group member Ines stepped out and danced to Bomba's Belen rhythm.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Oakland Bomba: Dia De Los Muertos "Remembering Our Loved Ones" - Sunday November 2, 2014
Join us this Sunday, Nov. 2nd, from 3-7pm for a special Día de los Muertos event to celebrate and honor our beloved creator Holly Schneider and all of our loved ones who have transitioned. There'll be great live music, poetry, altar-making, and activity stations for people of all ages.
Performers include: DIANA GAMEROS :: OAKLAND FUTURE TRIO :: LAS BOMBERAS DE LA BAHIA :: MARIA JOSE MONTIJO & JORDAN HAAR :: ELIZABETH TREADWELL :: ALISON MONCRIEFF :: RENATA TERVALON ::
Arrive early so you don't miss any of the performances.
Activity stations and workshops will be lead by local artists.
*If you're interested in the candle-decorating activity, please bring a photocopy of a loved one to use on the candle. Printing the photo on velum paper allows for the candle to shine through the photo but you can print on any kind of paper. All other materials will be provided.
Admission is FREE!!
This event was made possible by the Akonadi Foundation + The San Francisco Foundation.
Event: Studio Grand's Celebration Dia de los Muertos
Bomba artists: Las Bomberas de la Bahia
Date and Time Sunday November 2, 2010, 3pm-7pm
Venue and Location: Studio Grand at 3234 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
Admission: Free
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Bronx Bomba: Smokin Word & Drum Dia De Los Muertos - Saturday October 25, 201
Artists: Machete Movement
Date and Time: Saturday October 25, 2014, doors open 7pm, show time 8pm
Venue and Location: El Fogon Center for the Arts at 989 Home Street, Bronx, NY 10459
Subway: 2 or 5 train to Freeman Ave.
Admission: $7
Orlando Bomba (class): Talleres con Angel "Balance" Reyes - Saturday October 25, 2014
con Angel "Balancé" Reyes y Arte Borikua Galeria C.
Date: October 25, 2014.
Venue and Location: Arte Borikua Galleria C at 207 N Goldenrod Rd. Suite 500 Orlando, FL 32807
Reserve spot by calling (407) 953-5185
Percussion and history class 3 - 4pm = 1hra.
Dance and history class 4:15 - 5:45pm = 1hra.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
New York Bomba: Bambula Drums, Poetry and Roots - Friday October 24, 2014
Come to our Poetry Video release!!!!! Friday, October 24th
Poetry, Food, & Live Afro-Latin Drumming- OPEN MIC
SNEAK PEEK: https://www.youtube.com/
Event: Bambula Drums, Poetry and Roots
Artists: Grupo Bambula
Date and Time: Friday October 24, 2014 at 7pm
Venue and Location: 224 West 29th Street, 14th floor
Admission: $7
Chicago Bomba: Fierce Women of Faith Presents Bomba con Buya - Sunday October 26, 2014
Event: Making a World of Difference Gala
Date and Time: Sunday October 26, 2014, (Time? working on getting that info)
Artists: Bomba con Buya
Venue and Location: Bridgeport Arts Center at 34th Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Admission: Not listed
Chicago Bomba: AfriCaribe's Special Edition Haunted Bombazo - Saturday October 25, 2014
ON HALLOWEEN...
The witches fly across the sky, the owls go, "Who? Who? Who?", the black cats yowl and green ghosts howl, "Scary Halloween to You!"
Come ghosts, come goblins, come witches, come all...join us for AfriCaribe's Haunted bombazo! Musician, family friendly...we welcome all!
Event: AfriCaribe's Special Edition Haunted Bombazo
Date and Time: Saturday October 25, 2014 from 8-10pm
Venue and Location: AfriCaribe Cultural Center at 2547 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
Admission: Not listed
Oakland Bomba: Las Bomberas de la Bahia perform at De-Cipher - Friday Octobver 24, 2014
Come out to Studio Grand for a night of great music and poetry on Saturday, Oct. 24th!! Las Bomberas de la Bahia is excited to perform with Antique Naked Soul.
Event: De-Cipher
Artists: Las Bomberas de la Bahia
Date and Time: Friday October 24, 2014 at 9pm, show starts at 9:45pm
Venue and Location: Studio Grand at 3234 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
Admission: $10-15 sliding scale
Holyoke, MA Bomba and Plena: Bomba y Plena in Holyoke - Friday October 24, 2014
Friday October 24, 2014
Salsarengue Restaurant and Bar at 392 High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Tito Matos performing at the closing of BomPlenazo 2014
For those folks who don't have Facebook and are missing out on all the videos people having been posting from BomPlenazo 2014 here is a 10 minute taste of the festivities.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Chicago Bomba: Fiesta Night with AfriCaribe - Friday October 17, 2014
Friday October 17, 2014 from 6pm to 11pm
AfriCaribe Cultural Center at 2547 W. Division St, Chicago, IL
Admission: $10 in advance and $12 at the door
For more info: Facebook/AfriCaribe or www.africaribe.net or email info@africaribe.net or call (773) 879-2123.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Tampa Bomba (classes): Bomba Body Dance with Jessica - Saturdays 2014
with Jessica
Date and Time: Saturdays at 3pm
Location: 1917 N. Howard, Tampa, Fl
For more info write: bombabodydance@gmail.com
Admission: Not listed, write to Jessica
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
New York Bomba and Plena (Classes): The Bomba & Plena Community Workshops 2014-15
The incomparable Bomba and Plena Community workshops return!
CLASSES START
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH 2014 and continue on a weekly basis through June 6th 2015
Fall semester: October 18th - December 20th 2014
Spring semester: January 10th - June 6th 2014
Time: 11am to 3pm
Location: Julia de Burgos Art Center at 1680 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
If you missed the Registration/Open House, don't worry, you can still secure your or your child's seat!
Just contact us today for more information, class offerings, and great family prices available!
212.427.5221
pleneros21@gmail.com
The BPCW program is made possible in part by support from the NEA, the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the Offices of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
New York Bomba (class): INTRO to PRIMO DRUM w/ Rafael Maya - Saturday October 25, 2014
Master Bomba drum percussionist Rafael Maya, Introduction to Primo drum workshop.
(Dance interpretation and Improvisational language)
Workshop description:
This workshop will be about dance interpretation using the language and drum of Puerto Rico’s Bomba. We will be discussing what is needed in preparing for your quest into primo drum playing and will be going over basic variations and language used during improvisation. We will also be diving in hands on with examples of different forms of looking at interpreting dance. Finalizing with ways of adding your own individuality and energy to the equation.
Bio:
Rafael Maya Alvarez was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He is the founder and director of Desde Cero and founder and director of Proyecto Union. Rafael also has participated in Bomba groups such as Majestad Negra(Member and Coreographer), Compania Folklorica De Loiza, Restauracion Cultural(VP, Co-Director), Tambuye, Tendencias(Co-Director), Carabali, Sabor a Bomba, Fiesta Bombera, Son de Plena, y Bomba Tour. Rafael is currently teaching with the project Gigantes de la Bomba who offers classes twice a week in the Plaza de Recreo of Carolina and to schools in the Municipality of Carolina. Rafael has participated as an instructor in programs such as “Vida Plena”, “Head Start,” “Upward Bound”, “Taller Fotoperiodismo”, “Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena”, “Program of continued education”, “Early Start” and “Bomba de Oro”. Rafael also gives bilingual Bomba workshops for the Univeristy of Puerto Rico’s(Rio Piedras campus) exchange student program and is currently giving class in The U.N.E. University(Carolina). He was invited and gave his latest Master Class in Berkeley College of Music in Valencia, Spain. For several years he was one of the dance and percussion instructors for the Corporacion Pinones se Integra in Loiza an also for Arthur Murray Dance Studio is Santurce. Rafael has travelled to numerous countries providing lectures and performing, because for Rafael, the most important element in his work is cultural education.
When???
Saturday October 25th, 2014
3:30pm to 5pm
Cost: $15
Residents of the Lower East Side $10
Bring your own drum/conga/djembe
Djembes for rent $ 5.00 (first come first serve)
Requirements: basic knowledge of Bomba rhythms
No one will be turn away for lack of skills.
Join the Bomba community through movement and song!!!
Loisaida Center-
710 East 9th Street, Lower East Side, NY 10009
http://loisaida.org/
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
New York Bomba and Plena: Tato Torres and Yerbabuena at Camaradas El Barrio - Saturday October 11, 2014
Event: Tato Torres & YERBABUENA @ CAMARADAS El Barrio
Date and Time: Saturday October 11, 2014 at 10pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Avenue, New York, NY at corner of 115 Street.
Admission: Not listed
YERBABUENA: Boricua Roots Music
http://
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Bronx Bomba and Plena: Celebrating the Memory of Alberto "Tito" Cepeda - Sunday October 19, 2014
We encourage anyone that owns a "Semilla Cultural" or "In Loving Memory of Tito Cepeda" tee-shirt to wear it that day.
Event: Celebrating the Memory of Alberto "Tito" Cepeda
Date and Time: Sunday October 19, 2014, from 2pm to 8pm
Venue and Location: Mott Haven Bar and Grill (formerly Bruckner Bar and Grill) at 1 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10454
Admission: Not listed
Syracuse (Central NY state) Bomba and Plena: Festival Bomba y Plena - Friday October 10, 2014
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¡ B O M B A !
Festival Bomba & Plena
FRIDAY, OCT. 10 / 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Free Admission / Open to the public
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REQUEST TRANSPORTATION FROM SU CAMPUS TO LA CASITA
Syracuse University students who wish to request transportation to this event,
please contact our office at least a day in advance
at 315-443-2151 or email us at lacasita@syr.edu.
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Artists: Edgar Pagan, La Casita's (Bomba) Dance Troupe and Syracuse University (Bomba) Dance Troupe
Date and Time: Friday October 10, 2014 from 6pm to 8pm
Venue and Location: La Casita Cultural Center Project at 109 Otisco Street, Syracuse, NY 13204
Admission: Free and open to the public
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Tampa Bomba Class: Bomba Body One - Saturdays Fall 2014
$10 per class/or $50 for 6 week sessions. Walk-ins welcome.
Date and Time: Saturdays at 3PM, 1st class October 4th
Venue and Location: TapRoot Community Dance Studio at 1917 N. Howard, Tampa, FL.
For more info contact Jessica at (813) 446-5068
Friday, October 3, 2014
New York Bomba: Ilu Aye at Camaradas El Barrio - Friday October 10, 2014
Event: Ilu Aye at Camaradas El Barrio
Date and Time: Friday October 10, 2014 at 10pm
Venue and Location: Camaradas El Barrio at 2241 First Ave, NY, NY
Admission: $10 at the door
New York Bomba: Viento De Agua and Afro Inspira at La Marqueta - Thursday October 9, 2014
Event: Viento De Agua and Afro Inspira at La Marqueta
Date and Time: Thursday October 9, 2014 at 6pm
Venue and Location: La Marqueta Retona at 1590 Park Ave, NY, NY, corner of 115th St and Park Ave in Spanish Harlem. Take the 6 train to 116th St station.
Admission: Free
Bronx Bomba and Plena: Alma Moyo and Plena Sin Fronteras at Bruckner Bar and Grill - Saturday October 10, 2014
Event: Alma Moyo, Plena Sin Fronteras and Vente-Tu Open Jam at Bruckner Bar and Grill
Date and Time: Saturday October 11, 2014 at 10PM
Venue and Location: Bruckner Bar and Grill at 1 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY (near E. 134 St),
Take 6 train to E. 138 St.
Admission: $10
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Bronx Bomba: Alma Moyo Presents Bomba Drum and Dance Classes - Sundays October to December 2014
Date and Time: October 19 and 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and December 7 and 14, 2014
Percussion instructor: Alex LaSalle
Dance instructor: Oxil Febles
Location: Sweet Water Dance and Yoga Studio at 876 Gerard Ave, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10452, corner of E 161 Street.
(Train directions) Take 4 train to E 161 St/Yankee Stadium
Admission: $20 per class or $135 for 8 class series if purchased by October 18th.
Adults and Teens are welcomed. Ladies bring a skirt or scarf for dance. Bring your own drum or rent one for $5 per class.
For more info call Alma Moyo at (646) 489-1203 or email almamoyo7@yahoo.com
To contact Sweet Water Dance and Yoga Studio call (718) 992-2484.
Pennsylvania Plena: Plena Libre at Millersville University - Saturday October 4, 2014
On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Millersville University Cultural Affairs Committee and SOLA Student Organization will present Plena Libre in a performance at the Winter Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Millersville campus (in Pennsylvania). The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Clair Performance Hall.
Super saver advance tickets at $5 are available to Millersville University students at the Ticket Office at Millersville University (located in the Student Memorial Center). MU Students with I.D. may also purchase tickets at the door for $7. General admission is $10, $7 for seniors.
Event: Plena Libre at Millersville University
Artists: Plena Libre
Date and Time: Saturday October 4, 2014 at 7:30PM
Venue and Location: Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center (Clair Performance Hall) at 60 W. Cottage Avenue, Millerville, PA 17551
Admission: Listed above
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Bomba Video: Matthew Gonzalez Dances with Afro Latin Jazz Band
Bomba male dancing at it's best by New York Bombero N. Matthew Gonzalez as a member of the Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Post by Naomi Colon.
Virginia Bomba: Afro-Puerto Rican Dance Workshop - Saturday October 4, 2014
Semilla Cultural is honored to be part of the University of Mary Washington's Latino Identities Month. This year’s Latino Identities Month explores Afro-Caribbean culture and its contribution to a harmonious whole.
We want you to join us and the UMW Latino Student Association ( LSA ) to learn about the Afro-Caribbean music and dance from Puerto Rico: BOMBA. It is a music and dance developed by the African slaves that worked in the sugarcane fields, and it is still alive in the island and in the diaspora. It is a dialog between the dancer and one of the many drummers. The dancer makes body figures or movements called 'piquetes' and the lead drummer --called the 'primo' or 'subidor'-- interprets them in the drum. One dancer at a time 'challenges' or 'talks' to the 'primo' drummer through his or her dance sequence.
This free workshop will cover bomba history, basic steps, a dance sequence, and individual practice. If you are interested in this opportunity we encourage you to come out and have fun with us in Lee Hall, Room 411.
Female attendees are encouraged to bring their own long full-circle skirts or scarves.
For more information, email us: info@semillacultural.org and don't forget to invite your friends through our facebook event.
Like us: https://www.facebook.com/
This event is part of the University of Mary Washington's Latino Identities Month that runs from September 15th to October 15th. For more information about all their events, please visit: http://students.umw.edu/
Date: Saturday October 4, 2014 at 4pm -5pm
Location: University of Mary Washington, Lee Hall, Room 411 (Frederickburg, VA)
The workshop will take place in Lee Hall (building #33 in the map), room 411. For a pdf version of the map please use this link:http://www.umw.edu/documents/document/map-of-fredericksburg-campus/
Admission: Free
For more information write to info@semillacultural.org
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