Brooklyn Bomba: United For Sam (A Benefit) - Friday May 15, 2015

United for Sammy
A Fundraiser for our Padrino Samuel Colon Sanchez 

FRIDAY MAY 15TH, 2015 :: 6 PM- 10 PM 
Trinity Lutheran Church in Sunset Park
www.trinitybrooklyn.org / www.facebook.com/trinitylutheransunsetpark 

ALL AGES$10 (all proceeds will go directly to Sammy and Nancy) 

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About Sam:

In December 2014 Samuel Sanchez suffered a devastating stroke. He is currently at Hopkins Center for Rehabilitation receiving physical, speech and occupational therapy. Sam is a Brooklyn native and has been involved in community empowerment efforts all his life through the Puerto Rican Freedom Movement, the
struggle for police accountability in NYC, teaching his Prolific Peace curriculum to young people in East Harlem and now Brooklyn, and his social justice ministry as a Deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Sam has always been a frontline brother. He has always preferred to do the direct work and exercise a form of servant leadership that we all admire. He has been a mentor, teacher, strong rock, and constant friend to generations of Latino and Black activists. Many call him Padrino.

Sam and his wife, Nancy Nevarez, now need our help. Sam cannot work since the stroke has left him immobile. We are asking people to come to a fundraiser on May 15th
and give as generously as you can. Sam has always stood by us. It is time for all of us to give generously to this great brother. Sam has always taught us that "Unity in the community comes from shared concrete needs." We now know what he needs from us and how we can build unity by sharing our economic resources and prayers for Sam and to help Nancy. Please come to this fundraiser and repost this invite on your various social media platforms. Let's do this people! Sam needs us and we must respond. Thank you so much for your support and continued prayers and thoughts for Sam's restoration to full health.

From Nancy:

My hope is that Sam will be able to recover as much as possible. He is in the fight for his life. I know many, many people have him in prayer and I ask that you continue to pray for his healing and recovery. I would rather work three jobs than ask for money, that is who I am and you know Sam is the same way however, I have come to realize through this hardened journey that I cannot do this alone. I can only go through this with the angels that God has sent by my side. I thank those who have sat with me in the hospital, who have made sure I eat and have walked me home. Frankly, your monetary donations will help keep a home that Sam can return to.

Thank you for being the foot prints that have carried Sam and me through the darkness into the light. Amen.

~ Nancy Nevarez ~

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Music Provided By:

~ DJ Xen Medina
www.facebook.com/xen.medina

Performances By:

~ Anthony Morales

~ David Lopez

~ Milteri Tucker and Bombazo Dance Company
www.facebook.com/pages/Bombazo-Dance-Co/110102342414599

~ Rokafella
www.fullcirclesoul.com

~ Storm
www.facebook.com/stormmusic3000

~ Taina Santiago

~ The Welfare Poets
www.facebook.com/thewelfarepoets

~ Veronica Verdad

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SUBWAY:

R trains to 45th Street & 4th Avenues (about 1/2 a block walk)

BUS:

B37 to 3rd Avenue & 45th Streets
B63 to 5th Avenue & 45th Streets

Driving:

www.hopstop.com

Trinity Lutheran Church
411 4th Avenue (btwn. 45th & 46th Streets)
Sunset Park, Brooklyn 11220

Bronx Bomba: Bombazo in The Bronx - Friday December 5, 2014

Join us Friday December 5th at the Bronx Museum!!! Join us We will be performing our new repertoire and Milteri will be teaching a Bomba class!
The event is free and open to the public. 

Bring your drums, skirts, panderos and lets celebrate!

****** As part of Bombazo Dance Co fundraising efforts, Coquito will be sold as well as our T-shirts!

Join us and invite friends!!! Details below!

Let's Make That Drum Talk!™ at the Bronx Museum!!!
http://www.bronxmuseum.org/

Event: Bombazo in the Bronx
Artist: Bombazo Dance Co.
Date and Time: Friday December 5, 2014 at 6pm-9pm
Venue and Location: Bronx Museum at 1048 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Admission: Free and open to the public

Bronx Bomba: 3rd Annual Free Bombazo Dance Workshops - Sunday June 15, 2014

Event: 3rd Annual Free Bombazo Dance Workshops
Host: Bombazo Dance Co.
Date and Time: Sunday June 15, 2014 from 4pm-5pm
Venue and Location: Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD) at 2474 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY
Admission: Free, $10 donation is suggested

Registration is required, please email your name, number and email address to bombazodanceco@gmail.com

Brooklyn Bomba: Special Bomba Workshop in BROOKLYN!!! 6pm at CUMBE - SUNDAY April 13th, 2014

JOIN OUR DIRECTOR this SUNDAY!!! April 13th, 2014. Special Bomba Workshop in BROOKLYN!!! 6pm at CUMBE. 4-5-6-2-3 Trains to either Nevins St or Atlantic Ave! Class is designed for beginners and adv. beginners!!! Let's Make That Drum Talk!™

Venue and Location: Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance at 558 Fulton Street (2nd Floor), Brooklyn, NY 11217. Take the 4-5-6-2-3 trains to Nevins St or Atlantic Ave stations.
Date and Time: Sunday April 13, 2014, 6-7:30pm
Admission: $15

Bronx Bomba: 2014 BAAD!AS Women Festival and Bombazo Dance Co present Bombazo in the Bronx - Sunday March 9, 2014

Come and enjoy Puerto Rican Bomba! With Live Bomba drumming, performance and poetry! Open to drummers, dancers and singers who like to participate. There will be raffles and a silent auction! more details to come!

Event: 2014 BAAD!AS Women Festival and Bombazo Dance Co present Bombazo in the Bronx
Date and Time: SUNDAY, March 9th 4 - 6pm
Venue and Location: BAAD! is located on Westchester Ave and St. Peters. 6 train to Westchester Square. Address - 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10561.
Admission: $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.

All proceeds will go for Bombazo Dance Co. travel expenses for their 2014 performance tour.

LET'S MAKE THAT DRUM TALK!™
www.bombazodanceco.com

Bronx Bomba: 2014 GET TOUGH GET BAAD! Presents February Bomba Classes with Milteri Tucker - February 2014

Sundays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 from 4-5pm 
$5 (special rate)
BOMBA DANCE CLASS WITH MILTERI TUCKER

Milteri Tucker, director of the Bronx-based Bombazo Dance Company, leads the all level class through the basics of Bomba, a joyous Afro-Puerto Rican dance and music style that is a communal activity celebrating the relationship between the dancer and the drummer. Class includes her skirt technique open to women and men. Bring your practice skirt - practice skirts will also be provided.

BAAD! presents a V-Day dance, live performances, dance classes and a series of films celebrating queer power, diversity, defiance and visibility in annual GET TOUGH, GET BAAD! series. GET TOUGH, GET BAAD! was originally initiated in 2010 to take a stand against violence and to counter negative and victimized images of queer people in the media from homophobic attacks in the Bronx and New York City. The series presents films and events that celebrated queer strength and value.

Event: 2014 GET TOUGH GET BAAD! Presents February Bomba Classes with Milteri Tucker
Venue: Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD) located at 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
Date and Time: Sundays February 2, 9, 16, 23 from 4-5pm.
Cost of class: $5

For more information go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1457208867840385/?ref=22&source=1

For more information on dance and drumming classes in the Bronx and US go to http://bombaandplena.blogspot.com/p/bomba-drumming-and-dance-classes.html

Holyoke, MA Bomba: Roule Candela on Main St. (Afro-Caribbean and Carols Concert) - Saturday December 7, 2013

The Puerto Rican Cultural Project and the Holyoke Public Library are pleased to invite you to be part of an event to open the Holidays’ festivities on December 7, 2013 at 7 PM at the Holyoke City Hall Auditorium. This event will feature three pillars of the music from Puerto Rico in an unprecedented concert. 

Roulé Candela on Main Street: An Afro-Caribbean and Carols Concert promises to be a musical experience that travels from our grass roots rhythms in a combination of traditional dances of Puerto Rican Bomba and the interpretation of some of the most beloved songs of Puerto Rico and the world.

On stage will be: Yoruba II led by Lydia Pérez, a nationwide renowned representative of the music and dance of Puerto Rican Bomba, with William Cepeda, an internationally renowned and Grammy Award nominee jazz musician who combines Bomba as base to his brand new style call Afro-Rican Jazz. Joining them will be International Tenor, Charlie Berrios, a native from Puerto Rico living in Holyoke, who has performed with some of the world most prestigious opera companies in Germany, Italy, and Paris, who will be performing some of the most celebrated Puerto Rican Christmas Carols. 

This event promises to be an unforgettable experience for all converging nostalgia, music and culture.

Event: Roule Candela on Main Street (Afro-Caribbean and Carols Concert)

Artists: Yoruba II with Lydia Perez, William Cepeda, Charlie Berrios and guest performance by Milteri Tucker

Venue and Location: Holyoke City Hall and Auditorium at 536 Dwight Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.

Date and Time: Saturday December 7, 2013 and 7pm.

Admission: $15

Tickets will be on sale for soon at the Holyoke Public Library and other locations.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact:

Maria G. Pagan: (413) 420-1801

library@holyoke.org

Manuel Frau: (413) 320-3826 

manuelfrau@gmail.com

Bronx Bomba: Bombazo in the Bronx - Bombazo Dance Co. Performance and Fundraiser - Sunday November 24, 2013

Event: Bombazo in the Bronx!

Description: A traditional Bomba jam session (all drummers and dancers are welcome to join in) with dance performance, live drumming and poetry along with raffles and a silent auction to raise money for Bombazo Dance Co.'s performance tour to Puerto Rico and New Orleans.

Date and Time: Sunday November 24, 2013 at 1:30pm -3:30pm

Location: New BAAD 2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461

Via Subway train take 6 train to Westchester Sq. (Between Zerega Ave & Westchester Sq.)

Admission: $10 adults/$5 for children

For more information contact Bombazo Dance Co. at bombazodanceco@gmail.com or bombazodanceco.com

Bronx Bomba: Bombazo Dance Co. host All Male Bomba Dance Class for Beginners - October 26, 2013

Long Awaited all Male Bomba Dance Class for Beginner Dancers!!!! Hosted by Bombazo Dance Co. Saturday October 26th at BAAD.

Let's Make That Drum Talk!™

Class Description:

Classes are designed for the Beginner-intermediate adult dancer for Skirt Technique.

Milteri Tucker Concepcion is a professional dancer, actress and choreographer. Artistic Director of Bombazo Dance Co. Her Specialty is Bomba and has developed a unique teaching style wtih her Bomba Skirt Technique™ class. She was featured in the 2013 Latin Billboards with Artist Sensation Don Omar and has numerous theater New York and regional credits.

SATURDAY, October 26th

Male Bomba Dance Class with Billy T. El Negrolo is a BASIC bomba dance class where the males will learn basic steps, timing and male dancer figure. Class will be taught by Billy T. El Negrolo, who is a dancer, drummer from Puerto Rico and lead dancer and drummer for Bombazo Dance Co. He  has performed at Summer Stage, Lincoln Center, Teatro Pregones and led the KNICKS Half time show at Madison Square Garden.

 Bomba Skirt Technique with Milteri @ 1pm

Male Bomba Class with El Negrolo @ 2pm

Location: BAAD

   Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance                                       

   2474 Westchester Ave Bronx NY 10461

6 train to Westchester Sq.

COST

$15.00 for single dance classes

OR

$25.00 for both Dance classes

PLEASE RSVP and Purchase Below

email us at bombazodanceco@gmail.com

Funds will go towards the company fundraiser! You will be helping a drummer or dancer achieve this historical performance

NY Bomba: Bombazao Dance Co. at Copia NYC - Saturday September 28, 2013

Fundraiser Night at Copia NYC for Bombazo Dance Co.'s tour to Puerto Rico and New Orleans.

Venue: Copia NYC
Location 305 East 53rd Street (between 1st Ave and 2nd Ave)
Fundraiser donation: $10.00
At the door: say "Bombazo" and all drinks are 1/2 price.
Date and Time: Saturday September 28th, 2013 at 8pm.

**FREE BOMBA CLASSES!!!! Join us next Saturday September 28th 2013!!!! With your donation you automatically enter for a chance to win a FREE Bomba Dance class or a Bomba percussion class! Invite friends and lets celebrate culture! Let's make That Drum Talk!™ SHARE!

Help Bombazo Dance Co. Get to Puerto Rico and New Orleans

Bombazo is a non-profit dance company, who's mission is to showcase choreographies that have been influenced and inspired by traditional folkloric elements drawn from our history as Americans and as Latinos. Taking those main ingredients and mixing them with classical, contemporary and social styles of dance, thus creating a new movement vocabulary; yet still preserving the autenticity of our culture.

As choreographer and artistic director, I want audiences to experience how a simple element can be taken to new heights and beyond. And to further enrich the knowledge of all who come and support our dance concerts, within the universal language of dance! We have been invited by EL Corralon de San Jose, a beautiful theater in the heart of Old San Juan to showcase LERO in Puerto Rico and at Congo Square Festival in New Orleans Louisiana both in 2014.  LERO is a beautiful story between two lovers, who have been taken away from their land, stripped away from their culture and traditions from Africa, and taken away to strange unfamiliar lands. Separated from each other, they both fight against odds to find one another thru the help of their Ancestors. With the fusion of Contemporary dance with West African and Bomba, this evening length work, originated back in 2003 which served as my thesis and since then, I have showcased and developed the movement to the work that it is now! This production has had two very successful runs with full house at Casita Maria Center for Arts Education and at Pregones Theater this year!Now my dream to share it with both my roots: Puerto Rico and New Orleans, is beyond rewarding! The company has 8 wonderful professional dancers and 10 amazing drummers all well knowledged in African, Haitian and Bomba drumming.  Your contributions, will help with rehearsal space, transportation in both Puerto Rico & new Orleans, air fare, Theater fee's (Ligthing and sound engineer), will allow for proper documentation, video & professional Photography. Via this site, our Facebook page and website, you will have an insight view of the rehearsal process, follow the process in Puerto Rico and in NOLA in addition mention of your name as a contributor on both our playbill for both performances.  Your contributions will help a wonderful group of Artists who love to dance, share their passion and roots with this, our very first tour!!!

Visit us at www.bombazodanceco.com

LET'S MAKE THAT DRUM TALK!™

Thanking you in advance,

Milteri Tucker Concepcion and BOMBAZO DANCE CO!