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BUCKET LIST ITEM ALERT: CUBAN RUMBA CLASSES

Marangeli — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:25:29 +0000

Gilset Mora, master dance choreographer, is currently offering new Cuban Rumba dance classes for adults Tuesdays from 7:30PM

MIJO DE LA PALMA

Marangeli — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:21:44 +0000

Ojo, Boricua – This one is for you. Mijo de la Palma was born out of the eclectic musical scene in the western side of Puerto Rico. Their creative sound merges the earthy, melancholic lament of j

TRANS-ATLANTIC SOUL MUSIC: LUIZ CARACOL TRIO + ELEANOR DUBINSKY

Marangeli — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:16:34 +0000

Eleanor Dubinsky is a world-wandering musician/singer/songwriter/homegirl who has an endless voracious appetite for warm, sun-baked musical inspiration. Her travels (with guitar or cello in tow) have taken her to cities like Tulum, Buenos Aires, Dakar, and Montevideo. So, when she told me she was headed to Cape Verde last year, I knew she was in store for a mind-blowing experience. The island nation, located off the western coast of the Africa mainland, is not only stunning visually, with all of its breathtaking natural landscapes, but due to the 500+ year-long intermixing of Portuguese, Spanish, Arab, French, Indian, Chinese, and Dutch cultures with generations of Africans from all over the continent, under the relentless grindstone of the transatlantic slave trade, Cape Verde has birthed a phenomenal soulful music scene. With honorable nods to traditional rhythm patterns and prevalent use of folkloric instruments, the Cape Verdean music scene has ingested the influences of jazz, popular Brazliian music (MPB), hiphop, soul, and blues, and, in return, has given the world the talents of Cesaria Evora (RIP), Sara Tavares, and even rising star, Dino D

FERNANDA ULIBARRI COMES TO PHILLY TO BREAK BORDERS WITH LOVE

Marangeli — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:12:45 +0000

Having toured the world performing with Mexican star Julieta Venegas & writing original songs for the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, “Go, Diego, Go!”, Fernanda Ulibarri has set out to tour in support of her latest solo effort, “Country from Another Country”. The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter will be blessing this lucky Philadelphian audience with her self-described “polkas de amor”. Also performing is the Philly-based experimental group, Interminable, whose sound ventures into the fuzzy overlapping spaces of ambient, jazz, son jarocho, and noise punk. In addition to all the musical energy, the gallery will be celebrating the opening weekend of the new exhibit,

FRANCO OLIVO BRINGS HIS DOMINICAN PRIDE TO THE STAGE THIS FRIDAY

Marangeli — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:04:06 +0000

The Art After 5 Live Music Series at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be celebrating the art of hip-shaking this Friday. No, it

NUEVOFEST MAKES SOME NOISE IN THE NATIONAL NEWS

Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:14:13 +0000

This year marked the 3^rd NUEVOFEST, our annual music showcase tribute to the new sounds of Latin America. We scaled it down in size

BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK, AND IT MATTERS MORE THAN EVER

Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:11:57 +0000

The BlackStar Film Festival is a yearly celebration of cinema focused on work by and about people of African descent in a global context.

JARANA BEAT: THE MAGICAL SOUND OF THE AMERICAS IN CONCERT

Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:07:52 +0000

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LATIN ROOTS LIVE! PRESENTS GINA CHAVEZ & BAND LIVE AT XPONENTIAL FEST

Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:02:17 +0000

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Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:57:15 +0000

This Friday, get ready to experience the sound of SLV in full effect. Following the release of their critically-acclaimed debut full-length album,