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In the month of November, RAZA’s after work “throw down” is sure to instill pride in one's ‘Latino-ness’ based on the various musical guests that have been invited to be part of RAZA’s second installment.
It is with pride, that this evening's musical journey will be headed by the multi-talented DJ Afro of Los Amigos Invisibles. DJ Afro is the man responsible for writing more than 80% of the music for Los Amigos Invisibles. He's played guitars, keyboards, and provided background vocals for Los Amigos Invisibles' four full albums as well as for Louie Vega's “Elements of Life" and Dimitri from Paris' "Cruising Attitude". Aside from his work with Los Amigos, he has recently released his first solo track ("Mala Idea") and has published remixes for the Beastie Boys, Fantastic Plastic Machine, David Byrne, Radio Zumbido, Fundación Tony Manero, Sonorama, Soul Coughing, John Scofield and many others. He describes the music he spins as "salsa brava, boogaloo ye-ye, merengue malandro, charanga gozona, cumbia borracha and latino del mundo (ya tu sabes)."
BombaBoricua’s Nyree Feliciano will be offering a 1 hour Afro-Puerto Rican Dance Workshop for the ladies from 6:30 to 7:30pm (men are very welcomed and encouraged to come for this segment of the evening as well). BombaBoricua is a collective of folks dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Puerto Rico's "bomba" through workshops, demonstrations, and education. Bomba has its roots on the coasts of Puerto Rico with West African slaves and their descendents. It evolved into a music of dance and celebration, but was also used as a language by slaves to communicate and plan rebellions.
On the percussive tip, we are blessed to welcome Ilu Aye ("the drum of the world" in Yoruba). This crew was founded in 2004 and is comprised of the next generation of Puerto Rican, Dominican and Cuban percussionists and singers. They pride themselves on being dedicated to preserving and promulgating the African legacy in the Americas and the Caribbean and have been trained by master musicians from all three islands. They are versed in popular rhythms such as bomba and plena (Puerto Rico), kongos (Dominican Republic), rhumba (Cuba), palos, salves, bata and guiro.
This second installment of RAZA promises to be an evening that will promote awareness and encourage one to delve further into those varied components that go into the making of Latino's in New York. Come and enjoy the beautiful fusion of all different rhythms of Latin America and Afro-Caribbean blended seamlessly to create the sound of RAZA.
http://www.myspace.com/razanyc
http://www.elafro.com
http://www.bombaboricua.com
http://www.myspace.com/iluayemusic
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
6 - 11pm
$5 before 7pm
$10 with flyer or RSVP to muzikbutrfly@earthlink.net
$15 at the door
Cielo
18 Little West 12th Street
Between Washington & 9th Avenue, NYC
A,C,E,1,2,3;L to 14th Street
http://www.cieloclub.com
Raza is a Spanish phrase which, while literally translated as the race, is used as a synonym of "el pueblo" or "la gente", both of which mean "the people". It is used to denote the people of Latin America who share the cultural & political legacies of Spanish colonialism. Often, the term "La Raza" also encompasses a racial significance associated with "mestizaje", or race-mixing. In the 1960s, ethnically-based political movements for civil rights used "La Raza" to distinguish Spanish-speakers & Latin Americans from Anglo- & other white Americans & to break down the national & generational barriers between the various segments of the Latino population.