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Art & Entertainment

Hispanic culture represents a diverse and rich history as well as some of the most unique contemporary artists of our time.  Whether it is art, photography or music, local Philly Latinos can enjoy a celebration of our arts or entertainment right here in our backyard.


Sandungeo Non Stop – Keeping you in the loop 3.5.10

Hello Time Travelers,

We assume you’ve all heard by now that the latest earthquake action in Chile has not only possibly manipulated the Earth’s axis spin (changing it by 3 inches), but as a result our days would be shorter by 1.26 millionth of a second, a small bit of info that was ‘math-ed’ out by some geophysicists. Therefore we travel through ‘time’ faster than ever before. We are in the age of the Jetsons more than ever! We’ve got it all from floating vehicles to robotic maintenance and homekeeping to walking dogs on treadmills (thank you Cesar Milan, órale!), we have made the leap into the future. And in doing so, we must leave some things behind.

Yes, a daunting task, but it must be done. So much to choose! Guns? Pollution? Freak waves? Famine? Racism? Kiddie pageantry? Some reality shows? That “We are the World” remake…English & Spanish versions (shame on you music industry, you know what you did!)


…we could throw it all in one big Stargate and have it shipped off somewhere else…


But we digress. Wow, almost went there! whew!!… Back to the future. We’re going in!

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3.5.10 Friday/viernes: BRING THEM HOME!


Join Puerto Rican Independence activist Ricardo Jimenez, who spent nearly twenty years as a political prisoner, at a ‘Happy Hour’ sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild, the National Boricua Human Rights Network and friends. Jimenez will be in Philadelphia as part of an East Coast speaking tour to build support for the campaign to free the remaining Puerto Rican political prisoners, Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez. Visit www.boricuahumanrights.org for more information.


NLG & NBHRN presents Bring Them Home!

Friday, March 5th

4PM-6:30PM

Jose Pistola’s

263 South 15th Street

Philadelphia, PA

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3.5.10 Friday/viernes: ENCANTAMIENTOS/ENCHANTMENTS!


Guest curator Anabelle Rodriguez-Gonzalez brings together the work of Henry Bermudez and Rodriguez Calero, who are both well versed in creating magical illusions and nuances that take us beyond our world.  Bermudez’s work translates into a sinuous style full of evocative and mythical cadence. With systematic craft, surfaces become a kind of pierced lace and result in a labyrinth that pulls us into his world of archetypal forms and anthropomorphic mythological beasts. Rodriguez Calero’s collages are highly lyrical yet imbued with a tension and intent found in zen poetry.  A style of painting she calls acrollage, Rodriguez Calero builds layered images that strike a form of visual balance between spirituality and urbanity.  Like light and shadow, the work of these two artists emits a brightness and darkness, whose visions are irresistibly enchanting with their sheer yet subtle power.

Independence Foundation Gallery for the Visual Arts

Painted Bride Art Center

Friday, March 5th

5PM – 7PM

FREE ADMISSION

230 Vine St.

Philadelphia, PA

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3.5.10 Friday/viernes: THE AFRO-DOMINICAN JAZZ PROJECT!


Comprised of The Paul Austerlitz Quintet and guest drummer/dancer/singer José Duluc, accompanied by other musicians, The Afro-Dominican Project will present a musical journey within the world of Afro-Dominican rhythms such as Palo and Merengue, seamlessly infused with traditional & free form jazz. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Paul Austerlitz is a seasoned jazz musician, and his extensive study of Afro-Dominican music had brought him acclaim in the literary world (‘Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity’ and ‘Jazz Consciousness’) as well as the academic world, where he teaches at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College. José Duluc is best known as the famous songwriter/producer/percussionist/performer responsible for creating songs that lyricallyy celebrate his Afro-Dominican roots, like the platinum-selling “La Ciguapa” and the famous Carnaval anthem, “Carnaval para a Gozar”.

As if two heavyweights were enough, the band lineup is just as stellar: Drummer Babatunde Lea (of McCoy Tyner/Stan Getz fame), pianist Richard Johnson (currently with Wynton Marsalis), and bassist Eric Wheeler (formerly with Roy Hargrove and Jimmy Heath).

Admission is free, however you must RSVP in advance. For ticket information, contact: info@raicesculturales.org


The Afro-Dominican Jazz Project

Friday, March 5th

Showtime 6PM Sharp!

FREE ADMISSION w/RSVP

Mariana Bracetti Charter School

2501 Kensington Ave.

Philadelphia, PA

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3.5.10 & 3.6.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS!

Afrotaino Productions & Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar have teamed up to bring you the ultimateLatin Dance & entertainment experience *EVERY WEEKEND*!

DJ Rahsaan mixing nonstop, dancers twirling and swinging en clave, sweating to the sounds of Salsa, Merengue & Mambo, Bachata, Latin House, and other Tropical Beats.
This is the place to BE! Make sure you get there early because it gets PACKED!

*Every Friday $150 Selected Bottle Service All Night!

**Also featuring the Latin Dance Floor Show! and an extensive mojito menu!

***Also remember that every Saturday Night, we Double Your Pleasure when we open the doors betweenCuba Libre & 32 Degrees, where veteran party-rocking DJ Frankie T drops his beats & anthems.

For information on VIP/Bottle Service/Special Events – contact us: 267.939.8437

or

SUBJECT: CUBA LIBRE VIP

Bailamos! w/DJ Rahsaan

Every Friday & Saturday Night
Dancefloor opens @ 11PM
NO COVER
21+/ID Required
Fashionable Attire is Required/No Sneakers
@Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
10 S. 2nd St. (in Old City District)
Philadelphia
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3.10.10 Wednesday/miercoles: DISCOTECA!
Last Wednesday evening we re-launched that groovy little party that folks love. We heard some great Afro-Colombian hiphop from Chocquibtown, as well as other eclecticsonidos from artists like Tego Calderon, Kristian Bob, Sonidero Nacional, andBajofondo. We gave away some CDs, some t-shirts, some hugs…and we’re just getting started. Expect an impressive slew of guest DJs and surprises for the season to come. Just bring your dancing shoes, positive vibes, some great friends, and your desire for coldcervezas y tragos fuertes…O siiiii…we get down!
DISCOTECA
w/DJ Rahsaan & friends
Every Wednesday Night
10PM
NO COVER
Raven Lounge
1718 Sansom St.
Philadelphia
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CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE AFROTAINO OFFICE:
Cypress Hill ft. Marc Anthony & Pitbull ”Armada Latina”- The Latin Hip Hop game is alive!
DNC ft. Del Patio & Voltio ”La Fila India” – the best party song you’ll never hear on radio!
Eric Bobo meets DJ Rhettmatic Mixtape - DJ & Percussionist = Instant House Party!
Diddy-Dirty Money ft. Serani & Notorious B.I.G. ”Angels Dancehall Remix” – Heavy!!!
Rita Indiana y Los Misterios ”La Sofi” – Mambo-electro-blip-hop-new wave-tipico! Addictive!!!
Kemar McGregor/Various Artists ”Classic Riddim”- Reggae done right w/Beres, Maxi P., Etana!
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COMING SOON: Daniel DeJesús/TivaTiva Album Project! Braziladelphia! Estilo Hip Hop! and mucho mucho más!
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Until next time…



Suave,
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Rahsaan Lucas
Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions
(Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)



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Sooo over the snow – Keeping you in the loop 2.26.10

Hello groovy people,


Once again the Northeast is threatened with depressing snow storms and blistery cold winds. What’s super remarkable is that this weather report hasn’t diminished the adventurous spirit of you all, and your hardcore attendance and positive feedback to our events is bien chevere. If you haven’t experienced the AfroTaino Productions’ universe already, then do so! STEP INTO OUR WORLD!

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2.26.10 & 2.27.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS!

Afrotaino Productions & Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar have teamed up to bring you the ultimate Latin Dance & entertainment experience *EVERY WEEKEND*!
DJ Rahsaan mixing nonstop, dancers twirling and swinging en clave, sweating to the sounds of Salsa, Merengue & Mambo, Bachata, Latin House, and other Tropical Beats.
This is the place to BE! Make sure you get there early because it gets PACKED!

*Also featuring the Latin Dance Floor Show! and an extensive mojito menu!

**Also remember that every Saturday Night, we Double Your Pleasure when we open the doors between Cuba Libre & 32 Degrees, where veteran party-rocking DJ Frankie T drops his beats & anthems.

For information on VIP/Bottle Service/Special Events – contact us:
SUBJECT: CUBA LIBRE VIP

Bailamos! w/DJ Rahsaan
Every Friday & Saturday Night
Dancefloor opens @ 11PM
NO COVER
21+/ID Required
Fashionable Attire is Required/No Sneakers
@Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
10 S. 2nd St. (in Old City District)
Philadelphia
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2.27.10 Saturday/sabado: TALLER PUERTORRIQUEÑO’S 14TH ANNUAL ARTURO SCHOMBURG SYMPOSIUM!

Taller Puertorriqueño is continuing their 35th Anniversary celebration this year with the14th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium. This year’s topic: “Migration of African People to the Americas: History and Contemporary Perspectives” promises to be an engaging, stimulating, and thoughtful event. Guest speakers and panelists, such as authorsHoward Dodson, Ph.D. and Daryle Williams, Ph.D., will be attendance, as will others to share their insight & knowledge. AfroTaino Productions had the pleasure of participating in last year’s symposium with a musical tribute to Afro-Latinas, courtesy of the AfroTaino Soundsystem. This year will be just as fulfilling. More information is available on their website below.

The 14th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium
Saturday, February 27th 2010
9:30 AM – 5PM
Taller Puertorriqueño’s Education Building
2557 North 5th St.
Philadelphia
Visit www.tallerpr.org for registration
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3.3.10 Wednesday/miercoles: DISCOTECA RETURNS/CHOCQUIBTOWN RECORD RELEASE PARTY!

Claro que si! You read it right: Philly’s funkiest party celebrating the sounds of 21st Century Latin America is BACK, and in a major way! It’s been a year since Discoteca threw down (Last year ended with the one and only Bobbito Garcia on the decks! Too bad you missed it!) and this time we launch in a new Center City spot and we’re ready to rock. To kick things off, we’re teaming up with our friends @ Nacional Records to celebrate the album release of Grammy-Nominated Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop group Chocquibtown and their incredible“ORO” (now available in stores, ITunes, and Amazon). Don’t forget we have plenty of free giveaways & promos, for all you schwag-baggers. We’re getting down every Wednesday with the sounds of latin hiphop, reggaeton, dancehall, electro-cumbia, and other latin alternative & soulful grooves, so don’t sleep!

DISCOTECA
Every Wednesday starting March 3rd
DJ Rahsaan & guests
NO COVER
10PM
Raven Lounge
1718 Sansom St.
Center City Philadelphia
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NEWS, TIDBITS, & CHISME:

SONY BMG SAYS ADIOS TO JLO: After a successful series of albums, the multitalented Bronx-born Boricua Jennifer Lopez has been dropped from Sony BMG. This leaves her soon-to-be-released album “L.O.V.E.?” in record industry limbo and most likely will be shelved somewhere in some vault, tucked away and possibly never to be officially heard. Unfortunately we’ve seen this happen before (Can we say Q-Tip/Kamaal the Abstract?) Was it the lukewarm “Louie Vuittons” single that pulled the plug? Was it the Pitbull-laden single “Fresh out the oven” that made Sony execs toss it in the trash? Or was it because she fell on that omnipresent culo during her TV performance? None of that seems to matter, considering the bochinche is that she’s been seen in meetings with L.A. Reid all week. Could it be that J-LO goes to DEF JAM? Please let it be! We’re not the only ones who drool at the thought of ‘Jennifuh’ over some Tricky Stewart/The Dream-produced beats, maybe with some Juelz Santana guest spots? Vamos a ver

EL ABAYARDE REGRESA: Our fave Antillano MC Tego Calderon is currently back in the studio with a live band, following his musical dreams, combining his salsa/hiphop/reggaeton/funk influences for all of us who love his en clave flow. His latest single, “Saborioso“, is floating around the web, and rocking parties with that Hector Lavoesample…

ROCKING EL MICROFONO: EMI Latin honcho/One-Man-Band Camilo Lara of Mexican Institute of Sound has teamed up with modern alt-rock legends Tom Tom Club (akaChris Frantz & Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads) for a remix of his appropriately-titled bass-crunching “Cumbia”. For you music nerds, Tom Tom Club is responsible for the timeless rollerskating jam, “Genius of Love”, as well as the quirky “Wordy Rappinghood”, a New York City anthem fusing the sounds of disco, rap, and new wave.

BLIZZARD OR NO BLIZZARD: The Kimmel Center has announced a new date for the anticipated Claudia Acuña show, which was postponed earlier this month due to the inclement weather. Save the date for Friday March 26th to hear this jazzy Chilean/New Yorker belt ‘em out in Perelman Theater. Contact kimmelcenter.org for ticket information and showtimes.
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COMING SOON: Braziladelphia Launch! Daniel De Jesus! New DJ Rahsaan Mixtape Download! and more!

Until next time…

Suave,
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Rahsaan Lucas
Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions
(Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)

Mucho sabor siempre – Keeping you in the loop 1.18.10

 

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We are gonna jump into our events highlights, without wasting any time, just for you readers ready to absorb the info. But first, a message from our sponsors!…..
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2.19.10 Friday/viernes: SLAVIC SOUL PARTY!
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul – and have set dancefloors ablaze for their loyal followers all across the nation. Last summer, we saw them lead 500+ audience members (all of them!) @ their show for Kimmel Center’s Global Grooves dance concert season 2009 into the main lobby to a feverish mash-up of Balkan hotstep & New Orleans funeral march, like 21st Century pied pipers. Their upcoming show at the hipster-approved, party-licious Johnny Brenda’s in Northern Liberties should be just as incredible.
Slavic Soul Party! w/ the West Philly Orchestra
Friday, Feb. 19th, 2010
Doors open 8PM; Show 9PM
Tickets $10
Johnny Brenda’s 
1201 N. Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia
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2.19.10 Friday/viernes: VENISSA SANTÍ!

We can’t get enough of Venissa Santí. We’ve been rambling off for years about the Grammy-nominated Philly-based “Afro-Cuban version of Norah Jones” (sorry V, had to say it! LOL). So have other musically-renowned personalities like Danilo Peréz, and Ruben Blades, to name a few. Her debut LP, Bienvenida (Sunnyside Records) showcased the singer/songwriter’s venture through the worlds of Blues, Pop, Jazz, Boleros, Rumba & Guaguanco. She performs at the infamous Tin Angel this Friday, along some really incredible musicians, including Cuban percussionist Francois Zayas(!). 
Venissa is looking forward to this show, as she plans to perform songs from her last album, as well as some new material from the follow-up. Prepare to be blown away!
*She’ll also be joining us @ Bailamos for a post-show dance & drink that night! 
Venissa Santí & friends
Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
Showtime 10:30PM
Tickets: $12
Tin Angel
20 S. 2nd St. (in Old City District)
Philadelphia
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2.19.10 & 2.20.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS!
Afrotaino Productions & Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar have teamed up to bring you the ultimate Latin Dance & entertainment experience *EVERY WEEKEND*! 
DJ Rahsaan mixing nonstop, dancers twirling and swinging en clave, sweating to the sounds of Salsa, Merengue & Mambo, Bachata, Latin House, and other Tropical Beats.
This is the place to BE! Make sure you get there early because it gets PACKED!
*Also featuring the Latin Dance Floor Show! and an expansive mojito menu!
**Also remember that every Saturday Night, we Double Your Pleasure when we open the doors between Cuba Libre & 32 Degrees, where veteran party-rocking DJ Frankie T drops his beats & anthems. 
For information on VIP/Bottle Service/Special Events – contact us:
afrotainoprod@gmail.com
SUBJECT: CUBA LIBRE VIP
Bailamos! w/DJ Rahsaan
Every Friday & Saturday Night
Dancefloor opens @ 11PM
NO COVER
21+/ID Required
Fashionable Attire is Required/No Sneakers
@Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
10 S. 2nd St. (in Old City District)
Philadelphia
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2.22.10 Monday/lunes: MAPP SOCIAL MIXER!
Our friends at M.A.P.P. (Making a Progressive Philadelphia) are providing yet another opportunity for committed citizens of Philly to gather together to meet, chat, and drink!
Come to Dos Segundos Cantina in Northern Liberties for a very happy Happy Hour, hosted by MAPP, and discover its vision of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods, nurtured by these committed citizens. 
And of course, to drink and be merry! For more info, visit www.phillymapp.com.
MAPP Happy Hour Social Mixer
4PM – 7PM
Dos Segundos Cantina
931 N. 2nd St.
Philadelphia
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Coming soon: Braziladelphia! Chocquibtown Record Release Party! and more free music downloads!
Suave,
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Rahsaan Lucas
Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions
(Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)

Cabin Fever Remedy – Keeping you in the loop 2.11.10

Hello World, As our fellow East Coasters dig themselves out of their overnight igloos (Yes, an official blizzard warning was issued!), we @ Afrotaino Productions delight in the fact that we know the remedy to cabin fever! We’ll share some tips, don’t worry. Read below!                                              ————————————————————–

2.11.10 Thursday/jueves: ALEXANDRE ARRECHEA EXHIBIT/OPENING RECEPTION! Born in Trinidad, Cuba, Alexandre Arrechea graduated from the “Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA)” in Havana in 1994. For twelve years he was a member of the art collective Los Carpinteros, before continuing his career as a solo artist. Today, he is regarded as today’s hottest visual artist out of Cuba. The interdisciplinary quality of Alexandre Arrechea’s work reveals a profound interest in the exploration of both public and domestic spaces. This quest has led him to produce several monumental projects like “Ciudad Transportable” (2000), “The Garden of Mistrust” (2003-2005), “Perpetual Free Entrance” (2006), and (pictured) “Orange Tree” (2010). Afrotaino Productions’ DJ Rahsaan has crafted a unique soundscape for the Philly stop of this exhibit tour, expanding upon Arrechea’s visual themes with musical selections from Chano Pozo to Kruder & Dorfmeister. Join us tonight as we welcome Mr. Arrechea & his exquisite works to the City of Brotherly Love, courtesy of Magnan Metz Gallery & I.C.E. Alexandre Arrechea Exhibit Opening Reception Doors @ 5 PM @ The Crane Arts Building 1400 N. American St. Philadelphia

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2.11.10 Thursday/jueves: MUNDIAL! While the weather might be frigid, the dancefloor has been warm! Joey Blanco, Juanderful & Rahsaan provide the international grooves, with heavy rotation on the Latin-Funk-Disco-Cumbia-Samba-House-Electro tip lately…but they always switch it up before anyone gets bored! Last week, the Banda de Turistas/Misterio record release party was a blast, and they plan to do it again in early March – this time: Chocquibtown! Get ready to rock with another Afrotaino x Nacional collabo… MUNDIAL Every Thursday 10PM No Cover @ TIME (upstairs) 1315 Sansom St. Philadelphia DJs Joey Blanco, Juanderful, & Rahsaan

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2.12.10 Friday/viernes: JUAN SANCHEZ EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION! Brooklyn-based, award-winning artist Juan Sánchez brings, for the first time to Philadelphia, his new body of prints. The Unknown Boricuas + Prisoner: Abu Ghraib created for Taller Puertorriqueño’s 35th Anniversary exhibition season, The Graphic R/Evolution, and as an independent project of Philadelphia’s first international print quadrennial The Graphic Unconscious, running from January 29 – April 11, 2010. Art critic Lurie Lipman describes Sánchez as a “healer, an artist who takes elements of his culture fragmented by colonial and neocolonial powers, and works them into a restorative manner.” Sánchez is best known as a graphic artist whose work combines photography, and a mix of print techniques often incorporating text and iconographic images of the Taino, African, and Spanish catholic traditions in Puerto Rico. Sánchez’s new works are some of his deepest and most compelling images, documenting the juxtaposition between political prisoners and civil rights leaders, questioning powers of politics and religion, and bringing to light the lesser-known histories of the Puerto Rican liberalist movement. For the first time, Sánchez delivers his multilayered images completely in digital form along with selected works never before exhibited. A catalogue featuring the new series will accompany the exhibition and includes an essay by independent curator Rebeca Noriega-Costas who has worked with Museo del Barrio and the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. Juan Sánchez Art Exhibit Opening Reception: The Unknown Boricuas + Prisoner: Abu Ghraib Friday, February 12, 2010 5PM – 8PM (Exhibit runs 2.12.10 – 3.27.10) Taller Puertorriqueño Lorenzo Homar Gallery 2721 N. 5th St. Philadelphia

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2.12.10 & 2.13.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS! We may have gotten snowed out last week, but it’s definitely going down this Valentine’s weekend. Afrotaino productions is bringing the heat and fiebre to you every weekend. DJ Rahsaan puts some swing into your hips with his signature groovy mix of nonstop salsa, merengue, bachata, latin house & tropical beats. Dozens of rums to choose from for that perfect mojito. The décor is straight oiut of a circa-1950’s café in Havana. La comida? Riquissima y oh-so-full of flavor. But the party starts right after the meal and the dancers hit the floor for the Late Night Latin Floorshow, and the beats start to grow, and before you know it, you’re in the tropics with the perfect soundtrack. Get there early – it gets packed! Join the dance, you’ll love it. For information on special events/VIP/Bottle service – contact us: afrotainoprod@gmail.com Subj: Cuba Libre VIP Bailamos! w/DJ Rahsaan Every Friday & Saturday Night @ Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar 10 S. 2nd St. (in Old City) Philadelphia also featuring the Late Night Latin Floorshow Dancefloor opens @ 11PM! NO COVER 21+/ID Required Fashionable Attire is Required. www.cubalibrerestaurant.com www.twitter.com/CubaLibreNights * Take a listen to this FREE DJ RAHSAAN MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD – a sampler of tropical radio-friendly sunshine for your workday blues! Here is the link!!!!!!———>http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr ** and don’t forget EVERY SATURDAY – Double Your Pleasure as we open the doors between 32 Degrees Luxe Lounge & Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar!

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Shouts: Happy Carnaval, everyone! There are plenty of Brazilian Carnaval themed events & shows going on. Groups like Minas, Xande Cruz, and others are sure to bring the true spirit of Carnaval to Philly. Stay tuned for your insider guide to Brazilian music, arts, & culture: BRAZILADELPHIA. and last, but definitely NOT least: HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! It’s not like we forgot. It’s just that for us, it’s Black History every day! (hence, the Afro in AfroTaino). Thanks to Maelo, African American Chamber of Commerce-Philly, MAPP, The Brothers Network, our friends@NARAS, and the Murphy family, and the millions of brothers and sisters who fought & paved the way for us all. Next Week: Slavic Soul Party! Venissa Santi! and an all-star show with Mos Def, Jay Electronica, De La Soul, Slick Rick and more! (brought to you by Stacey ‘Flygirl’ Wilson) Suave, Marangeli Mejia-Rabell Rahsaan Lucas Partners, AfroTaino Productions www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions www.facebook.com/afrotainoproductions www.twitter.com/afrotainoprod afrotainoprod@gmail.com *also check out our vision for a better future: www.myspace.com/thesiembraproject (Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)

Love Love Love Debi Nova!!!

Debi

International superstar Debi Nova has officially released the first single from her US debut, “Drummer Boy!” It’s available on iTunes and it’ll be on her new album, Luna Nueva, due out March 16th.

Luna Nueva is a blend of music that anyone can enjoy and proof that pop music really is a universal language.  With six Grammy Award nominated projects (Black Eyed Peas, Ricky Martin, Mark Ronson…) and a number one dance single under her belt, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Debi Nova is ready to make her mark on the rest of the world.

Stay tuned for the video premiere of “Drummer Boy” across MTV’s platform on February 16th, and head over to iTunes today to grab the track.  Visit www.debinova.com for more info.

Please join us on Wednesday, February 10, 7:00, for a reading at the Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th Street, in Center City Philadelphia. (That’s the second-floor space above what used to be Robin’s Bookstore. Larry Robin continues to operate the upstairs as a venue for cultural activities.)

Mark Lyons will read from Espejos y Ventanas/Mirrors and Windows, a collection of oral histories of migrant Mexican farmworkers in Kennett Square, PA (New City Community Press, distributed by Syracuse University Press). The book is in Spanish and English. Mark, who has worked with the Latino immigrant community for many years, will also bring along illustrations by a well-known muralist.

MUNDIAL, BAILAMOS & GRAMMY Telecast Viewing Party -Keeping you in the loop – 1.28.2010

Buenos Dias beautiful people,
 
Welcome to another newsletter from the Afrotaino Productions camp. We know what you’re saying: back to back, week after week?!
What can we say, we get excited. And plus, what kind of panas would we be if we didn’t tell you about it? Exactamente.
Empezamos con
 
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1.28.10 Thursday/jueves: MUNDIAL!
 
Report to the dancefloor! The boys are back at it again this week. On our last installment, your residents DJs Joey Blanco,Juanderful, & Rahsaan played everything from Sonora Carruseles to Señor Coconut, Kraftwerk to Francois K., Grupo Fantasma to Fela Kuti and other world funk riddims. All you music addicts should make sure you grab your free I-Tunes download card, courtesy of Nacional Records. Great music from artists such as Pacha Massive, Bomba Estereo, y mas! They’re going fast!
 
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 
MUNDIAL w/ DJs Joey Blanco, Juanderful, & Rahsaan
NO COVER!
21+/ID Required
Upstairs @ TIME
Doors 10PM
1315 Sansom St. (b/w 13th & Broad St.)
Philadelphia
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1.29.10 & 1.30.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS! 
 
Afrotaino Productions has officially teamed up with Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar to bring the BEST LATIN NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCE to all of you good people. Last weekend, we ignited that dancefloor y ahora estamos en orbita! Arrive early because it will get PACKED.

Cuba Libre Restaurants & AfroTaino Productions invite you to…
 
¡BAILAMOS!
 
Nonstop Salsa – Merengue – Bachata – Latin House & Club Beats 
Each & Every Friday & Saturday Night
with the one and only
 
DJ RAHSAAN
 
NONSTOP LATIN DANCEFLOOR FEVER!
DANCING SHOES A MUST!
And saben como hacemos…so stay tuned because it’s gonna be INCREDIBLE !!!
 
Take a listen to this FREE DJ RAHSAAN MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD - a sampler of tropical radio-friendly sunshine for your workday blues!
Featuring music from Omega “El Fuerte”Gilberto Santa-RosaBaby Ranks, and more…(and YES this is recorded LIVE with no studio cheats!)
 
RIGHT HERE!!!!!!———>http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr
                                   http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr

Bailamos!
Every Friday & Saturday Night
w/ DJ Rahsaan
NO COVER!
21+/ID Required
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
10 2nd St.
Olde City, Philadelphia
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1.30.10 Saturday/sabado: LA ROSA DE CRISTAL
 
Writer, critic, & poet Iris Violeta Colon-Torres and her most recent publication, La Rosa de Cristal, is a touching collection of poems dedicated to her late mother. Born in Puerto Rico, Colon-Torres resides in Philadelphia and devotes her forces to the plight and protection of domestic abuse victims, especially women & children. Taller Puertorriqueño, one of the plentiful cultural hubs en el Barrio de North Philadelphia, presents the opportunity to get to know the author herself.
 
Taller Puertorriqueño presents
La Rosa de Cristal – a poetic presentation
Saturday Jan. 30th, 3PM
Taller Puertorriqueño Bookstore/tienda de libros y Artesanias Julia de Burgos
2721 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia
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1.31.10 Sunday/domingo: GRAMMY TELECAST VIEWING PARTY!
 
The Recording Academy Philadelphia Chapter presents The Official Philadelphia Grammy Telecast Viewing Party,
‘Celebrating Music’s Biggest Night’. This is the Academy’s 52nd Annual Grammy celebration and we, along with other Philly-based music tastemakers & industry honchos are gonna be in the house munching on the complimentary super buffet, cheering on our fave nominees & artists.  (GO Aterciopelados Los Fabulosos Cadillacs!)
 
This celebration is one of the lovely perks of NARAS membership, so consider joining!
Non-members must pay a $75 admission fee, purchased in advance! no tickets = no party!
RSVP deadline is Thursday, January 28th @ 215.985.5411 or rsvp_philadelphia@grammy.com
 
Get connected!
 
Grammy Telecast Viewing Party
Doors open 7PM
18 to enter/21 to drink/ID
Required ‘The Showroom’ @ Dave & Buster’s
325 N. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia
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Shouts: Oh my goodness we are in deep Aquarius season! Birthday shouts to Dino, ‘Maine, Courtney, Buffy, Tommy, Carmen, Noel, Yoko, Bobbi, Tripp, Dozia, Maria, Bob Marley and so many others. Oh, of course, DJ Rahsaan (whose b-day we are celebrating 2.5.10 @ Cuba Libre *hint*hint*champagne*bottle*pop!*); Mil Gracias to Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenco for blowing our minds with all that footwork!; Props to Del Patio: Not only for texting me-like a psychic-while in the middle of “Watagatapitusberry” (the remix featuring Pitbull, Lil’ Jon, & El Cata) @ BAILAMOS-Cuba Libre Philly, but also for blowing up the Billboard charts & getting mad radio play; Johnny @Casa Latina and the NALAC corillo – we hope to see you soon!
 
Coming soon: Claudia Acuña in Philly! Banda de Turistas & Misterio Album Listening Party! ASPIRA Gala 2010! DJ Rahsaan B-Day Party! Valentine’s Day Weekend Party! Another MAPP social mixer! and more to come in February!

 
Suave,
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Rahsaan Lucas
Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions
(Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)
 

Bailamos Launch @ Cuba Libre – Keeping you in the Loop – 1.20.2010

Happy Belated New Year! 


We survived another year, another New Year’s Eve party, and of course, the coquito and 151 induced hangovers that we all know and love. 2010 is all about perseverance, and we are definitely following through.

To all of the new subscribers to the Afrotaino Productions newsletter mailing list, Welcome! Just so you know, this email will generally pop into your inbox every other week or so, providing & sharing information on upcoming events & fiestas that take place in Philadelphia (and sometimes elsewhere), for all of you Afro-Latin, Caribbean, and World music/art/culture lovers & visitors.

Afrotaino Productions has an exciting season ahead and we look forward to seeing you at our events, as well as the other events highlighted in this newsletter. Not to mention a new latin dance party, a FREE DJ Rahsaan tropical dance mix download, and other music giveaways!

We’re going in!

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 1.22.10 & 1.23.10 Friday/viernes & Saturday/sabado: BAILAMOS! 

 IT’S SO OFFICIAL - Afrotaino Productions has teamed up with Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar to bring the BEST LATIN NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCE to all of you good people, and we are ready.

 

Cuba Libre Restaurants & AfroTaino Productions invite you to…

 ¡BAILAMOS!

 Nonstop Salsa – Merengue – Bachata – Latin House & Club Beats 

Each & Every Friday & Saturday Night with the one and only

 

DJ RAHSAAN

 

NONSTOP LATIN DANCEFLOOR FEVER!

DANCING SHOES A MUST!

And saben como hacemos…so stay tuned because it’s gonna be INCREDIBLE !!!

 

You don’t believe us? Take a listen to this FREE DJ RAHSAAN MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD - a sampler of tropical radio-friendly sunshine for your workday blues! Featuring music from Omega “El Fuerte”

Gilberto Santa-RosaBaby Ranks, and more…

 

RIGHT HERE!!!!!!———>http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr

                                     http://www.sendspace.com/file/8rabxr


Bailamos!

Every Friday & Saturday Night

w/ DJ Rahsaan

NO COVER!

21+/ID Required

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar

10 2nd St.

Olde City, Philadelphia

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1.22.10 Friday/viernes: MINAS – FREE AT THE
KIMMEL!

 

Orlando Haddad and Patricia King and their Brazilian duo Minas are celebrating 25 years of bringing the sweet music of Brazil to our area. Whether via concerts, education programs, and CD recordings, veteran Minas continues to pave new roads, constantly evolving with its original music,earning the right to be called one of Philadelphia’s gems. And if you’re into digging for vinyl gems, you may be able to find a copy of their 1st album on wax! Free to visit their site @ www.minasmusic.com

 

This event is FREE and open to the public, and is part of their excellent, recession-friendly

FREE AT THE KIMMEL programming.

Visit www.kimmelcenter.org for upcoming shows and ticket information.

 

Stay tuned for BRAZILADELPHIA – Your guide for Brazilian arts/culture/music/entertainment happenings in the Philadelphia/Tri-State Region. Coming Soon!

 

Minas – Free at the Kimmel

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

Showtime: 5:30PM

Commonwealth Plaza, Kimmel Center

Broad & Spruce Sts.

Philadelphia

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1.23.10

Saturday/sabado: SOLEDAD BARRIO & NOCHE FLAMENCO!

 

Enter the seductive world of flamenco pura as the Kimmel Center presents the astounding Soledad Barrio leads Spain’s most successful touring flamenco company through an undiluted, passionate, and emotionally satisfying evening of dance. 

 

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenco

Saturday, Jan.23, 2010

2PM & 8PM

Merriam Theater

250 South Broad St.

Philadelphia

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1.28.10 Thursday/jueves: MUNDIAL!

 

Report to the dancefloor! The boys are back at it again this week. On our last installment, your residents DJs Joey Blanco, Juanderful, & Rahsaan played everything from Sonora Carruseles to Señor Coconut, Kraftwerk to Francois K., Grupo Fantasma to Fela Kuti and other world funk riddims. All you music addicts should make sure you grab your free I-Tunes download card, courtesy of Nacional Records. Great music from artists such as Pacha Massive, Bomba Estereo, y mas! They’re going fast!

 

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 

MUNDIAL w/ DJs Joey Blanco, Juanderful, & Rahsaan

NO COVER!

21+/ID Required

Upstairs @ TIME

Doors 10PM

1315 Sansom St. (b/w 13th & Broad St.)

Philadelphia

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1.31.10 Sunday/domingo: GRAMMY TELECAST VIEWING PARTY!

 

The Recording Academy Philadelphia Chapter presents The Official Philadelphia Grammy

Telecast Viewing Party, ‘Celebrating Music’s Biggest Night’. This is the Academy’s 52nd Annual Grammy celebration and we, along with other Philly-based music tastemakers & industry honchos are gonna be in the house munching on the complimentary super buffet, cheering on our fave nominees & artists. 

(GO Aterciopelados, Los Amigos Invisibles Los Fabulosos Cadillacs!)

 

This celebration is one of the lovely perks of NARAS membership, so consider joining!

Non-members must pay a $75 admission fee, purchased in advance! no tickets = no party!

RSVP deadline is Thursday, January 28th @ 215.985.5411 or rsvp_philadelphia@grammy.com

 

Get connected!

 

Grammy Telecast Viewing Party

Doors open 7PM

18 to enter/21 to drink/ID

Required ‘The Showroom’ @ Dave & Buster’s

325 N. Columbus Blvd.

Philadelphia

 

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NEWS & UPDATES

 

-Nacional Records releases Manu Chao’s Deluxe Edition of New Live Album + Baionarena DVD. This is one hardworking man, this musical package spells it out for us amateurs. www.nacionalrecords.com

 

-Coachella dates have been announced, with mucho buzz around the water coolers saying that this may be the best musical festival this year, possibly beating out SXSW. Performances range from Jay-Z, Babasonicos, Calle 13, Echo & The Bunnymen, De La Soul, Gary Numan, Grace Jones, Thom Yorke, DEVO, Aterciopelados, Talvin Singh, Public Image Limited, and to so many others. www.coachella.com

 

-Congratz to Rick Valenzuela, who kicked off 2010 with Cristian-Ashlee Entertainment, his multicultural marketing solutions firm making steady strides in the music/film/sports/business industries.

 

-Our deepest condolences and prayers go out to the innocent victims of the earthquake that hit Haiti. Venezuela, Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Cayman Islands, and even Oklahoma have suffered tremors 

this past week as well. Please research your best options and give what you can to the various Haitian Earthquake Relief funds, including Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Organization & the Red Cross

 

WHAT’S PLAYING IN THE AFROTAINO OFFICE:

 

Lil’ Jon ft. Mulher File’ & Mr. Catra “Machuca” – ATL goes to RIO!!! Lil’ John does Carioca Funk!

Del Patio ft. Black Point “Tickita Tickita” - Uptempo ass-shaking and bassbin-breaking! Love it!

JC “Mujer Fria” - Former Marcy Place vocalist goes solo w/ this catchy merengue/mambo number!

Julieta Venegas “Mal o Bien” – She is back with a new LP in February – and it’s all bien!

Rita Indiana y Los Misterious “La Hora de Volve” - Minimal Electro Tipico from Dominican Republic!

Don Omar & Daddy Yankee “Hasta Abajo Remix” - No tira’era aqui! Dembow madness!

Roberto Roena “Marejada Feliz” – The Fania showstopper and his classics – timeless!

Shimita & Soukouss Stars “Melody” - Soukouss invasion on the speakers!

The Noisettes “Never Forget You- 21st Century malt shop & sock hop rock & roll!

Snoop & Jay-Z “I Wanna Rock Remix” - It’s not a remix, it’s nuttin’ but a G-mix!

Auudi “Rainbow” - The former Fusssion member absolutamente kills it on this laidback groove, from his new LP, Purple World!

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Stay tuned! More to come in early February: Claudia Acuña, Banda de Turistas & Misterio Listening Parties, and DJ Rahsaan’s birthday party!!!

 

Suave,
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Rahsaan Lucas

Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions

www.facebook.com/afrotainoproductions

www.twitter.com/afrotainoprod
afrotainoprod@gmail.com
 
*also check out our vision for a better future: 
www.myspace.com/thesiembraproject

(Need visibility & media exposure for your artists/label/brand? Want multicultural marketing solutions for your corporation/community organization/small business? Interested in sponsorship/collaborative opportunities? Need talent for your festival/nightclub/campaign? Trying to find the heartbeat of a market, regional/nationwide? Afrotaino Productions is your answer.)
 

Postcards Of Our Barrios – Friday, December 11th @ Media Bureau Studios

Semilla Arts Initiative and AfroTaino Productions

 

Present

 

 

“POSTCARDS OF OUR BARRIOS” and “DIGNITY TRANSFORMS”

 

Visual, Lyrical and Rhythmic Images of Our Communities

 

 

Please join us for an evening of music and poetry celebrating the opening exhibit of Philadelphia-based group Semilla Arts Initiative.

 

“Dignity Transforms” shows how artists Pedro Ospina and Betsy Casañas transformed their life’s work into a grassroots art’s initiative and continued on with their work as individual artists. This exhibit will reconstructs their most recent project “Recuperando el Barrio”. A cultural manifestation intended to revitalize a community that for too long had been neglected and deprived of the basic essential needs. By uniting and celebrating the diverse talents found in the community they began to create and rebuild what for a long time many have learned to live with. This multi-media installation will give viewers insight on how a society plays an impact on the work of an artist and how an artist can impact and transform a community.

 

 

“Postcard of our Barrios” strives to create a space where artists of all communities and cultural backgrounds can share a space and tell their stories through, music, spoken word, dance and Visual Art.

 

 

 OPEN MIC Sign up early because space is limited.

 

 

Featuring Philadelphia Local Musicians:

 

Angella Irwin

Singer Songwriter

http://www.myspace.com/angellairwin

 

 

Venissa Santí

Latin Jazz Vocalist

http://www.myspace.com/venissasanti

 

Daniel De Jesus

Cellist Singer Songwriter

http://www.myspace.com/dejesusrocks

 

 

 

Location

 

Media Bureau/MBN Studios

725 north 4th street.

http://www.myspace.com/mbnstudios

Friday December 11, 2009

7:00pm

$5-$10 sliding scale admission

 

All proceeds to go to Semilla Arts Initiative

 

 

SEMILLA (seed) ARTS INITIATIVE is a grassroots initiative that uses art as a catalyst for social change and artistic collaborations as a means of empowering individuals and communities.

 

AFROTAINO PRODUCTIONS specializes in delivering witnesses to the explosive fusion of Urban, Caribbean and World music and dance entertainment.

 

ANGELLA IRWIN is a young singer-songwriter who combines a range of influences to create her own smooth, sweet sound with an underlying energy and contagious drive. She started composing at thirteen, and some years later took the first of many trips to Cuba to study Cuban music.  Angella has played many Philadelphia venues including the Tin Angel, North by Northwest, Milkboy Coffee, and the Kimmel Center.  In 2009 she won The Philadelphia Songwriters Project contest and played in The Philadelphia Folk Festival in the Bethlehem Musik Fest.

 

VENISSA SANTÍ performs innovative, and genre defying, Cuban American Vocal Jazz that has drawn the attention of Latin music icons Ruben Blades and Danilo Pérez.  Her combinations of classic songs and mixture of Cuban and jazz rhythms are documented on her 2008 solo Debut CD “Bienvenida.”  Vocally she stretches from Afro-Cuban folklore to balladry – even attempting Cuban singing styles that are traditionally only done by men, namely in her aggressive Latin jazz track “Columbia Pa’ Miguel Angel”. After much study in jazz, Cuban music and improvisation in Philadelphia, Havana and Matanzas, Venissa Santí has developed with support of an array of artists, teachers and mentors such as JD Walter, Ron Kerber (University of the Arts) Elizabeth Sayre, Orlando Fiol- (master bata drumers), Michael Spiro (of BataKetu) Gregorio “El Goyo” Hernández (Yoruba Adavo) “Minini” (Afro Cuba De Matanzas), and Arturo Martinez (Clave y Guaguanco).  In 2008, she was a recipient of the PEW Fellowship, a prestigious award in the category folk & traditional arts.

 

DANIEL DE JESUS is a cellist, singer, songwriter, and strings arranger. Since 2005 De Jesus has worked with his own self-titled project and released his debut album “From the Subconscious” under Noisia Records. In 2008 he joined the band Rasputina, an all-cello rock band led and created by Melora Creager based in New York. Dejesus also performs with Eboni Strings Quartet, an all Afro American/Latino ensemble devoted to contemporary popular music and Jazz.

 

For more information email Betsy Casanas at semilla@semillaarts.org

 

 

Keeping you in the loop – October 29.09 – MUNDIAL/The Afrotaino Lounge


“Con los santos no se juega… / you don’t play with the saints…”
A tiny excerpt from Hector Lavoe’s “Rompe Saraguey”.
 
Hello there guys, gals, and ghosts…
 
The aforementioned song pretty much kicks off this newsletter, since the ‘veil’ between this world & the next is at its thinnest over the next few days. We are two days away from Halloween, the infamous annual phenomenon where both the living and the dead show up to haunt us, show off their ‘costumes’, honor the deceased and eat candy. Hopefully there’s some room for a party, because that’s what we are about. Here’s what we @ Afrotaino Productions have lined up for YOU:
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10.29.09. Thursday/jueves: MUNDIAL: A NIGHT OF FUNKY WORLD SOUNDS!
Afrotaino Productions & Garces Restaurant Group invite you to MUNDIAL, a new weekly dance party in the plush, lavishly-decorated lounge below Chifa Restaurant (the Chinese-Peruvian cuisine conception of Chef Jose Garces). Chef Garces is busy kicking ass on this season’s American Iron Chef (on the Food Network! Check your local listings), and DJs Juanderfull, Joey Blanco, & Rahsaan are rocking this funky joint with rumba, reggae, latin alternative/electro-rockero, cumbia, house, funk, hiphop, samba, mambo, afrobeat, bhangra, disco, even jazz! Last week was tropical hot, and the streets are talking – this is definitely a legendary party in the making!
 
MUNDIAL
Every Thursday
Free Admission
Drink specials & Late Night Food Menu
Music starts 10PM
21 and over/ID Required
Chifa Lounge
(downstairs Chifa Restaurant)
707 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
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10.31.09. Saturday/sabado: PHILLYBLOCO HALLOWEEN SAMBA DANCE PARTY!
Designed after the drum-wielding, samba-playing street bands (blocos) of Rio de Janeiro, PhillyBloco is pure rhythm, infectious grooviness, laced with that good ole’ Philly-style party attitude. You will not be able to stand still for one moment as the women and men of PhillyBloco sway, sing, & enchant their audiences with their samba/reggae/funk fusion sounds. This Saturday, the group will beat out their batacudas in true Carnaval fashion once again at World Cafe Live. So grab a costume, and grab a friend!
 
PHILLYBLOCO HALLOWEEN SAMBA DANCE PARTY
Saturday, Oct. 31st, 2009
Doors 8PM
$15 Admission
Tickets available thru:
www.worldcafelive.com
*We strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance, as this show may sell out*
World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut St.
Philadelphia
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10.31.09. Saturday/sabado: THE AFROTAINO LOUNGE!
Last week, we kicked off our new dance party and dance is what we did! We are back this Saturday (after the PhillyBloco show) to do it again.DJ Rahsaan plays the freshest Afro-Caribbean cuts in the downstairs lounge of the Arts Garage (upstairs is house music, courtesy of Therapy Saturdays), and also our resident taina/’hostess-con-el-most-est’ Maggie will be in the house to get you & your friends situated. We will be here ’til the end of 2009, so come get your life. Bring your flag and your dancing shoes! Plenty of parking, drink specials, and a late night food menu!
 
The Afrotaino Lounge
Every Saturday Night ’til 2010
Doors 10PM
21 & over/ID Req’d
$10 Admission
The Arts Garage
1533 Ridge Ave. (right off of Broad & Fairmount Sts.)
Philadelphia
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11.4.09. Wednesday/miercoles: BEMBE WEDNESDAYS
 
Starting next week, Afrotaino Productions is back with a weekly celebration @ the Arts Garage, so appropriately-titled Bembe Wednesdays. Need to break a sweat on the dancefloor before going into the office the next day? Here’s your chance to relax, relate, and release that midweek tension to DJ Rahsaan’s selections. This will be a true ‘industry night’ as well, with record release/listening parties, promo giveaways, special events, and more. Stay tuned, as we have muchas sorpresas in store for this night. (Also check out the other Arts Garage parties w/ DJs Mike Nyce, Kenny Meez of Federation Sound, Sean Jodi Diaz, and more..)
 
Bembe Wednesdays
Every Wednesday
Doors 9PM
21 & over/ID Req’d
$5/Free Admission for RSVP Guestlist!
The Arts Garage
1533 Ridge Ave. (right off of Broad & Fairmount Sts.)
Philadelphia
———————————————————————–Coming soon: New Muslim Cool Philadelphia Premiere! Bombazos! Pre-Turkey Day Party!!!
 
What’s Playing in the Afrotaino Office:
-Del Patio/Black Point ”Watagatapitusberry” (original and the remix with Pitbull & Lil’ John) – INSANE!!! Baltimore Club meets Washington Heights!
-EA Flow “Quitipon” – Puerto Rican underground MC battle champ meets Danny Fornaris!
-Snoop Dogg “That’s the Homie” – the latest monster track off of Snoop’s new LP! The beats are bigger than life!
-Busta Rhymes & Beenie Man “Jiggle” – Instant Dancehall Classic! Beware of the Bass!
-Tito Swing ft. Don Omar “El Cafe Remix” – a tongue-in-cheek re-tweaking of a Wilfrido Vargas classic! Dale mambo!
-PhillyBloco “Could you be loved?” – A super samba-fied cover of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ reggae anthem!
-Hello Seahorse! – The entire album is deliciously perfect!
-Domenic Marte “Que importa mi amiga” – The Bostonian bachatero does it again. Melodies that can’t escape your head
-Bomba Estereo “Feelin’” – The Colombian stereo bomb explodes again with their latest single!
 
 
Shouts: Joey B., Juanderful, Alex Cuba and team; Pavel Nunez; BMI; Brownout!;Nacional;
Ola@AG; the Tastytreats/Candyland crew; Kenny Meez; UPENN; GRG-MGMT; Todd Damon; Heather Raquel Phillips; Betsy C.; M.A.P.P.; Kimmel Ctr; World Cafe Live; Noel Z.; Justin215Hiphop; our extended family en Bayamon, San Juan, Santurce, Loiza, PR; Cristian-Ashlee Ent.; Frankie & Nancy; Venissa S. (Nominated for Best Jazz Vocalist!); and the rest of you whom we forgot at the moment….We would shout out the haters…pero we don’t have any! hahaha…
Macaracachimbo, we out!
 
Suave,
Rahsaan Lucas
Marangeli Mejia-Rabell
Partners,
Afrotaino Productions
www.myspace.com/afrotainoproductions
www.facebook.com/afrotainoproductions
afrotainoprod@gmail.com
 
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www.myspace.com/thesiembraproject

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