Contigo en la distancia

The Newly Renovated 740 Downtown Los Angeles presents EL PADRE DE LA PATRIA (The Father of Our Country); A Night of WORLD CLASS CUBAN DANCE MUSIC celebrating the birth of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes de Castillo ; a very important humanitarian figure from Cuba, who declared Cuban Independence on October 10th, which started the 10 Years’ War “El Grito de Yara” (Cry of Yara). This event will feature some of the most talented Cuban artists; musicians, vocalists and dancers residing in the Los Angeles area; LAZARO GALARRAGA (Cineson), CANDI SOSA , CHARANGA CUBANA (Dimelo Records), PERICO HERNANDEZ (Son Y Clave), JESUS DIAZ , IRIS CEPEDA (Cineson), ALONSO BRITO , DOS FOUR Y LOS MIO (formerly Saoco) CUBA SWIFT , BAYALO , GONZALO CHOMAT and VERY SPECIAL GUESTS, in a CUBAN DANCE FESTIVAL OF THE CENTURY. Showtime is 3:00PM – 8:00PM at the 740 (downtown Los Angeles) on SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2009. [Carlos Manuel de Céspedes] (born April 18, 1819) was a Cuban Planter, lawyer and landowner w...

MARACA & THE NEW COLLECTIVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Showtime: 5-8 PM CUBA’S MARACA performs at the MUSEUM of LATIN AMERICAN ART! MARACA is on a U.S. tour playing new music off his just-released Ahí Na' Ma' CD, LO QUE QUIERO ES FIESTA! Maraca's New Collective Features: Orlando Valle - flute Osmany Paredes - piano Adonis Puentes – lead vocals Alberto Alberto – lead vocals Sawa Perez - bass Nengue Hernandez – congas/percussion Coky Garcia – drums/timbales Craig Handy - saxophones Tito Carillo - trumpet Sean Billings - trumpet * Don't miss this opportunity to see this 2 time Grammy nominated bandleader and his all-star CUBAN band perform in the beautiful, and recently renovated MUSEUM of LATIN AMERICAN ART. Their shows at Yoshis Jazz Club in Oakland on August 27 & 28 and the show at the Boulder Theater in Colorado on August 29th were a smashing success! MOLAA (Museum of Latin America Art), 628 Alamitos Ave. , Long Beach 90802, Tickets: 562 216-...