Music Notes 6/8/22 – Alain Perez, SF Jazz Fest & More
The charismatic vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Alain Perez will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area coming up the next two weekends at two special shows. Perez will be part of the “Homenaje A La Musica Cubana” show along with Mayito Rivera “El Poeta De La Rumba” formerly of Los Van Van along with Van Van alumni Yeni Valdes, Lily “La Amazona” Hernandez, JC Five and others this Saturday, June 11 at Roccapulco
read moreMusic Notes 6/7/2022-Carlos Xavier, Cuba-Caribe & More!
SF Bay based vocalist Carlos Xavier continues to forge his own path with his latest single No Pretendo Ser produced by Salsa producer/keyboardist Efrain “Junito” Davila. Carlos Xavier and his band will be appearing this Thursday, June 9th, 9 pm at the new hot spot for Salsa…Charley’s LG, 15 N Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos. For more information, visit charleyslosgatos.com.
read moreIt’s Carnaval Time Again!
It’s a glorious time to celebrate with your fellow human beings when Carnaval San Francisco reboots in it’s majestic glory this weekend, May 28 and 29th after two years of downsized celebrations due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. It’s going to be a righteous celebration of Life on the streets of the Mission District. The theme this Carnaval comeback year is Colores De Amor (Colors Of Love).
read moreComing up later This Week-
Live Salsa is happening down in Los Gatos every Thursday night at Charley’s LG, 15 N. Santa Cruz Avenue. Featuring this week one of the Bay Area favorites Julio Bravo y Salsabor. Yours truly, Luis Medina will be your DJ (KPFA/WorldSalsaRadio.com), WSR’s DJ El De La Clave will be in the house. Dance lessons with Migi and Angel start at 8 pm.
read moreLive Music Happenings and more 5/8/2022
There is a new Salsa scene happening on Thursdays starting this Thursday, May 12th at Charley’s LG, 15 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos presented by your friends at International Salsa Magazine. Opening night at this state of the art club will feature the swinging sounds of the multi-talented vocalist/conguero Edgardo Cambon and Candela.
read moreSF International Film Festival showcases Films that you should look out for
The 65th San Francisco International Film Festival was a showcase for narrative, documentary, shorts, tributes and live music-film experiences. The following are some of the films from their Cine Latino showcase and other intriguing films that you should look out for during the next few months:
read moreSF Film Festival shines with Live Tributes & Music-Film showings at the Castro
The 65th SF Film Festival produced by SF Film as been a whirlwind of cinematic experiences which has included live music and film showcases, tributes and films from around the world to celebrate the festival’s complete public reopening in 2 years. The historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco has been the location of two of the festival’s big events this year!
read moreTwo SF Bay Area Mainstays Tito Garcia & Conceição Demasceno RIP
Two important and remarkable San Francisco Bay Area cultural mainstays, Tito Garcia, the renowned bandleader and timbalero of Tito Garcia y Orquesta Internacional and Concieção Damasceno, the dynamic force of nature: brilliant dancer and leader of famed Carnaval dance troupe Ginga Brasil and co-founder of Casa De Cultura Cultural Center both died this past weekend.
read moreJose Luis Cortez “El Tosco” RIP
Jose Luis Cortes “El Tosco” , the legendary flautist, bandleader, composer, arranger of NG La Banda, the band that broke Timba, the music genre that has kept seducing Cuba and the world since the 1990’s has died at the age of 70. Cortes died due to a cerebral hemmorage on Tuesday, April 19th.
read morePrayers for Tito Garcia of Orquesta Internacional, Ritmo 74, Rene Del Mar fame
I’m sending prayers and good wishes to my old friend, timbalero Ernesto “Tito” Garcia who led his big mambo band “Tito Garcia Y Orquesta Internacional” for many years in the SF Bay. He is hospitalized fighting for his life after a bout with Cancer. Tito relapsed due to complications during his recovery.
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