SF 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.
read moreMusic News 4/11/2022
Don’t forget coming up on Friday, May 6th at 8 pm with be the tremendous Cuban music double bill of “El Tren De Cuba”…Los Van Van and Alexander Abreu y Havana d’Primera at the UC Theatre, 2036 University Avenue in Berkeley.
read moreMusic News 4/5/2022
This coming weekend…”El Principe De La Salsa”…Luis Enrique will headline the dance at the Hyatt Regency Burlingame on Saturday, April 9th. Sharing the bill with Luis Enrique will be the hot salsa of Josimar Y Su Yambu from Peru.
read moreNew Live Music News 3/30/2002
I just got the official word that Ahkeel Mestayer and Friends WILL NOT be appearing at Blondies Bar in San Francisco this coming Thursday, March 31st as previously reported on this blog.
read moreLive Music Thursdays: What U Should Know plus Tips for The Weekend!
Conguero Ahkeel Mestayer is one of the young lions in the SF Bay music scene making a name for himself. Mestayer is one of the original band members of Soltron which has spawned renowned talents such as guitarist – tresero Kai Lyons and flautist/EWI player Daniel Riera.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 3/19/22
Hi Everyone, here is my playlist for Con Sabor on KPFA 94.1 FM and www.kpfa.org for this past Saturday 3/19/22.
read moreJohn Santos Documentary at SXSW; Yeny Valdes visits SF; Baila@ La Peña; Jose Ruiz B’Day w/Anthony Blea!
A documentary on renowned SF Bay Area based percussionist, bandleader, educator, activist and cultural cataylist John Santos entitled “Santos: Skin To Skin” by Producer/Director Kathryn Golden and Producer Ashley James is being released by Searchlight Films.
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