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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.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
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 break
down the national & generational barriers between the various
segments of the Latino population.
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