Celebrate the release of the Cuban 5 and Normalization of Cuba US Relations
EVENTS
3:00 – 5:30pm Rumba jam session with live drumming
5:30 – 9:00pm Outstanding Mexican cuisine of Los Cilantros and a special Cuban dish
6:30pm Program of brief statements and artistic presentations
7:45pm Dance a la Cubana to celebrate our 54 years of efforts to make this happen!
Joined by musical guests: Pellejo Seco
Without a doubt, Pellejo Seco marks a new plateau in Latin music in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in the East Bay in 2004 by Ivan Camblor, this eclectic group has its roots in Traditional Cuban music and performs only original compositions. The group produces a creative sound which combines the exquisite, popular and fantastic.
In its evolutionary process, Pellejo Seco has caught its own distinct flavor which intertwines progressive Fusion Rock, Latin pop, Brazilian, Flamenco, Afro-Cuban and Jazz. Ivan Camblor named the band, Pellejo Seco, and interprets it to mean Raw Hide. For Ivan the name has many meanings, one of which is to describe the dry and leathered skin of a campesino or farmer.
3pm to 10pm, 3105 Shattuck Avenue
Featuring Kulcha Knox, RasIQulah, Junior Demis, Sammy Dread. $TBA. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
3:30pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue
$20 adv / $24 door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
7pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse,2020 Addison Street