Monday 4 October 2010

The Afro-Latin Lounge

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Other 2Funky Art's current projects:
Everybody's Reading - ILUVLYRICS Open Mic
Saturday 9th October 2pm

Everybody's Reading - Urban TeaTime
Every day next week 4pm - 6pm
Free food, cake, tea, coffee and biscuits!

Thanks and kind regards,

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Check out the album 'Kevin Haynes Grupo elegua'Greetings Family friends Kevin Haynes Grupo will be performing on Tues 5th October @ The Tabernacle center Talbot road Powis square London W11 shows starts 9pm-10pm tickets £8 see u there peace Kevin

Kevin Haynes Grupo eleguaKevin Haynes Grupo Elegua show Tuesday 5th October @ The Tabernacle center Talbot road ,Powis square London W11 shows starts 9pm -10pm tick...
Album link:
Kevin Haynes Grupo elegua


TERESA CARREÑO YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA Christian Vásquez conductor
Part of Shell Classic International
‘Vásquez is set to take the world by storm with the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra.’ (The Guardian) ‘I knew I would be blown away.’ (Sir Simon Rattle) ‘They transmit so much joy, it's fantastic, and contagious.’ (Christian Vásquez)Tuesday 12 October Bringing their blend of youthful vitality and energy to Beethoven and Prokofiev. Book tickets / More info / Watch video » Thursday 14 October Expect fiery music and infectious rhythms with music from Bernstein and Copland. Book tickets / More info / Watch video »
TAKING STOCK: JOSÉ ANTONIO ABREU Thursday 14 October An opportunity to hear El Sistema's famed director and founder speaking in his only public appearance in the UK this year. Maestro Abreu and invited guests including cellist and Chairman of In Harmony Julian Lloyd Webber; Shirley Apthorp, Director of Cape Festival; and Ricardo Castro, Director of Neojiba discuss the latest developments in El Sistema's adoption by countries around the world, and look at what is happening in the UK in particular. Tickets just £5. Book tickets / More info »

Hola mi gente bonita
How are you all? – Missing the Summer?- Look no further as we have everything you need to keep this winter’s day as hot as possible. Be careful don't get burnt with the CubanSchool of Arts' solar power in the next couple of months!
Please check in this newsletter the
- LAUNCH of our Cuban Salsa party in Tower bridge on Saturday 16th October,
- plus the Friday nights' Salsa con Wodka! parties and Salsa classes which are getting very popular in Hammersmith & South Ealing.
- As well as our new Afro-Cuban courses starting on Saturday 23rd October.
- Our Christmas parties with Live bands, performance, raffles, great classes, djs and more on Friday 17th December when we are also celebrating Babalu-Aye and
- on Saturday 18th December when we will also run a whole day dance workshop & drumming taster .
We invite you to join our facebook group The Cuban School of Arts for update-
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=19958320678
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THANK YOU! to those who came to support our successful SALSAconWODKA! launch party in South Ealing on Friday 24 Sept with live Salsa band Georgue Peguero. It was lovely to see some of my old students and friends. Obbatala as well as Wojtek were very happy with their celebration. Please check these links
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=505537&id=466720770586&ref=mfhttp://picasaweb.google.co.uk/cubanschool/SalsaConWodkaLaunchSouthEaling#
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We will be running SALSAconWODKA! parties and Salsa courses (all levels) in South Ealing- at Kuznia Smaku every Friday. We will invite Djs and guest teachers regularly as well as live Cuban Salsa bands. Hope to see you as well as new friends at our next party this Friday 1st October.

Great fun, great classes, great food *Great friendly place * Great Teachers * Great Djs * Great Animation *Food & Fantastic bar prices during very good happy hours offer.

SEE YOU THIS FRIDAY 1st OCTOBER 2010
Venue: Kuznia Smaku, - 175 South Ealing Road London W54QP
Closest station South Ealing
Free parking spacesPrice: £8 no band day & £10 on band days
Bar offer and happy hours
Time: From 8pm till late
Classes start at: 8.30pm
3 level Salsa classes with isolation moves
*The restaurant, adjacent to the club serves very nice Polish food. Average price per person is - £15-£20 (2 courses).
http://www.kuzniasmaku.co.uk/#
Tell your friends and come and join us together in a hot Salsa night!
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We will continue running SALSAconWODKA! In JazzCafe Posk once a month with a new addition to our team. My very good friend and great teacher – Leo de Brighton will be with us once a month in Hammersmith as teacher & DJ as part of our SALSAconWODKA! team
Dates: Friday 8th October, November 19th & *December 17th
Venue: Jazzcafe POSK,238-246 King Street,W60RF,Hammersmith, London
Closest tube stations are: Hammersmith or Ravenscourt Park
Free parking spaces
Time: 8pm till late
*December 17 – Celebration of Babalu Aye & Christmas party. Afro-Cuban performance from CSArts’ students plus Live band and more for only £10
** Taking bookings now-------------------------------
GET it RIGHT! - INTENSIVE AFRO_CUBAN dance courses with performance (only if you feel comfortable and would like to have this experience!) - starting on 23 October - taking bookings now
Dates: Saturdays
Duration: 6 weeks (2 hrs each week)
Price: 6X1hr £ 69 or 6X2 hrs £120 (adv) bookings before 12th October 2010 or £130 after
Course includes – Intro to music interpretation and understanding, Chants, Afro-Cuban technique and choreography.
Teachers from CSArts: Damarys Farres & Miguel Gonzales plus other guest teacher
Time: 6pm – 8.10pm - Afro-Cuban - 6-7.05pm – Shango & Ochun
Arara 7.10-8.10pm
Venue: The Place, 17 Duke Road, London WC1H 9PY
Tube station: King X or Euston
For further information and payment details, please email us- read end of email
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After a great and exhausting couple of months the CSArts is still looking for more options to bring Cuba to you …To continue we have created a great Cuban night and ambience for the cold October month & invite you to the Launch of the most authentic Cuban Salsa night in town – MiCUBA!
MiCUBA! - Your Saturday Salsa Dance Party near Tower Bridge is Created and Hosted by Damarys Farres CSArts in Association with CubanVibes and Lazaro Lopez and future guest UK-Cuban & International Top teachers, bands and djs to bring to you the most authentic Cuban Salsa night in London, in BLV Club, Tower Bridge.

Get ready and get warm on Saturday 16th October! –– LAUNCH of MiCUBA! - enjoy a little Cuban Sun Don't miss it! . Hosting also a new Cuban Salsa band in a way that you have not heard them performing before, all levels Salsa class plus *1 specialised class each month, raffles, Rueda performance from CSArts’ demo group and more….
If you were to go out only 1 day in October – MiCUBA! In BLV Club, Tower Brigde is the place to be
Te esperamos!!!
BLV Club of the Don Restaurant (upstairs)- 224A Tower Bridge Road, SE1 2UP, London
Time: 9pm – 4am
Price: £10 in adv or by sending email to
cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com confirming attendance
£ 12 on door
You can buy tickets from me by transferring £10 to CSArts account **details below
You can also email us to confirm attendance and you’ll pay £10 on door when you get there
You can get it through Me, CubanVibes in any of his events as well as Lazaro Lopez------------------------------------------------------------
For payment please see- Transfer details and courses specifications below
Name: Cuban School of ArtsBranch - HSBCSort code 40-02-17 Account # 21570412
Afro1 Oct10 - £69
Afro2 Oct10 - £120 before 12 October or £130 after
MiCUBA! Oct - £10
---------------------------------------- REMEMBER that the CSArts is available for Christmas parties, performances, workshops anywhere in the UK or abroad as well as private classes, one to one or small groups. We also have a special offer for private classes during the months of October & November. Please contact me for more details.
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Thank you very, very much for all your support from the Cuban School of Arts team y muchossssss
Besos - keep smiling & dance lots!
Damarys Farres & The Cuban School of Arts’ teamDamarys Farres (The Cuban School of Arts) + 44 (0) 7788 110421 Cubanschool_arts@yahoo.com www.Cubanschool.co.uk


Dear All dance lovers,
Here's the invitation of my body percussion workshop- the first time for adults in London so I need plenty of support!
Body percussion is the dance/musical form creating different rhythms through clapping and stomping.
Ayaka would incorporate some funky moves- it is very healthy and creative dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccfPtipyCv4
Ayaka's workshop got really good feedback from the participants from Tribe of Doris Summer School camp and Brsifest (Bristol 2010)
So it is the great chance to experience this special, enthusiastic class!

Only bring your trainers/hard-sole shoes.
Please find the details in the attachment- also please spread the words for those who might interested in :)
You can drop in on the day, but if you could let me know your coming by aykolour_dance@hotmail.com by 10 October with quoting
'knew through adad-dance UK mailing list,' you'll receive the concession of 5pounds.
Any questions just let me know by email!!!
Warmest regards,
Ayaka
Ayaka Takai Dancer/Choreographer/TeachingAyaka's Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/aykolour Ayaka's official Blog: http://addincolour2009.blogspot.com/


Come and celebrate Cuba's National Day of Culture
with London's Cuban community - live Cuban music, dancing, poetry, food and bar
Día de la Cultura Cubana
Saturday 23rd October 2010 - 7pm til late
*Leo Duany y su Tumbao Tivolí play son & salsa
*Cuban singer Yuri
*Classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas
*Classical pianist Eralys Fernandez
*Roberto Molina - AfroCuban poetry
*DJ Green Papi spinning the best tunes til late
Plus special guests
*Cuban food from 'La Bodeguita'
*Bar: 'Buena Vista - the authentic Cuban experience'
Venue: Conway Hall, Red Lion Square London WC1
(nearest tube: Holborn)
Tickets: £10/ £8 concessions
More info/Book tickets: 020 8800 0155
Buy tickets online
More details of artists
Supported by Cubartista, Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Cuban Embassy, La Bodeguita, BuenaVista Cafe & Bar.

Cuba Solidarity Campaign www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk
Tel: 020 8800 0155; Email: office@cuba-solidarity.org.uk Celebrate Cuban Culture with Cuba50 http://www.cuba50.org/

Important notice:Changes to the Cultura y Cubania programme
Black Women in Cuba Today - Seminar and debate Rescheduled for Monday 11th October 7pm - FREE ENTRYWe are sorry to have to inform you that owing to circumstances beyond our control, Sandra Alvarez Ramirez has been delayed in leaving Havana and will not now be able to deliver her planned lecture at London Metropolitan University on Monday 4th October. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.However the good news is that the seminar will now be held on Monday 11th October at
Marchmont Community Centre62 Marchmont StreetLondonWC1N 1AB
FREE ENTRY
Doors: 7 pmSeminar: 7.15 pm - Followed by Q&AEnds: 9 pm
Nearest tube: Russell Square
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=530160&Y=182385&A=Y&Z=110

Alternatively....If you are unable to make the new date, you can catch Sandra speaking at the Conference and Launch Event for the International Journal of Cuban Studies at the London Metropolitan University on 12th October.
This event is organized by The Cuba Studies Trust and Pluto Journals in conjunction with the Centre for Caribbean and Latin American Research and Consultancy.
The conference also features Dr George Lambie, of De Montfort University, member of the IJCS Editorial Board and author of the forthcoming book: 'The Cuban Revolution in the 21st Century'; Dr Sonia Trigueros, of Oxford University, member of the IJCS Editorial Board: 'Nanotechnology in Cuba Today’; and Professor Fernando Rafael Funes Monzote Fernando, Associate Professor of agroecology at four Cuban Universities.
12 October 20105 pm-9 pm
Wine reception to follow
Venue: Henry Thomas Room,London Metropolitan University,220 Holloway Road (opposite Holloway Road Tube station)
Email
s.wilkinson@londonmet.ac.uk if you wish to attend
Full details of the event are posted on the university website here:
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/hal/research/clarc/events/launch.cfm

Other Cultura y Cubania eventsCelebrating Cuban culture, as part of
Black History Month and the London Latin American Bicentenary Celebrations

Film screening: REVOLUTIONWednesday 6th October 7pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Film screening and debate hosted by Eva Tarr, Director of the London Latin American Film FestivalScreening of Revolution, directed by Mayckell Pedrero.
This rarely seen documentary focusing on the world of Los Aldeanos - a controversial underground hip-hop group that leads the vanguard of their genre in Cuba - raises their points of view and criteria of the social, political and economical situation of tdoay's Cuba. At Canning House, 2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ (nearest tube Hyde Park Corner)
£4 Canning House members / £6 non-members** Booking is recommended as spaces are limited - click
here to book online**
Party night - Cuba: Musica TropicalSaturday 9th October 8pm-2am
Special live music evening with two of the best Cuban bands based in the the UK: Rey Crespo & his Cuban Ensemble and Jesus Cutiño & Son de Cuba. Dance the night away to fantastic live music, plus the UK's no. 1 Cuban DJ Javier 'La Maquina de Cuba' will be on the decks until 2am! Cuban cocktails and much more!At Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL (nearest tube Holborn) Entry £10Special thanks to our sponsors Cubana Bar-Restaurant for supporting this event.
El Rumbon CubanoSunday 10th October 7pm-late
End the festival with a bang and enjoy a dance and music extravaganza at El Rumbon Cubano - London's most authentic Cuban night.For the first time at the Rumbon, we have the dynamic Jose Hernandez Lynn. Don't miss his energetic rumba dance class (7.30-8.30pm) or his compelling performance of the Afro-Cuban palomonte dance (baile congo).
CubanaDanza, London's most authentic Cuban dance company, will be back at the Rumbon with their new Tropicana-style Cuban cabaret show. Hot dance moves plus sizzling costumes... don't miss it!And if all that is not enough, dance the night away to music from DJ Green Papi (
Oriente Star Sound). Savour the flavour of eastern Cuba as Guantanamo-born DJ Green treats us to his original selection of salsa, timba, reggaeton, son, and changui.Plus another chance to win a flight to Havana, Cuba courtesy of Air Europa - sponsors of El Rumbon Cubano. On Sunday 10th OctoberDoors open 7pm, dance class 7.30-8.30pm, DJ and dancing til lateAt Nueva Costa Dorada, 47-55 Hanway Street, London W1T 1UX(nearest tube Tottenham Court Road)Entry £7 with advance online registration (excluding dance class)£10 on the door (or including dance class)

All;David Blake from the Lion King. will start teaching a Horton Technique class on Monday's from 6pm to 7:30 pm at Dancworks off Oxford Street across from Selfridges. The address is: 16 Balderton StLONDON W1K 6TN020 73184100This is the technique that Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theatre uses. See the website for more information. //www.danceworks.net/classesteachers/dance-fitness/mondaydanceCLASS DESCRIPTION:Horton Technique. The Lester Horton technique provides the fundamental tools needed in dance training for both professional and pre professional dancers. It helps to strengthen and increase the expressive range of the body through a series of exercises and movement vocabulary with varying tempos, rhythmical patterns and dynamic accents.Keep on dancin....Carolyn

ROOTS BRASIL is full of good news!This Tuesday LIVE FORRO DO MANGUE + Roots Brasil DJs + CAPOEIRA PERFORMANCE - From now on it's FREE ENTRY at anytime;- There is SAMBA & FORRO' dance class every Tuesday from 6.30 to 8pm with the great teacher Gladys Cavalcante from Brazil (£6 for both classes);- Estrella Beer only £2 till 8pm.See you there!Pedro Campolina
Black Beans Arts
+44 7780552176

SPREAD EXPRESSION
will be running a series of
OPEN COMPANY CLASSES

Spread Expression explores Dancehall, African Dance, New Style Hip-Hop, Popping and Krumping in a Theatrical context. If you would like to experience “wa gwaan” in our world, then hurry up and register by sending an email to cindy.claes@gmail.com !!!

When?
Sun 10th Oct 5.30pm - 7pm
Sun 17th Oct 5.30pm - 7pm
Sun 24th Oct 5.30pm - 7pm

Where?
Reay Studios
Hackford Road (entrance via Caldwell Street )
London SW9 0EN
Nearest tube station: Oval

How much?*
£6 for 1 class
£15 for 3 classes

Please note Spread Expression will be auditioning new members at the end of November.

*All funds will go towards a Krumping Theatre Exchange Program happening in San Francisco on 21st November. Spread Expression UK will be meeting Demolition Crew from L.A. The aim is to bring new experiences back to the UK and empower the Krumping community by giving local dancers access to Hip-hop Theatre.

Come and support the “spread” movement!!
Alongside producing our own work, our purpose is to empower the Krumping and Dancehall communities across the globe through Hip-hop Theatre. More pilot projects to come soon! Stay connected.

www.spreadexpression.com


Cindy
-- Cindy Claes+44 (0) 7940017054www.spreadexpression.comwww.cindyclaes.com

The 9th of October is almost upon us, so here's a gentle reminder, have you booked yet? Places are limited for this exclusive workshop; so please reserve your place now, before they're all gone!African Song, Drum and Dance with Nii Tagoe. One-day in-depth Workshop
Nii Tagoe was born in Accra, Ghana, into a royal family made up of master drummers and dancers, from whom he inherited his talent for drumming, dancing and singing.He came to Britain in 1990 as a principal dancer, drummer and teacher in the Adzido Dance Company and has since choreographed many dances, including Peter Gabriel's floor show at the London Millennium Dome.After leaving Adzido, Nii went on to self-fund the start of his own drumming and dance company Frititi in 1993, which was created to explore, develop and pass on to future generations artistic expressions through music, dance and rituals.Nii tours and performs regularly as percussionist, singer and composer with world music chart toppers: Baka Beyond, African Headcharge, ADF Soundsystem, Osibisa and Lorraine Ayensu & Band amongst others and also runs his own band - The Afro Funk Crew. Nii will be hosting this exclusive one day workshop on 9th October in London, at Brixton Art Space, London. The aim of the day is to allow students to explore the richness of African rhythms, melodies and movement at a leisurely and relaxed pace. And to appreciate more vividly the connection between song, dance and music in African cultures. Songs, rythms and dances will be selected from the regions of Benin, Ghana and South Africa.NII IS BOTH AN ACCOMPLISHED DRUMMER AND DANCER, AND THEREFORE THIS WORKSHOP WILL GIVE EQUAL VALUE, INPUT AND TEACHING TO BOTH GROUPS. Morning:12-2pmSong, percussion and Drumming Workshop, with Nii and Frititi - all levels welcomethere will be a very limited number of drums, and percussion instruments to use , so please bring your own instrument/ drum if you have one. Afternoon:3pm-6pm Dance Workshop, led by Nii Tagoe, with live drumming – all levels welcome.Price:Song, percussion and Drumming workshop only: £15 in advance. £17 on the dayDance workshop only: £20 in advance £22 on the dayBoth workshops: £30 in advance. £33WHERE:BRIXTON ARTS SPACE130 BRIXTON HILLlONDONSW2TUBE: BRIXTONBUS: 333, 133,59,45ON FOOT: turn left out of Brixton tube and keep going up that hill for about 10 mins!!Places: Are limited. Please pay in advance to secure your place & to ensure the workshop goes ahead. Deadline for discount bookings is october 4th 2010. TO pay please contact
dundunkini@gmail.com / 07949 761 589

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