Showtimes / Dates
7:00pm » 4 April 2011
Monday
Location
Mission High School
3750 18th Street
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Showtimes / Dates
7:00pm » 5 April 2011
Tuesday
Location
Mission Language & Vocational School
2929 19th Street
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Tambor de Fuego (California Premiere)
Presented by SFIAF
Hailed as the "reigning regents of rumba" by the San Francisco Chronicle, "the essence of Cuba's musical soul" by the San Diego Union Tribune and "truly keepers of a sacred flame" by Latin Beat, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas are amongst the highest regarded percussionists in the world and masters of Afro-Cuban ritual and rumba music and dance. Founded in 1952, the group currently spans three generations of an extended family of musicians, singers and dancers. This performance is a benefit for a number of Mission based non-profit organizations including Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Cuba Caribe, ABADA Capoeira, Mission Area Federal Credit Union and the Latino Leadership Committee, among others.
Below is an in Spanish interview by Rosi Reyes with Diosdado Ramos, director of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas:
KPFA interview with Diosdado Ramos (mp3 link)
Rosi Reyes is the host of KPFA's Ritmo De Las Americas--Music from the Americas, from Brazil to the Carribean to Latin America, with a little roots and some occasional Mariachi/Blues for the soul.
