Alonso Brito, The kind of Music that gets under your skin!

Discover the Old Style Cuban Music of

Alonso Brito!

When I hear the music of Alonso Brito, I feel myself transported to an old cafe somewhere in Havana, with the smell of cigars in the air and the heat in the air assisting in the slow grind of Cuban couples dancing to the sultry rhythms. It is how i picture real Latin music to be.  You can feel in the song that their is Latin passion behind it.  You just can't fake emotion in songs like this.

"Alonso is like no other contemporary salsa singer – part Mick Jagger, part Caetano Veloso and part Desi Arnaz on acid" – Los Angeles Times

"In the 1950's America fell in love with the Mambo.  It's 2008 and we are already falling in love with Alonso Brito and his brand of Cuban music, he is really talented, extremely talented" -KPFK Radio

About Alonso Brito:

Born in La Habana, Cuba during the Golden Fifties, Alonso Brito had an idyllic childhood that ran parallel to Hollywood classics of that period. At the age of nine, he was living in Cuba when Fidel Castro's revolution arose. Political and civil unrest forced him to flee the country, never to return.  During a landmark historical period in American history, Alonso arrived in Miami, Florida in September 1960.

Thrust into early adulthood though being barely ten years old, Brito has been witness to events that have formed our country and left an indelible mark in his memory. The short-lived presidency of John F. Kennedy, The Birmingham Riots, The Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, manned space travel and the Vietnam War are moments in time that some of us lived while some of us only read about them in books—Alonso Brito has done both and uses it to not only give depth to the life he leads, but volume to the music he shares.

Those wonder years, as well as those of his pre-emmigration childhood are reflected throughout his music. Alonso, or “AB”, along with his dear friend Chris McClure have prepared a style of show that has not been seen since the 1950's. Nothing in the United States and few similar performers are comparable to the style, culture and substance of the music and performances that AB brought from Cuba to gift us. His journey, his convictions, his spirit and his music have become the epitome of what it is to be Cuban-American.

Monthy Afro-Funky Dance Party at Bollyhood, San Francisco

CubaCaribe & Dj Alfie1Bateria's **Monthly**

Afro-Funky Diaspora Dance Party

www.CubaCaribe.org

Saturday October 11th, 2008

8:30pm – 2am

¡¡¡ 2nd Saturday of Every Month !!!

(Oct 11th – Sat. Nov 8th – Sat. Dec 13)

The Bollyhood Cafe
3372 19th st. at Mission st.
San Francisco, CA

Djs Spinning – Salsa – Timba – Samba – Pagode – Dancehall – Soca – calypso – Hip Hop del Mundo – Electro Latino – y mås!

Live Performances by:

Live Samba Show
"Sambamora"
& The Bateria Blocura de San Francisco
(Featuring Members of Loco bloco)
www.sambamora.com

Resident Dj's

Alfie1Bateria
(CubaCaribe.org)

DarkRum
(Añejo Productions, La Tropical,
& La Bodegita del Medio)
www.anejoprod.com

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International Concert Video's on the Big Screen
(And Remember "No Cover" Before 10pm)

Cover for this Event is $5.00 (You Can't Go Wrong)

Rhythm and Motion Salsa Classes, San Francisco

Sizzling Salsa Classes at Rhythm & Motion

Dance Studio

Rhythm and Motion/ ODC Dance School

351 Shotwell St (Between 17th and 18th), San Francisco, CA

Phone: 415-863-9830

What: Salsa & Casino Rueda with Sidney Weaverling

Sidney Weaverling has studied Salsa Rueda, and Cuban movement in Cuba, Miami, and the Bay Area. She currently teaches Cuban-style movement, Salsa, and Rueda in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. Sidney’s class teaches Miami-style Salsa and Havana-style Casino moves.

When: Fridays: Beginner 7-8 pm, Intermediate 8-9 pm, Adv 9-10pm, Practica 10p-12:30 am

Cost: $12 drop-in, discounted class cards available

What: Salsa with Gabriel Romero

Gabriel Romero is one of the Bay Area’s top Salsa dancers and most sought after instructors. He teaches and performs in numerous venues throughout San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.

When: Tuesdays: Beginner 7:30-8:15 pm, Intermediate 8:15-9:15 pm, Adv 9:15-10:15 pm

Thursdays: Intermediate 8:00-9:30 pm

Cost: $12 drop in, discounted class cards available

Class Description:

BEGINNING LEVEL: Musical timing footwork will be emphasized while students are introduced to the basic concepts of leading and following.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL: Timing, connection, and style will be emphasized at this level
while students develop arm movements and explore the dancers’
relationship.

ADVANCED LEVEL: Students will have mastered enough technique to focus on
musicality and style without basic movement breakdowns. This is a good
class to take concurrently with the intermediate level class.

No Partner Necessary!

For more information of these classes and to find a list of many more classes please visit www.rhythmandmotion.com

La Tropi-Cal Summer Edition 2008

La Tropi-Cal

Summer Edition 2008

Salsa Con TImba & Reggaeton

Friday July 25th

Doors Open at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Cover $10

Il Pirata Restaurant 2007 – 16th Street, San Francisco

Music by DJ WaltDigz & DJ DarkRum

La Tropi-Cal in San Francisco is the original Timba spot in the Bay Area.  It was started in February of 2002 and is still going strong in 2008.  Here you will hear the latest Timba, classic Timba, Salsa and a splash of Reggaeton from Puerto Rico, Cubaton from Cuba, and Plena/Reggae from Panama.

Viva Cuba performance, Mission Cultural Center

Come see a Fabulous Performance

VIVA CUBA

Mission Cultural Center

2868 Mission St, San Francisco, CA Tel: (415) 821-1155

A song and dance documentary on post revolutionary Cuba. Written, choreographed and directed by David Jones.

Friday and Saturday 11th and 12th, 8pm

In the MCCLA Theatre

$15.00 Admission

Abou David Jones:

David holds an MA in dance from Mills College. He studied at the University of Oregon where he performed with the Ballet Company. In the Bay Area, his mentors were Gwen Lewis and Ed Mock. He has been influenced by such noted jazz specialists as Gus Giordano and Joe Tremaine. He has worked with the Village People, Taj Mahal, Luciano Pavarotti, and Harold Nicholas of the famed Nicholas Brothers. He also worked with the cast of the Las Vegas spectacular "Jubilee". He has been a guest instructor for both the Dance Masters of America and the National Association of Dance Artists. He has been published.