I picked up the following fliers at JOM, all tempting to me in their own right:
- Gypsy Caravan, “The Buena Vista Social Club for Gypsy music” featuring the music of Taraf de Haidouks, Maharaja, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Anotinio El Pipa & His Flamenco Ensemble, Esma Redzepova & Ensemble Teodosievski. [Starts Friday, June 29 at E St Cinema.]
- The Cipher on H, concert featuring DCypher Dance. Also: Kwikstep & Rockafella, Ryan Webb, Urban Impact, and the Aysha Upchurch/Life, Rhythm, Move Project. [Saturday, July 7 @ 8pm, Atlas Performing Arts Center]
- Breaking and Popping Master Classes with Kwikstep & Rockafella. Beginning 1 & above, 2:30-4pm; Intermediate/Advanced, 1-2:30pm. [Sunday, July 8 @ JOM Friendship Heights]
- deFINDing moments, concert featuring FloydProject Dance Company, tickets via 2007 Capital FRINGE Festival. [July 27 @ 8:30pm, July 28 @ 1:30pm, July 29 @ 7:30pm, Atlas Performing Arts Center]
Also, I’m really looking forward to the release of El Cantante, which is due out on August 3. From the trailer, it looks really good, at least from a music/dance perspective. I’m glad more people will learn about Hector Lavoe’s musical legacy.
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June 27, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Beto
Something you should know about El Cantante, at least from the music historians and salsa lovers’ perspective is that there is, to put it mildly, a GREAT deal of dramatic license in the film and that a lot of people who knew Hector, or worked with him when he was still alive, weren’t consulted on the film. So, if you go to see it, go for the music but don’t expect an accurate, or good, biography about his life.
June 28, 2007 at 3:12 am
Maria
Leave it to you, Mr Salsa 411 to know these things! Have you seen it?
From what I’ve heard, it does seem to follow the same formula as Ray and Walk The Line– humble beginnings, beat the odds, huge success, heroin addiction, supportive woman.