What: See Cuba’s premier folkloric masters of Afro-Cuban traditional music and dance deliver a spectacular of sensual dancing and some of the most complex drumming to be heard in this hemisphere. This is a rare event to see masters from Havana, Matanzas, and Santiago, Cuba playing, singing, and dancing together. All of these performers have a long history and body of work in the most prestigious performing groups in Cuba such as Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Grupo Afro-Cuba de Matanzas, Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Raices Profundo, Grupo Clave y Guaguanco, Yoruba Andabo, Cutumba, Ban Rra Rra, and more.">What: See Cuba’s premier folkloric masters of Afro-Cuban traditional music and dance deliver a spectacular of sensual dancing and some of the most complex drumming to be heard in this hemisphere. This is a rare event to see masters from Havana, Matanzas, and Santiago, Cuba playing, singing, and dancing together. All of these performers have a long history and body of work in the most prestigious performing groups in Cuba such as Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Grupo Afro-Cuba de Matanzas, Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Raices Profundo, Grupo Clave y Guaguanco, Yoruba Andabo, Cutumba, Ban Rra Rra, and more.">

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Afro-Cuban All Stars and Sensual Dancing

What: See Cuba’s premier folkloric masters of Afro-Cuban traditional music and dance deliver a spectacular of sensual dancing and some of the most complex drumming to be heard in this hemisphere. This is a rare event to see masters from Havana, Matanzas, and Santiago, Cuba playing, singing, and dancing together. All of these performers have a long history and body of work in the most prestigious performing groups in Cuba such as Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Grupo Afro-Cuba de Matanzas, Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Raices Profundo, Grupo Clave y Guaguanco, Yoruba Andabo, Cutumba, Ban Rra Rra, and more.

Performers include Lazaro Galarraga, Ana Perez, Sandy Perez, Roman Diaz, Danis “La Mora” Perez, Rogelio Kindelan, Susana Arenas, Miguel Bernal, Jesus Diaz, plus John Santos, Michael Spiro, David Penalosa, and Howie Kaufman.

This is the culminating event of the annual Explorations in Afro-Cuban Dance and Drum program, a week long series of workshops on the north coast of California at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California from July 23-July 30th.

Don’t miss this is a rare opportunity right here in Arcata.

Tickets cost $10 and are available at the door for this amazing Cuban show.

For more information call 707-826-3731 or visit www.humboldt.edu/afrocuban

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When/where:
Dates    Saturday
Time    8 p.m.
Phone    707-826-3731
Venue    Van Duzer Theatre
Cost    $10.00
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Source: www.northcoastjournal.com/calendar/events/afro-cuban-all-stars/

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