This Friday, some of the best talent from Havana convenes in Brooklyn for a great cause.
Check out the details on Red Hot + Cuba below…
Music Direction by Andres Levin and CuCu Diamantes
Produced by BAM
Co-produced with Paul Heck/The Red Hot Organization in recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec 1) & Andres Levin/Music Has No Enemies
Nine acts representing the vibrant Havana music scene take the stage for a tribute to the sounds of contemporary Cuba. Saunter from the malecón at dawn to smoky clubs at dusk with an all-star lineup of emerging artists and established legends—including Alexander Abreu (of Havana D’Primera), José Luis Cortés (“El Tosco” of NG La Banda), Carlos Varela, CuCu Diamantes, and David Torrens—in this showcase of timba, salsa, nueva trova, and more.
This program is produced by BAM in association with Red Hot Organization in recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1. Part of the proceeds will benefit AIDS prevention and awareness in Cuba.
Featured performers:
Alexander Abreu
José Luis Cortés (“El Tosco”)
CuCu Diamantes
Andres Levín
Kelvis Ochoa
Osdalgia
David Torrens
Roberto Carlos “Cucurucho” Rodriguez Valdés
Carlos Varela
Next weekend, our friends at the Bronx Museum are at it again. This month they’ll be collaborating with the Havana Film Festival for the 5th straight year. It’s sure to be a night of great music, film and overall fun.
Check out the info below…
First Fridays! @ The Bronx Museum presents:
Ahi Na’ma’!
5th Annual Collaboration with the Havana Film Festival
of New York
Live performance by Gerardo Cortino y sus Habaneros.
Music by DJ Asho
Screening of of Caminando Aragon (52 min)
Dir. Tané Martínez
2012. USA-Cuba.
Documentary. 52 min.
Location: Bronx Museum North Wing
2nd Floor
Admission: Free
FIRST FRIDAYS!
The Black Power Mixtape
Film screening honoring Black History Month
FREE!
THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement—Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver among them—the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, this lush collection was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Göran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light in a mosaic of images, music and narration chronicling the evolution one of our nation’s most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement. Music by Questlove and Om’Mas Keith, and commentary from prominent African-American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle – including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles – give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.
Tonight, our peoples DJ Asho has put together a great events featuring world renowned percussionst Pedrito Martinez. Check out the flier above, and details below…
DJ Asho’s Buena Timba Social Club presents:
The Pedrito Martinez Group.
Live Performance with his 5-piece Timba Band.
Music by DJ Asho playing the best of Cuban Salsa (Timba), Rumba y Reggaeton.
Thursday September 15th.
Doors open at 10PM/ Music starts at 11PM
$15 (includes one drink).
Location: DROM
85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village,
New York, NY 10009
www.dromNYC.com
Subway: F (2nd Ave) 6 (Astor Place) R, W (8th St – NYU)
For those looking to experience some authentic Cuban culture tonight, look no further than DJ Asho and his newly launched Buena Timba Social Club. Check out the details on his show with Gerardo Contino below…
Asho Productions presents: Buena Timba Social Club.
Featuring Gerardo Contino & Sus Habaneros and DJ Asho.
Live Performance with his 6-piece Timba Band.
Music by DJ Asho playing the best of Cuban Salsa (Timba), Rumba y Reggaeton.
Cuban Salsa Classes with Yesenia Selier
Thursday August 18th.
Doors open at 7PM / Salsa classes at 8PM/ Music starts at 9PM
Only $10!!!
Location: DROM
85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in East Village,
New York, NY 10009 www.dromNYC.com
Subway: F (2nd Ave) 6 (Astor Place) R, W (8th St – NYU)
Once again, it’s going down tonight at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Check out the lineup of films and music that Asho has put together for the people below…
FRIDAY JULY 15th, 2011 7pm-10pm
First Fridays! @ The Bronx Museum Presents: BronxAfrica!
Summer Special Outdoor Film Screening in collaboration with the African Film Festival.
“Join us on the First Friday of every month for films and videos screenings, art performances, music and other special events!”
Free! No Cover!
Bring your blankets!
Summer Location: Joyce Kilmer Park
Grand Concourse to Walton Av
Bet E 161 St and E 164 St
Rain location: The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Music by Iboru (Afro-Cuban, Yoruba, Rumba)
Screening of BONGO BARBERSHOP
Charlie Ahearn, USA, 2005, 8min.
Screening of ALL I WANNA DO
Michelle Medina, Morocco, 2010, 59min.
Our good friend DJ Asho is featured in the NY Daily News this week, as part of an article detailing an upcoming book on Hip-Hop culture by Queens College professor Sujatha Fernandes.
Check out an excerpt from the article below…
After chasing hip-hop movements from Chicago to Havana, emcee-turned-professor Sujatha Fernandes ultimately found herself most at home in the genre’s birthplace – New York City.
Fernandes, an assistant professor of sociology at Queens College, recounts her 11-year global journey in a new book to be released in September, titled “Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation.”
She traces rapping, b-boying, deejaying and graffiti art in four different countries….
…Ariel Fernandez-Diaz, a well-known deejay and promoter from Cuba featured in the book, also found his hip-hop journey landing him in New York.
“In some ways, I feel closer to New Yorkers who share the same culture and values as me than the Cubans who lived on the same block as me,” said Fernandez-Diaz, 35, who wrote the first article in Cuba about hip hop….
The company that brought you Diaspora: A Global Mixtape Movement, Nomadic Wax is back again with their latest release, the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape.
Serving as the sister project to the upcoming Nomadic Wax documentary film, “Democracy in Haiti,” the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape highlights the political, cultural and social issues facing Haitian youth after the earthquake that struck the country in January 2010.The third film in the “Democracy In…” series, “Democracy in Haiti” presents to audiences Haitian youth who have been active in the rebuilding of their country. In Haiti the youth make up the largest percentage of the population, yet, their voice is often ignored in discussions of political importance.
Serving as an outlet for Haitian youth to bring forth their voice, “Democracy in Haiti” spotlights several young artists who have taken active roles in the reformation of Haiti’s cultural and political stature.Lena Jackson, the Nomadic Wax Director of Photography for the “Democracy in Haiti” film, recently returned to the country to document the events of the second round presidential elections and further capture the voice of Haitian youth on film.“Democracy in Haiti” helps audiences understand the important role Haitian youth must play in the foundation of Haiti’s political and social future.Featuring talent from Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora around the world, the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape brings together a diverse group of hip-hop artists contributing verses that emphasize the socio-political issues currently facing Haitian society.As the audio backdrop to the “Democracy in Haiti” film, the Democracy in Haiti Mixtape encourages Haitian youth to stand up and take part in the successful rebuilding of their nation’s society.
The Democracy in Haiti Mixtape is mixed by DJ Nio of Zero Plastica and produced by Magee McIlvaine of Nomadic Wax, Vox Sambou and DJ Nio. Mastered and engineered by Dan Cantor of Notable Productions.
No April fools here. Once again, First Fridays going down tonight in the Bronx and, as usual, everything curated by our peoples DJ Asho. Check out the details on tonight’s festivities below…
FIRST FRIDAYS! @ The Bronx Museum presents: CANDELA!
4th Annual Collaboration with The Havana Film Festival New York
Part of Si Cuba! www.sicuba.org
Co-Presented with HABANA | HARLEM™
Produced by Asho Productions.
Performances by: The Pedrito Martinez Project
Music by: DJ Asho
Screening of ESO QUE ANDA / VAN VAN FEVER
Ian Padrón. 2010. Cuba. Documentary. 70 min.
Spanish with English Subtitles.
Friday April 1, 2011
Free! No Cover!
6-10 PM
Check out more info on everything after the jump..
On the first anniversary of AFROCUBA, DJ Asho sat down with Afrofusion to talk about how he developed the idea for the event, and how far it has come since the first edition.
