Noche Cubana, Sat. Feb 8th!

Noche Cubana

Saturday, February 8th

San Diego's biggest Cuban Music & Dance Party is back for 2014!  Don't miss this celebration of Cuban culture featuring Special guests, Los Hermanos Arango - live & direct from Habana, Cuba.  This Cuban fusion band will blow you away!

Enjoy Free Salsa Dance Lesson (Free-style, no partner necessary),
Keep grooving on an open dance floor to the best Cuban jams,
Savor delicious authentic Cuban cuisine by Las Criollitas,
& enter to win awesome Raffle prizes!

Hailing from Guanabacoa - the epicenter of Afro-Cuban traditional culture in Habana, Cuba - this musical family, directed by Feliciano Arango, is known around the world as the only Cuban band to use purely unaltered Afro-Cuban traditional vocals & hand-drumming as the basis for a modern or contemporary repertoire.  Drawing extensively on the spectrum of Afro-Cuban folklore and fused with jazz, their powerful harmonious blend will surely blow you away!  Don't miss these special guests on their brief U.S. visit!  Check out Los Hermanos Arango's YouTube Channel!

The dance floor is calling!  Master Dancer Juan Carlos Blanco (former lead soloist of Raices Profundas -Deep Roots in Havana, Cuba) will lead us all in a fun Salsa Suelta Dance lesson; Teaching free-style salsa moves that only require your own two feet.  No partner needed, unless you want one. Then, the dance floor keeps sizzling as the DJ plays the best Cuban jams for you to keep grooving!

Enjoy Las Criollitas savory cuisine including Arroz Congri (red beans & rice), Fricase de Pollo (Cuban-style chicken), Yuca con mojo (yucca with mojo sauce), Ensalada (salad), Mojito, plus Frituras, Croquetas, & Empanadas (veggie, chicken & beef). All available for purchase.

Raffle Prizes

Enter to win Raffle Prizes including Havana Club (authentic Cuban Rum) &

Tix. to SD Brazil Carnival Mardi Gras Ball 2014!

Click here for more info on Brazil Carnival 

Noche Cubana

Feb 8, 2014

7-11 pm

All ages/ $15 cover

WorldBeat Center

2100 Park Blvd. SD, 92101

A GOZAR!

For any questions or further information, contact us here!

Sat. Jan 18, Multi-Cultural Festival

16th Annual Sheila R. Hardin Multi-Cultural Festival

Celebrating San Diego's diversity!

When:  Saturday, January 18th, 11am - 5pm

Where:  Martin Luther King Jr Promenade 

(Harbor Drive, Downtown San Diego)

Admission: FREE

Omo Aché Afro-Cuban Music & Dance Company performs at 12 noon!

Enjoy this FREE annual festival celebrating our city's diversity with multi-cultural music & dance performances, all-age activities, food & retail vendors, plus a Children's special activities area. 

NEW January Series - Cuban Carnival Percussion & Dance!

CUBAN CARNIVAL 

Percussion & Dance Class Series: 

"Las Congas de Cuba"

(The Congas of Cuba)

 

Looking for something fun to do in 2014?  Try the NEW Cuban Carnival Class Series taught by Juan Carlos Blanco, Las Congas de Cuba - The Congas of Cuba. This wonderfully exhilarating annual class series is being offered for a 3rd year at World Beat Cultural Center for a limited time only! Now thru Feb 23, 2014.  Students have the option of taking classes individually or can enjoy both.  

Cuban Carnival  Percussion                            

Time: 12 - 1 pm

Cost: $7

WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd

San Diego, CA 92101 (Balboa Park)

 

Students will be taught Cuban Carnival or comparsa rhythms with emphasis on proper and authentic technique in a fun ensemble setting.  (See more info about comparsas below). Class will be taught in a progressive format, building upon an arrangement on a weekly basis.  For maximum learning, consistent attendance is recommended.  Drums Available. Drop-ins, beginners, and all levels are welcome! 

Cuban Carnival Dance 

Time: 1 - 2 pm 

Cost: $7

WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd.

San Diego, CA. 92101 (Balboa Park)   

Students will be taught various authentic dance styles, movements, vocabulary and technique reflective of a variety of different comparsas found in Cuba.  (See more info about comparsas below).  Class will be taught in a progressive format as we build choreography for our very own comparsa.  Class is accompanied by Live Percussion! 

 

Las Congas de Cuba is a reference to the various types and styles of Cuban comparsas that will be explored in this series.  'Congas' is a popular term that is used to refer to comparsa groups in Cuba.  These are groups made up of percussionists and dancers who prepare pulsating carnival rhythms and exciting choreography for their annual parading in Carnaval, where the public will follow behind and around them, dancing and singing along with them.  They will also compete against other congas - comparsas to be the best group. This is the epitome of dancing in the street! Carnival is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate together and is one of Cuba's many great traditions that has endured the test of time; dating as far back as the 17th century, it continues to be celebrated throughout many cities in Cuba today.

Students of this series will have the amazing opportunity to participate in the 22nd Annual San Diego Mardi Gras Brazil Carnival!  Students who wish to participate must learn to play rhythms and/or dance choreography. Therefore, consistent attendance is highly recommended.  Participation in this event is optional and not required in order to take the series. Click here for more info. about SD Mardi Gras Brazil Carnival 2014.

 

 

For more info about the Cuban Carnival Series, visit omoachecubanculture.org