Tonight.

Guess who is going to be playing tonight @ La? ?

My favorite group (and yours), be there and don't miss the excitement because you never know exactly what they are going to do.

Classic Anya Ade pics...

Here are "vintage", Anya Ade pics showing most of the regulars that play with Felix's tambor ( I got this off of Felix's facebook).

(Top L-R: Danny Maldonado, David, Echi (?), "Oso"(?), Jonathan Troncoso. BottomL-R: Nicky Laboy, Oludare Bernard, "Bembesito" Lora, Photo Credit Felix Sanabria)



(L-R: Echi (?), Jonathan Troncoso, Oludare Bernard, "Bembesito" Lora, Emery Damon, Photo Credit: Felix Sanabria)

Rumba en NY/NJ

Barry Cox forwarded an email from George Jimenez. Apparently there are going to be some regular rumbas happening in and around the "city" for the time being.




Rumba en NY/NJ

1) AFROLATINO CAFÉ Con Rumba Cubana

Place: Brecht Forum, 451 West St (West Side Hwy) btw Bank & Bethune Sts./entre Bank y Bethune St.

Time: Every Other Sunday 5:30 pm – 9 pm Suggested donation: $6

Jan. 25, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 8, Mar 22, Apr 5, Apr 19, May 3

Directions: From the subway station at 14^th St and 8^th Ave, walk down 8^th Ave to Bethune St, turn right on Bethune and walk 3 blocks west to West Side Highway. Turn left and Brecht Forum is on that block. By car, take W. 11^th St west to the West Side Highway, turn right and the Brecht Forum is a block and a half north. To contact Brecht Forum: www.brechtforum.org (212) 242-4201.

2) CLUB CUCALAMBE

Place: 4418 Bergenline Ave @ 45^th St (2^nd floor above La Roca supermarket)/ @ 45^th St. (2do piso arriba del supermercado La Roca)

Union City, NJ

Time: Sundays 5 pm – 9 pm

3) “RUMBA DEL BARRIO” en LOS GALLOS SOCIAL CLUB

Place: 339 E. 115^th St. btwn. 1 and 2 Ave., 2^nd floor/entre la 1ra y la 2a Av. (2do piso)

El Barrio, New York, NY

917 478-4612

Time: Sundays 8 pm – 1 am

LP21 Discounts

If you are short on scratch but still have a yearning desire to learn Bomba y Plena from "la mata", maybe LP21 can help you out...