AFROCARIBE DANCE!
Presents Master Guest Batalero/Congero, Sandy Perez of the Acclaimed AfroCuba de Matanzas Accompanies for KMM. THIS SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010!
Saturdays at 10:40am to 12:10pm
@Electric Lodge
1416 Venice, CA
Free Parking. $20 Drop In (Guest Fee)
Autobiography from Sandy:
Born in 1970, I began playing music at the age of 8 in a group playing
musica campesina. Our group of young musicians performed in several
national festivals in Matanzas.
At the age of 10, I began playing with a group comprised of the children
of the members of the Muñequitos de Matanzas. It's name was "Nueva
Generacion" (New Generation). We played in all of the Muñequitos'
concerts.
With this experience, I created a group with the name Yumurinos de
Matanzas. We worked in many important Havana festivals, including the
Festival de la Rumba in Matanzas.
I began playing with the folkloric group Afrocuba de Matanzas in 1987.
After that, I decided to work with Steve Coleman, and I worked with him
in many places, including a tour of Europe. I also worked with Anga Diaz
and Yosvany Terry. We also worked in Africa with some of Youssou
N'Dour's people, with Sawinu and other important artists from outside
and inside Cuba.
Currently, I perform with various folkloric and popular groups in the
San Francisco Bay Area, I teach privately and in groups, and I conduct
workshops in various universities in the United States such as Stanford,
University of Arcada, and many others in California.
In the future, I will be starting a partnership with a dance studio to
teach the music and dance of my homeland. |
|
