11:13 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Culture|history|New York City · Comments Off
7 Oct 2011Here are a few events of interest this weekend happening in various parts of NYC including the Bronx and down at #OccupyWallStreet. If you want to see your event listed here please email info@vivirlatino.com
Sunday, October 9th
Friends of Woodlawn is proud to present Azucar! Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Celia Cruz with The Bronx Music Heritage Center, Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, and City Lore.
1:00 p.m.
A FREE event honoring the legacy of The Queen of Salsa, whose timeless work continues to have a major impact on jazz, pop culture and Latin music worldwide.
Program includes:
• Panel discussion on the life and influence of Ms. Cruz organized by preeminent City Lore folklorist Elena Martinez and moderated by Grammy-nominated musician Bobby Sanabria
• Selection of Ms. Cruz’s music performed by students from The Celia Cruz High School of Music
• Guided visit to the Cruz mausoleum, La Guarachera de Cuba’s final resting place.
“EL GRITO DEL MUNDO” – MUSICOS LATINOS SE UNEN A #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
6 pm
La reciente formada Coalición de Músicos Latinos de Nueva York anuncia gran concierto acústico en apoyo a #Occupywallstreet este Domingo 9 Octubre a las 6:00PM. Invitamos a toda la comunidad latina sin importar su status migratorio a manifestar su apoyo a través de la música y cultura en forma pacífica, solidarizando con el grupo #occupywallstreet que se mantiene en protesta contra las políticas económicas adoptadas por Estados Unidos como además a las movilizaciones en distintas ciudades del país, frente al descontento general, hacia la crítica situación.
“Estamos a favor de políticas, reformas sociales y económicas que favorezcan a todos los habitantes de EEUU incluyendo las minorías e inmigrantes”
Las malas decisiones tomadas, afectan desproporcional y principalmente, a las familias de menores recursos y minorías en este país. Dentro de los denominados 99% que se ven afectados, nos encontramos la mayoría de inmigrantes latinos. Nosotros junto con muchas otras comunidades en los Estados Unidos, estamos siendo perjudicados, aún más, que el resto de los indignados.
Es por eso que saldremos a cantar por la justicia social, la paz y por mejores leyes de inmigración.
Estamos a favor de la unión y la reunificación de las familias de trabajadores indocumentados, y en contra de políticas de criminalización que solamente crean un ambiente de xenofobia, violencia y discriminación rampante. Por tanto, también pedimos poner un alto a todas las deportaciones y exigimos una reforma migratoria ahora. La necesidad para nosotros, de ser parte del movimiento #occupywallstreet se manifiesta, en este momento, como imprescindible. Bandas independientes neoyorquinas como Kofre, Eskarioka, Eskarroneros, Paracuta,Earthdriver, Changala, RadioArmada, The Times (lista en formación); montaran un concierto acústico en la Plaza Zuccotti, ahora apodada “Plaza de la Libertad.”
Llamamos específicamente, a todos los inmigrantes, cualquiera sea sus estatus migratorio. El grupo de abogados que apoya la causa, se encargará de establecer el dialogo con NYPD, y se responsabiliza por la seguridad de todos los asistentes.
Also at #OccupyWallStreet
This Sunday, October 9th at 6 p.m., members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio, an organizanization that is part of the Zapatista initiated The Other Campaign have been invited and will participate in Occupy Wall St.
They will share a message written by the humble immigrant community of East Harlem on their seven-year struggle for dignity and against neoliberal displacement. In this message, they will speak on their vision of the world, their analysis of the problems that besiege it, and how they seek to change it. They will offer their grain of sand and make echo the voice of all the dignified people who are struggling to build a new world from below and to the left.
2:46 pm By la Macha · Music · 3 Comments
18 Feb 2010Well, I wanted to talk to you all about the Olympics and what I’ve enjoyed and disliked the most. But when I tried to get video, I found that NBC has basically made it a Gitmo offense to repost Olympic video anywhere.
So, instead I’m gonna post this video of Celia Cruz singing one of my favorite songs, Caramelo.
And let’s talk about the Olympics and sweet goodness in comments.
With the holiday and cold here in NYC, I’ve been watching lots of movies at home. This past weekend I caught another film featured on the PBS Voces series, Celia, the Queen, about Celia Cruz.
Celia the Queen by Joe Cardona
Celia the Queen is a loving look at the amazing life and legacy of a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation and captured the hearts of fans worldwide. Erupting onto the Cuban music scene as the lead singer for La Sonora Matancera, Celia Cruz broke down barriers of racism and sexism. With the powerful weapon of her voice and the warm tolerance of her heart, Celia soon became all things to all people. The film shows the diversity of the people whose lives she touched, from stars like Quincy Jones, Andy Garcia, and Wyclef Jean to ordinary people all over the world who loved not only her music but her incredible spirit. A co-presentation with National Black Programming Consortium.
What I found most interesting was how Afro-Latino and Pan-Latino Celia was in terms of the kind of music she sang and with whom she worked with while remaining rooted in lo Afro-Cubano. The film features other musicians she workd with like Johnny Pacheco, Oscar De Leon, and Willie Colon. What I also found interesting was how apolitical the film attempted to be. Not once was Fidel Castro mentioned and in a clip of Celia, she herself refuses to call him by name, but rather just speaks of how she worked even harder outside of Cuba post-Revolution to make sure her sick mother could get what she needed.
Speaking of PBS’s Latino Music series, last night’s show featured (among others) La India and Marc Anthony. I’d forgotten how much I love La India and really really hate Marc Anthony. It also reminded me of the very first time I heard India sing–with the incomparable Celia Cruz.
La India, Celia Cruz & Tito Puente – Guantanamera from http://chrysalide.vox.com/
12:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music|New York City|theatre · Comments Off
18 Jul 2007
Being a dead musician (especially a Latino musician) means a posthumous musical. La guarachera Celia Cruz is no different. An off-Broadway show creatively titled “Celia” is set to open September 12 in NYC at the New World Stages. The premise is that Pedro Knight, Celia’s widower, is remembering his beloved from his hospital bed. The musical , with about 30 musical numbers, according to the director, is trying to show the woman Celia Cruz not just the legend. It is being said that Pedro had a hand in the creation of the show before his own death.
Via / El Diario La Prensa
11:40 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Controversia · 1 Comment
5 Jan 2007
The late Celia Cruz left her estate completely and totally to her husband, Pedro Knight. Somewhere along the way, executors were appointed to make sure finances were managed in order to take care of her ill husband. Now, AP reports that a judge will decide whether or not accusations are true that one of the executors, Luis Falcon, has been stealing money intended for Pedro and should therefore be removed from the estate handlings:
Falcon has drained funds from accounts for Knight, made “extravagant expenditures” and failed to account for transfers of more than $1 million from Cruz’s estate, according to a lawsuit filed by co-executor Omer Pardillo, of Cliffside Park.In addition, Falcon is exercising improper influence over Knight, who is 85 and suffering from dementia, the lawsuit claimed. After Cruz died in 2003, Knight moved to California with Falcon, the lawsuit said.
How terribly sad that Celia’s legacy be tainted by this kind of scandal and that Pedro’s later days be filled with ugly fighting over money.
Via / Yahoo! News
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