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Soledad Barrios and Noche Flamenca  |
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Thursday, Aug 7 |
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Damrosch Park |
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Alo, a night of free flamenco, need we say more? Usually you'd
have to pay around $40 bucks to see this sort of performance. But
Lincoln Center it's kicking off its Out of Doors season
con esto!!! Here at Remezcla llevamos el flamenquillo por dentro
so we'll be goin' to see Soledad fo sho'. READ
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Contra-Tiempo and Inspirit Performance  |
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Saturday, Aug 9 |
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St. Mary's Park |
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Founded by Ana María Alvarez, activist dance performance
group, Contra-Tiempo, blends salsa, Afro-Cuban, West African and
hip-hop, and will be making a comeback to the city after their last
performance back in 2006. Plus, opening performance by dance troupe
Inspirit which highlights choreographies by young African-American
artists. READ
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| La Casita: Home From the Heart |
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Saturday, August 9 |
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Damrosch
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Don't judge us for having a soft spot for poetry, it's almost the
end of summer and we're feeling melancholic. Featuring El Grito
de Poetas, tonight's like a giant hippie party that celebrates
words and music, two things we're suckers for! READ
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Lila Downs, The Villalobos Bros, Grupo Norteño  |
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Friday, Aug 8 |
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Prospect Park Bandshell |
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You'll know we love Lila Downs (who will release a new album
soon) and Prospect Park, so tonight we get to enjoy funky Mexican
folk done right via Ms. Downs. Plus performances by Villalobos
Brothers and Grupo Norteño may wanna pull out
our botas from the closet a few months earlier. Make sure to stop
by the Remezcla booth and say hello! READ
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An Unexpected Mexico feat Kinky, Alejandro Escovedo, Pistolera  |
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Saturday, Aug 9 |
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Rumsey Playfield |
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Another park we love has got another killer ineup that will help
us embrace our inner Mexican. Pistolera three girl-one man
band from Brooklyn gets us moving, as the iconic Alejandro Escovedo
lulls us back down so we can get nuts with Monterrey electro rockers
Kinky. Again, our Remezcla booth will be front and center,
so stop and hang out with us, si? READ
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Cyro
Baptista's Beat the Donkey  |
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Saturday, Aug 9 |
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Damrosch
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The week of free rages it on this time with some Brazilian for good balance. Cyro Baptista is a former teacher (we would have love to have) who turned musician pachanguero of jazzy, sassy beats from the land of samba. A menear la tanga. READ MORE
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| Losaida Cortos Fundraiser |
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Thursday, Aug 7 |
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Nublu |
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Films at Nublu? Das right, get there at about seven and
enjoy a few drinks before the screenings of shorts from last year's
festival. Then stay and menealo to awesome new salsa and son band
Ropa Vieja, plus the requisite DJs. Remember to donate, this
is something we should all support. READ
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Rooftop Films: Up With Me & Balún  |
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Friday, Aug 8 |
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El Museo del Barrio |
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What a dreamy night awaits at el Museo's rooftop, first off Puerto
Rican electro pop band Balún is coming back from Paris,
and we'll get a sweet set of their blippy-bloopy music. Then enjoy
the film Up With Me, a story about an East Harlem teenager
who wins a scholarship in an upstate New York boarding school, directed
by Greg Takoudes. READ
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Cine Fest Brazil Kickoff  |
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Sunday, Aug 10 |
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Rumsey Playfield |
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Another music-meets-film night with the Brazillian film festival
Cine Fest Petro Bas kicking off with jazz Brazilian songstress
Maria Rita --yes, Elis Regina's daughter--. Then stay for the screening
of The House of Tom, a doc about Antonio Jobim's
love affair with music, directed by his widow, the photographer
Ana Jobim. READ
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