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SPECIAL WORKSHOP SERIES:

PRIMO DRUM CLASSES

in Afro-Puerto Rican BOMBA

by ALMA MOYO

Tuesday, March 6, 13, 20, 27

7-8pm

Location: TBD in Uptown Manhattan

Advance Registration and Payment Required. Limited enrollment available, by instructor approval only.

For intermediate level drum students only, Alma Moyo's director Alex LaSalle will host primo/subidor classes. This 4-part series will explore the following components of playing the subidor:

1) Language: What are the different primo language styles in each Bomba rhythm? Learn how to recognize the appropriate musical phrases and how they correspond to each rhythm.

2) Breaks: What are the signature breaks the primo leads during a performance?

3) Primo as Director: The primo player is responsible for directing the buleadores during the bomba performance. What are the appropriate ways to give and execute cues to your buleadores?

4) "Subir La Bomba:" The primo is an integral part of raising the feeling and intensity of the bomba. Learn the key techniques the primo player uses in order to raise the energy level of bomba and the appropriate times to use them.

This class is by RSVP only, and permission is required from the instructor. To register, you MUST PAY IN ADVANCE. You can pay by:

1) Emailing your Visa/Mastercard card number, expiration date, and security code, name adn email address via to: Manuela@thelegacycircle.org

2) Pay On-Line here:

ALMA MOYO's BOMBA & GENARO OZUNA's AFRO-DOMINICAN WEEKLY DRUM AND DANCE CLASSES RESUME IN APRIL!

Advance Registration & Payment Required for 10-Class series. Beginning in April, there will be no more pay-as-you-go classes. Students must register for the entire series and pay in advance in order to guarantee an optimal teaching environment and sequential learning. To register, please visit this page:

Registration: $150/10 classes.

$140 for Legacy Circle Members.

*Classes will be scheduled upon the registration of 5 or more students. Please pay in advance to guarantee the classes can continue for the community!

To learn more about Alma Moyo, visit:

http://vimeo.com/23046305

ALMA MOYO ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF ITS ALBUM:

NO HAY SABADO SIN SOL

Download on-line, or read press reviews at

www.almamoyo.com

SANKOFA SATURDAYS
Afro-Latin/Caribbean Rootz Party is back!!
A night of musical delights featuring diverse up

and coming artists from throughout the Diaspora! CARIBE NEGRO FOR HAITI

Sat. March 10, 2012 at the Bruckner Bar & Grill

1 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx, NY

$15 Cover, Live Bands & DJ!

Proceeds to benefit solidarity work with MUDHA (Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico Haitiana) and Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees!

8pm: Building Solidarity Through Dance!

Live Afro-Caribbean Dance Workshop with dance teacher Maria Eugenia Rivera! Using Afro-Caribbean movement qualities to create consciousness and build solidarity with Haiti and sister islands. Mara will explore the dances from Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba and more!

Featuring Live Workshops and Performances by:

* Kalunga Neg Mawon Haitian-Dominican Roots Music

* Mara Eugenia Rivera & Legacy Women

* Kongo Haitian Roots Music