ph: 646-924-7187
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We provide workshops, organize events, lectures and presentations on Afro-Caribbean traditional music & dance that bring artists, youth and community members together to learn,practice, and honor our ancestral cultural legacy. Our workshops are aimed at helping people gain knowledge of themselves and tap into their personal power to heal themselves and others.
Afro-Dominican & Haitian Dance & Drum Classes
hosted by The Legacy Circlewith Genaro Ozuna, Dance Teacher and Paul Martinez, Drum Teacher
In 2011, we are honoring our cultural heritage and spiritual legacy through dance & music that unites both countries on the island of Quisqueya! Rhythms covered this fall will be Gaga/Rara, Congos, Palos, and more!Rara is the music celebrating the coming of spring, and we will usher in the New Year paying tribute to the spirit of rebirth and renewal present in this magical tradition. Special invitation to women drummers. Recital will take place during class series for interested students.
Tuesdays, 8-9:30pm
Casa Atabex Aché
471 East 140th Street
Garden Level
Bronx, New York 10454
Phone: 718-585-5540
Take the #6 train to Brook Ave. (E. 138th Street), walk uptown 2 blocks on Brook Ave, take a left on E. 140th. Casa is on the right hand side, basement level entrance.#6 Train to Hunts Point Ave. Walk across elevated highway, take a right on Garrison Ave. and a left on Barreto St.
Pay cash/check at the first class $80 for a 10 class series, or $10/class.
To see Rara by Kalunga Neg Mawon, directed by Paul Martinez, please visit:
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Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Drum & Dance Classes by Alma Moyo
photo by Elena Mamarrazi Marrero & Crystal, dancer.hosted by ALMA MOYO & The Legacy Circle
Alex LaSalle, drum teacher.
Julia Loiza Gutierrez-Rivera, dance teacher.Tuesdays 6:30-8pm
Casa Atabex Aché
471 East 140th Street
Garden Level
Bronx, New York 10454
Phone: 718-585-5540
Take the #6 train to Brook Ave. (E. 138th Street), walk uptown 2 blocks on Brook Ave, take a left on E. 140th. Casa is on the right hand side, basement level entrance.
Alma Moyo and The Legacy Circle are extremely excited to announce the return of Alma Moyo’s powerful Bomba Dance and Drum Classes.As 2011 brings forth the promises of new opportunities and positive growth, we look forward to continuing our cultural journey together exploring the Bomba rhythms and styles from the West and Southern Coasts of Puerto Rico.
Classes are appropriate for all levels!
$130 for a 10-class package. Elders over 60 and students get a $2/ discount.Take both the Dominican/Haitian and Bomba class in the same night for only $22!
About Bomba:
Bomba is the oldest living cultural tradition of the Caribbean, and possibly the oldest African cultural practice to exist in the Americas. Of Bantu-Kongo origin, the word Bomba means to cool off spiritually by heating up physically. Bomba is a big drum tradition where community gathers to sing, invoke ancestors, purify the spirit and fortify the soul. Students will learn improvization, song, dance, and the drum patterns of 4 different regional variants. The practice of Bomba has close connections to the musical traditions found in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and other Caribbean nations. Songs are in Spanish, Kreyol, and Ki-Kongo languages. For more information, contact almamoyo7@yahoo.com, 646.489.1203 or almamoyo7@yahoo.com.
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ph: 646-924-7187
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