Yuniscleyvis Ramos, Jaime Ramos and Barbaro Ramos of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas.
Come and experience the artistry of Matanzas, Cuba’s legendary Ramos rumba family under the leadership of Yuniskeyvis Ramos, featuring Barbaro and Jaime Ramos. Yunis and his family of rumba masters are members of the legendary rumba group, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. They will perform drumming, dancing, and singing from the Afro-Cuban rumba traditions of Matanzas, Cuba.
8pm set followed by an open rumba.
$20 suggested Donation
Urban Vegan Roots 34-47 31st St (between 34th & 35th Ave) Astoria, NY 11106
tel 516-490-6895
Doors 7pm
MOMENT NYC programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
Residential Music Spaces in NYC presented by MOMENT NYC Feb 2nd at Rubulad
MOMENT NYC Residential Music Spaces Oral history, archival media, and social dance party Featuring rare materials from Alan Lomax, Studio We, & the Silent Barn
With: Author and NYC music historian, Jesse Rifkin Studio We archives and live remixes by the Underground Producers Alliance Silent Barn resident, promoter, and Withfriends co-founder, Joe Ahearn
Sunday Feb 2nd, doors at 2pm, program starts at 2:30pm
NYC has a rich history of residential spaces being used as unlicensed, DIY performance spaces, from Jazz musicians routinely playing at Harlem rent parties in the ‘20s; Yoko Ono and LaMonte Young staging a concert series in Ono’s Tribeca apartment in the early ‘60s; to singer-songwriter Lach hosting antifolk open mics at the Fort, his L.E.S. storefront apartment, in the mid-‘80s; to composer William Basinski and artist James Elaine presenting avant-garde music in Arcadia, their Williamsburg loft, in the early ‘90s. We’ll be celebrating that legacy at Rubulad on February 2nd, by diving into the histories of three very different residential venues from three disparate music scenes: Music historian Jesse Rifkin will introduce a rare screening of Ballads, Bluegrass, and Blues, Alan Lomax’s short film documenting one of the many invitation-only folk music shows he staged in his apartment in the early ‘60s, including rare performances by the likes of Doc Watson, Willie Dixon, Roscoe Holcomb, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. The Underground Producers Alliance will present footage and audio from Studio We, the cutting-edge “loft jazz” venue run by musicians Juma Sultan and James DuBoise in the early ‘70s. Finally, promoter and Withfriends co-founder Joe Ahearn will screen and discuss documentary footage and photos from his longtime residence, the Silent Barn, the influential Ridgewood, Queens show space that hosted a wide variety of indie artists in the ‘00s and ‘10s. While this event’s focus is on long-gone venues, it is our hope that this treasure trove of material will illustrate the ongoing importance of non-traditional performance spaces in the city, and perhaps even inspire attendees to take matters into their own hands and create venues of their own.
Join us for a reception for one of NYC’s cultural treasures. In preparation for his upcoming show at Nublu, Abraham Rodriguez Jr. will lead a discussion on the history of rumba and bata drumming in New York City.
During his 50+ years performing Afro-Caribbean music, Abraham Rodriguez Jr. has pioneered blends with doo-wop, soul, Santo, and rumba. Join us for a meet-and-greet, historic video footage, and conversation.
Abraham Rodriguez Reception at La Sala de Pepe Thursday, Oct 10th Free & open to the public 7pm Refreshments will be served.
La Sala de Pepe 73 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
Veteran Nuyorican singer and percussionist Abraham Rodriguez brings his mastery of ritual, secular music of the Caribbean, blending Son & Santo, Rumba and R&B in a potpourri of musical strains that could only have emerged and thrived in NYC.
Abraham Rodriguez’s combination of soulful voice and skillful delivery has made him one of the most sought-after musicians in the salsa and folkloric scenes. He has been touring for over 30 years and has worked with renowned artists such as Manuel “El Llanero” Olivera, Eugenio “Totico” Arango, Orlando “Puntilla” Ríos, Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino, and Michelle Rosewoman, to name a few. When it comes to Afro-Cuban drumming and singing, especially, Abe is a seasoned practitioner and staple in the Regla de Ocha community. A student and godson of the late great Cuban Bata and Rumba master musician Orlando “Puntilla Rios”, Abraham has maintained the traditions of his teacher while infusing it all with a uniquely NuYorican flavor.
Presented by MOMENT NYC and Music Works NYC
…and the following Thursday, Oct 17th, at Nublu
Abraham Rodriguez Jr. y su Cachimba Inolvidable – A night of Nuyorican Son, Santo, Rumba & Soul Thursday, Oct 17th 10 pm
MOMENT NYC’s next event is this Saturday, June 29th at 8pm. Guest curator Clara Joy presents an evening with music and dance — traditional, of the moment, and bound only by the limits of imagination. This is guaranteed to be a spectacular happening!
From Clara:
HEY ARTISTS, SCENESTERS, CHAINSMOKERS, LONERS, STONERS, WALLFLOWERS, PUNKS, UNDERDOGS, HIPSTERS, DOOMERS, FREAKS: GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND COME UPTOWN TO THE SCREAMJAZZ-RAP-FLAMENCO-PERFORMANCE ART PARTY OF THE SUMMER. WE’LL START WITH FLAMENCO DANCE ON THE OPEN FLOOR, THEN YOSHIKO CHUMA AND THE SCHOOL OF HARDKNOCKS WILL TRANSFROM THE SPACE, DARTING OUT WITH MOVEMENTS THAT DIVIDE TIME. FOLLOWING IS PRINCE PALACE, USING FABRIC INSTALLATION AND ART RAP TO CREATE HIS OWN UNIVERSE AND FINALLY WE’LL HAVE THE ONE AND ONLY NU JAZZ, WHERE THE SCREAMS OF DANNY ORLOWSKI FLY OVER FREE JAZZ PUNK. COME TO THE SHOW! BUY A TICKET NOW! DOORS AT 8, $15 TICKETS ON VENMO (Venmo: Clara-Joy-1) OR AT DOOR BUT THEY’LL GO QUICK. LETS CELEBRATE ART TOGETHER. JUNE 29 B*TCHES!
Experience the artistry of Matanzas, Cuba’s legendary Ramos rumba family under the leadership of Yuniskleyvis Ramos, featuring Barbaro and Jaime Ramos. Yunis and his family of rumba masters are members of the legendary group Los Muñequitos de Matanzas. They will perform drumming, dancing, and singing from the Afro-Cuban rumba traditions of Matanzas, Cuba along with local NYC rumberos!!!
Rumba has been a part of NYC’s music culture for decades providing a direct connection to Cuba, Africa and beyond as a secular tradition developed primarily in Havana and Matanzas Cuba in the 1880s. Much of its history is unclear but the three main traditional rumba forms, yambú, guanguancó, and columbia are believed to be developed from the African music and dance traditions of Abakuá and yuka and Spanish-based coros de clave. This music displays the vibrant reality of music’s power. It makes you dance, it makes you sing, laugh, meet new people, see old friends. It brings people together. If you know, you know. If you don’t you should!! See you there! You will dance, you will sing, you will remember that you are alive and be grateful.
According to one source the first commercial studio recordings of rumba were made in NYC by Carlos Vidal Bolado and Chano Pozo in 1947.
We are very happy to once again provide this free workshop in partnership with the Loisaida Center and Music Works. Our last dance and drum workshop led by visiting rumba masters from Matanzas, Cuba – featuring the legendary Ramos rumba family’s Yuniskleyvis, and Barbaro Ramos was a great success. This time they will be joined by another of their family members, Jaime Ramos. The Ramos family marks two generations of the world-renowned rumba group Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and are keepers of the flame of Afro-Cuban traditions unique to Matanzas Cuba. All ages and levels are welcome.
