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DESCRIPTION:Two of the most recognized Bay Area Mexican voices MamaCoAtl and Diana 
 Gameros team up to present an evening of original and traditional songs and 
 poetry celebrating International Women's Day and supporting the 
 No+Bloodshed campaign against violence in Mexico.\n\nLa Peña Cultural 
 Center presents\nCelebrating International Women's Day\nWomen Voices Rising 
 to Reclaim the Earth\nMamacoAtl & Diana Gameros in concert\nFriday March 
 11, 2011. $15 gen. 8:30pm\nLa Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 
 Berkeley\nhttp://www.lapena.org/event/1708\n\nTwo of the most recognized 
 Bay Area Mexican voices MamaCoAtl and Diana Gameros team up to present an 
 evening of original and traditional songs and poetry celebrating 
 International Women's Day and supporting the No+Bloodshed campaign against 
 violence in Mexico.\n\nThis is an exceptional opportunity to see and hear 
 two sophisticated styles and unyielding voices united in their passion for 
 the song, the poem, social justice and solidarity with the people whose 
 skin is the color of the Earth.\n\nIn light of the immigration debate and 
 the tremendous violence shaking Mexico, these songstresses have come 
 together to support the No+Bloodshed campaign initiated by political 
 cartoonist Rius to bring attention to Blackwater operations in Mexican 
 territory (the for-profit private mercenary army that lost its license to 
 operate in Iraq).\n\nMamaCoAtl\nMission District-based poet, songstress, 
 healer, and cultural and spiritual activist.  She has curated ceremonies to 
 heal the Amazonic River Mother of God at the Bolivia-Brazil-Peru border, 
 concerts for peace on places desecrated by femicide in Mexico's highways 
 and periodically organizes healing days (called Limpias in Spanish) in 
 public plazas in the United States. Blessed by a San Francisco mayoral 
 proclamation, MamacoAtl began curating the first International Day for the 
 Elimination of Violence toward Women and Girls in San Francisco, and the 16 
 Days of ARTivism for the Healing of Violence.\n\n"For those who demand 
 comparison, she's somewhere between Lila Downs, Ani DiFranco and Nina 
 Simone, incorporating a fearless, feminine rearticulation of trova (Latin 
 American protest song) and spoken word infused with jazz, funk and 
 traditional Mexican sounds." plume noir LA.\n"Mamacoatl is the ultimate 
 performance ARTivist: the creative feminine soul that heals, inspires and 
 links international communities together." KPFA-FM, Berkeley.\n\nDiana 
 Gameros\nFrom Juárez, México, Diana is an Indie, World, Latin & Folk 
 singer/songwriter now living in San Francisco. Diana's music ranges from 
 traditional Mexican styles of playing to Latin pop/bossa nova rhythms. Her 
 striking vocal ability, gentle and expansive sound of the guitar and 
 deepness of her lyrics makes her one of the most versatile performers in 
 the Bay Area.\n\nDiana has performed at many activist and community events 
 as a way to create awareness and to support non-profit organizations of the 
 Bay Area. Some of these organizations include Day Worker Center of Mountain 
 View, ALIADI (Alianza Latinoamericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes), 
 Critical Resistance, Community Grows, among others. Music and cultures from 
 around the world have inspired Diana to sing in different languages 
 (Spanish, English, and French).\n\nMore Information 
 at:\n\nMamacoAtl\nhttp://www.myspace.com/mamacoatl\nDiana 
 Gameros\nhttp://www.myspace.com/dianagameros\nLa Peña Cultural 
 Center\nhttp://www.lapena.org/event/1708\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/01/18673560.php
SUMMARY:MamacoAtl & Diana Gameros in Concert Celebrating International Women's Month
LOCATION:La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/01/18673560.php
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