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DESCRIPTION:\nMIJO DE LA PALMApresents their unique blend of Puerto Rican jíbaro music 
 and contemporary acoustic sounds on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8pm. For 
 this special performance they will feature poet Hermes Ayala and 
 percussionist Mario Shambon. Opening by local artist: Yeye 
 Suárez.\n\n \nDate: Saturday, June 23, 2012Place: Brava Theater Center 
 (2781 24th St., San Francisco)\nTime: 8pm\nTickets: $15 adv/$18 
 door\nAdvance Tickets: www.brava.org\n\n \nBorn out of the eclectic 
 musical scene in the western side of Puerto Rico, Mijo de la Palma’s 
 sound is an unfolding of handcrafted jíbaro music and modern acoustic 
 rhythms. The earthy, melancholic and intimate lament of the jíbaro 
 intersects with upbeat and catchy tunes of today’s singer-songwriter and 
 flamenco music resulting in their trademark Fusion Jíbara. Fusión Jíbara 
 is a creative blend of poetry and musical textures that redefines the 
 sounds of contemporary Puerto Rican music. It provides the audience with 
 multi-layered experiences by integrating mix media into their 
 performance.Their shows are complemented with poets weaving verses into the 
 musical backdrop and visual artists soaking up the creative energy of the 
 night while painting entrancing visuals on the spot. More than a 
 performance from a musical group, their shows are a creative gathering that 
 speaks to and of a land deeply wounded and regenerating in relation to 
 historical memory.Music, in Mijo de la Palma, is a reassertion of cultural 
 roots; it is never forgetting. They write: “y reverdece con jugo de 
 ajonjolí, con rocío de maví, asi soy yo”. About Yeye Suarez:Songstress 
 and dancing storyteller Johanna Suarez “YeYe” is an interdisciplinary 
 artist and arts-educator that incorporates traditional dance and music from 
 the African Diaspora in Latin America, original poetry, theater and lyrical 
 compositions into a performing journey of emotions in search of collective 
 healing and unification.\nThe inspiration of her work is deeply rooted on 
 women of color, immigrant life stories and the African Diaspora in Latin 
 America and the Caribbean. YeYe’s lyrical and melodical compositions are 
 complemented by musical arrangements done by prestigious musicians such as 
 Braulio Barrera, Felipe Pumarada, Miguelito Martinez, Diana Gameros, Jeremy 
 Allen, Viviana Guzman and Miton Villeda.\nMARIO SCHAMBON - Bogotá, 
 Colombia\n\nMario Schambon is an artist and musician currently living and 
 working in Brooklyn NY. Originally, from Bogotá, Colombia, his early 
 interest in the arts and music would prove tobe a driving force for him in 
 the following years. After Attending the Atlanta College of Art, he 
 traveled to Canada and interned with the Shadowland Puppet Theatre working 
 on the\nAshkenazi Festival at Harbour Front Centre and a pilot for the 
 CBC.\n\nAfter returning stateside, he began working primarily in sculpture 
 and created commissioned works for the Bonnaroo Music Festival as well as 
 for the city of Roswell, GA. In 2008, he was awarded the commission\nfor 
 The Wanderer National Memorial in Jekyll Island, GA. Recent Projects have 
 included twonew murals with the Sunday Southern Art Revival group for the 
 City of Atlanta, and a new installation for DesCours an annual show of art 
 and architecture hosted by the American Institute of Architects in New 
 Orleans.\n\nIn addition to the visual arts Mario Schambon is also an 
 in-demand percussionist who has performed and recorded solo and with 
 numerous collaborators, artists and institutions such as Damo Suzuki, Sonia 
 Sanchez, Atlas Sound, the Middlebury College Dance department, Adam Balsam, 
 Mike Khoury, Dance Elixir, and The Selmanaires.\n\nCurrently he is a 
 working member of Helado Negro the brainchild of multimedia artist and 
 musician Roberto C Lange, Ahmed Gallab’s SINKANE from NY and the 
 acclaimed group Mijo de la Palma from Puerto Rico.\n\nMIGUELITO MARTINEZ - 
 Chiapas, México\n\nBorn in Chiapas, México, Miguelito Martinez studied 
 Music Education and Transversal Flute from the University of Science and 
 Art in Chiapas and La Universidad Veracruzana with trained in Kodaly and 
 Orff. Martinez is the founding director of Corazon Sur a Mexican-Caribbean 
 fusion ensemble and co-director of Balamcoatl, a collaborative project 
 focused on diffusing the rich music and dance traditions of the indigenous 
 people of México.\n\nA top-notch musician, Martinez stays busy in the San 
 Francisco Bay Area’s Latin music scene, playing salsa with percussionists 
 Karl Perazzo and Michael Spiro in Conjunto Karabali, El Sonero del Uruguay 
 "Edgardo Cambon" and Tito y su Son de Cuba, Latin Jazz and much more. He 
 has perform and record with Alfredo de la Fe, Orestes Vilato, Karl Perazzo, 
 Juan Carlos Formel, Michael Spiro, Orlando Maraca Valle, Felix Valoy, Ralph 
 Irizarry, Little Johnny Rivero, Ramon Gutierrez from Son de Madera and many 
 more. “Martinez has built chops that move across several different 
 contexts as composer, flute player and producer”(‘the latin jazz 
 Corner”).\n\nIn 2009 he was selected by the Milagro Foundation to be on 
 the Voces del Cambio show on the Discovery Channel in which he shared his 
 insight on how to utilize music as an instrument for newcomer 
 children\nfrom Latin America to integrate into their new community. In the 
 same year he was granted the best Latin Jazz Flautist Of The Year for the 
 Latin Jazz Corner. Martinez was the composer for the Youth in Arts first 
 World Premiere production based on Elisa Kleven's popular Paper Princess 
 book series supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the 
 Arts and the San Francisco Foundation.\n\nBesides his busy career as a 
 performer Martinez has been a music teacher and multicultural arts educator 
 since 2004 for Youth in Arts .\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/04/18714786.php
SUMMARY:From Puerto Rico! Mijo de la Palma at Brava Theater :: opening by Yeye Suarez
LOCATION:Place: Brava Theater Center (2781 24th St., San Francisco)\nTime: 
 8pm\nTickets: $15 adv/$18 door\nAdvance Tickets: www.brava.org\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/04/18714786.php
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