from our friends at world music institute: flamenco hoy

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latin american culture week 2009 - nov 9th-22nd

source: theskint.com
latin american cultural week kicks off 2 weeks of free and cheap events (visual arts, music, theater, dance, discussions, more) in all 5 boroughs. check out the entire line up here

a novel idea - now's your chance to score some sweet new books

it’s hard to keep up with what’s new and next in the literary world—so we’re making it easy for you. leave a comment telling us your all-time favorite book by a hispanic author, and we’ll choose five

lucky winners to send a mini-library of new releases by up-and-coming hispanic authors, courtesy of hachette book group.

get the skinny on the workout everybody’s buzzing about with zumba by beto perez.

take an inside look at one family’s transition from argentina to america in evenings at the argentine club by julia amante.
get nostalgic with the sassy and impactful quinceañera novel damas, dramas, and ana ruiz by belinda acosta.
plus, read through tell me something true by leila cobo and amigoland by oscar casares.

send your entries by thursday and don’t say we never gave you anything!

winners must be a u.s. or canadian residents. no p.o. boxes, please.

heineken art crawl in the heights on thur, july 2nd

heineken art crawl in washington heights

join heineken to celebrate the installation of its washington heights mural designed by dionis ortiz and view the works of other dominican artists commissioned by heineken

art crawl events will take place on july 2nd from 6pm-9pm at the following locations:

mamajuana cafe

247 dyckman street

w/ featured art by alejandro taveras

el rancho jubilee

10 hillside ave.

w/ featured art by christian paniagua

marisco centro

1490 st. nicholas ave.

w/ featured art by glenn hIlario

la casa del mofongo

1447 st. nicholas ave.

w/ featured art by cesar isabel

tipico dominicano

4172 Broadway

w/ featured art by carlos parra

all events will be going on simultaneously. shuttle service will be available for transportation between event locations.

complimentary heinekens will be served at all locations.

rsvp here

long live gabriel garcia marquez

source: flavorpill.com

Gabriel García Márquez: A Life 

New bio tells Colombian author's greatest story

Gerald Martin's Gabriel García Márquez: A Life is an absorbing look at the father of magical realism.

Better than the wildest telenovela. García Márquez is a meaty subject: his boozy, brothel-fueled youth, his days with Fidel Castro, and his adulthood as a Nobel Prize winner are as entertaining as any of his fictional tales.

It reads like a García Márquez story. Despite tackling a subject whose own work routinely distorts reality, Martin's account is refreshingly honest. However, the biographer's stylized narrative is cleverly suited to its enigmatic subject.

This time, it's official. Biographies of living artists can be tempestuous affairs — see the recent V.S. Naipaul controversy, for one — but Martin's tome draws on 17 years of research and more than 300 interviews. The result is a thoroughly intimate book that serves as a companion to the Colombian author's towering canon.

Read The Telegraph's review of the biography, brush up on magical realism, listen to an NPR journalist's take on interviewing García Márquez, check out an interview with the author about his writing process, and buy the book.

– Chelsea Bauch

the flamenco adonis returns to nyc on 5/14 - joaquín cortés

see for yourself why the entire casa naranja staff will be front and center on thursday.  he makes one swoon and feel ferklempt simultaneously! 

Joaquín Cortés
“Calé” 
North American Debut!  Thursday May 14, 2009
Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway at 74th Street 
Tickets: $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $49.50
http://www.beacontheatre.com

french women for all seasons....event on 4/25

READ MORE | RSVP TO rsvp@powerhousearena.com

ten free iTunes downloads from cafe bustelo

gracias a literanista for the heads up on this fantastic gift from cafe bustelo! incidentally subscribe to the literanista blog and/or follow her on twitter she is quite the accomplished latin renaissance woman who covers latinos, books, tech and more.

cafe bustelo is hooking you up with some new fresh new tunes to load up on your ipod. Download here 

The ten songs are:

1. Cut Copy - "Lights & Music"

2. Pacifika - "Me Cai"

3. Sonates - "Quilombo to espera"

4. The Jealous Girlfriends - "Robuxulla"

5. Alegbra - "Run & Hide"

6. Ben Jelen - "Wreckage"

7. Trin-i-tee - "Listen"

8. J*Davey - "Mr.Mister"

9. Crystal Castles - "Crimewave"

10. Arthur Hanlon - "Mujer Mistica"

cucu diamantes- free iTunes latino download of the week

free cucu download!!!
as you well know by now we are devoted fans of cucu diamantes. which can only mean that we purchased the entire album the second it was launched. you, my darlings can download her single"mas fuerte" for gratis at iTunes!

sugar

source: nyremezcla.com

Baseball fans, check this movie which will come as a reminder that some dreams can come true in sports and life.

"Sugar, Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee, follows the story of Miguel Santos (Algenis Perez Soto), a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro De Macorís, struggling to make it to the big leagues and pull himself and his family out of poverty.

Playing professionally at a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, Miguel finally gets his break at age 19 when he advances to the United States’ minor league system; but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the single-mindedness of his life’s ambition." 

Opens at Angelika on Friday, but you can catch a sneak preview at 92YTribeca on Thursday.
For more information:

angelikafilmcenter.com

aterciopelados in concert, sat 4/4 at highline ballroom

we have been counting the days down since February for this glorious day, aterciopelados in concert!! but wait it gets better Alex Cuba will be the opening act!

Sat April 04

doors open at 6pm

show 7pm

highline ballroom

431 w. 16th st

tickets $20 in advance/$25 day of show

cuculand released today!

Cuculand comes out exclusively on iTunes TODAY! Buy Now
We are obsessive over the entire album!! My personal favorite is Mas Fuerte

To celebrate, they are hosting a album release concert/party this Thursday the 19th of March at Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Click here to purchase your tickets!

tropichat.. a series of conversations with latin american filmmakers

aterciopelados in concert on april 4 2009!!

Latinos In Literature event on March 5th

Suba's Final Flamenco Sunday

MUST SEE and DVR – ALICE on HBO Latino

ALICE, a 13-episode Brazilian drama series starring Andréia Horta in the title role, comes to the U.S. on HBO Latino, Friday, March 6 at 10PM ET. After learning of a family tragedy, 26-year-old Alice Carvalho Zanetti leaves her quiet hometown for the teeming metropolis of São Paulo. Her way of life disrupted by the loss, Alice soon discovers a new world in the seductive city---one that offers her a chance to start over and rediscover herself.

Watch if only to listen to the killer soundtrack alone, with music by electronic indie groups Instituto and Au Revoir Simone!

NEW BRAZILIAN MUSIC PROGRAM LIVE ON VIVA-RADIO

Source: TheRepublicaUpdate.com

Leave it the the cutting edge staff at Republica Update to report on this new radio gem.

"For those with a love and passion for all things Brasil, a hot little radio show entitled Viva-Brasil in conjunction with the folks at viva-radio.com...enjoy!"

www.viva-radio.com

We Are CuCu for CuCu Diamantes of Yerba Buena

Cuculand
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It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Flamenco Festival 09!

Flamenco Festival 09'

SKIRBALL THEATER
13 Feb - Arcángel, Dorantes. "Noche de Sevilla"
14, 15 Feb - Isabel Bayón Company. "La Puerta Abierta".

CITY CENTER
19, 20 Feb - Antonio Gades Company. "Carmen".
Feb 21, 22- Los Farruco

CARNEGIE HALL
21 Feb - Estrella Morente