CARIBELINQ EVENTS:

• SambaFunk’s Holiday PARTY! – Sat Dec. 17th ’11 @ Vitus Oakland
• Caribelinq in “Life is Living Festival”-news article
• SambaFunk Carnaval classes w/ King Theo – Sundays at Malonga Center

SAMBAFUNK! TRAVEL:

• Travel to Guinea, West Africa

EVENTS AROUND THE BAY AREA:

• SambaDá & Afrolicious Fri Dec 16, 2011 @ The Independent, SF, CA
• The Pharcyde Fri Dec 16, 2011 @ Yoshi’s SF, CA
• Grupo Samba Rio’s* Festa de Fim de Ano* Sun. Dec. 18 @ FICA Oakland, West Oakland, CA
• Mary Mary Sat Dec 17, 2011@ Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA
• The Joy of December Sun Dec 18, 2011 @ Casa de Cultura, Berkeley, CA

SAVE THE DATE

• Tony! Toni! Tone! Dec 23-24, 2011 @ Yoshi’s Oakland, Oakland, CA

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• “Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá” book
• Need a doctor, but don’t have insurance

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SambaFunk’s Holiday Party! – Saturday Dec. 17th ’11

Vitus – Oakland
201 Broadway Jack London Square
corner of 2nd & Broadway
Oakland, CA

Joy ’11

ALEGRÍA, JOIE, KÈ KONTAN, FURAHA……JOY!!

You are personally invited to a Celebration of Joy with your Funky Samba friends!

Performances by SambaFunk! Carnaval Family & Special Guest…..

Special Appearance by Funky Soul Artist: LONDON
check out Mr. London’s ACTION video:

DJ Sets by Henroc & Sake 1

International Soul Music: Samba, Soukous, Salsa, Reggaeton, House

NON-STOP PARTYING!!!!!

Doors Open 8pm / 21ID / Holiday CockTail Specials / Open Kitchen / $10 Advance / $15 @ Door /

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/210953
***$10.00**** Advanced purchased b4 9pm, December 16th, 2011, $15.00 at the Door

For more info:
510.451.6100

www.sambafunk.com

info@sambafunk.com

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Caribelinq in “Life is Living Festival”

As an invading army of 99 percenters assembled in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and other major cities, Oakland responded by undermining the cultural status quo – and spreading the love by getting grassroots, multicultural and life-affirming with it.

A week of build-up came to beautiful fruition with Saturday’s Life is Living festival, which attracted thousands to DeFremery Park, rechristened Bobby Hutton Park in honor of the Black Panther icon. You might say an undercurrent of cultural militancy was in evidence at the festival: slogan-laden blue posters in honor of the Panthers advertised the festivities in the weeks and days leading up to the event, lending an air of consciousness and dignity to marketing efforts.

There was so much going on at Life is Living … it was almost overwhelming – with Hood Games, promoting skateboarding for kids, Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle (more on this later), a petting zoo and the large art installations by local artists – including a brilliant tribute to Hutton by Brett Cook, Youth Speaks poetry slam; beatbox/freestyle ciphers, food justice and permaculture demonstrations, a “stem-posium” and the off-the-chain live performances by Pete Escovedo, Raw G, Ryan Nicole Peters and Kev Omoaghe Akhidenor, Los Rakas and Sarai Knowledge.

Read more at oakland-local

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SambaFunk! “Carnaval Explosion” w/ King Theo

Experience Carnaval Bloco Movements, Samba, Samba Reggae, Funk Step’n

All Levels – All Ages – Men’s Samba Technique

Dance * Fitness * Culture * Community

Check out new photos on Facebook!

Weekly Dance Classes:

Sunday Afternoons 4pm – 6pm
Malonga Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street @ 14th Street
Downtown Oakland, California, USA
Studio A / 2nd Floor
$10 / LIVE Drums
bring a few extra $$$ to tip the drummers……

center: 510.238.7224

 

Weekly Drum Classes

Sunday Afternoons 4pm – 5pm
Malonga Center for the Arts
1428 Alice Street @ 14th Street
Downtown Oakland, California, USA
Studio b / 2nd Floor
4-5pm

Drummers rehearse for an hour then play for dance class from 5-6pm

Calling ALL Drummers-come and drum with the funkiest group around!

For more info: http://sambafunk.com/

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Travel to Guinea, West Africa

& join us for this 1st Time Combination of

Samba &  West African Dance Workshops

Travel to Africa with two of the Bay Areas leading Dance Instructors Alseny Soumah & King Theo …..We will be staying in the Capital City of Conakry, Guinea – Guest of Alseny

Travel Packages Include Lodging, Food, Workshops, Final Party and Ground Transportation while in Guinea. There’s Lots to See & Do!

Travel Dates: Depart from USA December 27, 2011  – Return from Guinea West Africa January 15th 2012. Trips can be arranged for One Week, Two Week or Three Week Stays.

Air Fair is Arranged Separately and not included in the Guinea Housing Price. Most flights to West Africa have connections in Europe. Connection flights to Paris, France are easy to make. Fares to Paris are Reasonable due to low travel season. ( Layover & Dance Samba in Paris )))  Flights from Paris to Guinea Conakry  are Reasonable…..

Contact Us TODAY for More Information:
510.451.6100
info@caribelinq.com

This Is Your Chance to See & Dance in Mother Africa.

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SambaDá
Afrolicious
Fri Dec 16, 2011
The Independent

SF, CA

There’s a beach where one sunny afternoon you may witness an offering to an Afro-Brazilian Orixa spirit of the ocean, the next day watch master capoeristas practicing Brazil’s martial art dance form, and still another day join a gathering of thousands of surfers-cum-dancers rocking out to hybrid musical sounds informed by bloco afro (Afro-Brazilian percussion music), samba-reggae, surf-rock, and California funk. No, these are not the shores of Bahia, Brazil. This is Santa Cruz, California, home of the surf-and-skate, capoeira-kicking, scene-busting phenomenon known as SambaDa. This smoldering and soldering band is a magnet of unexpected particles shaved from Brazilian and American sources. This community of people—their local fanbase and their Brazilian ancestors, their people—are honored in the title of SambaDa’s new album Gente!

For more info:
http://www.theindependentsf.com/event/71397/

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THE PHARCYDE with Live Band
Fri Dec 16, 2011
Yoshi’s San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street
SF, CA

An influential alternative rap quartet from South Central Los Angeles, the Pharcyde was formed by MCs/producers Tre “Slimkid” Hardson, Imani Wilcox, and Romye “Booty Brown” Robinson. Hardson, Wilcox, and Robinson were all dancers and choreographers who met on the L.A. underground club circuit in the late ’80s, worked together for a while, and served a stint as dancers on In Living Color.  Under the tutelage of Reggie Andrews, a local high-school music teacher, the group learned about the music industry and the process of recording an album. They landed a deal with Delicious Vinyl in 1991, and a year later released their eccentric debut album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, which went gold. After support slots for De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest as well as a successful spot on Lollapalooza’s second stage in 1994, the group released its second album, Labcabincalifornia, which was calmer than their first but no less warped. After a five-year break which saw little action, the Pharcyde returned in late 2000 with their third album, Plain Rap.

For more info:
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/2304

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Mary Mary
Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:00pm
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, CA

Ever since the gospel superstar siblings Erica and Tina Campbell broke into the mainstream with their massive hit “Shackles (Praise You)” at the turn of the century, the profile of these multiple Grammy Award winners has continued to grow. With their signature mix of thrilling vocal harmonies, classic gospel tradition and bass-pumping urban grooves, the sisters have established themselves as the dominant act in contemporary gospel music. Following the explosive release of their 2000 debut, Thankful, Mary Mary has performed at the White House, made countless television appearances and recorded six smash albums, even making time to write a pair of bestselling books.

For more info:
http://www.sfjazz.org/events/mary-mary

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Grupo Samba Rio Presents
* Festa de Fim de Ano*
Brazilian Holiday Party
Sun. Dec. 18   4:00pm – 10:00pm
FICA Oakland
2513 Magnolia St.
West Oakland, CA
$10 door 

Grupo Samba Rio hosts the best party of the year, featuring:

• Roda de samba with Jorge Alabe and guests
• Bateria show with Grupo Samba Rio bateria nota 10
• Performance by Samba Rio Dancers
• Samba Afro/Samba Reggae performance with special guest Wagner Profeta
and more!!

Plus:
• Delicious Brazilian dishes! including salgadinhos (coxinha de galinha, emapada, risole),
plus other refreshments available

DON’T MISS THE BIG END-OF-YEAR PARTY!!

For more info:
deborah@gruposambario.com; 510-601-7244;
http://www.facebook.com/events/298088890212403/
www.gruposambario.com  and  www.jorgealabe.com

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The Joy of December
Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:30pm
Casa de Cultura
1901 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA

Ana Nitmar Presents: The Joy of December Music:
Primavera Latin Jazz Band and
Marimba Mi Bella Guatemala

Dances and folklore:
El Gran Jaguar, and Nicaragua Viva

Host
Luis Echegoyen, Estrella TV-42
Art, handicrafts and textiles of our native lands

Nativity  Exhibit

The season’s best traditional Central American foods and drinks

For more info:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214328

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Tony! Toni! Tone!
Dec 23-24, 2011
Yoshi’s Oakland

Oakland, CA

Tony! Toni! Toné crashed out of their Oakland neighborhood in 1988 with their Gold debut album Who? which spawned the hit “Little Walter”. In 1990, to both critical and popular acclaim, their second album The Revival garnered four # 1 Billboard hits including “Feels Good,” “Whatever You Want,” “The Blues” and “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” and went Platinum. The success of The Revival and subsequent headlining tour was realized during various awards shows: 1991 NAACP Image Award for “Vocal Group Of The Year”, 1991 American Music Award for “Favorite R&B/Soul Group” and ASCAP Award for “Feels Good”.

In 2006, D’Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley regrouped along with their cousin, Amar Khalil (performing lead vocals) and have been touring the United States ever since, performing to sold-out audiences across the country. Tony! Toni! Toné’s much anticipated sixth album, due to be released in 2012, features collaborations with Rhymefest, Beyonce Knowles, Keyshia Cole, and Slick Rick with the Grass Roots Production Team weighing in on this sure-to-go platinum effort.

For more info:
http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/2340

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Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá

By Umi Vaughan and Carlos Aldama

This title is not yet available. You may pre-order this item and it will be shipped to you when it is available.

Batá identifies both the two-headed, hourglass-shaped drum of the Yoruba people and the culture and style of drumming, singing, and dancing associated with it. This book recounts the life story of Carlos Aldama, one of the masters of the batá drum, and through that story traces the history of batá culture as it traveled from Africa to Cuba and then to the United States. For the enslaved Yoruba, batá rhythms helped sustain the religious and cultural practices of a people that had been torn from its roots. Aldama, as guardian of Afro-Cuban music and as a Santería priest, maintains the link with this tradition forged through his mentor Jesus Pérez (Oba Ilu), who was himself the connection to the preserved oral heritage of the older generation. By sharing his stories, Aldama and his student Umi Vaughan bring to light the techniques and principles of batá in all its aspects and document the tensions of maintaining a tradition between generations and worlds, old and new. The book includes rare photographs and access to downloadable audio tracks.

To purchase, go here.

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Bay Area residents if you need a doctor -

No insurance needed

 

Dr John K. Constantin

2584 MacArthur Blvd. (Fruitvale District)

Oakland, CA 94602

510-530-5400

10 to 5:00 PM

 

This doctor will see patients if they don’t have insurance or have insurance.

 

Sports Physical-$20.00 includes form filled out
Physical w/TB-$40.00 includes form filled out
Physical exam only-$30.00 includes form filled out
DMV exam-$30.00 includes form filled out
Merchant Marine-$50.00 includes form filled out

Prices go up in January 2012 – Mention Tina to get these rates