La Familia Peña-Govea
Performance: Friday, December 3, 2010

When local recording artist, bandleader, compser and musician Miguel Govea began performing much with the three women in his life he created out own local Latino-Brady-Bunch with a hybrid twist: La Familia Peña-Govea.

This talented musical family plays a mixture of traditional Tex-Mex and Colombian music. "René at 15", their first CD recording, featured a range of rancheras, valses, polkas, boleros, vallenatos and even danzón. La Familia Peña-Govea is contining the rich legacy of Latino music in the Bay Area, and they are doing it together in style.

http://miguelgovea.com/?section=calendar

Futuro Picante
Performance: Friday, December 3, 2010

Although made up entirely of youth vocalists and musicians, Futuro Picante's sound is far from elementary. With ages ranging from nine to 18 -year-olds their repertoire of vivacious Latin jazz includes both salsa's golden age classics and original compositions from local artists, such as their community shout-out "La Mission."

The group was formed in 2003 when Jose Leon, the youth director of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts began a summer Latin Jazz Band program. His aim was to provide low-cost training for neighborhood youth interested in music and to pass on Latin music traditions to the next generation.

With thier fresh, enthusuastic sound and a maturity of musicianship, the members of Futuro Picante have indeed proven to be the zesty future of Latin music.

Loco Bloco
Performance: Saturday, December 4, 2010

Central to Loco Bloco's purpose and programming is the use of the arts as a tool for the empowerment of youth of color to overcome injustice; to adopt healthy, active lifestyles; to contribute positively to and serve as leaders in their communities; and to embrace cultural diversity.

Loco Bloco's drumming and dancing troupe pack a gigantic wallop that will shake your soul and unhook your hips. Their heavily percussion-based music is a potent mezcla of African, Brazilian, Hip-Hop, Latin and Funk which is matched with high-energy dance routines.

Community artists and activists founded Loco Bloco as a non-profit arts organization in 1994 to provide low-income, minority and immigrant families access to professional level arts education at no cost and more than 6,000 youth and families have passed through their programs.

http://www.locobloco.org/

Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SFSU
Performance: Saturday, December 4, 2010

The Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble of SFSU was formed in 1999 and is dedicated to preserving and performing Cuban popular music and other related Latin Americans music genres. The 25-member ensemble is open to all students at the university. The mission of the ensemble is to expose the larger listening audiences of the Bay Area to the richness of Cuban music that has so influenced American music since the 19th century.

Local musician John Calloway is the professor and leader of the Ensemble. A grammy nominated multi-instumentalist and composer; Calloway's compositions span the spectrum of Afro-Cuban music from Timba to Salsa to Latin Jazz with dabbles in folklore music.

Encuentro del Canto Popular Emcees

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