Multicultural Holiday Celebration and Finale Bash
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011.
Central Market Multicultural Holiday Celebration a SF Arts Market Finale Bash
11am-4pm – December 15th, 2011– UN Plaza FREE Event with Multicultural Music and Dance
SF Arts Market will host an incredible afternoon of multicultural sound and movement in UN Plaza on December 15th, 2011. The day will commemorate SF Arts Market 2011 season and welcome the holidays with tremendous music and dance performances. To represent the cultural diversity surrounding United Nations Plaza and celebrate all participants and supporters of this year’s Market, an afternoon of diverse and powerful music and dance is the plan for the day, so come join the fun — All this excitement will be an addition to the usual scheduled tasty lunch options from Off the Grid trucks and fab local artists with their handmade arts and crafts for sale!
Performance line up and details, December 15th, 2011 – 11am-4pm:
11am-noon: Clangin & Bangin – Two guys armed with an upright piano and a drum kit playing feel good music of blues, boogie-woogie and honky-tonk for all to enjoy, outside! http://www.clangnbang.com/
Clangin N Bangin
noon-1pm: Fogo na Roupa (Afro-Brazilian Carnaval Dance and Percussion) – Fogo na Roupa is an award-winning Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fogo na Roupa encompasses a diverse community of dancers, musicians and carnavalescos rooted in the study of Afro-Brazilian dance and percussion. Mestre Aceituno developed one of the largest and strongest carnaval contingents (up to 200 dancers and drummers deep) that won multiple San Francisco Carnaval Grand Championships. Fogo brought infectious energy that set the crowd aflame every time it took to the streets or to the stage. http://gofogo.com/
Fogo Na Roupa
1:15-2:30pm: Sang Matiz (Latin band) – Sang Matiz is a band from the Bay Area that plays mostly originals composed by the lead singer. The band fuses elements of Rumba Flamenca, Cumbia, South American rhythms, Latin Pop, Jazz, Reggae, Salsa and touches of blues to create a sound full of creativity, energy and passion. http://www.reverbnation.com/sangmatiz
Sang Matiz
2:45-3:45pm: Adelante! (Salsa band) – Adelente! is a Mission-based band featuring salsa and other Latin rhythms. The band led by Suzanne Cortez, is one of the Bay Area’s few women-led.
http://www.myspace.com/adelantesf
Adelante! band