MAY

May 21

7:30pm (doors at 7pm)

Obra Negra at Casa Mezcal

Tropical Tuesdays: The Filmmakers Series presents

HABLA WOMEN

A film by Alberto Ferreras and Trina Bardusco (USA, 2013, 84 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)

Sometimes funny, often poignant, always truthful, Habla Women is the latest installment in this award-winning property from HBO Latino that has put the faces and voices of U.S. Latinos on screen like no other show before. Latinos from all walks of life tell their personal stories, including poets, comedians and community leaders, but also janitors, soldiers and lowriders. Habla gives a platform to real people whose stories might otherwise not be heard, reaching beyond the Latino community to build a bridge of understanding that goes in both directions. This installment includes actress Gina Rodriguez, chef Daisy Martinez, boxer Marlen Esparza, and more.

Tuesday, May 28, 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) / Free Admission!

Obra Negra at Casa Mezcal

May 22

8:30pm

Jazz/World Nights with Spanish singer Lara Bello

"Larita is a gifted singer with a beautiful and unusual instrument. Singing her own compositions, it makes a beautiful combination".

Lila Downs

May 23

8pm

Bacano Party! Celebrating Colombian music TBC

May 29

8:30pm

EMMY WINNER ALEX GARCIA AFRO MANTA

ALEX GARCÍA/Drums, musical direction & compositions

Chilean-born, Cuban-raised, Emmy Winner 2011, drummer & composer Alejandro Garcia, studied classical and contemporary Afro-Cuban and jazz percussion at Cuba's Ignacio Cervantes School of Music under the direction of Irakere's drummer Enrique Plá. Capable of incorporating Afro-Cuban and Latin-American rhythms into the Jazz idiom, Alex has also worked in a variety of musical genres from Pop to Rock, Theatre to Jazz. Along with his performances as a leader with his band AfroMantra, Alex has shared the stage with important bands and artists in the New York’s Latin-Jazz Scene. Major performance, recording and composition accomplishments include Cuban trombonist and composer, Juan Pablo Torres also Grammy nominee singer song writer Juan Carlos Formell, Alex Foster (Jaco Pastorius, Steps Ahead), Tony Cimorosi, Frank Colón (Weather Report, Manhattan Transfer, Wayne Shorter), Omar Hakim (Sting, Madonna, Weather Report), Victor Bailey (Madonna, Weather Report), Rachel Z (Steps Ahead), Marcus Miller (Miles Davis), Najee, Oriente Lopez. Steve Kroon (Ron Carter), Chris Washburn & Syotos, Meme Solis, Israel Kantor (Los Van Van), Charles Flores (Michel Camilo, Issac Delagado), Tony Perez (Klimax), Malena Burke, Alfredo De La Fé (Fannia All Stars) among many others.

Alex also has worked with several theater companies, among them, Pregones Theater and Making Books Sing. Alex has also composed and collaborated on making music for documentaries in Cuba and Chile, particularly for Ballet with Ballet Nacional de Cuba (Pavana para una Infanta Difunta) La Habana 1986 and Ballet del Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile (Tiempo de Percusión) Santiago1993. Alex is endorsed by LP Percussion & Vic Firth drum sticks and his band AfroMantra is considered by the critics as one of the most important ensembles in the genre.