Tonight Friday August 14th
LA GENTE + Istanbul Connection
Live @ ELBO ROOM (647 Valencia)
$13, 9:30pm
-LA GENTE-
www.lagentemusicsf.com/fr_home.cfm
-ELBO ROOM-
www.elbo.com
-ISTANBUL CONNECTION www.facebook.com/istanbulconnection
I am sure you have heard the sad news: Our favorite San Francisco music venue is closing to make way for more luxury condos. This is a huge blow to the Mission.
But LA GENTE is having one last dance party there this Friday at 9:30. We will be joined by Istanbul C...
Tonight Friday August 14th
LA GENTE + Istanbul Connection
Live @ ELBO ROOM (647 Valencia)
$13, 9:30pm
-LA GENTE-
www.lagentemusicsf.com/fr_home.cfm
-ELBO ROOM-
www.elbo.com
-ISTANBUL CONNECTION www.facebook.com/istanbulconnection
I am sure you have heard the sad news: Our favorite San Francisco music venue is closing to make way for more luxury condos. This is a huge blow to the Mission.
But LA GENTE is having one last dance party there this Friday at 9:30. We will be joined by Istanbul Connection and members of LoCura, Inspector Gadje, Makru Musica and MWE. Lets make this a night to remember and celebrate the legacy of this amazing piece of San Francisco history.
1-LOVE
-LA GENTE-
La Gente is a San Francisco international recording group led by singer-songwriter Rafael Bustamante Sarria. The group has created their own unique multilingual blend of Cumbia, Reggae, Salsa, Reggaeton and World Music. They perform a high energy dance party and have cultivated a large, loyal and diverse following. They have independently released three studio albums, numerous live recordings, two DVD's and are currently in production to release their fourth studio album collaborating with a variety of international recording artists.
La Gente was founded in 2002, since then They have performed numerous festivals, universities, radio stations, museums, art galleries and major venues all over the US. For example: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Austin, Portland and New York. La Gente has also performed internationally in Spain, Italy, France, Great Britain, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Nicaragua. Their notoriety and showmanship had found them sharing the stage with other recognized recording artists, such as George Clinton and The P-Funk All Stars, E-40, Quantic, The Digital Underground, Hyro-Glyphics, Coolio, Digable Planets, Pato Banton, Lyrics Born, Pete Escovedo, and MALO.
-ISTANBUL CONNECTION-
Recently, a collective of San Francisco-based musicians created a unique musical concept: a band whose primary aim is to reach a travel destination. Luckily for us, that destination is Istanbul. The band just returned from their adventure abroad and they are eager to share the new musical perspective they acquired in Turkey. With a total of fourteen members — Istanbul Connection performs music that is influenced by a variety of places, from Latin America to the Balkans, from the United States to the Middle East. Its members are all active in the San Francisco musical community through their work with other bands including LoCura, Inspector Gadje Balkan Brass Makrú, MWE, La Peche and Radio Istanbul.Representing a multicultural fusion of musical flavors, many of its members hail from different corners of the world such as Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Philippines and the United States.
-LA GENTE LINKS-
-YOUTUBE-
http://youtu.be/gvkWATMfR2k
-FACEBOOK-
www.facebook.com/pages/la-gente/122028065926?fref=ts
-INSTAGRAM-
http://instagram.com/lagentemusic
-TWITTER-
https://twitter.com/RafaelSarria
-SOUNDCLOUD-
https://soundcloud.com/la-gente-music/sets/la-gente-original-music
-TUMBLR- http://www.tumblr.com/blog/lagenteproductionz