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| The collection of over 10,000 Carnaval San Francisco
photographs at the internet's #1 photo site is dominated
by Shapeshift with almost half of the
top 25 "most interesting" fotos |
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 "Shapeshift
lives up to his handle in that the "shapeshift" he
applies to some of his photos is very tastefully done,
and enhances the feel of what the picture is all about.
His are amongst the first photos I look at when logging
onto Flickr as I'm keen to see what new "feel" he's
applied to yet another good picture!" [more] |
You may know the song by the Grateful Dead in which the
song refrain is "I need a miracle everyday."
I think any reasonable person can conclude that the
redemption of the world, if it is to be achieved, can
only be achieved through magic. Its too late for
science. Its too late for horatory politics....
"you can't go back and you can't stand still. If the
thunder don't get you the lightning will."
---Terence McKenna Lectures on Alchemy. |
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Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
Recognition
Celebration
Saturday,
August 16, 2008
Yerba
Buena Gardens Esplanade
Mission & 3rd
Street San Francisco
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Meet the reigning
King and Queen and other Carnaval royalty.
Celebrating its 30th year, Carnaval San Francisco is
the largest multi-cultural event on the West Coast.
Bring a picnic and join a family-friendly afternoon
of dance and music. |
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Carnaval San Francisco 2008 Recognition
Celebration
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1:05 Opening Act Hot Pink Feathers & the
Hot Pink Feathers Band
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1:20
Mission Cultural Center for Latino
Arts
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1:35 Association of Colombian Americans
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1:50 PFG Xelaju & Ana Nitmar (vocalist)
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2:10 Isaura Oliveira & Guests
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2:25 Tambores do Julio Remelexo
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3:00 King Everett & Queen Kellita
recreate their award winning dance
performance
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3:15 Mixtiso Latin Hip Hop
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3:30 Fogo Na Roupa
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3:55 Finale Carnaval Parade
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| CARNAVAL NIGHTS |
 The
oldest well documented Carnival comes to us from Egypt.
The best known festival reenacted the passion of Isis
and Osirus where but over the course of 2500 years there
were many large scale festivals including one presided
over by Bast the Cat called the festival of inebriation.
Our favorite Egyptian Carnival story relates to why
there are just 5 special days of Carnival. These were
known as days beyond time and space and were needed to
make the 360 calendar complete.
Our myth and magic piece for 2008 got away from us and you can expect
things to be further cleaned up and enhanced over the
summer. In the meantime we believe you'll find these
pages worthy of your attention
Pyramids Sphinx
carnaval.com/isis
Isis Rising
Golden Ass
Egypt Bastet the
Cat goddess |
| Carnaval Friday May 23rd in the SF
Mission |
No one brings everyone
together like the great master Jorge Alabe.
This is where to find your veteran Carnaval
leaders from yesteryear still putting their
moves on and having a great time.
Jorge Alabe continues to make the best sambistas
of the Bay Area better in his inimitable
Brazilian style. Enjoy the marvelous Samba Rio
Pagode band as well as the Samba Rio dancers.
Come see Carlinos Pandeiro who was the first
charm most of us with the samba way of life when
he appeared as a young boy in the all-time
classic Carnaval film
Black Orpheus. |
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| CARNAVAL Friday Saturday &
Sunday in the Mission |
2 GALAXIES 2565 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
FRIDAY, MAY 23:
APHRODESIA, BAYONICS, BOCA DO RIO, DJ SEP
SATURDAY, MAY 24:
SILA & THE AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE, NATIVE ELEMENTS,
DJ JEREMIAH & THE AFROBEAT NATION
SAMBAMORA DANCE COMPANY, CHEB i SABBAH
SUNDAY, MAY 25:
BAT MAKUMBA, MANICATO, FUGA, SAMBAMORA DANCE COMPANY
DJ VANKA
http://maishaproductions.com |
| SATURDAY MAY 24th in Oakland
[click thru for more
info] |
| Cuica Y Clave
“7”Annual pre - Carnaval Red, White & Gold Bash In Honor
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King Everett and
Queen Kellita |
Saturday May 24th,
2008
@ Karibbean City Restaurant & Grill
1408 Webster St / Downtown Oakland 510.251.0769
Featuring
- LIVE Salsa w/
RUMBACHE !
- DJ
Agana (Venezuela) &
DJ Iwah
(Sacred Muzik) spinning: Salsa /
Samba / Merengue / Cumbia / Soca /
Sukuss / Reaggeaton / FunkSalsa /Cubano
- dance lessons w/
Rayland
Lobato fromHavana, Cuba
- Samba lessons w/
Samba Queen
Maisa Duke from Bahia,
- presentations by:
El Wah
Movement Haitian Dance Company
& Omolu Capoeira Brasil
Doors open @ 6pm to the Royal
Reception sponsored by Oakland City
Council members
Nancy Nadel, Desley Brooks
and Council candidate
Greg Hodge
Visuals by
Randy Merten [Lahydi/Wavy
Gravy]
Media
Sponsors:
SalsaCrazy, Pelourinho.com,
Carnaval.com
$10 Advance tix - $15 @ doorAdvance
tix available @ Urbanevents.com /21ID
for more information:
www.cuicayclave.com
/ 510.451.6100 or cuicayclave at
yahoo.com
Produced by: CaribelinQ OmniMedia /
CaribelinQ.com/ Culture360.info
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| SATURDAY MAY 24th in Burlingame |
Sistas-Wit -Style Caribbean Folk Performing Co.
presents a fundraiser Caribbean Carnaval Show and Party. |
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| Carnival Ball Jump up & Show:
Live and direct from
Trinidad & Tobago Pan Eternal Band featuring
Miss Rita Jones
Caribbean food, music by Bay Area’s #1
DJ Miller and Linden
B. special guest
DJ’s Fusion from Canada
The Carnival Ball kicks off at Caribbean Gardens on
Saturday May 24th 2008
at 1306 Bayshore Highway Burlingame Ca 94010
begins at 8:00pm.
caribbeangarden.com
Saturday Nights:. If you are in the mood for
some serious reggae and soca then you need to be
here on a Saturday night. On Friday & Sundays
nights you can find salsa hereabouts. Caribbean
Garden is a mainstay of the Peninsula Latino
dance scene and has been around for something
like 15 years. Located off Bayshore Highway near
all the airport hotels, t |
Advance Tickets $15.00 and $20.00 @ door.
Play Mas on de road for San Francisco
Carnaval with Sistas-Wit-Style on Sunday 25th May 2007
This event is supported by Sistas-Wit-Style and
Associates proceeds goes towards our children and youth
dance program. We are empowering youths
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Club 1015 |
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home of Carnaval 2008 King & Queen
Finals in SOMA |
 w/
Capleton, Samba Do Mar, Dead Prez, Zion-I, AguaLibre,
Loco Bloco, Chuy Gomez, Jonny Mack, Irie Dole, Mr.E,
Young Fyah, Kev Choice, Rico Pabón, Papi Chocolate, many
more, Latin, reggae, hip-hop & beyond |
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Does it feel like the
Age of Aquarius yet? |
| 2008 theme: |
The Fifth Dimension was simply jamming with the universe,
in five dimensions:
Florence said, "It was a real fluke. We were performing in
New York City and Billy lost his wallet in a taxi. The man who
returned it invited us to see a play he produced.
[Interesting how the music weaves together perfectly.] The
play of course was
Hair.
Well we heard Aquarius and we all just looked at each other and said
'We've got to sing this song. It's great.'" It was producer Howe who
suggested splicing Aquarius together with lyrics from another number
in the musical which became "Let The Sunshine In". [No coincidence:
If you've become aware of 5D, you'll know how the solar star fits
in.] He got together with arranger Bob Alcivar & put the two songs
together, making them work as one single. "We recorded that song in
Las Vegas, in this small studio," says LaRue. "Our voices were all
tired, we'd been performing there for over a month. It was
the quickest thing we ever recorded and it was one of our biggest
hits." [Yup 5D simply glides.] They were very close to the
railroad tracks, and while they were singing the final chorus, a
train rumbled by. You can still hear the locomotive, though, just
barely, on the final master.
"Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" remained in the #1 spot on
Billboard's chart for 6 straight weeks and remained in the Top 40
for 16 weeks. Both the single and album "Age Of Aquarius" went Gold
and received two Grammy Awards for Record Of The Year and Best
Contemporary Vocal By A Group. They were also nominated for Album Of
The Year. The song was also nominated for Best Arrangement
Accompanying Vocalist. The song eventually sold over three
million copies, making it the biggest selling single that year.
The original song was over 7 minutes long and it was Bill
Drake of a Los Angeles radio station who suggested the song needed
to be shortened to about 3 minutes; so Howe released 2 versions, one
just over 3 minutes and one under 3 minutes." -
The Fifth Dimension, profile from
ClassicBands.com
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We confess a love of graphic images of the
Mount Sutro Tower which represent the unity at the center, at the center
of the tri-metro region [SF. SJ, Oakland], at the creative center of the
planet. |
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Former
King of Carnaval
Mario Pablo Chacon brought an entourage of over fifty
dandies to the Carnaval at the de Young Museum
event who would have wowed the salons of the
Venice Carnevale
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Carnaval SF 1979 -2008 |
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1981-83 Carnaval
by
S.S. Archulela |
For three decades, Carnaval San Francisco has
been a much-cherished occasion for many cultures to come
together in one spirit: to share in the exhilaration and
creative expression, the abundance of beauty and community, the
sheer joy and good times that makes Carnaval San Francisco such
a rich experience and a spectacular sight to behold. This spring
will see a major cause for celebration, with Carnaval San
Francisco's 30th anniversary bash taking place in the Mission
District over Memorial Day weekend, May 24 and 25.
California's largest annual multi-cultural celebration, Carnaval
San Francisco 2008 – themed "Many Cultures - One Spirit" – will
showcase the very best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures
and traditions with a diverse array of food, music, dance and
artistry, including works created by the talented community of
Mission District residents and Bay Area artists. |
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Grand
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Grand Parade
Sunday, May 25th, 2008, Starting at 9:30 am.
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