“La Gala del Tango” Celebrating 20 Years of Tango in Chicago Saturday November 14th, 2009 Ida Noyes Hall University of Chicago “Tango, created by the many cultural expressions of immigrants to Argentina over a century ago, is today a world movement. In Chicago, 20 years ago,...

Dream Havana by Gary Marks In August 1994, more than 30,000 Cubans attempted to leave the island by sea. Two writers, friends since adolescence, are faced with a choice: continue struggling with the hardships of the island or brave the open water on a homemade raft. Ernesto Santana chooses...

Sound Culture & Macondo Music Present Grupo Rebolú (Afro-Colombian) In Celebration of the Grand Opening of Macondo! Sponsored by Arte y Vida Chicago Directly from New York City, Grupo Rebolú specializes int the traditional sounds of the Carribean coast of Colombia. Founded by childhood...

Sound Culture Presents Macondo Music Series featuring Benjamin Anaya & Los Extraños Unidos (Samba Funk) A mixture of sounds between Santana, Caetano Veloso, Calexico, Jane’s Addiction & Radiohead. Saturday 9/26 10PM $5 at the door – CASH ONLY Includes Free Sangria | Special...

IDILIO AT THE WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Chicago Cultural Center – The Randolph Cafe Thursday, September 24th at 9pm Free admission! Featuring music from their newly released self-titled debut album as well as new material. Line Up: Chiara Mangiameli, vocals Diego Alonso, guitar Kassandra...

CASA DE ARTE Y CULTURA CALLES Y SUEÑOS Juchitán, Oaxaca – Chicago Art Auction September 19, 2009 6-9pm Casa de Arte y Cultura Calles y Sueños Chicago, will host on Saturday September 19th 2009, from 6 to 9 pm, the first Art Auction that joins artists from Juchitán, Oaxaca,...

Bajofondo is the brainchild of Argentine musician and composer Gustavo Santaolalla and Uruguayan musician-producer Juan Campodónico. A musical collective that launched the wildly popular Bajofondo Tango Club in 2002, this extraordinary group of Argentine and Uruguayan artists have created a...

Sound Culture and HotHouse Present The Queen of Peruvian Song Eva Ayllón Sponsored by Arte y Vida Chicago After 5 years, Eva Ayllón releases new CD, “Kimba Fa” Read a review of Kimba Fa by Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D. Nominated for Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album...

Brazilian Dance Party! + DJ Chavez September 12, 10PM Las Tablas 2942 N. Lincoln Ave. $5 cover includes FREE glass of Sangria Special $5  Late Night Menu Bossa Tres began in 1994 when Marcos Oliveira joined forces with Luciano Antonio to play in a samba group called Chicago Samba. After...

Ondas Ensemble is celebrating the music of Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Musical Offering’s 10th anniversary Sunday, September 13 3:00 pm Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60202 $15 adults/$10 students and seniors at the door $12/$8 online or...

Sounds like Africa transplanted in the New World…like the intermarriage of culture and sound between Black and Indigenous Colombia…like beautiful melodies of the Kuisi Sigi and Kuisi Bunzi (Colombian gaitas) dancing on top of thundering Afro-Colombian drums…sounds like...

“Why weren’t you murdered?” Dedé Mirabal is constantly asked. “I lived to tell the story”, she answers. And in the pages of Vivas en su jardín she does exactly that: she tells us the story of her three sisters, Patria, Minerva and María Teresa, known as “the butterflies”,...

“Benito Juarez,” by Jorge Gonzalez Camarena, 1968 Oil on Canvas Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia Two exhibitions, two great presidents revealed: Lincoln and Juárez Two exhibitions opening on October 10 that explore the lives and impact of two great presidents...

Festival de música, arte y cultura: Unidos, Libres E Independientes United, Free and Independent Saturday September 12, 2009 12 Noon – 2am Live Music – Urban Art Vendors – DJ’s – Food & Beverages – Kids Activities Afrobeat – Samba –...

The Old Town School of Folk Music, in partnership with Marcos Oliviera and Swing Brasileiro and with support from the Brazilian Cultural Center and the Brazilian Consulate, presents a whirlwind tour of the music and dance of Brazil in celebration of the country’s independence. The show...