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~by Dena Burroughs MOLAA'S
AFRO-LATINO HERITAGE FESTIVAL - February 10th, 2008
MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art)'s third annual Afro-Latino Heritage
Festival was held today. It was a great family event, well
attended, enjoyable, and educational. We arrived in time
to see the West African drum and dance group "Abiona," which was
followed by a salsa performance by Peter Araiza and a few dancers from
the group "Contra Tiempo." "Cambalache Negro," a group
playing Afro-Peruvian music, and its dancers, performed next, and the
afternoon closed with "Sambala Samba Dance," a Brazilian dance and music
band. Just as interesting, the current exhibition "A
bridge to the Americas," has, in the main gallery, about "25 works of
art, one to four from each of the 19 Spanish/Portuguese speaking
countries in the regions of Mexico, Central and South America and the
Caribbean." More about it at
http://www.molaa.com
A visit to Molaa is much recommended. Keep an eye
open for its special events as they have them in a continuous basis.
[click pictures to enlarge]
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Sculpture by Costa Rican artist, Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998)
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West African dance group Abiona
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Contra-Tiempo dancers
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Peter Araiza and partner
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Cambalache Negro and dancers
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Sambala Samba Dance Group
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