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Who is He/Quien Es?
By Chuy Varela
In the film "The Mambo Kings", he is one of the percussion-playing butchers. He is also a longtime timbalero with Ruben Blades & Seis Del Solar. Today he leads a superb Latin jazz band called Timbalaye and recently founded the Salsa group SonCafe. Who is he? | read the article |
SALSA, SALSA, SALSA LLEGO LA SALSA!
By Chuy Varela
Being a voice for the voiceless is the heart of El Tecolote. But recognizing that culture and music are inextricably tied to a communities well being is what gives it its soul. Salsa is only a small part of it but aren't you glad you can read about it in El Tecolote? | read the article |
¿Puede un escritor cambiar al mundo?
Can a writer change the world?
By Jennifer Lopez
Luis Rodriguez seems to think so and with good cause. | read the article espanol english |
Interview with Margot Pepper
By RM Arrieta
"The year I lived in Havana, the mood was funereal. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Cuba's 8.1 billion dollar economy had been slashed to $2.2 billion. This crisis was known as the Special Period. The legalization of the dollar and effort to integrate into a capitalist global economy in 1993 deferred Che's dream of a classless Cuba." | read the article |
Los Vets
By Eva Martinez
On August 24, more than a dozen veteran Mission district activists will be honored during El Tecolote's 35th anniversary at an event called "Honoring Our Own: Los Veteranos Activistas de la Misión." | read the article |
Forward to the Past: 70s Fashion Back in Style!
By Eva Martinez
In a few weeks, more than a dozen models will hit the runway styling in 1970-circa clothing that their parents wore during their own youthful era. | read the article |
Author Rudy Gallardo
By Juan Gonzales
The feat of publishing the first novel for any non-fiction writer is no doubt a climatic moment. For former El Tecolote staffer Rudolfo "Rudy" Gallardo that reality is now. | read the article |
¡Salsa! Remembering the 70s
By Jennifer Lopez
When Tony Ramirez was a child growing up in Richmond, California during the 50's his Mexican father and Puerto Rican uncle introduced him to a vibrant, joyful beat that was a combination of music from the African, Caribbean, and Latin regions. A Cuban singer named Perez Prado was big in Mexico and they called the music Salsa. | read the article |
Alexis Miranda to Host Lip Sync Contest and Perform 70's classics at the August 20th 70's Salsa Dance Party Extravaganza
Alexis Miranda is originally from Miami, Florida and is of Cuban descent. Alexis has been performing in the San Francisco Bay Area for 20 years as an emcee and producer of the Sunday night shows at one of San Francisco's oldest gay Latino clubs, Esta Noche Nightclub in the Mission district. She has also judged and emceed many professional pageants. | read the article |
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