The Stone House presents: SAMBADA & THE HAVANA NIGHTS ALL STARS!

107 Sacramento Street,Nevada City CA 95959

03 March, 2023

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Friday, March 3rd 2023 The Stone House will be transformed into the 1st Annual Carnival! With music by SAMBADA a live Afro-Brazillian - Funk - Dance Music Band along with the infamous HAVANA NIGHTS ALL STARS, a live salsa quartet featuring the legendary Carlito Franco on bass/vox, Mike Scartezina on congas, Julian Paul on Drumset and maestro Benezra Tergis on piano! Allow the alluring force of Live Afro-Brazillian, Cumbia, Merengue, Latin Jazz and R&B to guide your bodily intuition into an expression of samba & salsa dance. SAMBADA Brazilian natives Papiba Godinho and Dandha da Hora bring their profound knowledge and respect for the roots of Afro-Brazilian song and dance, and the entire band has developed a type of samba-reggae-funk with a universal appeal. SambaDá musically unites the Americas and Africa, drawing from percussion based styles of South and Central America and Senegal, and blends it with that good old funk, rock and reggae backbeat so familiar to crowds of North America. For over 18 years, SambaDá has been mixing contemporary sounds with the roots of Brazilian culture. Papiba is the founder of SambaDá and a master of Capoeira. He began playing music composing capoeira songs when he was 15 years old, playing such traditional instruments as the berimbau and atabaque. He began playing music professionally as a guitar player and vocalist when he was teaching capoeira in New York City. He founded SambaDá in 1998. Dandha was born into the rich Afro Brazilian traditions of Salvador, Bahia and the Carnival Group Ile Aiye, and started her dancing career at age 6. Ile Aiye has been in the forefront of Civil Rights in Brazil, promoting equality and justice, and is widely recognized as the first Afro Brazilian BLOCO or group to perform in Brazil’s notorious Carnival celebrations. The other members of SambaDá come from a wide range of cultures, styles, generations and sensibilities. Minnesota native Gary Kehoe brings a depth of decades of experience with a wide range of playing styles from Caribbean to bluegrass, rock, funk and more. Hailing from Brooklyn New York, bassist and vocalist, Etienne Franc, also known as KostarOne and roKsta OrKestra has been performing locally and internationally for the past 20 years, as, bassist, guitarist, singer and Rapper. Playing saxophone, flute, clarinet, percussion, and on vocals, California girl, Anne Stafford, pursued jazz & cultural studies in college and has infused SambaDá with her soulful and expressive playing and her passion for jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and Brazilian music. Percussionist Ibrahima (Ibou) N’gom was born into a Griot family of traditional musicians in Senegal West Africa. He has been carrying on his family’s musical lineage since childhood. Ibrahima toured with two prominent Senegalese dance companies, the 2nd National Ballet of Senegal and the Ballet Sinomew before coming to the United States 20 years ago. What unites this band from such diverse backgrounds is a magic that can be felt by both the band and the audience. SambaDá brings joy to each performance, and keeps their fans asking for more! HAVANA NIGHTS ALL STARS Mike Scartezina also know as Tambor, is a Multi-Percussionist Renaissance Man, specializing in Brazilian, Cuban, Merangue, Salsa, Latin and Caribbean rhythms. I am also a singer, DJ, music and event producer. My career in Music and Culture started with a love for Capoeria and soon moved to learning percussion and congas. I have travelled and studied in both Cuba and Brazil, learning from Masters in these countries as well as several key players who reside in the Bay Area. I've been fortunate enough to share stages with some of the Artists that have influenced me.....Seun Kuti and Original Egypt 80, Big Sam, Conjunto Chapotine, Members of Ilê Aiyê, Graça Onasile Maria Das Graças, Marcio Peeter and more. I've also played with and collaborated with many accomplished Bands on the West Coast....DigginDirt, SunHopFat, Sambadá, Mio Flores Havana All-Stars, Franco Brothers Orquestra, Mobando, Afromassive, Albino, Omo Aiyê and Members of Olodum. Come on down to The Stone House and experience the sounds and energy of Salsa Dancing music! You won't want to miss this oppurtunity to see a Live Afro-Cuban Band.