Corazón Cultural Arts Center

Beginning Flamenco Basics Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’
2022-12-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-12-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-30 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-02 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
This is an ALL ages Flamenco Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’ class

6PM- 7:30PM – Flamenco Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’

This is a two-for-one class where we will start off with some flamenco technique (Arm work, footwork, palmas, body alignment, flamenco movement stylization) and end by learning the 4 ‘Sevillanas’ verses. ‘Sevillanas’ is a fun partner dance that has four parts and is performed during Feria in April all over Andalucia Spain.

Flamenco is a series of powerful rhythms and movements- ‘armwork’/braceo, hand clapping/palmas, rhythmic body movements/marcajes, ‘foot work’/zapateado

We will learn the movements and connect in tandem with the rhythm in order to feel flamenco- to dance. Once you move through the technique part of the class Cristina will guide you through the twists, turns, and stomps of this powerful dance. It is a great opportunity to try something you always have wanted to experience or a new interest. Everyone welcome! No previous experience necessary. Join the fun!

Drop in: $35
4 week class series discount : $125

Cristina Moguel has over 20 years experience dancing in theaters in Spain, New York, Mexico, and touring most of the United states with the Flamenco Vivo Dance company. While in New York, she danced in “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC. A native Angelina, Cristina currently performs with Flamenco Flavor dance company in New Jersey, as well as, performing with local Flamenco artists throughout Southern California with her dance group Urban Flamenka. She resides in Los Angeles and will be now sharing her love for flamenco dance teaching at Corazon Performing Arts in Topanga, CA.

Topanga Holiday Concert
2022-12-13 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Purchase tickets at bit.ly/topamgaholiday

Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian Dance Class with Kumu Anna Liza
2022-12-10 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-12-03 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-11-26 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-11-19 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-11-12 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-11-05 10:00 - 12:30 UTC | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
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Black Moon Lilith *Reject your Reality *Honeybee * Ottto in TopangaCanyon
2022-12-09 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Topanga Canyon’s HONEYBEE plays hard rock /metal along with *Black Moon Lilith * Reject your Reality *Otto All ages. Doors open 7pm.

*Black Moon Lilith
* Reject your Reality
* Honeybee
* Ottto *
ALL AGES. DOORS OPEN 7PM
10 bucks
$25 Full Musician Support
B﻿IOS:
Honeybee is a hard rock and metal band formed in late 2019 by Revel Ian, Theo O’Gara, and Liam Williams deep in the hills of the Santa Monica Mountains. From the start, creative energy flowed through the group and into their music. Through the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic, the band carried on practice with dreams of playing shows some day. That day has come and they are ready to rock your socks off!!!

Nights of Grief & Mystery DUO 2022 Tour Stephen Jenkinson & Gregory Hoskins
2022-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Stephen Jenkinson & Gregory Hoskins fuse their separate work an evening that is part book & poetry reading, part concert

Author/Activist Stephen Jenkinson and recording artist Gregory Hoskins fuse their separate work into an evening that is part book reading, part concert, part poetry, part lamentation, part ribaldry, part lifting the mortal veil and learning the mysteries there. What would you call such a thing? We called it Nights of Grief & Mystery. That’s what’s been performed to sold out houses in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Iceland and the USA.
THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT ( you may also check Nights of Grief & Mystery Tour 2022 site to see if any tix avail there)

Concerts for Turbulent Times they surely are. We aren’t poets, maybe, but the evenings are poetic. They are musical and grave and raucous and stilling, which probably means they are theatrical. They are nights in which love letters to life are written and read aloud. There’s some boldness in them. They have that tone. These nights have the mark of our time upon them, and they’re timely, urgent, alert, steeped in mortal mystery. They’re quixotic. They have swagger. What would you call such a thing? We called it Nights of Grief & Mystery.

Seven years, 2 short films, and three full length recordings after its’ inception, Nights of Grief & Mystery: Rough Gods Tour travels the dark road again with a handful of not-to-be-missed duo shows that harken back to the beginning of their collaboration.

“We do so when the current appetite is for either distraction or distress, and we seem to be in neither business.” SJ

WHAT THE AUDIENCE HAS SAID:

“And for the whole show I just sat in wonder: How is it even possible to let music and words be engaged in such a fertile merging!? I felt that those deeply touching stories of Stephen Jenkinson were somehow brought to life by the music as if by midwifery and the wonderful voice of Gregory Hoskins and the feminine and sexy band. I know from my work as an author that it is very tricky to intertwine story-telling or reading with music. But this event proved the impossible. I looked around by the end of the evening and saw us all there in wonder and uplifted spirit, yet deeply rooted in our inner archives.” Oddný Eir – Reykjavik, Iceland

“Wow. Just wow. What a beautiful, heart wrenching, funny, brilliant show. I was astounded by the eloquence and poetic nature of Stephen’s oratory style, and by the (for lack of a better word) TOTAL BAD-ASSNESS of the band.” N, Tuners Falls, ME

“My heart is still full and my tongue is drunk from last night.” MS , Franklin, TN”So utterly heartbreaking and beautiful.” MLF, Ithaca, NY

“Extraordinary! It was a beautiful and unraveling intimate night.” LG, Roanoke, NC

“The show was beautiful and dark and compelling and cathartic. Educational yet humbling. Strange yet familiar. It was a singular experience. I’m still kinda dumbstruck by the whole thing.” CT, Kitchener, ON

“I highly recommend this show to you. Highly. Higher than highly.” PS, London, ON

DUB'LL UP, UP AND AWAY
2022-12-04 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Authentically Rootical. Live Nyabinghi drumming and chants followed by a live improvisational dub set by Norwood Fisher and crew.

On Dec 4th, Norwood Fisher (of the legendary Fishbone!!) and Kentyah will present a new series at Corazon in Topanga. Live Nyabinghi drumming and chants followed by a live improvisational dub set by Norwood and crew.
Legendary Venice Beach Rasta elder Jah Faith and Kentyah will be opening with authentically rootical 12 Tribes Nyabinghi chants and drumming. This Nyabinghi project is called Well Conscious Nyabinghi Collective.
Thereafter, Norwood and crew will take things to the cosmos and back in a live dub configuration!! Come out and enjoy and support a new series and offering in Topanga Canyon!!
Doors 7pm and Show 8pm
LIVE DUB BAND includes:

Jerry Miller – vocals
John Steward – drums
Paul Hampton – keys
Butcher – guitar
Norwood Fisher- bass

Well Conscious Nyabinghi Collective:

Jah Faith-vocals and drums
Kentyah-drums

$﻿20 bucks. Discount for 2 people, $30.
Corazon Membership Discount Applicable (50% discount with your membership card). B﻿YOB Allowed, however no hard alcohol allowed.

Angelo Moore (of Fishbone) Dr Maddvibe & The Missin' Links
2022-12-03 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
SKA PUNK, Jazz, Funk VISIONARY MUSICIAN SPOKEN WORD EXTRAORDINAIRE. SAX POET. ANGELO MOORE’S Dr. MaddVibe and The Missin’ Links

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SAT DEC 3RD : 9pm VISIONARY. POET. PERFORMER. ANGELO MOORE’S Dr. MaddVibe and The Missin’ Links WILL BE IN THE HOUSE– IN MIND, BODY, SOUL so get your freaky dance shoes on and come enjoy a very special night! Mask required indoors.
ENJOY Endless Colors Pizza til 10PM
$20 bucks suggested donation or $30 companion discount for 2, BYOB allowed (no hard alcohol). Hardship discount tickets also available.
Angelo might best be known as front man for the iconic hybrid sound and energy that is FISHBONE. As he continues touring and collaborating artistically with his bandmates in Fishbone, Angelo, just like a born-again apostle, has summoned his alter-ego Dr. MaddVibe. .
Looking at his art from a new perspective, Angelo started creating a unique big band sound and sharpening his performance to maintain his gregarious stage presence. His eccentric wardrobe, soul stirring vocals and quick -witted humor are all front and center in his performance. Dr. MaddVibe is all that you know and love about Angelo Moore turned up to 11. The Missin’ Links Have been handpicked to assist in presenting the precise dosage of complex, infectious grooves with synergistic energy that creates a sanctified celebration and antidote for mind, body and soul.

ANGELO MOORE=DR MADDVIBE

THE MISSIN LINKS:

PRINCESS FRANK…DRUMMER, VOCALIST
(Josie Cotton, Dorian Wood, Solar Sons)

SKABONE…TROMBONE
(Ruf & Ready Horns, Soul Majestic, Kyle Smith, Stonefly, Barrelhouse Wailers

DANNY KAY…TRUMPET(5th Wave)

SONIA HARLEY…VOCALS, TAMBORINE
(Sonia is no stranger to sharing the stage with Social Distortion and legends that include Motörhead, Anthrax, Slayer, and Suicidal Tendencies)

BEN KASHABA…GUITARIST
(Los Super Elegantes, Joe Chambers Experience, Trulio Disgracias)

HASMA ANGELINO…BASS
(Heavy Velvet, What A Funk, Crazy Town (USA)

Sam Small | Pigeon Club |Magana
2022-12-02 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Lyrical Yesteryear collides, old-school psychedelia collides with syrupy wordsmithing…psychedelic folk rock. indie-folk. Haunted Alt pop

Lyrical Yesteryear collides, old-school psychedelia collides with syrupy wordsmithing…psychedelic folk rock. indie-folk. Haunted Alt popCorazon Performing Arts space… with three special musical offerings! This will be a night to remember, and an evening to celebrate life through music & friendship!
GTD CHAIR SEATING/FULL MUSICIAN SUPPORT: $25 or 2 for $40
STANDING, GARDEN: $10
8-8:45 WILL AND HALLIE are a singer/songwriting duo. Inspired by root folk music from the Greenwich Village early sixties folk scene, William Worden and Hallie Hostetter (Lady Appletree) combine forces to pass on the tradition of storytelling through song.
9-9:45 “A bent version of 60’s pop…really fun.” — NPR
THE BLANK TAPES’ music sounds like a throwback to old-school psychedelia, with some bluegrass and country influences thrown in. The songs have beachy chord progressions, twangy guitar solos, and solid verse-chorus-verse structures. Even the vocal hooks sound old.
10-10:45 “After nearly two years in chrysalis, I promise you a butterfly.”~ Sam Small
SAM SMALL is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and poet. Sam’s music is intimate, intricate, and lush in lyrical imagery with seemingly as much influence from music as poetry and literature. This mixed with the support of his band brings a sound both invitingly familiar and completely fresh, invoking the attention to lyrical and instrumental detail from yesteryear while blending in modern sensibilities and feel. The band is comprised of Sam Small on lead vocals and guitar, Nigel Wilson on keyboards and synthesizers, Wayne Whittaker on bass, Burleigh Drummond on drums and harmony vocals, and John Would on guitar and lap steel.
Special surprise libations will be available & consider dinner at Endless Color Pizza (nextdoor), or other tasty eateries in Topanga. Support local Topanga eateries or snacks from the general store.
PIGEON CLUB

Pigeon Club is the music of Wayne Whittaker, a musician and songwriter in Los Angeles. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Whittaker primarily considers himself to be a bass player, a role he’s held as both a gun-for-hire and collaborator in studios and on stages around the world. Pigeon Club’s debut record was released in 2021, and a follow-up is expected in 2023.

Instagram: @pigeonclubmusic
Magana:

Bio:

LA based Jeni Magaña combines growling electric guitars with synth landscapes and subtle grooves to create her unique “haunted bedroom pop” sound.

“You Are Not a Morning Person” is out now on Beanie Tapes.

Instagram: @maganarama

The Emaginario Group with Cihtli Ocampo & Flamenco singer Juan Peña Bacán
2022-11-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
The “Emaginario” Group world jazz trio| Cuban drummer, Raúl Pineda & bassist Ric Fierabracci. Cihtli Ocampo & Roma/Gitano singer Juan Bacán

The Emaginario Group |SUN NOVEMBER 20th | 7:30pm Doors Open. Concert begins 8:00pm
The roots-oriented yet experimental guitarist/vocalist Ethan “Emaginario” Margolis presents his world jazz trio featuring virtuoso Cuban drummer, Raúl Pineda and bassist, Ric Fierabracci. Also featuring this evening will be Spanish and Modern dance maestra, Cihtli Ocampo alongside Roma/Gitano Flamenco singer, Juan Bacán of the Pinini Clan of Flamenco singers. Enjoy a night of traditional and avante

*Ethan “Emaginario” Margolis – guitar/vocals
*Cihtli Ocampo – Flamenco/modern dance
*Juan Bacán – Flamenco song
*Raúl Pineda – drums
*Ric Fierabracci – bass

BYOB allowed. $25 or a discount companion pass for $40.
Ethan “Emaginario” Margolis has a long musical career spanning between Spain and the USA. He comes from a singer-songwriter household but later transitioned to Flamenco music within the Roma improvisational school of Andalucía. He lived in Seville and Lebrija, Spain for 11 years and upon his return to the USA, he began fusing roots Roma rhythms with Jazz and Blues. He has a long list of credits and collaborations including: director of Arte Y Pureza Flamenco Company, producer of the Grammy featured “Say Their Names” production, composer for Spanish Day with artwork by Bill Watterson,performance and/or production credits with Macy Gray, Judith Hill, Herb Alpert, Larry Grenadier, Pedrito Mártinez, Chano Domínguez, Eric Harland, Munyungo Jackson, Miguel Funi, Inés Bacán, Rycardo Moreno, Caramelo de Cuba, and more. He currently has 2 albums in production which are both set for release in 2023….both are completely original and one is a vocal-oriented, song-based studio album alongside Dave O’Donnell, prouducer for James Taylor and Keith Richards. The other is an acoustic trio instrumental album with bassist, Larry Grenadier and drummer, Eric Harland.
Cihtli Ocampo – Described as a “…powerful dancer” by Dance magazine, Cihtli Ocampo began her dance studies at the age of eight and moved to NYC at seventeen to study Dunham, Horton, jazz, tap, modern and ballet at the Ailey School and Steps On Broadway. In 1999, she moved to Spain on a Fulbright Scholarship for the study of Flamenco and Spanish Dance. She spent the next eleven years immersed in Gitano (Spanish Roma) culture where she trained primarily with the legendary Farruco Family as well as Concha Vargas, Manuela Carrasco, Belen Maya, Eva La Yerbabuena and Yolanda Heredia. She has performed and toured with many of the world’s most important flamenco artists including the Farruco family, Ines Bacan, Montse Cortes, Miguel Funi, Chano Dominguez, & Manuel Molina.
In 2004 Ms. Ocampo was the featured female dancer in Tony Gatlif’s film Exils (Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 2004). Ms. Ocampo now lives in Los Angeles where she continues her life-long commitment to cross-cultural understanding through the arts. In addition to performing, Ms. Ocampo works as a guest choreographer, teacher & movement coach for UCSB, Cal Arts, UCSD, Pomona College, Santa Monica College & independent studios and productions worldwide. She has choreographed over 30 original works for stage and film and taught thousands of students; teaching flamenco rooted in an understanding of its rhythm, song, improvisation and history.
Juan Peña Bacán- born in Lebrija, Spain in 1960 is the son of Bastián Bacán and Ana la del Pelao, brother of singer Inés Bacán and guitarist Pedro Bacán, great-grandson of Pinini, nephew of Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera, and first cousin of El Lebrijano, El Funi and El Turronero. It is precisely within this legendary family of Gypsy singers that Juan learned his particularly intimate form of cante gitano hablado (spoken Gypsy song). His singing is characterized by precise rhythmic nuances along with a deep knowledge of the roots of the main Gypsy cantes, the solea, the siguiriyas and the bulerias. Juan’s voice, much like the older flamenco giants Juan Talega and Tio Borrico, has a deep, rich quality and rebels against the modern tendency in flamenco to yell or scream out verse. His voice is like an aged wine that becomes increasingly more satisfying with every drop. Juan Bacán’s discography includes: Que Nos Queda (Sevilla Ediciones) and Soleángeles.
Raúl Pineda – Grammy award-winner and 3-time Grammy-nominated, RAUL PINEDA, has been named one of today’s best and most innovative Latin drummers in the world. Raul’s unique style of playing — a result of a coveted blend of Afro Cuban and contemporary influences applied to the modern drum set — have catapulted him into being one of Cuba’s most influential drummers of his generation. Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Raul’s musical foundation was cultivated by his challenging socio-economic surroundings. As a young boy, Raul created makeshift drum kits by staking discarded steel rods into the ground and attaching old tin cans that had been used to store cooking oil. His first drumsticks were made from branches of a nearby orange tree. Pineda’s credits include: Chucho Valdés, Michel Camilo, and Giovanni Hidalgo amongst many others.
Ric Fierabracci is an American bassist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Frank Gambale, Chick Corea, Sir Tom Jones, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Bradley Joseph, Shakira, Nancy Sinatra, Planet X, The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, and Yanni. He is featured on Yanni’s live concert videos and albums Live at the Acropolis, Live at Royal Albert Hall, and Tribute, most recently touring during the 2003 Ethnicity world tour. He also appears in Shakira’s music video “Inevitable” Fierabracci had performed as the house bassist at the L.A. jazz club “The Baked Potato” until he relocated to New York City, and has also contributed to numerous TV and film jingles.

The Rite of the Womb
2022-11-20 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Rite of the Womb is part of the Munay-Ki tradition of rites and rituals. It can be shared with women, genderqueer humans and men alike. This Rite was first downloaded by a female shaman in the Amazon jungle.
Whether or not one has a womb, we all have a creative space in our bodies and that is what is honored here.
VISIT https://www.groundedalignment.com/rotwtop for tickets and more information.

Addy Idol "The Crows" Album Release Party AKA Pity Party Fest
2022-11-18 17:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
genre-benders, INDIE & ALT FOLK, hipHop,, POPPUNK, soul, bluesyfolk, electronic,

Addy Idol “The Crows” Album Release Party (aka PITY PARTY ) this Friday in Topanga! ???5pm-11:30pm?? genre-benders, ALT FOLK, hipHop, POPPUNK, soul, indie folk, electronic, alt ????? ♛? ??? ???? FRIDAY NOV 18TH BUY YOUR YOUTH WRISTBAND FOR $10 AT DOOR or online (UNDER 21) or $20 or 2 for $30 ( over 21). ✨️????? ?????✨️??????? ?? ?????? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ????? ???????????? ????????? ??? ???????????

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School is now in session, so enjoy ? a healthy dose of teenage angst as fall is fully here and they are already on burnout and ready to play music.
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Thank You to Artist Matter for contributing toward soundman costs.
#allageswelcome #soberevent #altfolk #poppunk #punksnotdead #freakfolk #underground #losangeleslivemusic #youngmusician #altfolkmusic #punkhardcore #folk #topangacanyon #topangacanyonmusic.
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Promised Land 2.0: A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening!
2022-11-17 20:00 - 2022-11-18 02:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Promised Land 2.0: A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening!

Corazon & Kentyah are proud to present another night of the wildly successful improvisational Grateful Dead series in Topanga Canyon!!
PROMISED LAND 2.0
Come shake your bones, spin or move your body and let your spirit ride on the waves of sound, rhythm and tones that bring us back to the spiritual wellspring that is the music and influence of the Grateful Dead!!

Mike Russeck – Keys/Vox
Ashton Slater – Guitar Vox
George Bernardo- Drums
Jeff Hiller – Bass
Kentyah- Percussion

Plus special surprise guests!!
We will be jammin out on many GD and Dead inspired classics and taking them into cosmic zones unheard before!!
This will be a three set show:1st set will be acoustic and in line with the famed acoustic shows at Radio City Music Hall in October 1980:

The 2nd and 3rd sets will include deep improvisation, funky takes and lots and lots of time to dance!!
We will also feature extended Drums and Space to move your spirit and soul!
This is not only a performance, it is an invitation for the Deadhead community to come hang out, to commune and to share transcendent moments of insight and bliss that not even Bear could have conceived of!! We are not just building a music series, we are fostering and feeding the community of music lovers that take The Golden Road past the Dark Star in search of the eternal Promised Land and more….!!!

SHIMSHAI Acoustic Folk & Reggae with Joss Jaffe & Special Guest Vir McCoy
2022-11-13 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Shimshai has traveled the world and beyond in search for the expression of truth through music. Sweet acoustic melodies to upbeat infusions

Enjoy musical and medicinal offerings from Shimshai in Topanga Canyon with Joss Jaffe and special guest Vir McCoy on Sunday November 13th! Doors open 8pm. This will be an early concert. Shimshai has been sharing his unique brand of heartfelt folk and reggae music with the world for more than 20 years and his songs have become anthems and anchors for many on the spiritual path. Learn more about the life and story of this global messenger of peace and truth~
Shimshai has traveled the world and beyond in search for the expression of truth through music in both original compositions and traditional adaptations. His ever growing collection of recorded music has something for everyone on the path, from sweet and simple acoustic melodies to upbeat infusions with his live band. Known for singing in several languages, Shimshai’s catalog ranges from ceremonial medicine music with his wife Susana, ancient Sanskrit and Hebrew prayers, to modern folk and reggae of his own direct inspiration~
Originally from Seattle Washington, Shimshai currently resides between Northern California & Oregon with his wife and family where he continues to perform, record and host retreat events throughout the year.
$﻿25 advance tix. $30 at door. BYOB allowed.
Corazon does not provide food, so consider eating at beforehand at Endless Colors Pizza or Inn of the Seventh Ray.
Joss Jaffe performs as a Vocalist,
Tabla Player & Multi-Instrumentalist.
He has performed at events & festivals in
the US, Europe & Asia. He has created innovative new music including Meditation Music & Dub Mantra
Vir McCoy is a musician, author, teacher, healer, and ecologist.

Drumming for Healing
2022-11-13 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Awaken Your Spirit, Reduce Stress and Have Fun Drumming & Chanting. No experience necessary.

Led by experienced percussionist and drum teacher, Jamie Papish, you will be guided through a series of simple rhythms and chants designed to ground and empower you. Through repetition, you will begin to relax, let go of stress and sink into your body’s natural abilities. You will enjoy immediate benefits physically, emotionally & spiritually.
A quote from a past student
“It is such a great way to let go of our perfectionism and go with the flow and relax and it eventually comes to you.”
Sylvia Wells
This is a in-person event
No prior experience in drumming or chanting required.
Bring your own drum or one will be provided
Ages 18 and up is ideal
First 10 who enter in promo code “First10” will pay $15. Expires 11/12/22 @ noon
Full price $25

Yasmine Azaiez | African Jasmine
2022-11-12 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Tunisian violinist & vocalist Yasmine Azaiez, bass player Sezin Ahmet, guitarist Adam Ratner and percussionist Randy Gloss. Mesmerizing!

Saturday, November 12th in eclectic Topanga Canyon. An electrifying night, an extensive palette of sounds with Tunisian violinist, composer & Vocalist Yasmine Azaiez joined by talented bass player Sezin Ahmet, guitarist Adam Ratner and percussionist Randy Gloss. You may be too mesmerized to get up and dance! Yasmine’s two sets will bounce between traditional and genre-bending and will include playing works from her EP| African Jasmine.

$25 Sit Down Chair Seating, or (2 people for $40)
$20 Pillow seating, standing or garden areas ( 2 people for $30)
2 Sets of Extraordinary Musicianship

(1ST SET 9ishPM ) (2ND SET 10:15ishPM)

D﻿OORS OPEN 8:30PM . BYOB allowed.

YASMINE AZAIEZ:
Tunisian/British Violinist, Composer and Vocalist Yasmine Azaiez studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK and went on to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Well-versed in a diverse array of genres such as Experimental, Jazz, Rock and North African music, she has performs internationally. She has been sponsored by Wood violins and her Album ‘Fabulous’ was sponsored by Samsung, Tunisia.
Yasmine Azaiez has been elected one of the 100 future leaders of Tunisia. She was also a finalist of nine violinists in the Global youth competition representing Africa and the Middle East and won second prize in the Young Musician of the Year Sevenoaks at the age of seventeen.
Yasmine Azaiez created the ‘Yasmine Azaiez Violin Competition,’ sponsored by the British Council, which aims to aid Tunisian Violinists in getting exposure and monetary prizes. The second edition is set for 2023. As an actress, she has appeared in several TV Series and Movies in Tunisia. In her other interests, Yasmine and her mother run an Animal Rescue in Tunisia, ‘The Yasmine Azaiez Animal rescue’ which works to find homes for abused, homeless and sick animals.
ADAM RATNER is a guitarist, composer and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. He was mentored by bassist Charlie Haden and also studied with Larry Koonse, Alan Pasqua, and Vince Mendoza. Adam has shared the stage and worked with musicians including Larry Goldings, David Binney, Ravi Coltrane, Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi, Sam Amidon, KNOWER, Sam Wilkes, Sam Gendel, Tim Lefebvre, Pedro Martins, Nate Wood, Frederico Heliodoro, Antonio Loureiro, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Ben Wendel, Jack Conte, Fabiano Do Nascimento, and Niia. His videos with Louis Cole Big Band have totaled over 5-million views on YouTube. He has been recognized at Lincoln Center in New York City as a winner of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards.
Adam has toured with the experimental pop-electronic group KNOWER, including performances throughout the west coast and at the SF Jazz Festival.
SEZIN AHMET TÜRKMENOĞLU is a bass player who started playing music when he was 11 years old, and completed his high school education at the Guitar department of Istanbul Fine Arts. He received his music degree from Bass Guitar and Double Bass departments of Bilgi University, and performed/recorded with many artists and festivals both in Turkey and overseas. He moved to Los Angeles in August 2012 when I was accepted into the graduate certificate program of University of Southern California (USC) following a video audition.
Sezin has been performing and recording with artists including Grammy-nominated composer, arranger and pianist Otmaro Ruiz to Stanley Jordan, Clayton Cameron, Jimmy Branly, Alan Pasqua, Pat Kelley, Lee Ritenour, Michael Orland, Larry Koonse, Katisse Buckingam, Will Brahm, Chris Wabich, Abe Lagrimas Jr. and countless others.
RANDY GLASS, Percussion
Protégé of renowned percussion vanguard John Bergamo and longtime student of tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss is a percussionist whose background performing several modalities of hand drums, contemporary percussion, and drum set has led to his involvement in many innovative ensembles that fuse world music with new music and jazz.
Most notable for his work with Hands On’Semble, a percussion group devoted to the art of hand drumming created by John Bergamo in 1997 (with Randy Gloss, Andrew Grueschow, and Austin Wrinkle).
“A Stellar percussion group…extraordinary soloing, and extensive palette of sounds”-Modern Drummer
Hands On’Semble has performed and lectured throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia at many of the world’s premier percussion and world music festivals, music schools and conservatories, and have collaborated in performance and recording with a wide array of highly esteemed percussion artists from around the world including: Swapan Chaudhuri, Pete Lockett, Poovalur Sriji, Adam Rudolph, Houman Pourmehdi, Brad Dutz, Abbos Kosimov, Glen Velez, Jamey Haddad, Steve Shehan, Mark Nauseef, Ed Mann, Carlos Stasi and Guello. Percussionists and critics worldwide have praised Hands On’Semble’s recorded work (five albums to date), as being some of the most important and interesting of it’s kind.

José Antonio Rodríguez Trio with Nacho Arimany & Andres Vadin
2022-11-11 20:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
World’s leading flamenco musicians of this generation, award-winning JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ Trio with Nacho Arimany and Andres Vadin

Enjoy the flavor of contemporary flamenco by the award winning Andalusian maestro JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ with the acclaimed Spanish percussionist Nacho Arimany and fabulous flamenco guitarist Andres Vadin for an unforgettable evening FRIDAY NOV 11Th (DOORS OPEN 8PM) in eclectic Corazon Performing Arts Topanga Canyon!
Immerse your spirit in a musical journeye that overflows with soul and charm. An unforgettable experience for all culture, talent and music lovers.
D﻿OORS OPEN 8PM CONCERT BEGINS 8:30PM
B﻿YOB allowed. $25 General Admission Seated. Discount for 2 People: $40
José Antonio Rodríguez is featured on Ringo Starr’s latest release, “Free Your Soul,” along with veteran saxophonist Dave Koz.
José Antonio has performed with Paco de Lucia, Alejandro Sanz, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Astor Piazzola, Joan Baez, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin, Rita Moreno, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Don Dokken, Bobby Kimball (TOTO), and John Parr among others.
JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ
is a remarkable guitar player acclaimed for his powerful and evocative renditions of modern contemporary flamenco. He has performed in international music festivals sharing the stage with the greatest musicians from around the world Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Astor Piazzola, Alejandro Sanz, Joan Báez, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Don Doken, Bobby Kimball (TOTO), and John Parr among others. Featured in Carlos Saura’s movie FLAMENCO. Special guest artist for the Latin Grammy® Person of the Year’s tribute to Alejandro Sanz (2017).Featured speaker in the prestigious cycle of TEDx Talks(2016).
N﻿ACHO ARIMANY
Nacho Arimany is more than a multi-instrumentalist (playing over 100 instruments), he is a translator and a channel for bridging dialogue across and between different cultures: a dialogue expressed through universal rhythms spoken by all of us. While his style is close to Jazz and Flamenco, it has resisted labeling as it is an experience of world and natural sounds combining to paint a picture of humanity across cultures. With influences of oriental melodies, Indian and West African percussion, as well as Flamenco rhythms, Nacho creates a sound which he describes as “a prism with a lot of faces.” As an artist who has performed as vocal and percussion soloist at prestigious large venues and events around the world including the New York Lincoln Center , Carnegie Hall, Latin Grammys and Dolby Theatre LA, it is a treat to be able to experience his music within the space of an intimate setting alongside his dynamic world music ensemble. “Jazz and Flamenco may have crossed paths before, but Nacho Arimany brings a fresh approach with ideas that have yet to be discovered” – ALL ABOUT JAZZ NYC
ANDRES VADIN
Born in Cuba, Andres Vadin’s talent spans many different genres while highlighting the flamenco guitar as a universal instrument with no boundaries – a breathtaking fusion of traditional and contemporary interpretations, often infused with Cuban, Arabic, and jazz influences.

Elf Freedom, Arrington De Dionyso, Let's Paint TV, Ham Scholar
2022-11-09 20:00 - 23:55 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Four Acts of Interactive Sounds & Sacred Mushroom Songs of Arrington De Dionyso, Elf Freedom, Let’s Paint TV & Joseph Hammer and Ham Scholar

N﻿ovember 9th Sacred Muchroom Songs of Arrington De Dionyso (4 ACTS. A NIGHT OF INTERACTIVE SOUNDS)
8﻿:30 ELF FREEDOM
9﻿:15 ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO
1﻿0:30 Let’s Paint TV/Joseph Hammer
1﻿1:15 Ham Scholar
W﻿ith Droni Mitchell Soundz
M﻿ore decrsiption to come

Galecstasy & the Galactic Love Orchestra with Aboubacar Sylla & Rob Magill
2022-11-07 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Galecstasy & The Galactic Love Orchestra featuring renowned djembe/balafon player Aboubacar Sylla & Rob Magill on saxophone

MONDAY Nov 7th EARLY CONCERT. 8PM Doors Open. 8:30 Concert. 2 Sets . Do not Miss Galecstasy & The Galactic Love Orchestra are a multi-cultural ensemble presenting a new take on psychedelic improvisation and spiritual jazz. The orchestra features Master percussionist Aboubacar Sylla from Guinea, West Africa and saxophone spiritualist Rob Magill from Ojai, Ca.
Raquel Bell’s cosmic synthesizer tones and interplay with Primary Mystical Experience’s exploratory and dynamic drumming and overall avant-garde sensibility make up the core sound of Galecstasy.
Come out and be delighted by stimulating and unexpected extended improvisations of joyful noise!
$﻿20 or Discount 2 for $30. No One turned away for lack of full donation.
Corazon m﻿embership discount applies to this concert.
ABOUT ABOU SYLLA
Aboubacar “Abou” Sylla, from Guinea, West Africa, is a master percussionist, musician, performer and teacher of West African music and dance, as well as a traditional instrument builder. Aboubacar has been performing professionally for over 20 years, and teaches and shares the music, dance and culture of West Africa throughout the United States and around the world.
Sylla is a “Djeli” (or “Griot”), born into a clan of oral historians who use the balafon, a 21-key xylophone, and their voices, to maintain and transfer the family lineages and historical deeds of community members. From a young age, Sylla learned scores of songs and musical patterns known only to the Djeli. Organizers note that his workshops and concert will introduce the Fredonia community to an 800-year-old musical legacy
“COMPRISED OF RAQUEL BELL AND PRIMARY MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE, THE DUO FUSE SCI-FI ELECTRONICS, ECSTATIC VOCALS, AND DYNAMIC DRUMMING INTO A SHADOWY STORM OF DRUG-LACED EXPERIMENTALISM, WITH VIBES OF TRIP HOP, SPACE AGE BACHELOR POP, DUB, KOSMISCHE, AND FREE JAZZ SHINING THROUGH IT ALL. INTERSTELLAR DRONES, EQUATORIAL ORGANS, AND WHIRLING WAVES OF ALIEN SYNTHESIS ARE SUPPORTED BY MUTANT FUNK, STONER SLUDGE, AND SOLAR SKANK BASSLINES, WHILE BELL SINGS WITH STRENGTH OVERHEAD…HER VOICE FLOWING FREELY BETWEEN SNOTTY POST-PUNK CHANTING, SWEET LYRICAL SERENADE, SEXUALIZED WHISPERING, AND WILD WORDLESS BABBLE. AND AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL, PRIMARY MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE ALTERNATELY DANCES ACROSS SPARKLING METALS AND TIGHTLY WOUND SKINS, OR SMASHES, BASHES, AND CRASHES HIS KIT INTO OBLIVION, WITH ALMOST EVERY TRACK FEATURING A TRULY SPELLBINDING DRUM PERFORMANCE THAT CONTINUOUSLY MORPHS BETWEEN HARD HITTING GROOVE PHYSICALITY AND PRISMATIC SPLATTER PSYCHEDELIA”
– OCTAGON EYES VIA THE SUN LOUNGE
ROB MAGILL is a composer/Improviser/Multi-Instrumentalist from Ojai, CA. Label owner of Weird Cry Records, founded in 2013. Rob Magill started recording solo material in 2010. Playing in the band Dreamcolour from 2007 – 2015. Collaborating with many local and world renowned musicians. Inspirations of music drawing from, 17th-21st century Classical Music, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Delta Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Post-Hardcore, Punk, American Folk, Indigenous Folk, Noise, Improvised Logics, and so forth. Using these ideas freely within specific contexts, along with unknown aspects of sound. Performing with musicians such as Dave Rempis, Don Preston, Marshall Trammell, Shaine Scarminach, Walker Delbo, Tatsuya Nakatani, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Eugene Chadbourne, Chris Corsano and many more.

Bulletproof Unicorn
2022-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
A dark comedy about America, Guns, Drunks and God.

Fresh off the Edinburgh Fringe, Stacie Burrows brings her solo dark comedy Bulletproof Unicorn to Corazón in Topanga on Sunday, November 6th at 7pm.
“[Bulletproof Unicorn] is one of the wildest of wild rides, and more so because it’s based on real events. For most comedians who relate tales of their lives, there’s an understanding that complete veracity might be sacrificed for a punchline. That’s not the sense you get from Ms. Burrows – not because it’s not funny – but because it’s hard to imagine why you would make up such consistently horrible stuff….Ms. Burrows is a natural storyteller….this is a show with fascinating source material that’s worth a punt.” -One4Review
