Corazón Cultural Arts Center

Cuerdas del Corazón Flamenco Joaquin Gallegos, "La Chimi" & Friends
2023-03-19 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Fiery “Queen of Flamenco” dancer Lakshmi ‘La Chimi’ & Guitarist Joaquin Gallegos with Singer Manuel Gutierrez & Violinist David Morales

Corazon is honored to welcome back international sensation, the fiery “Queen of Flamenco”, dancer Lakshmi “LA CHIMI” with Santa Fe’s (NM) flamenco guitarist Joaquin Gallegos for a performance collaboration with flamenco singer, Manuel Gutierrez & violinist David Morales!
Joaquin’s fluid technical expression, deep rhythmic sensibility and prolific composing abilities have made Joaquin a sought after guitarist for solo performances, accompaniment for flamenco artists such as La Popi, Lakshmi Basile, Kina Mendez, Nino de los Reyes, Roberto Lorente, jazz, world and soul music collaborations with artists such as Rahim Alhaj, Consuelo Luz,
A dancer of emotion, inspiration and precision, “La Chimi“ captivates her audience, dancing in numerous forms; provoking “duende“ with substantial mental and physical discipline. Her artistic versatility reaches all social orbits, from intimate gypsy flamenco parties, to professional theatres.
Expect to be ignited by La Chimi & Joaquin Gallegos and collaborating artists–
D﻿OORS OPEN 7:30pm PERFORMANCE PROMPTLY AT 8PM
$35. THIS IS A SIT-DOWN EVENT WITH LIMITED OUTSIDE GARDEN LISTENING AND LIMITED STANDING ROOM. ( BYOB allowed & wine 4 sale next door). A special Companion for 2 seating is a discounted $50. THIS WILL SELL OUT FAST SO RESERVE YOUR GTD TICKETS. You can take your chance at door for standing or outside private garden listening.
“-un desgarrador homenaje a los románticos de lo jond” ~Alberto García Reyes, ABC.
TRANSLATION: ” A heart-wrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco”
‘LA CHIMI’, a remarkable ascent–which is no surprise considering her childhood and family history. Both of her parents are freelance performing artists. She grew up immersed in ethnic music and dance and it was natural for her to discover a career in flamenco. With her background in flamenco, classical, and contemporary dance Lakshmi was fortunate to quickly be embraced by artists in Spain and has come to work aside great artists such as Manuel Molina, Remedios Amaya, Joselito Mendez, Antonio Moya, La Hermenia, Carmen Ledesma, Antonio Rey and La Tona.
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JOAQUIN GALLEGOS was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He comes from a family of artists and musicians, starting music studies at age 7 and playing the guitar at 9 years old. Joaquin has made Andalucia his second home having spent several years living, studying and performing there and in the United States as well as in Latin America. He lived among gypsy clans in Sacromonte, Granada, learning the art of accompanying cante and baile. Some of Joaquin’s most important maestros have been Chuscales, Manolo Sanlucar, El Viejin, Emilio Maya and Antón Jimenez. Joaquin has recorded on many artists’ albums and toured with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, EntreFlamenco and as a solo artist. His second album, ‘Nuevos Comienzos’, was released in 2015 and has received critical acclaim for it’s composition, innovation, and technical virtuosity.
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MANUEL GUTIERREZ: Manuel Gutierrez Cabello was born in Montpellier, France after his parents had migrated to South of France from Cordoba, Spain. Manuel is considered to be a charismatic and passionate performer that over-delivers at every show. From a young age he had shown a talent for dance, winning his first flamenco award at only 8 years old. He began to develop his unique style under the direction of Lita Peiro, José Galván and later with Joaquin Grilo and Javier Latorre.
By age twenty, Gutierrez began producing works and dancing across Europe with legendary artists including Duquende, Chicuelo, Juan Carmona and Chispa Negra. He also began to collaborate with top French choreographers Redha, Marjorie Ascione, and Gerome Zerbie. In 2008, Manuel was invited to choreograph the production “Flamenco Flamen’ka” which sold out the Lyric Theatre in London and and ran for five years in Great Britain and France. Guiterrez’s fame as a choreographer and producer was growing.
The Telegraph in London called his work “Fiery.”
Danse Magazine nicknamed him, “The Young Flamenco Prince.” Figarro Newspaper raved “The dance is strong, voluptuous, and spectacular… a profound type of Flamenco and incredibly explosive.”
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D﻿AVID MORALES BOROFF is a violinist and composer who graduated from Berklee School of Music in 2018. He performs original compositions and gypsy jazz as well as collaborations in the world of Flamenco and Latin music.

MAETAR in Topanga Canyon
2023-03-18 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Maetar: Eclectic Avant Funk Jazz with a Middle Eastern Twist

SAT MAR 18th MAETAR: “World Groove Eclectic Avant Funk Jazz with a Middle Eastern Twist”. with special guests
8:30 doors open 9pm music starts
$30 GTD SIT DOWN CHAIR
$﻿20 dancing, limited pillow seating & garden access
$﻿15 Corazon Membership Discounted price
Maetar’s music can be described as “World Groove Eclectic Avant Funk Jazz with a Middle Eastern Twist”. Imagine if Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had a musical baby in the Delta of the Nile, and George Clinton was the midwife, it might sound like Maetar.
Itai Disraeli – Bass
Hagai Izraeli – Horns
Richard Fultineer – Drums
Brothers Itai (bass) and Hagai (horns) were born in war torn Israel on a kibbutz and started making music at the age of six and four. The whole family use to gather around their grandfather’s table every Saturday and jam. They grew into legitimate musicians; Hagai became a soloist with Israeli orchestras and Itai became a celebrated and sought after bassist, winning “Bass Player of the year”.
Determined to use their music as an instrument of peace and joined by renowned drummer/world percussionist, Richard Fultineer, Maetar forged their sound and style.
Their concerts for human rights and peace have brought Arab, Israeli, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist musicians and communities together. Maetar’s music is a declaration of peace, calling on Hebrew and Arabic melodies, filtering it through a rigorous jazz perspective, and the exuberance of funk, soul, afrobeat, and rock. Playing native instruments from the world over, employing rhythms and melodic modes from various cultures, Maetar brothers embody the universal language of music with their original sound, inspirational melodies, seductive grooves and inventive use of modern technology.
Maetar as created a body of work that has been featured in concert halls, festivals, movies and television. Playing and recording with great musicians from around the world such as James Gadson, Jackson Browne, Roger Waters, Susanna Hoff (Bangles), Tony Allen (Fella Kuti), Trilok Gurtu, Larry Coryell, Nishat Khan, Prince Diabate of Guinea and Omar Faruk Tekbilek to name a few, helped the band shape its sound and inspired it to dig deeper.
The new Maetar cycle of works celebrates the group’s forging a new musical path. Desiring to create an original musical language that will express their passion for peace and reach across borders, the band once declined public appearances for 3 years and woodshed in a loft over a vintage pirate outfit factory. The mindset of deep listening as foundation for peace led to the operative mode “CPWO” – Completely Present and Wide-Open – playing live in the same room, no charts, overdubs, click track and clichés. Instead, creating an environment in which all participants interact equally, listening deeply, being in the moment without preconceived notions and patiently exploring the elements of music.
This discipline led to many hours of experimentation with the sounds of diverse instruments, rhythms, modes, grooving, looping, layering and shaping. The band recorded the sessions, analyzed and discussed intent and impact, which led to greater communication and expression, and to the development of the Urban Crawl, Abstract One Drop, Nu World Groove, Tone Poems and Meditative Soundscapes styles. This is the evolution of Maetar’s signature sound and the cycle of works. The tones and sounds the band produces create a sonic wave that is encoded with peace, freedom, and creativity.

The Regulars Irish Band in Topanga Canyon
2023-03-17 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
The Regulars Irish band playing the music for the love of it.

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Brendon O’Halloran
Sean Cullen
Eric Rasmussen
Joel Mankie
Tim O’Gara
ITimothy Moynahan
Adam Rundquist
Pete Thomason

The Regulars Irish band was formed in Los Angeles by members of the acoustic rock act SPACE in the mid 90’s. Sean Cullen, Pete Thomason, Brendon O’Halloran and Adam Rundquist began playing gigs on St. paddys day tunder the name O’Tangent o quench their love of Irish music. O’Tangent ( named after their inability to rehearse due to the members incessant talking and tangents, the O’ thrown in to make it Irish sounding) For years was purely an annual band that only played a few gigs a year. No surprise there.
That changed when Sean And Brendon tired of the tangenting conceived of a New format. They wanted to bring the energy of the tradition of musicians playing around a table in a pub, to the stage.
So “The Table ‘ was born. Sean and Brendon would lead the songs standing in front and the group would sit at a table on stage as though they were in a pub.
This Became The Regulars. Joining the Regulars was Tim O’Gara, Tim Moynahan, Scott Grusin, and Eric Rasmussen who became part of the core.
In 2000 something Cullen moved to Oregon for two years. During this time O’Halloran was left holding the bag. He took over leadership and changed the format again. This time all members sat at the table and the stage show consisted of 6-7 members onstage taking turns singing and backing each other on vocals. With each member playing multiple instruments including two trombone players the group created a unique and full sound that began to inspire and gain momentum.
The group began to play year round and usually played multiple gigs on St. paddys day. The group imploded one year on St paddys day culimnating in a bar room brawl that still has them banned from Molly Malones.
Sean got lonely and moved back from from Oregon and started a new Irish band “lilt ‘n tang” (yes that really is the name) with Scott Grusin and music teacher Joel Mankey. Lilt n’ Tang recorded , played steady gigs, took nice pictures, had a promo package and all that cool stuff. O’Halloran got bored of playing with himself and started sitting in. but then that kind of imploded too. Slowly the two bands began to merge with members of the Regulars drifting into salt n’ pep…. I mean Lilt N’ Tang and vice versa.
Today The Regulars , after almost 22 years of playing together, are more like a family then a band.
Getting together around St. Paddys and playing the music for the love of it. Sons of the group members have learned the songs and sometimes join them onstage in a generational ensemble singing the rich songs of history, culture and Irish life, past and present.

Fabiano do Nascimento + Julian Cantelm perform "Lendas" and more
2023-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Brazilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento + drummer Julien Cantrel perform “Lendas” and more

Fabiano do Nascimento + Julien Cantrel perform “Lendas” and more
T﻿HU MARCH 16th 8PM in Topanga Canyon.
doors open 7:45pm

$﻿25 GTD Sit Down Chair Seating
$﻿20 Pillow and Standing, Garden Access

Lendas is the Brazilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento’s fifth album for Now-Again Records.
“This show at Corazon featuring drummer Julien Cantrel will be an intimate / “stripped down” version of the compositions and arrangements from latest album LENDAS + new music that is unreleased”.
“Lendas” translates from Portuguese as “legends,” but the literal translation itself doesn’t describe this album. With Lendas, Do Nascimento recalls memories from places that no longer exist; from fever dreams in the Amazon; from parts of the world we might never see or engage, but can imagine through music.
Like his previous albums Prelúdio and Ykytu, Lendas features do Nascimento’s compositions, this time with orchestral arrangements by Vittor Santos (not performing) and also special participation by Arthur Verocai (not performing).
A﻿BOUT THE “LENDAS” PROJECT:
Vittor Santos is a composer, arranger, trombonist and music producer from Rio de Janeiro, who has worked in Brazilian music for over thirty years. Do Nascimento and Santos met in Rio in 2017 during the recording of Do Nascimento’s hero, and 70s and 80s Brasilian guitar catalyst Carioca Freitas album Aquarelas. The two bonded over a mutual appreciation for Do Nascimento’s uncle Lúcio and the Bossa Nova star Leny Andrade, both of whom largely influenced Do Nascimento’s musical foundation.
In Santos, Fabiano found an arranger who was sensitive enough in his orchestrations that he could create an orchestral dialogue between stacks of strings and Do Nascimento’s plaintive plucking. It was only natural to invite the highest regarded, now legendary, 1970s Brazilian arranger, Arthur Verocai, to contribute. Verocai, who had worked with Do Nascimento on his forays in Los Angeles, was pleased to participate. In this way, the circle of old and new, so crucial in Do Nascimento’s work, comes together and flows outwards.
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FABIANO is a Rio de Janeiro-born, LA-based multi-string guitarist, composer and producer with an ever-expansive sound, borrowing from the traditions of samba and choro while echoing elements of modern jazz, pop, experimental & electronic.
As drummer in San Diego, JULIEN CANTREL is highly sought after for his versatile and creative styles. Born into a musical family, Cantelm’s journey began at a young age, when he first picked up the violin before moving on to the drum set and acoustic guitar. Equally adept in jazz, brazilian, cuban, funk, rock and various other styles of music, Cantelm performs, records and works with numerous artists.

Poetry Salon weekly class in Topanga Canyon
2023-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Collaborative poetry Salon every Sunday to delight in the spirit of creativity, wisdom, and the magic of poetry and prose in Topanga Canyon.

The Poetry Salon is a collaborative poetry current that meets7:30PM-9PM every Weds to delight in the spirit of creativity, wisdom, and the magic of poetry and prose. Kat, our host, will guide us through several poetry exercises where we will write together in class and share our work. We often combine, collaborate, and work the current together for surprises and delights. Beginners welcome and seasoned writers are encouraged. Each salon is unique.
Come to discover, come to play.
Let go of doing it “right” and let’s get writing.
Kat’s a poet and writer based in Topanga Canyon. She’s the co-founder of Redroom Collective, a community for female-identifying humans that holds monthly gatherings, interactive classes and experiences in magic(k), poetry, tantra, and more. She’s been writing for inspiring brands for 15 years. Poetry saved her life, and that’s why she shares it as much as she possibly can. She’s triply delighted to be sharing poetry at the beloved Corazόn.
$33 for Drop in Poetry Salon
$111 discount for 4 week Series card
Corazon membership discount may be used for this class.

Reckoning – Reading/Book Signing Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson
2023-03-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Join Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson for a special live conversation on their new release, their co-written book, ‘Reckoning’

(Door opens at 6:15pm/ Talk 7pm-8:30pm/ Book signing until 9:30pm –

Reckoning is an unguarded, sober meeting with Spirit Work, Conspiracies, Elderhood, Grief and Plague and Building Culture in a Me First Era. “ Try this at home. With Companions.” We recommend you get there plenty early to enjoy tea in the courtyard by the fire pit, meet a friend.

To purchase audio book, paperback or hardcover of Reckoning, you may purchase on website. We will have a limited number of books available the night of. Cash preferred.

Kimberly says..On the heels of this new book, Reckoning, that grew out of on-line recordings, we were able to stand in the same place and reckon together and with some of you. We have spoken with hundreds of people from Toronto to Sebastopol. We took no pictures, so there are none to show.

The meetings between us have been characterized by genuine interest and a devotion to what arises in the moment. We do prepare, but we do not rehearse. We don’t “set each other up” to say the things we want to hear nor to try to create discord, where there surely could be some. In that way, it is truly alive, and something seems to happen that is beyond us.

The experience is electric and a high wire act. I’m getting eldered in real-time, and it is awkward, humbling, and requires some real work. And it’s all I want to do. Some food for the soul – that would be my wish.

Podcasts with me and Stephen Jenkinson, if you’re wanting to dive in!

? Love, Truth, and Beauty with Sara Avant Stover

? The Ghee Spot with Katie Silcox

? Ian Mackenzie on the Crow’s Nest This video was the first interview that we did while sitting in the same place, with the famous orange wall behind us. I was worked over – we’d done Ottawa the night before and I’d just flown in.

Stephen has been on a few podcasts talking about Reckoning, the book, and the process of working with me:

❤️ He tells one of my favorite stories about a 7-year-old girl dying and her family on the Holistic OBGYN podcast with Nathan Riley. The whole podcast is worth it just for that story that comes at the 34-minute mark.

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Author’s Remarks on Reckoning:

“You come by your prejudices more or less involuntarily. That means you inherit them. And generally speaking the world gives you plenty of reason to go with your prejudices and not wonder about them too much. That’s a very dark thing to consider: the world in its conditions is so encouraging of your prejudices that you could almost be forgiven for being unconscious about them. Almost. Heartbreak is how you humanize your prejudices.” ~ Stephen Jenkinson

“One of my particular heartbreaks is that the unconscious foundation of so much of my world view, even it criticisms, is rooted in individualism. Especially heartbreaking is the remarkable individualism of those around me who bang the drum of community. ” ~ Kimberly Ann Johnson

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW, is a spiritual activist, author, ceremonialist and farmer. Stephen teaches internationally and is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010. With Master’s degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work), he is the author of several books including the award-winning Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble and A Generation’s Worth: Spirit Work in a Time of Trouble and Money and the Soul’s Desires. Stephen is the subject of the National Film Board of Canada feature length film documentary, Griefwalker.

Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, birth doula, and single mom. She specializes in helping women prepare for birth, recover from birth injuries and birth trauma, and heal from sexual trauma. She is the founder of Magamama.com, an international holistic women’s health care resource for expectant and new mothers. She is the co-founder of the STREAM School for Postpartum Care, where she trains birth professionals, yoga teachers, somatic therapists, and bodyworkers to help women prepare for birth and recover from birth. She is the author of The Fourth Trimester and Call of theWild. She has private practices in San Diego, Los Angeles, and New York.

Kirtan & Rhythmic Journey
2023-03-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Kirtan led by Masood Ali Khan, Radhika Vekaria, and Michael Hathaway. Rhythmic Sound Journey led by Arjun Bruggeman

Please Join us for a magical night! We’ll start with kirtan (call and response chanting of the holy names), then we’ll transition to Rhythmic Sound Journey, led by Arjun and friends.
6:00: doors open
6:20-8:00: Kirtan
8:00-8:45: Rhythmic Sound Journey
$25 or 2 for $40, and no one turned away for lack of full donation!!!

Masood Ali Khan – vocals and hand pan
Radhika Vekaria – vocals and keyboard
Michael Hathaway – vocals and harmonium
Arjun Bruggeman – tablas
Kelly Love – vocals
Tom Camillo – bass
Yvonne Ortiz – kartals
Amber Linder – sonic stone, gong, etc.

Rhythmic Sound Journeys weave elements of ceremony, meditation, aural, and energetic healing modalities with world percussion, ambient etheric sounds, gong and the rare sonic stone to invite the attendee into a space of inner stillness. They experience improvisation as a spiritual practice that can link cosmic expression with individual healing. For this journey one is welcome to lie down, sit in meditation, dance or just observe.
Masood Ali Khan is one of the pioneers of singing mantras with the hand pan. A musician of prayer and believer in love for the earth and humanity. Masood has a unique musical performance as prayer, holding a ceremonial space with ‘Music as Medicine’ for a meditative uplifting experience with his mesmerizing combination of the hand pans and sacred mantras, infused with the power of the heart and mind’s healing potential to help humanity.
www.masoodalikhan.com IG: @Masoodalikhanmusic
Radhika has performed worldwide as a live artist and studio vocalist for various artists ranging from Prince to Nitin Sawnhey. She is the winner of the Global Peace Song awards 2018, the first mantra artist to perform at SXSW 2022 and has collaborated with world renowned artist Jeff Koons. With a devotional path to Veda, her music is a powerful ode to her Indian roots, philosophy and features ancient Sanskrit mantras that are enhanced by striking sound textures from lands touched by her ancestry, laced with a contemporary feel. To heal, uplift and transform.
www.radhikavekaria.com IG: @iamradhikav
Michael sings with sweet, celestial, heart-felt yearning. His songs are traditional Sanskrit mantras set to his original music, weaving an enchanting soundscape of hypnotic harmonics, joyful celebration, and fierce intensity. His unique melodies (often channeled in dreams) reveal a blend of musical influences including jazz, soul, folk, psychedelic rock, church hymns, Western classical, and Indian classical – creating an innovative fusion that honors the tradition while expressing a deeply personal offering. He can be found leading kirtan at yoga studios, festivals, conscious gatherings, and singing with his harmonium for yoga classes in the Los Angeles area.
https://linktr.ee/MichaelHathaway IG: @michael_hathaway_kirtan
Arjun Bruggeman, world percussionist, drummer, composer and session recording artist, is highly acclaimed for his unique hybrid of East-meets-West rhythms. He brings two decades of experience as a practitioner of Eastern and Western spiritual practices to his playing, along with 16 years’ touring as a tabla player with Krishna Das. He’s collaborated with artists including David Darling, Belinda Carlisle, Robert Bly, Snatam Kaur, Jason Mraz, Mark Egan, Jerry Marotta and “John Densmore and Robby Krieger” of The Doors. He’s currently at work on an album with John Densmore.
Amber is an alchemist at heart. Her sounds are generated by Earthly elements of stone, crystal, water, and metal to create the songs of our universe. Playing her incredibly rare sonic stone, you’ll experience the singing of our Earths bones. Her approach to gongs is to caress them into singing cosmic whale songs. Ambers rhizomatic alchemy expands into the art of plant medicines where she guides one through transformational experiences and even sherpas souls to the other side as a death doula

The Evan Hatfield Experience Presents: Morillo & Evan Hatfield
2023-03-11 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Corazon Performing Arts and The Evan Hatfield Experience Presents: Morillo & Evan Hatfield, Live from Topanga Canyon

Corazon Performing Arts and The Evan Hatfield Experience are excited to bring the eclectic and genre-defying sounds of two local musicians to the Topanga Canyon. You do NOT want to miss this!
Morillo will kick things off with his diverse, global bass sound and Evan Hatfield will keep the party going with the energetic, south asian inspired grooves he’s known for.
The last time The Evan Hatfield Experience came to Corazon, we had the biggest turnout in our history!! The music speaks for itself. Join us on the dance floor, or relax in the garden and vibe with some tea, all are welcome. 🙂

Americana Live!
2023-03-10 20:30 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Old-style, classic country and more!
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS!

Come join us for the best in folk, old-style country, classic Americana, and a warm, dry good time!
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS!﻿

AXON ORKESTRA Balkan, Romanian, Gypsy Jazz, Middle Eastern, & Looping
2023-03-03 21:00 - 23:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
AXON ORKESTRA | Electric & Eclectic Balkan, Romanian, Gypsy Jazz, Middle Eastern, Original Music & Looping

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FABRICE MARTINEZ, Violin Virtuoso
Between busking in a mule-drawn, handmade wagon across Europe performing Eastern European gypsy music to mixing world, jazz, and gypsy music in artistic haunts of Los Angeles, it’s no surprise that Fabrice Martinez has spent his life absorbing the culture and music of every country he’s traveled through. This is why the Paris-born, L.A.-based artist is considered one of the most versatile and musically diverse violinists today.
DUSTY BROUGH, GUITAR Guitarist Dusty Brough brilliantly combines his roots in Flamenco with Jazz, Folk, Brazilian, Gypsy and Balkan music. As a composer, he integrates these eclectic influences with his unique approach to music and a “blatant disregard for genre boxes” (Joe Bendel, Epoch Times). Brough’s nylon-string guitar playing is marked by an unparalleled agile technique that supports a buoyant aesthetic. Dusty creates something truly remarkable by seamlessly blending lush harmonies, intricate rhythms and improvisation, with a fluidity, presence, and rhythm that can only be compared to the rolling waves of the ocean.
SYLVAIN CARTON Saxophones ( Clarinet – Flute – Guitar Composition – Arranging – Production) Originally from France, Sylvain Carton is a multi-instrumentalist (woodwinds, guitars) and composer currently residing in Los Angeles. An accomplished performer, Sylvain records and tours regularly with a number of groups representing a variety of musical genres and traditions including Beats Antique, The Japonize Elephants, We Are The West, The Mitch Marcus Quintet, Maureen and the Mercury 5, Space Blaster, and The Sylvain Carton Quartet.
* MILES JAY ~ (Multifaceted virtuoso Double Bass, Buzuk & Lyra )Miles Jay is a composer and instrument maker, and an active performer with many prominent artists around the world. Broad in range of his musical influences and communities, Miles has lived abroad for years absorbing styles from many traditions, and has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, and the United Nations.
From 2005 to 2012, Miles lived in Egypt and Lebanon, performing and collaborating with many beloved artists of the region, including Youssou N’Dour, Ziad Rahbani, Naseer Shamma, Ross Daly, and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. During this time he co-founded and co-produced several ensembles and albums, as well as traveled extensively around the region for concerts in Dubai, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Oman, Algeria, Senegal, Syria, and Western Europe. Active in studios as well, Miles worked with composer Khaled Mouzannar as music consultant and instrumentalist on the score to Nadine Labaki’s latest film “Where do we go Now,” an official selection of both Sundance and Cannes. Throughout all of this valuable experience, Miles focused on re-imagining the bass’s role both as an accompanying instrumental and as a melodic lead, adapting a wide range of Arabic, Greek, and Turkish ornamentation to develop his own extended technique when playing with a bow.

Studebaker & Greenhorn Brothers in Topanga Canyon
2023-02-24 20:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Hometown Topanga Dance Party w/ Studebaker and The Greenhorn Brothers – Come on down and get funky!

Come on down and get your groove on as Topanga’s own Greenhorn Brothers band performs its multidimensional California rock harmonies, followed by Topanga’s long-time favorite funk band, Studebaker.
Everyone is sure to be heart warmed and buzzing with pure joy after the musical treat in store this evening with

Steve McCormick,
Eric Lynn
Brian Chapman
Davey Chegwidden
Chris Garcia
Eric Fowler

$﻿20 bucks or Companion Discount for 2 is $30
S﻿pecial Corazon Membership price is $10 bucks (with current monthly active membership)

Gris Gris Gumbo: A Funky New Orleans Inspired Mardi Gras Celebration
2023-02-19 21:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Gris Gris Gumbo: A Funky New Orleans Inspired Mardi Gras Celebration and Extravaganza

Corazon and Kentyah Present:
Gris Gris Gumbo:
A Funky New Orleans-Inspired Mardi Gras Celebration and Extravaganza
On Feb 19 we will gather to celebrate the funky musical traditions of New Orleans. We will dance, play, groove and have a grand ol’ time in observance of the “Laissez les bons temps rouler” spirit of Mardi Gras!!
The words “Mardi Gras” are synonymous with extravagance and indulgence: big parties, large crowds, boisterous parades, colorful masks, and… did we say big parties? Although Mardi Gras itself is a single Tuesday, it’s part of Carnival, a larger, weeks-long celebration of never-ending carousing before the more solemn religious season of Lent and the preparation for Easter begins in the Christian faith. Lets us to celebrate Mardi Gras in the heart of Topanga in grand style and allow for the funky rhythms to wash away the previous year while ushering in the resurrection energies to come!!

Line Up:
Ashton Slater Guitar/Vox
Michael Russeck Keys/Vox
Jason Buck Bass/Vox
Zack Lodmer Clarinet
Clinton Clark Drums
Kentyah Fraser Percussion
Zach Lodmer-clarinet

$﻿20 or Companion Pass for 2 People $30
B﻿YOB Allowed.

AROHI ENSEMBLE featuring Tabla Player Pt Samir Chatterjee
2023-02-18 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Dynamic RagaJazz Rhythms! Arohi Ensemble: blending Indian ragas, jazz, counterpoint & rhythmic expressions from diverse world traditions.

First Arohi Concert of the Year!! Saturday FEBRUARY 18th, 8PM!! Join one of the leading sitarists in the country, Paul Livingstone along with master tabla player Pt Samir Chatterjee, cello virtuoso Peter Jacobson, & Percussionist Dave Lewis for Arohi Ensemble: blending Indian ragas, jazz, counterpoint & rhythmic material from diverse world traditions.

8PM
$35 GTD CHAIR SEATING
$20 Limited Pillow Seating & Standing
DOORS OPEN 7:45pm

PAUL LIVINGSTONE, Sitarist
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, international performing artist Paul Livingstone is one of the leading sitarists in America today. He has focused his studies in the creative tradition of Indian classical raga music in which he has been rigorously trained for the past 25 years in India and the US studying under the late Amiya Dasgupta, Rajeev Taranath and the living legend Pandit Ravi Shankar.Paul has performed in around the US, Mexico, Europe & Asia and has just returned from a major concert tour performing Indian music in Nepal, India, Czech & Germany.
As a committed composer Paul leads his own Arohi Ensemble and has composed for film, television, theater and dance. He also plays a variety of fretless guitars and requintos of his own design and has also developed a unique style of ‘ragajazz chamber music’ blending Indian ragas, jazz, counterpoint & rhythmic material from diverse world traditions. As a creative force for true ‘world music synthesis’, Paul maintains a clear vision for the dissemination of traditional forms and is grounded in the rich cultural milieu of Los Angeles as a dedicated teaching artist & community activist.

PT SAMIR CHATTERJEE, Tabla
Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso Tabla player from India. He travels widely across the world throughout the year performing in numerous festivals as a soloist or with other outstanding musicians from both Indian and non-Indian musical traditions. Samir performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway in 2007.
Chatterjee began his studies early with Pandit Bankim Ghosh, Pt. Balaram Mukherjee, Pt. Rathin Dhar and Mohammad Salim. His later formation as a musician occurred under the guidance of Pt. Amalesh Chatterjee (since 1966) and Pt. Shyamal Bose (since 1984). All of Samir’s teachers have been from the Farrukhabad Gharana (school) of Tabla-playing, which he now represents.
Samir is rated ‘A’ as an artiste of Indian national radio and television. He can be heard on numerous recordings featuring as soloist, accompanying many of India’s greatest musicians and in collaboration with western musicians of outstanding caliber. In concert Samir has accompanied many of India’s greatest musicians including Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ud. Vilayat Khan, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Nikhil Banerjee, Pt. V.G. Jog, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, M. S. Gopalakrishnan, Ud. Amjad Ali Khan, Ud. Salamat Ali Khan, Smt. Lakshmi Shankar, Pt. Manilal Nag, Ud. Ali Ahmed Hussain, Ud. Aashis Khan, Dr. L. Subramanium, U Srinivas, Ud. Naseeruddin Sami, Smt. Veena Sahashrabuddhe, Ud. Shujat Khan, Ud. Saheed Parvez, Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty, Ud. Nishat Khan, Ud. Rashid Khan, Pt. Tejendra N. Mazumdar, Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya, Smt. Arti Anklekar, Smt. Kaushiki Chakraborty, to name only a few.
Samir Chatterjee lives in the New York-New Jersey area, and has been a catalyst in the fusion of Indian and Non-Indian music, in his own creations and others as well. He performs with Pauline Oliveros, William Parker, Branford Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Joshua Bell, Yoko Ono Lenon, Dave Douglas, Steve Gorn, Glen Velez, Boby Sanabria, Dance Theater of Harlem, Boston Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Ethos Percussion group, Da Capo Chamber Orchestra, Boston Musica Viva and other jazz, classical and avant guard musicians and ensembles.
He is member of jazz trio SYNC with Ned Rothenberg and Jerome Harris and quintet Inner Diaspora together with Mark Feldman and Eric Friedlander.
He also collaborates with Sufi-Rock singer Salman Ahmad of Junoon from Pakistan.
He is the composer and director of Indo-Flame – a blend of Indian and Flamenco dance and music, Chhand-Anand – a world percussion ensemble, RabiThakur – a ballet on the life of Tagore, Meghadootam – a feature program of music and dance on an ancient Indian poem, and Dawn to Dusk and Beyond – on the effect of music on humans and nature.
He performs with Sanjay Mishra on his CD “Blue Incantation” featuring Jerry Garcia as guest artist.
Samir Chatterjee has been teaching for the last 35 years and many of his students are established performers. He is the Founder-Director of CHHANDAYAN, an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Indian music and culture. He has authored a comprehensive 654-page book entitled A Study of Tabla, a guide book to Indian music titled Music of India and Those Forty Days, a journal of an austere practice regimen. He is on the faculty at Manhattan School of Music, University of Pittsburgh and New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He also taught at the Yale University, Columbia University, New York University and Princeton University, among many other major institutions in the USA, Europe and India. He also contributes to several newspapers and periodicals. He won gold medal for his proficiency in a musical examination and has two Master degrees, in English and History.
Samir has working relentlessly towards the musical revival of Afghanistan. He is the recipient of several awards such as the Sunshine Award, Jadu Bhatta Award and Acharya Varistha Award.
PETE JACOBSON
Cello MasterPeter Jacobson is a cellist, producer, songwriter-singer, chamber musician, teacher and music selector who has recorded, performed and toured with renowned artists. He studied with Eleonore Schoenfeld at USC as well as at Cal Arts and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2013 he won a Grammy for best Latin Rock Alternative or Urban Album as a member of the group Quetzal. Mr. Jacobson has recorded cello for Dr. Dre and frequently plays alongside the San Diego Symphony. Pete has recorded for film and tv, including The Walking Dead. In 2000 he was a member of the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan and has performed in the US, Mexico, Asia, Australia the Middle East and Europe. He plays with Grammy-winning Southwest Chamber Music, the Arohi Ensemble, the 440’s, SANGAM, ThE CoNcEnTr8s, Quartetto Fantastico, the Hutchins Consort and as a freelance cellist.

DAVE LEWIS
Renowned percussionist Dave Lewis is easily one of the most exciting drumming talents in the world today. Born in 1983, Lewis grew up playing piano and began composing at the age of 8. By twelve, he was given his first drum set and never looked back. Influenced by jazz, latin, rock and East Indian classical music, Lewis‘s ingenuity took him well beyond his years. He received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated in December of 2005. A solid, articulate and dynamic musician, Lewis has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Vince Neil (Motley Crue) Robby Kreiger (The Doors) George Thorogood, Mike Stern, Richard Bona, Joe Lovano, Sheila E., Deepak Ram, Kai Eckhardt, Taufiq Qureshi, George Brooks, Arohi Ensemble, Paul Livingstone, Abhijit Banerjee, Pedro Eustache, Peter Jacobson, Salar Nader, Alam Khan, Sheila Govindarajan, Maiya Sykes and Mirror Talk.

David Rovics in Topanga Canyon Songs of Social Significance
2023-02-12 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
“I’m a big fan.” Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine SINGER-SONGWRITER. ANARCHIST. David Rovics performs Songs of Social Significance

I’m a big fan.” Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12th, 2023 8pm! doors open 7:30pm
$20 bucks suggested donationand as usual no one turned away for lack of funds. but tix in advance or just show up! SINGER-SONGWRITER. ANARCHIST. DAVID ROVICS in Topanga CanyonDavid Rovics is an American indie singer/songwriter and anarchist. His music concerns topical subjects such as war, anti-globalization and social justice issues. He has shared the stage with a veritable who’s who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times.
Most importantly, he’s really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.
“Absolutely brilliant. David Rovics says exactly what needs to be said.” Ian McMillan, BBC
“If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.” Andy Kershaw, BBC
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
“It seems to me that in order to understand the world we live in now, we have to know how we got here. In order to have any idea of where we’re going, we need to know where we’ve been. We need to know our own history — the history of the social movements, uprisings, invasions, coups, economic bubbles, stock market crashes and other events that have shaped our societies and created the world we live in today. The more we know about key events of the past — often events that the powers-that-be would prefer we forgot about completely — the more the world around us becomes a comprehensible place, existing not just in the three dimensions of the physical world, but in the dimension of time as well. There are many ways to learn history — ways that can be a lot of fun, as well as educational. I have a Musical History section of my website dedicated to using songs as well as prose to introduce people to important events in world history.
Concerts (we can still call them concerts even if I’m talking more than usual in between the songs) will be appropriate for any adult or teen audience, and will seek to use historical anecdotes as a means of addressing the present moment.

Trio Dinicu with George Miu
2023-02-10 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Trio Dinicu with George Miu Master Cimbalom Player. Gypsy/Roma music from Hungary, Romania, Eastern Europe, and Jazz Manouche.

Trio Dinicu with George Miu Feb, 10 2023
Virtuoso Gypsy Music: Trio Dinicu performs a special concert with George Miu one of the greatest living cimbalom players. The program will feature a mix of Gypsy/Roma music from Hungary, Romania, Eastern Europe, and Jazz Manouche.

George Miu, Cimbalom
Luanne Homzy, Violin
Tommy Davy, Guitar
Felix Kochendorfer, Bass

in the heart of Topanga.

Friday February 10, 2023
8:45pm Doors Open, 9pm Concert Begins
$﻿35.00 GTD Sit Down Chair Seating
$﻿20 Standing & Limited Pillow Seating
TWO SETS, Please arrive on time to appreciate

TRIO DINICU: Hailed as “dazzling” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Trio Dinicu combines the forces of three highly distinguished musicians. Luanne Homzy a world-renowned concert violinist; Tommy Davy, a virtuoso guitarist of the young generation of Franco-Russian guitar; and Frank Anastasio, a legendary jazz bassist, vocalist, and guitarist.
Highly regarded for their creativity, Trio Dinicu blends acrobatic technique with the improvisatory language of jazz and the richness of Eastern European folk, including Romanian violin, Russian balalaika, and French “Jazz Hot”.
They have performed for audiences across the United States, Europe and Canada. Their music pays homage to the golden age of the Parisian-Russian cabaret. The Trio is named after the Romanian virtuoso violinist and composer Grigoras Ionica Dinicu, who influenced the one and only Jascha Heifetz and who was admired by Stephane Grappelli, the world’s most famous jazz violinist. The trio has just completed their latest album in 2023 “Cabaret Tzigane”.
“A steam locomotive of an astounding blend of jazz and classical music performed with the virtuosity of masters.” ~ Christopher Donison, Director of Music By The Sea At Bamfield
GEORGE MIU: One of the world’s leading interpreters of the cimbalom ( known as cimbalom, or hammered dulcimer), a symbolic instrument of the Hungarian and Romanian repertoire, a modern and “chromatic” variant of the so-called psaltery, an instrument in which the strings are struck by two stakes.
He was born into a Lautari family, professional musicians mostly of Roma ethnicity, son of the legendary Ion Miu, nicknamed “The Godfather of the Cimbalom”, considered one of the main innovators of the modern technique of the Cimbalom, recognized for having broadened the horizons of the instrument from traditional music to classical music and jazz.
George has spent every single day of his life performing with the most famous musicians in Romania. His repertoire is immense and ranges from popular music from all over the Romanian, Hungarian music, jazz, and classical music, sometimes these repertoires intersect each other in such a natural way that they fade the boundaries between one genre and another.

Promised Land | A Grateful Dead Music Happening
2023-02-04 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Promised Land: A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening!

Corazon & Kentyah are proud to present the latest installment of the wildly popular improvisational Grateful Dead series in Topanga Canyon!!
PROMISED LAND
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!!

Ashton Slater Guitar/Vox
Michael Russeck Keys/Vox
Jason Buck Bass/Vox
Zack Lodmer Clarinet
Clinton Clark Drums
Kentyah Fraser 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!! There will be a special Drum>Space inspired set break !!!
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 starting 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….!!!

Alex Amen and Will Worden
2023-02-03 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
An evening of folk and Americana.

A﻿n evening of folk, and Americana in the heart of Topanga Canyon.

Middle Eastern Fusion Flow Movement
2023-02-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Inspired by Persian mysticism and sacred temple dance of the ancient land. Tap into the rhythm of your heart & the Divinity within.

Inspired by Persian mysticism and sacred temple dance of the ancient land. Tap into the rhythm of your heart & the Divinity within. Connect to your sensuality and sacred feminine flow.
Chocolate, tea, and roses.
Learn more at www.ancientheartwisdom.com

Alessandra Belloni ; Sacred Drumming & Chants for the Black Madonnas
2023-01-29 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Internationally renowned Italian Singer & percussionist/Remo Artist – Alessandra Belloni
In: SACRED DRUMMING & CHANTS FOR THE BLACK MADONNA

CORAZON PERFORMING ARTS presents:
Internationally renowned Italian Singer & percussionist/Remo Artist – Alessandra Belloni
In: SACRED DRUMMING & CHANTS FOR THE BLACK MADONNA & THE ORISHAS FORM ITALY & BRAZIL
Featuring:
ALESSANDRA BELLONI : voice, tambourines, frame drums,
VIDA VIERRA – vocals, percussion –
DANI LUNN – Dance, Vocals/Percussion
JOHN FITZGERALD – percussion –
CYNTHIA JIMENEZ — Drums
A mystical journey of empowerment as we unveil the healing power of the musical traditions of the Black Madonna known in the Italian folk tradition as “the Seven Sisters.”
SUNDAY JANUARY 29 – 7:00pm – at CORAZON PERFORMING ARTS 125 S Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, tickets:
$ 30 GTD Sit Down Chair Seating
$﻿20 Standing & Limited Pillow Seating
This powerful musical journey will introduce and transport the audience to a time and place where an unbroken and ancient tradition continues today with folk music, processions, devotional drumming, and dance.
The concert is inspired by two geographically distant but thematically parallel traditions. Southern Italian and Brazilian purification rites and procession performed in the summer to honor the archetypical sea goddess. In Brazil she comes from the West African Yoruba culture and is called Yemanja , in Italy she is called the Black Madonna of the Sea (once called Aphrodite). Internationally renowned singer, percussionist, dancer and REMO Artist Alessandra Belloni will be playing the ocean drum, recreating the sound of the waves of the ocean , her Yemanja drum made by Remo that combines the sound of the water with the drum, her line of Southern Italian tambourines and frame drums accompanied by a small ensemble of singers and percussionists.
Vida Vierra will sing the traditional Afro Brazilian Chants for Yemanja and Ochun, Goddess of Love, the Sea, the Rivers accompanied by djembes, congas, pandeiro & bells.
Southern Italy and Brazil share their common roots in Africa and worship of the Black Madonna as African Mother.
Following Alessandra’s book, “Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna” (Inner Traditions Bear and Co., 2019)https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Journeys-Black- Madonna-Practices/dp/15914 The concert will narrate the legend of the 7 Sisters , or seven Black Madonnas:
The last one was believed to be the ugliest so she ran away to a high mountain “Mount Partenio” so that the pilgrims had to search hard to find her. When they found Her they saw that she was the most beautiful of all, She was Black and they called her “Mamma Schiavona” the nurturing, serving mother, to be found now in MONTEVERGINE. She is also the patron of the gay & transgenders.
These Madonnas are connected to seven Goddesses that are part of the ancient worship of Mother Earth and the archetype of the African Mother, especially Isis from Egypt.
Countries around the world, including Southern Italy, Brazil, Africa and the Middle East have musical traditions based on the power of women chants & drumming. Belloni and company will emulate one of the most ancient ways of praying and healing, including sacred chanting to the Black Madonna sung by female voices in harmony, accompanied by various percussion instruments (frame drums, tambourines, shakers, djembes, dumbecks, riqqs,). Dancers will spin and stomp their feet in celebration of life and peace..

Chris Murphy's Seven Crows & Tim O'Gara's Donkey Bone Chronicles
2023-01-28 21:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Chris Murphy, violin virtuoso will be sharing his solo hauntingly beautiful body of work, Seven Crows & Tim O’Gara’s Donkey Bone Chronicles

SATURDAY, JAN 28th, 9PM Chris Murphy’s Seven Crows project & Tim O’Gara’s Donkey Bone Chronicles. Tim will be singing some new songs, some old and some from his soon-to-be-released album: Underground Waltz.
FEATURING:
CHRIS MURPHY, Violin and TIM O’GARA, donkey bone jaw, mouth harp, guitar, and other unusual sound instruments…
T﻿IM:O’GARA

“A mix of Celtic flavors, bluegrass, acoustic jam band, singer-songwriter waif and quirkiness. TIM’S voice is reminiscent of Paul Simon and the production often reminds me of Neil Young’s acoustic stuff, but with more exotic instrumentation.” ~ DuJour, former music critic for the NY Times, LA Times

C﻿HRIS MURPHY:
“ Based in Los Angeles, a prolific songwriter, composer, and performer; Murphy presents his latest masterful instrumental opus Seven Crows: Secrets of Navigation. This 8-song cycle of layered violin compositions melds artfully nuanced plucked rhythmic figures, lyrical phrasing, and shimmering sustained lines, all refracted by reverbs, echoes, and modulation pedals.
Or, perhaps you’ll arrive in the artsy Southwest enclave of Bisbee, Arizona, where Murphy tracked these ambient violin elegies with producer Dan Simonis. While violin is the only instrument being played, don’t be surprised if you hear echoes of kalimba, pipe organ, birdsong, bagpipes, vintage synthesizers, or Miles Davis’ wah-wah trumpet warbles coming from that fiddle.

“Like fellow violin iconoclasts Warren Ellis (The Dirty Three) and Lisa Molinaro (Modest Mouse), Murphy travels with a supernatural violin in that beat-up, brooding black case. Who knows what you’ll find in there, or where it will take you. “ – James Rotundi, Jazz Times, Acoustic Guitar

8:30PM DOORS OPEN
$25 GTD SIT DOWN CHAIR SEATING
$20 Standing, Pillows, Garden Listening (first come first serve)
BYOB & beverages allowed.

Cosmic Colors
2023-01-27 21:00 - 2023-01-28 02:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
A Sonic Journey. TAKE IT. Final Fridays of each month, featuring Uplifting Disco with GEM, Highlighted DJ & Special Guests.

Opening night of our new monthly features a very special guest, DJ Jeremy Sole (KCRW / Le Frique Sonique). Disco & downtempo DJ sets & custom compositions featuring recording artist GEM & guests.
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A Sonic Journey. TAKE IT. Final Fridays of each month, featuring Uplifting Disco with GEM, Highlighted DJ & Special Guests.
JEREMY SOLE :
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been making beats since the MPC60, deejaying since rotary crossfaders were the standard, and playing clubs since he was too young to (legally) get in. As a teenager, Sole’s loft parties were a culture clash during the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands. Jeremy’s upbringing was seeped in the rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco and Funk – and he reveled in that sacred space where they all blend together. As a kid he spent many nights in the alleys behind blues clubs listening through the air vents, before heading downtown to mix at deep Disco loft parties. Meanwhile his obsession grew to include music from every corner of the world. In 2001 Sole moved to Los Angeles, and with his broad musical palette he felt right at home in the spiciest melting pot in the country.
Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and studio with hundreds of his creative inspirations, including Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, Tony Allen, DJ Shadow, Stevie Wonder, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, Antibalas, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Parliament, Lee Scratch Perry, Buck 65, Quantic and Joe Bataan. He was the last DJ to open for Ray Charles, deejayed for Sly Stone’s birthday party, and had the distinct honor of mixing at the California Democratic Party’s Election Night Celebration – playing Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke” for over 10,000 people at the exact moment when Barack Obama officially became the 44th President.
“Jeremy Sole was a revelation.” – Gilles Peterson (via Twitter, after WMC 2010)
“If I was a DJ full time, I would most likely spin like Jeremy Sole. His mind and soul hears exactly what I hear. He makes Sunset Blvd feel groovy, and that’s hard to do in my book.” – Raphael Saadiq
“Jeremy Sole is a man of good taste & tasteful mixing. Los Angeles is lucky to have him …he’s a goldmine of music.” – Quantic
“Jeremy Sole is not only a world class DJ, but a world class citizen of the world. One of the nicest ugly dudes I’ve ever worked with haha. AND, his beard is great for storing snacks and small tools on those long hot nights in the DJ booth. Jokes aside though, one of my favorite dudes in the game hands down, and a fucking phenomenal talent.” – Rich Medina
“Jeremy is a great DJ, presenter, producer and knower-of-music …an extremely cool dude. I cannot stop listening to his remix of ‘I Put A Spell On You’ …it’s irresistible.” – Henry Rollins
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GEM loves producing dreamy downtempo, disco, ambient, new age DJ sets and custom compositions in the studio alike.
GEM has been featured on major Spotify tastemaker playlists, played gigs and festivals across the world. She produces in 432hz to align with the magic of the universe.
As an artist, GEM creates a beautiful sonic journey that allows audiences to move their bodies freely and connect with the universal spirit. GEM mixes electronic sounds with live, organic instrumentation and layers soft, shimmering vocals that feel like you’re floating on a cloud. She builds other worldly experiences using frequency and lush visuals.
“It’s like GEM flew down from space right when the world was asking where are the young female producers”- BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
“GEM is an artist you should know” ROLLINGSTONE
“GEM is the #2 female producer in the world to watch right now”- SHOWBIZ MAGAZINE

Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble
2023-01-22 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble . A concert in honor of Women. Life. Freedom. in the heart of Topanga

Join Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble
A concert in honor of Women. Life. Freedom. in the heart of Topanga.

Sunday, January 22, 2023
7:45pm Doors Open, 8pm Concert Begins
$﻿35.00 GTD Sit Down Chair Seating
$﻿20 Standing & Limited Pillow Seating

Chloe Pourmorady brings original music to elevate, open the heart, and call for freedom in honor of her mother country and all those who need healing.
Chloe will be joined by dear collaborators :

Daniel Raijman (guitar)
Zack Lodmer (clarinet)
Brock Pollock (bass)
Ava Nahas (world percussion)
& a few other guests….

Chloe Pourmorady is an award-winning Iranian-American artist known for the versatility of her creative expression. Her vocal and musical agility has led her to comfortably sing in over 10 languages, crossing over between folk, contemporary, and classical stylings. Her music continues to evolve, yet always carries a deep thread of spirituality in every creation. Chloe grew up in a multilingual home to immigrant parents, which led her to become a chameleon with language and sound. She is a composer and songwriter, writing instrumental, liturgical, folk music, and more.
The Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble is an energetic force of friends that come together to create impact through music. A recent winner of both the Global Music Awards and Independent Music Awards for the world music debut album,”Begin Majesty,” the Ensemble has performed in numerous concert halls and performing arts spaces. Having collaborated with international musicians in festivals, cultural centers, and houses of worship, the Ensemble is shaped by the brilliant artistry of musicians from Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Israel, and the US.

Begin Majesty by Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble is now streaming on Spotify and iTunes.

Honeybee with Speed of Light and Reject Your Reality at Corazon
2023-01-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Honeybee with Speed of Light and Reject Your Reality at Corazon Performing Arts in Topanga Canyon celebrating California Williams !

Doors open at 7
Reject Your Reality 7:15-8 pm
Speed of Light 8:15-9 pm
Honeybee w/ special guest California Williams 9:15-10 pm
Come celebrate with us and rock out to 3 amazing bands!
$10 general admission
$20 Full Band Support
Instagram: @honey.beemusic, @speedoflightband, @ryrband

Celebrating the Prophetic Vision of Martin King
2023-01-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
A spirited musical evening with Dwight Trible, Arlynn Page, Johanna Moore, Tosin Aribisala, Jamael Dean, Paul Livingstone and Nikki Campbell

Corazón Arts & Soul Force Project present – January 15th, 7pm
Celebrating the Prophetic Vision of Martin King
A spirited musical evening with Dwight Trible, Arlynn Page, Johanna Moore, Tosin Aribisala, Jamael Dean, Paul Livingstone and Nikki Campbell.

7﻿PM Doors Open
8﻿PM Performance Begins

$﻿20 Limited Pillow and Standing
$﻿30 GTD Chair Seating & Full Musician Support
B﻿YOB Allowed

Sheela Bringi & Clinton Patterson
2023-01-14 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
A rare meeting of Indian Rāga and Temple Blues with deep rhythms, ethereal textures, and vocal harmonies.
Sheela Bringi is a sacred music artist who sings and plays rāga harp, harmonium and bansuri. Though classically trained in the North Indian tradition, her unique way of weaving in heart vibes and traditions from around the world make her music a special experience. Sheela’s Indian vocals, soaring bansuri flute, and harp have graced 50+ world & chant albums (including the Grammy-nominated Bhakti Without Borders) and her music has been profiled by NBC News, NPR, Public Radio International, and others.
Clinton Patterson is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music has deep roots in Black Americana… from Spirituals all the way through to Soul and Hip Hop, but also stretching out to include rhythms and colors from traditions around the world. Hailing from SW Atlanta (SWATS) Clinton has been based in Los Angeles in since 2005 and has been a featured soloist on projects for ESPN, Rockstar Entertainment, Disney, and The RZA.
This special Corazon performance will pair Sheela Bringi’s “Rāga Harp” & Indian flute with Clinton Patterson’s “Temple Blues”, a recipe that is sure to result in an evening to remember!
The evening will begin with a re-imagining of a beautiful North Indian rāga featuring voice, harp, cello, and tabla. The music will then continue into a special set of songs in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Assamese with themes of inner light, darkness, transformation, and transcendence.
Sheela Bringi: Voice, Rāga Harp, Bansuri
Clinton Patterson: Voice, Guitar, Trumpet, Beats
Miles Shrewsbery: Tabla, Electronics
Chris Votek: Cello
Brent Kuecker: Bass, Harmonium

$30 Guaranteed CHAIR SEATING

$20 First Come first serve Pillow, standing, garden. Includes limited refreshments.

No one turned away for lack of funds at the door, as long as there is standing space.

The Auspicious Return of The Illustrious Ancestors
2023-01-07 21:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
evening of interstellar cosmic stuff – fresh from the fingertips and hearts of this crew of soul searching Psychedelic Country/Eastern

ILLUSTRIOUS ANCESTORS return to the Corazon stage in Topanga Canyon. An Interstellar Country & Eastern music experience- fresh from the psychedelic fingertips and hearts of a crew of soul searching string/mind benders. Celebrating Willie Aron’s 60th Birthday, We have limited beverages to share complimentary and BYOB IS ALLOWED (no hard alcohol).
9PM (doors open 8:30pm) $﻿20 bucks GTD Sit down Chair $15 bucks Standing, limited pillow seating.
The Illustrious Ancestors features multi-instrumentalist/urban griot John Kruth (TriBeCastan, Hal Willner) on voice, ?ELECTRIC MANDOLIN?FLUTE ?ELECTRIC SITAR, harmonica, and?BULBAL TARANG (Indian keyed zither),
with Willie Aron (The Balancing Act, Syd Straw, Thee Holy Brothers) on? KEYBOARD, ?GUITAR and VOICE,
⚡BASSIST⚡ Dave Soyars
⚡PERCUSSION⚡ Devin Flynn
⚡KEYBOARDS⚡ Carolyn Soyars
⚡DRUMMER⚡Perry Ostrin
Blending their own funky brand of Americana roots with interstellar “Country and Eastern” jams (that blend pedal steel guitar and sitar!) the Illustrious Ancestors freely skip from songs to Kruth’s spell-binding and often hilarious stories to funky, prodigious instrumental improvisation.
THE ILLUSTRIOUS ANCESTORS
“The Illustrious Ancestors bring back the sense of surprise, mystery and adventure that is missing from so much music today. Good luck trying to corner them into a category—every time you think you’ve got them nailed, they throw another curve and you’re back where you started from. Add to that the band’s superior musicianship and open-armed embrace of so many different facets of the musical universe, and you know that the Illustrious Ancestors are truly onto something.”
– Jeff Tamarkin, contributor to Mojo, JazzTimes, Relix, & more.
“What they do is undefinable, kissed by fearlessness, charm and mystery. Add to that heartfelt love for musical expression and serious artistry, along with Kruth’s comic verbal flair. The Illustrious Ancestors, all gifted players mix up great real-time gumbos of Americana-flavored exotica, burning brightly on electric mandolin, electric sitar, harmonica, flute, bulbul tarang (an Indian zither) with Willie Aron on keys …. Kruth has coined the music “Country & Eastern” so that should give you a fair approximation of their music. But better than trusting me, go to one of their shows – or maybe all of their shows – Be prepared to feel giddy. “– Paul Zollo – Senior Editor – American Songwriter, Author of Conversations with Tom Petty and Songwriters on Songwriting

“The authentically strange is at a premium these days. Those portals of shamanic transcendence on a planet so plastered with flash and filigree are still there for the adventurous… ya just gotta poke around, and if you’re lucky, you will find yourself in the same room with the Illustrious Ancestors. What kind of music is this? With its groove and ooze and tonic and spirit, the Illustrious Ancestors’ music shimmers and segues to and fro: psychedelic blues, jazz (funky and free), banshee bluegrass, poetry kooky and sublime, Mississippi Metal, folk fantabulous and fearsome, sublime “Space” worthy of the Dead’s late ‘60s best, if Pigpen were still alive and morphed into a surrealist poet, rhythms global and local… blink your ears and you’ll miss a reference or knowing gesture. There’s real drama here, the kind that gets you gazing into that eternal/internal mirror and ponder what’s going to happen next. There’s wise, sly humor and genuine romance here too. The kind that will put a smile on your puss and keep it there till it hurts as your heart reminds what a great thing it is to be alive.” – Oliver Trager – Author of The American Book of the Dead: The Definitive Grateful Dead Encyclopedia; Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia and Dig Infinity! The Life & Art of Lord Buckley

“What happens when the Garage rock of ? Mark and the Mysterians goes on a Country bender and then hitches a ride with a refugee Beat Jazz band on the lam? You wind up with The Illustrious Ancestors’ shadowy echoes of the Doors and the Dead tripping in the backseat.” – Kevin Orton Soundblab

“John Kruth is the high-octane raconteur of the Underground” – Legendary Beat composer/musician/author David Amram
As Chief Black Fox (Sitting Bull’s Great, Great, Grandson) said after the Illustrious Ancestors second show: “I hear a lot of music, see a lot of bands, most of them have no soul. But this band, The Illustrious Ancestors has a very big soul.”
“I feel like I’m having a psycho-active experience and I didn’t even eat any ‘shrooms!” – Young Fan
Guest Ancestors at past shows have included Camper Van Beethoven’s Victor Krummenacher on guitar and voice, and Jonathan Segel, violin, guitar and voice, as well as Victoria Williams on vocals and Chinese harp – So you’ll never know who is going to show up to jam!

Promised Land New Years Eve 2023 | A Grateful Dead Music Happening
2022-12-31 21:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Promised Land New Years Eve 2023: 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

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!!

Michael Russeck- keys and vocals

Ashton Slater- guitar and vocals

Kentyah- percussion

Steve Kim- guitar

Jason Buck-bass

George Bernardo-drums

Plus special surprise guests!!

We will be jammin out on many GD and Dead inspired classics and taking them into cosmic zones unheard before!! There will be a special Drum>Space inspired set break !

We will be playing three sets:

The first set will be a special New Orleans meets the Grateful Dead throw down!

This is the third installment of the Promised Land series and we will ring the New Year in in style! This show will rock a little harder, explore a little more of the cosmos and help us all set our intentions for 2023 in bliss and musical magic!!

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 starting 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….!!!
$﻿25 BUCKS ! BYOB & other options to be announced.

Beginning Flamenco Basics Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’
2022-12-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-12-21 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.

A Sacred Solstice Dance Celebration & Showcase
2022-12-21 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
A Sacred Solstice Dance Celebration featuring Bellydancers & A collective of Dancers for this Winter Solstice Showcase!

An evening of open stylistic performance space in which we honor the return of the light???

Featuring

The Qabila dance company

Corina Harmon

Aubre Hill

Devon Estrella

Napali Sunshine

The topanga shimmies

Mikayla taylor

Dawn Marie Yurkovic

And more!!!
$﻿20 Donation Appreciated. $15 Standing. BYOB Allowed.
