Your membership donation to Fans of the Fest supports the efforts of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation to promote Louisiana's music and culture through numerous cultural, educational and economic development activities. Members receive special benefits and insider info - and they help support the Foundation's programs. Joining is easy - do it today! Sign-up for email updates: Email Address: Email Preference: HTML Text FIESTA LATINA RETURNS TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER NOV. 10 Presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Saturday, November 10, 2007 The Contemporary Arts Center (Map This Location) 900 Camp Street New Orleans Sign-up for email updates: Email Address: Email Preference: HTML Text Guillermo Anderson, the leading singer-songwriter from Honduras, is one of the star attractions of the second-annual Fiesta Latina, a Latin music festival presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation at the Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp Street) on Saturday, Nov. 10. Anderson, making a rare appearance in New Orleans, is Honduras's best-known world music artist. Based in the lively Caribbean port of La Ceiba, Anderson and his band Ceibana infuse Afro-Caribbean percussion with contemporary sounds, local rhythms, and folklore of Honduras' coastal regions. Performances are spiced with the merging of Honduran Garífuna rhythms such as parranda and punta with better-known reggae, soca and other Caribbean styles. Along with his band, he is constantly touring Central America, Europe and Asia. Other international performers at Fiesta Latina include the Honduras violinist Angel Rios and the Chiko & Rogério Quartet from Brazil. The event also features a who's who of Latin music artists from the New Orleans area, including Rumba Buena, Ashé Son, Fredy Omar, Grupo Sensacion, Vivaz, Casa Samba, Patrice Fisher, Julio & Cesar, Otra, Moyuba, the Brazilian group Som Brasil and two local reggaeton artists, King Kali and Muneco Medina. "New Orleans has a historical role as the gateway to the Americas," said Don Marshall, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's executive director. "It's only natural that we shine a big spotlight on our Spanish and Latin American influences with a festival of music, food and culture." Local restaurants featuring Spanish and Latin American cuisine will be on hand with a variety of dishes. Artists and artisans from the region will have items for sale. There will also be activities for kids, including a Space Walk, a Samba Man workshop and "Day of the Dead"-themed craft making. Fiesta Latina will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free. The complete schedule of performances is as follows: Saturday, November 10: Main Stage 12 noon - 1pm: Julio & Cesar 1:30 - 2:15pm: Otra 2:30 - 2:45pm: Capoiera Performance: Maculele 2:45 - 3:45pm: Patrice Fisher & ARPA (includes Chiko & Rogério and Angel Rios) 3:45 - 4:15pm: DJ 4:15 - 5pm: Ashe Son 5 - 5:45pm: DJ 5:45 - 6:45pm: Fredy Omar con Su Banda 6:45 - 7:45pm: DJ 7:45 - 8:45pm: Guillermo Anderson 8:45 - 9pm: DJ 9 - 10pm: Rumba Buena Second Stage 11am - 12noon: Moyuba 1 - 1:30pm: Som Brasil 2:15 - 2:45pm: Casa Samba 3:45 - 4:15pm: King Kali/Muneco Medina 4:15 - 5pm: DJ 5 - 5:45pm: Grupo Sensacion 5:45 - 6:45pm: DJ 6:45 - 7:45pm: Vivaz 7:45 - 8pm: Fire Dancer - Sarah Larock Fiesta Latina is produced and presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Sponsors include: the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University and the Contemporary Arts Center. 2007 Sponsors: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, proceeds from which support the foundation's year-round community development activities in the areas of education, economic development and cultural programming. Programs and assets of the foundation include: radio station WWOZ 90.7-FM; the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive; the Don Jamison Heritage School of Music; the Tom Dent Congo Square Lecture Series; the Jazz Journey concert series; the Community Partnership Grants program; the Raisin' the Roof housing initiative; and the S.E.E.D. micro-loan program for entrepreneurs. The foundation also produces community events such as the Crescent City Blues Festival, Fiesta Latina, the Congo Square Rhythms Festival, the Down By the Riverside Thanksgiving concert and others.
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