April 10: WIN TICKETS Afro-Cuban All Stars @ Wonder Ballroom | Soul’d Out Music Festival
Pipeline has another pair of tickets to see the Afro-Cuban All Stars (of Buena Vista Social Club fame) at the Wonder Ballroom on Sunday, April 10 as part of the Soul'd Out Music Festival. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, April 8.
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From our sponsors at Soul'd Out:
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Sunday, April 10
6 p.m. doors | 7 p.m. show
$20-$38.50 | 21+
Purchase Tickets at TicketMaster
www.souldoutfestival.com
Wonder Ballroom
128 NE Russell Street
wonderballroom.com
Directed by ex-Sierra Maestra drummer Juan De Marcos Gonzalez, the Afro-Cuban All Stars have been the ambassadors of the ever-growing worldwide popularity of Afro-Cuban music. Their seminal 1997 album, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, was the first to be recorded during the now-legendary Buena Vista Social Club sessions.
A multi-generational big band, with members ranging in age from 13 to 81, the Afro-Cuban All Stars incorporate the full spectrum of Latin dance music, including mambo, cha cha, salsa, rumba, son montuno, timba, guajira and bolero and their shows are simply not to be missed.
March 17, 2011 at 15:07
This is my favorite, favorite afro-cuban band!!!!!! I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I won tickets to this!!!!!! I would do somersaults, and the mamba! I would be so stoked!!!!! Thank you for even considering!!!! Amazing that these guys will be here!!!!!!!!!! We are so lucky!!
March 17, 2011 at 15:14
i would love to win tix. My husband and I luv to get out and dance.
March 17, 2011 at 15:17
The real question is, Why wouldn’t I want to go see the Afro-Cuban All-Stars? Ever since my older brother (a drummer who loves African and Latin beats) introduced me to the band, I realized the beauty and energy of the band and the genre. Thanks to the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, I’m now in love with Cuban tunes and seek it out like it’s my job.
March 17, 2011 at 15:30
I love Salsa and chachacha….
this sounds awesome!
March 17, 2011 at 16:11
Would love to see this. thanks!!
March 17, 2011 at 16:52
good chance to DANCE!
March 17, 2011 at 16:54
DId a Masters thesis on Afro Cuban jazz!! I would LOVE to attend this concert and get my groove on.
March 17, 2011 at 17:01
This would be an awesome show to see! Thanks! :)
March 17, 2011 at 17:12
I would love to see this band. Latin Jazz and Salsa are my favorite kinds of music. I have some of the Afro Cuban All Stars’ records and I play them at home. I teach in Spanish to 5th graders and we often sing in Spanish. Some of the kids know some of the songs they sing. My wife’s birthday is April 8th and I would love to take her to it. She loves dancing to latin music. We go to the Cuban/Latin bands all summer. Please make her a happy birthday!
Thanks
John
March 17, 2011 at 17:16
I can walk to the venue and that’s one fewer drunk driver on Portland’s roads.
March 17, 2011 at 17:24
I’d love to go see this show because I am doing a documentary film on Afro-Cuban music and would love to interview the band and get some b-roll for my film !
March 17, 2011 at 17:24
I am a recent PDX transplant for sunny FL feeling very home sick. This show would allow me to get some much needed Afro Cuban flavor back in my life. Thank you for considering.
March 17, 2011 at 17:25
Me please!
March 17, 2011 at 18:17
fingers crossed… sending good vibes into the universe!!!
March 17, 2011 at 21:00
Great music.
Thanks
March 17, 2011 at 21:03
my father flies in at 6:00 that day. we’re going salmon fishing for the first time two days later. let’s kick this father-son weekend off with a whole buch of fanfare!
March 18, 2011 at 03:33
Ay por favor dejame ir al show! Oh, please let me go to the show :-). I jumped up and danced salsa while watching the YouTube video. We are quite lucky to have them in Portland, and I would be ecstatic to attend the show.
March 18, 2011 at 06:44
I would love to take my brother to this show for his birthday. He LOVES this band. Please help me make his day. Thank you.
March 18, 2011 at 07:19
I wanna rock my gypsy soul, just like in the days of old. Muchas gracias.
March 18, 2011 at 07:44
I would love to see the Afro-Cuban All Stars live! It’s a great excuse to hear amazing music plus get some dancing in as well. Pick me!
March 18, 2011 at 08:14
What energy! I think this will shake the rainy day mood right outta me :)
March 18, 2011 at 08:19
I’ve been dying to see these guys for the past 10 year…make my dream come true!
March 18, 2011 at 09:48
I’m Cuban-born, but haven’t back since I moved to the states… any chance I get to relive a bit of home, I try not to pass up. I saw the Buena Vista Social club live and Ibrahim Ferrer a few years later and without a doubt the best time of my life. This would just be another great night to remember.
March 18, 2011 at 10:55
Never really heard these guys, but if it’s anything else like the youtube video, I would dig it and love to go.
March 18, 2011 at 11:03
The Afro-Cuban All Stars are just that! Would love to see them live.
March 18, 2011 at 12:03
I would love to see the Allstars! I have not been to the Wonder for a while
March 18, 2011 at 13:13
Cuban-style salsa is my passion- I’ve been dancing/sweating/living it every Friday night and then some since I first discovered an amazing local club and many friends along with it. Me encanta la música cubana….I’d be up front dancing, showing the Afro-Cuban All Stars what PDX salseras are made of! Saw them once before and have been long awaiting their return. Gracias, con amor y paz…. :-)
March 19, 2011 at 11:45
Um… This sounds amazing. I would love to win tickets.
March 19, 2011 at 17:54
sweet.
March 19, 2011 at 18:13
I am in much need of some latin flavor. Please, Please, Please pick me. Muchos Gracias =)
March 20, 2011 at 11:55
I would love to take my 89 year old cuban mother to this show and have her dance with Juan de Marcos! This is the closest she’ll have been to her homeland in a very long time, and I would love to see the joy on her face when she hears this great band!
March 21, 2011 at 15:54
Was planning on hitting up this show with a friend. Love salsa and this band! Would be a fun night, but I gotta say that Lola and her 89yr mom should really beat out everyone. That would be a great night for them! (and me too if I win as well :))
March 21, 2011 at 23:19
Please let us know if you’ll be raffling any additional tickets to this special show! Thanks for the chance to vie. :)
March 24, 2011 at 16:45
Ah yes, this is what Portland has been missing – some sun, heat, and booty-shakin rhythm. Throw me a bone here!(because I can spell “rhythm,” if nothing else)
March 25, 2011 at 14:14
i like to rumba rumba rumba
dance to a samba samba samba
March 25, 2011 at 15:46
Sounds like ya couldn’t sit still…I wanna go shake shake!!
March 26, 2011 at 11:03
Afro-Cuban All Stars is a one of a kind band that speaks to my soul. They are so unique; they pay homage to Cuban Son and all flavors of Latin music while incorporating new styles and trends. This is a band that I have turned to throughout my life during the happy, good, bad, sad, and nostalgic times. When I listen to their music I feel it in every part of my body and soul; there are hardly words to describe the feeling that their music gives me. I would love to be able to be in the same room with such an outstanding, talented group of individuals and get to feel the energy that is Afro Cuban All Stars. I need some good live music in my life. I have been working non-stop for the past year to earn my masters degree in elementary education and have not had much time to do anything fun for myself. Going to this show would give me to motivation and strength I need to finish out the school year with a bang! I want to be able to share with my students the love and passion I feel for music like Afro-Cuban All Stars. I hope to inspire children and reach the depths of their being the way that Afro-Cuban All Stars has done for me. Please send me to the Afro-Cuban show!!!
March 26, 2011 at 13:41
Gotta get my groove on.
March 27, 2011 at 08:32
I’d love to see them!
March 27, 2011 at 09:37
Bringing the sun and groove to rainy Portland – yes please!
March 28, 2011 at 13:33
A todo cuba le gusta!
March 29, 2011 at 15:06
Saw the Afro-Cuban All Stars at the Crystal Ballroom. That was such a fun show and they’re an amazing group. It’s definitely worth the go for sure!
March 31, 2011 at 14:42
These guys are incredible. I’ve got moves, I want to go!
March 31, 2011 at 14:44
These guys are what i listen to the wake my body up and get moving , man i would love these tickets, i’m visualizing myself at this show and wow it sounds great!
March 31, 2011 at 15:09
I can’t think of a more fun way to spend an evening.
March 31, 2011 at 15:45
My girlfriend and I would dance our asses off!!
March 31, 2011 at 16:59
Oh Yeah!!! What an amazing opportunity to put to practice all of the sweat and blood (ok, so maybe just sweat) my fiance and I have been putting into our latin dance classes in preparation to wow our guests at our reception. I love the Afro Cuban all-stars! If I could get them to play at my wedding I would. This might be as close an opportunity as I get though :)
March 31, 2011 at 17:13
The Afro-Cuban All Stars have some sexy music. I’d be dancing all night long.
March 31, 2011 at 18:21
my baby’s got a bitty baby in her belly and my bitty baby, my baby and me could all use some ACAS right about now.
March 31, 2011 at 20:45
This is gonna be an awesome show and I’d love to be there. please send some sweet ticks my way
March 31, 2011 at 20:53
This would be SUCH an amazing show to experience live. We would love to be there to feel the music through every molecule of our bodies!
March 31, 2011 at 21:29
Would love to see this show!
March 31, 2011 at 22:53
This is the music that makes me happy. :)
April 1, 2011 at 01:56
I’m ready to head on over to the Wonder for the Afro Cuban all stars
April 1, 2011 at 17:44
Okay, let me in on this one-in-a-blue-moon celebration of African inspired Latin beats… beautiful, soulful, melodic and roots rhythmic music that makes you want to move.
April 1, 2011 at 21:17
I want to see the Afro Cubans because the rock and put on one hell of a funky show!
April 1, 2011 at 21:18
oops they! So gaudy – did I blow it?
April 3, 2011 at 20:26
who wouldn’t?
April 4, 2011 at 10:46
So amazing to get to hear them live!
April 4, 2011 at 21:07
My boyfriend, who loves music and dancing and is amazing in every way, would love to attend this concert with me. And it falls on his birthday – a perfect gift!
April 5, 2011 at 12:51
This sounds like an amazing event that I would love to attend! I work for the public schools and am broke and would love these tickets to take my boyfriends to see some good music. He broke his leg last month and I would love to get him out of the house! Help me out :)
April 7, 2011 at 11:24
OMG, hot n sticky culturesity in Cloud City!? Count me in…
April 7, 2011 at 12:46
I wanna dance!!
April 7, 2011 at 12:54
Just moved to the area from Az. Is there a better way to introduce me to the Portland scene?
April 7, 2011 at 13:22
i would love to take my girlfriend to this! please help me make it happen! :)
April 7, 2011 at 14:22
100 Pretty Pleases!!!!!! And 1,000 Thank Yous! This would be beyond belief amazing!!!!!!!!!!! They are one of my top 10 fav bands, and I’ve never seen them live! Thank you!
April 7, 2011 at 14:27
I’ve got more soul than I know what to do with – unfortunately the same thing can’t be said of my pocketbook. I grew up whispering soul and r&b songs in my room so my father couldn’t hear, and now I belt it out quite frequently in the car and shower. There are so many peeps on this list I would love to see – please make my dreams come true and help me shake my bootay at this music festival. Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease.
April 7, 2011 at 14:49
it’d make a great bday present!
April 7, 2011 at 15:34
I would love to win tickets to this for my fiancé and myself as we are on a budget and need a night out away from the kids for a little romance.. And what sexier then this show.
April 7, 2011 at 15:35
Would love to see them live!
April 7, 2011 at 15:42
Just checked the weather forecast.
I do believe that making this show will help me make it through another cold grey pdx week.
Fingers crossed!
April 7, 2011 at 16:20
Yes win tix pleez!
April 7, 2011 at 16:21
This band blows me AWAY. I would LOVE to go. Enough said!
April 7, 2011 at 16:41
Going to this performance would be an absolute dream come true!
April 7, 2011 at 19:06
This looks amazing!!! My girlfriend and I want to dance this weekend, and this is music for dancin’! We would be most appreciative.
April 7, 2011 at 19:11
I would cry tears of joy if I won.
April 7, 2011 at 19:29
ahi nama! pick me por favor.
April 7, 2011 at 20:01
In 1983 I wandered down to a rainy Cinco de Mayo on the Portland waterfront and discovered Salsa!. After disco, after rock, after blues, after new wave, after Jazz – everything I had tried, it was love at first listen, and the dance – love at first sight. I became a hard core Salsa addict, finding dances when there was no place regular to go, no lessons, just a small group of folks mostly from other countries who spoke no English, that would get together with the one or two bands in town and celebrate with this infectious music. I was supporting this Genre when few knew about it or cared, long before the Buena Vista Social Club became international stars, I was dragging people to hear this music, supporting the bands, raving about this genre to anyone that didn’t leave the room. It has been a 28 year love affair that is not even close to being over. Yes, I would truly love to go.
April 7, 2011 at 21:33
A todo cuba le gusta… tickets for everyone?? Not possible but may the best draw win!
April 7, 2011 at 23:20
a sentir la belleza de la música … y para sacudir el culo
April 8, 2011 at 07:58
This would be awesome to see! :)
April 9, 2011 at 09:32
These guys are awesome. Would love a night off from my newborn to head out and dance to the floating, lyrical rhythms of the afro-cubans. Pick me. Me encanta esa gente.!