April 13, 2013 8:00 PM Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba featuring Pedrito Martinez at the Painted Bride Art Center

Saturday, April 13, 2013 | 8pm Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba featuring Pedrito Martinez $25 in advance/$30 day of show | Members: $18.75/$22.50 Pianist/Composer Michele Rosewoman leads the New Yor-Uba ensemble wich integrates brass, saxophones, and a rhythm section (including some of today’s most creative performers of America’s indigenous music, jazz) with a core of masters of Cuban folkloric music. This core includes three bata and conga drummers as well as traditional vocals and dance. New Yor-Uba’s music salutes the Orishas (Yoruban deities) in a contemporary jazz setting using original compositions and contemporary arrangements of traditional Yoruban (Nigeria) and Arara (Dahomey) chants. The religion of the Yoruba is very prominent in Cuba where it is known as Santeria. It traveled with the slaves to many parts of the Caribbean and South America, and in the last two decades has become widespread in North America, particularly in New York