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The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Announces
Chicano Music 101 - A Narrated Family Concert
Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band
Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission & Third Streets, San Francisco
ADMISSION FREE!
Saturday, September 17, 2005, 1pm

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. August 10, 2005. The 2005 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival presents Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band performing "Chicano Music 101," a narrated family concert in Yerba Buena Gardens from 1 to 2 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2005.

Presenting a rich mélange of mestizo and mulatto styles, including blues, polkas, cumbias and gospel, Dr. Loco and his Rockin' Jalapeño Band take the audience on a narrated musical tour of the U.S. Mexican borderlands from Texas/Tamaulipas to the Californias. This insider's overview of Chicano cultural history is illustrated with classic and contemporary examples that reveal the transculturation that characterizes this modern music with deep roots in multiple cultural traditions. Dr. Loco's high energy winning personality is always an audience favorite.

The final program in the Music in the Gardens 101 Series is by the 50-member Gamelan Sekar Jaya performing the wondrous rhythms of Bali (October 1).

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, which takes place from May through October, features over 150 events, including classical and jazz concerts, opera, performance art, international music concerts, dance performances, children's programs, theater, visual arts, puppet shows, cultural festivals, and special events.

All performances and events are free and open to the public, drawing an audience of San Francisco and Bay Area residents, tourists, and convention attendees that numbers more than 100,000 each year.

Free Artistic and Cultural Programming in Yerba Buena Gardens is made possible through the generosity of The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency; The Creative Work Fund; The Bernard Osher Foundation; The James Irvine Foundation; The JPMorganChase Foundation; The National Endowment for the Arts; The San Francisco Foundation; The WA Gerbode Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation; The Zellerbach Family Foundation; and individual contributions. We gratefully acknowledge pro-bono contributions from MJM Management Group; Steefel, Levitt, and Weiss; Latino Entertainment Partners; LaserCom Design; Moisa & Associates; Pro Piano; The San Francisco Marriott; Sony-Metreon; San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco Downtown Magazine; and San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Yerba Buena Arts & Events, producer of The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is located at 760 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone (415) 543-1718; Fax (415) 543-1755; website: http://www.ybgf.org
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