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SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present “The Story of Salsa” panel discussion from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 6 at UCSB.
The all-star panel discussion on the origin, cultural meaning, and current global boom of salsa music will be hosted by UCSB professor of sociology William I. Robinson and feature in person salsa legend Angel Lebron, the New York-based Puerto Rican salsa superstar; UCI social sciences professor and former Smithsonian Institute curator of Latin Jazz Raul Fernandez; and ethnomusicologist and curator of the Smithsonian traveling exhibit American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music, Marisol Berrios Miranda.
Co-sponsored by UCSB Sociology Department. Angel Lebron y Su Sabor Latino will then perform from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The dance and concert will feature performances by two of Southern California’s most popular dance troupes, Diana Tere and Sensual Emotion, and Oswaldo y Sabor Latino. Free salsa lessons prior to live band by Santa Barbara’s own Hector Sanchez.
Tickets $5 UCSB Students/$10 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy online at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply).