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Performance poetry, singing with a band and on the solo tip, dancing (salsa, bomba, R&B, house), playing guiro and chekere.
An event producer and MC, her proudest achievement has been as the Executive Producer of She Hurt Herself Again, a nationally acclaimed dramatic educational video, created in 1996 for the YWCA, to develop awareness about the risk and prevention of teen date rape.
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Music
Music is her greatest muse. She is a co-founder of the all women Afro-Caribbean music ensemble Yaya, and from 2001-2005 was a principal singer and percussionist with New York City’s urban jíbaro music group Yerbabuena, and can be heard on their recently released debut album: “Boricua Roots Music.” She has also recorded with Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta, The Welfare Poets, The Femm Nameless, and Kokolo Afro Beat Orchestra.
The Shekere: Sandra creates shekeres for individuals seeking an artisan's personal touch. From start to finish: cutting open and cleaning out the gourd, beading the net, burnt on designs and fine detailing. Some of her happy clients include percussionists Niko Laboy, Matt Baranello, Dr. Drum, Joe Santiago, and Norka Nadal.
Inspired by: Julita Ross, Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Sade, La Calandria, Lena Horne, Erykah Badu, Aretha Franklin, Siouxie Sioux, Sarah Vaughn, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, Ma Rainey, Mercedes Sosa, Cesaria Evora, Toñia La Negra, Lucia Pulido, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, La Natalia, Natalie Merchant, Judy Garland, Earth Kitt, Edith Piaf, Bob Marley, Fishbone, Barry White, Fela Kuti... ..Movies
Books
Right now I'm feeling Sonia Sanchez, Luis Pales Matos, Arundhati Roy, Junot Diaz, and Agha Shahid Ali. Always love Pablo Neruda, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julia de Burgos, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou.Heroes
my mother, my father, my grandmothers, Pedro Albizu Campos, Gandhi, Piri Thomas ..
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About me:
SANDRA GARCIA RIVERA...
"the woman you remember unbridled
in a chaotic subway crowd..."
Award winning writer and performer, Sandra Garcia Rivera has published two chapbooks of poetry - Divination of the Mistress and Shoulder High, as well as two hand-made editions of her internationally reknowned poem That Kiss (Ediciones Mixta). Her poetry has appeared in Promethean: Literary Journal of CCNY; OPEN MIC: Hostos Review Anthology of New Puerto Rican Literature; The Centro Journal; Urban Latino Magazine; RiodeSoul.com; and Manteca: Zine of La Galería de la Raza.
"Take the moment,
swallow a cloud...
Erupt
in a fountain of staccato similes...
deliver dragons’
secrets
upon the breath
of pristine pages..."
She has performed extensively as a solo artist and with a variety of musical projects across the United States, in Europe and the Caribbean. Her flavor stems from her New York City, Puerto Rican, roots and sensibilities. A flare for the erotic, jazz, bomba, the blues, palo music, as well as her daily life as a straphanger in NYC, all serve as inspiration for her writing and songs.
"I want that humid
soaked in sweat
while the sounds of waves
crash on the shore
making us misty
kiss..."
That Kiss has evolved into the interdisciplinary performance event La Feria del Beso (The Kiss Fair), celebrating creative expressions of love and sensuality, earning her the title La Musa del Beso (Muse of the Kiss).
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Who I'd like to meet:
Publisher interested in producing and distributing her first fine bound collection of poetry with CD.Musicians and producers interested in performing and recording with a bluesy, bilingual, soulful, poet and vocalist.
Details
- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: NYC
- Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Education: Grad / professional school
- Occupation: Poet / Vocalist / Educator / Arts Administration
Schools
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Antioch Los Angeles
- Culver City,CA
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: Master's Degree
- Major: Creative Writing - Poetry
2008 to Present -
Cuny City College
- New York, NY
- Graduated: 2008
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: English - Creative Writing
- Clubs: English Honors Kaye Scholars
2005 to 2007
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10 of 229Morehola Sandrita! where ya @! sending you my love. besos draya
Celebrating the Ladies at Cemi Underground in March. Celebrate with us!
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mujer maravillosa...you just cruised thru my thoughts...te deseo un año lleno de mucha felicidad, amor, y prosperidad...yt
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What's good sis? I miss you! What you been up to?????
QUE ESTAS FIESTAS SEAN UNA CELEBRACION DE AMOR.
FELIZ NAVIDAD Y UN 2008 LLENO DE LUZ.
Te quiere,
Sheila.
I missed your birthday... oh ye Red Behind the Blue. Belated congrachulaichons! I miss YOU.
Los Reyes Mago
(The Three Kings)
There are many different theories and symbolism behind the three kings. One of which is that they were not kings but humble wise men skilled in astronomy.
There is no written record as to how many wise men there actually were, only reference to the three different gifts they offered.
In Christianity, the number three is often used and is symbolic of the Holy Trinity.
In Three Kings lore, the number three also symbolizes the three races of mankind, European, Asian and African. They are also often depicted as an Arab, Asian, and African, and sometimes as three wise men from Persia.
The gifts they bore were also symbolic and of double meaning.
Melchior was from Arabia and was the smallest in stature. He brought gold as his offering. Gold is a symbol of kingship symbolizing virtue on earth and in heaven.
Balthazar was from the orient and brought frankincense as his offering. Frankincense was used as a perfume and was also a symbol of priest ship symbolizing prayer.
Gaspar, the third king, and traditionally the tallest of the Magi, was an African from Ethiopia. He was known as the “Master of the Treasure” and brought the gift of myrrh. Myrrh was commonly used as anointing oil in life, and embalming oil in death. It is a symbol celebrating life and also symbolizes death and suffering.
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