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Puerto Rican Festival Performance
Friday, Aug 14, 2009 3:41AM / Standard Album / Members only
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Humboldt Park Chicago

Those sticks are for the Singkil, a traditional Philippine dance based in Mindanao, the southern part of the Philippines. The dance is originally meant to tell the tale of a Muslim princess scurrying between tree branches. But I used the sticks for my performance to symbolically convey an animal in a cage with the various formations.

My Uncle Gene gave Danny, Tommy, Spero, Randy (well, Randy was already a pro) and me a training session on how to clap to the Singkil rhythm and coached me on how to make my way between the sticks.

I want to introduce a star bboy who's currently hot on the battle scene... Bboy Jet! He's my favorite Bboy, 'cos he was cool enough to duet with me! He stood in for Danny, who performed Singkil at the Vida Guerra event.

Also in this routine, I stole famous jazz musician Greg Spero from his day job on the ivories. As a natural born leader, he led our drill team.

Tommy is currently a musician (singer/songwriter) who can be found playing his original songs at a cafe, club, pub or bar near you in the Chicago suburbs.

I grew up with Randy on the naval base. He actually plays the drums.

Hey, it was a good rhythmic exercise for my musician friends.

Oh, and 'twas Breaker Ray who dressed me up en los colores de la bandera for my performance.

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Guia Rivera releases Graffiti single
Chicago's most popular female singer
Extra News

Guía Rivera is a cross-cultural phenomenon from the Chicago music scene. She is sought-after as a song purist relying on authentic vocal talent.

With a feminine touch, the songwriter draws inspiration from her ever most cherished art form: graffiti. “Graffiti” is now available as a digital single for her growing fan base. Since her crowd-pleasing performance at “A Tribute to ChiRock Nation”, she has gained the support of the hip-hop community. She is helping to shape the hip-hop landscape with “Breaker Ray” of the Universal Zulu Nation and other community leaders.

Rivera represents hip-hop with a crown of dignity. She is now sporting hip-hop gear by Sweet Boutique, owned by Karma of Rock Steady Crew. This year the fashionista also worked with Mario Tricoci and Helen Yi, both respected companies in the department of style.

Rivera represents the woman, a voice that needs to be heard. For the New Year, her upcoming projects will combine her penchant for fashion with her commitment to elevating the inner strength of women as she promotes her current single “Snake Charmer.”

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Occupation: Singer , Musician , Composer
Gender: Female
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