Ideya's Passport Music Series
with room for dancing on select days

SUNDAY April 29, 3pm - 7pm
CARAMELO
Caramelo represents Brooklyn with bubbling Flamenco Funk that throbs with flamenco vocals, and sobs with Gypsy violins. And their horn section swings. All the flavors of their neighborhood - R&B, latin, jazz, klezmer, and Arab modalities - resonate in Caramelo. Facebook
caramelobeat.com
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MONDAY May 7, 7pm - 10pm
JBabun and the Cabasas
Brewed in his native Puerto Rico and seasoned in the streets of New York, JBabun has created a totally original sound in Español. His music has tinges of afro-beat, salsa and samba but always at the the core of things there is some serious FUNK.
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reverbnation.com/jbabun

SUNDAY May 27, 3pm - 7pm
Karikatura
Brooklyn-based indy outernationalists who combine sounds and storytelling arts from all over the world. Karikatura forges a soundtrack to stories born from from worldwide travel experiences.
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karikaturanyc.com

MONDAY June 4, 7pm - 10 pm
Dende
Brazilian funk from Dende-a master percussionist and former member of the world famous Brazilian band Timbalada, combines Brazil's rhythm heavy music with the grooves of afrobeat, reggae, merengue, and others from around the world.
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SUNDAY June 24, 3pm - 7pm
Los Oxidators
Members of M.A.K.U. Soundsystem bring Afro-Colombian folkloric music to SOHO with gaitas and tamboras. Gaitas are an indigenous flute of Colombia, commonly used by the Kogi, Zenu and Kuna Indians located on the Atlantic coast of Colombia.
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MONDAY July 2, 7pm - 10 pm
Son de La Calle Cuba
Authentic Cuban music led by Cuban-born Nelson Rodriguez. You will hear the familiar son montunos, boleros and cha-cha's with a spattering of timba, jazz, descarga, rumba, and flamenco.
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SUNDAY July 29, 3pm - 7pm
The Hipstones
The Hipstones are soul with a capital S. Soul that soothes. Soul that grooves. And Soul that moves. With an eye to the classic R&B sounds of the 1960's, the duo of Mark Palmer and Anthea White have shaped a sonic identity all their own.
entourent.net/the-hipstones.html

SalsaBaby Brunch, with Jose Conde and Band
10am - 1pm
Sunday April 15th
Sunday May 20th
Sunday June 10th
Sunday July 22nd
Special kids menu and other surprises
Call for reservations: 212-625-1441