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Two Violins stolen in White Center – Report if someone tries to peddle them

Ricardo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:27:47 +0000

Two violins were stolen from a patron at Cafe Rozella. They are not super-valuable but have great sentimental value for the owner. If you see someone “odd” carrying or trying to peddle them please call Mike at (206) 767-4222. It has been reported to the Seattle Police which may also be contacted at Incident Number #09-406085 Patrol M. Waters 206-733-9800, so Pawn Shops should not accept them. Help if you can. Owner is distraught. More details to come.

Blues Night at Cafe Rozella as Chris Stevens and the Surf Monkeys Rock on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Ricardo — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:16:34 +0000

Chris Stevens Surf Monkeys

Rock Cafe Rozella

Saturday October 10th

7pm-10pm

Admission is FREE

Happening Tonight: Correo Aereo Plays Cafe Rozella

Ricardo — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:57:37 +0000

Head on over to Cafe Rozella for some beautiful music. Correo Aereo rarely plays and this is an opportunity to hear some excellent Latin American music.

Alma Villegas to Perform at Cafe Rozella – Friday 7 p.m. FREE

Ricardo — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:06:04 +0000

Café Rozella

Warmly Presents

“Alma Villegas”

“We always enjoy playing at

this lovely cozy Café Rozella

in the heart of White Center. “

August 28th

7pm-10pm

Cafe Rozella
9434 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 763-5805

Sin Fronteras to Play Cafe Rozella Friday (Aug. 7th) at 7 p.m. FREE

Ricardo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:58:26 +0000

SIN FRONTERAS

“Without Borders“,

Playing at Café Rozella

August 7, 2009

7PM-9:30

is a 4 member, Seattle based ensemble that interprets songs from across Central & South America and the Caribbean. Founded in 2002, the group draws heavily from the Nueva Cancion song movement, with an emphasis on Andean instrumentation, three-part vocal harmony, Chilean and Argentinean composers. Sin Fronteras is committed to unity among all peoples of the Americas and beyond.
> Sin Fronteras has performed at Seattle Center Festal Festivals (Fiestas Patrias), Dia de Muertos festivals, the Fremont Summer Solstice Festival and the the NW Folklife Festival. They have perfomed in collaboration with the The Seattle Peace Chorus, Correo Aereo and many other local music ensembles; in support of Casa Latina, Jobs With Justice, CISPES, Centro Cultural Chileno and other local non-profit organizations; at The Northwest School, The Little School, at the Seattle Folklore Society’s spring concert series, and at Town Hall Seattle with the Persian ensemble Kamand, in celebration of the Iranian New Year festival of Norooz; at Cafe Traditions in Olympia and at the spanish-indigenous play “Arauco” at Seattle Central Community College, at Haller Lake Community Center and local poets from Chile and the US.
> Their members hail from the U.S., Colombia, Mexico and Chile.

Reminder: Bring a Donation for White Center Food Bank for Correo Aereo Plays Cafe Rozella Friday, July 24th at 7 p.m.

Ricardo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:57:47 +0000

Correo Aereo, (Air Mail), are Austin Music Award winners now based in the NW. The Latin American/World music trio performs traditional and original music from Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico and beyond, combining a stunning array of string and percussive instruments with silken vocal harmonies described as “…locked in carnal embrace.” by the Austin Chronicle. Hailed for exciting musical virtuosity and profoundly moving performances through unknown landscapes of Latin America, their music is both viscerally ancient and vibrantly contemporary. Abel Rocha plays Venezuelan and Mexican harp, guitar, cuatro, quinta huapanguera and vocals. Madeleine Sosin offers violins, maracas, bombo, jarana, quijada and vocals. They are joined by ‘young lion’ Evan Flory Barnes, on hot stand-up bass.

Their music is richly polyrhythmic and soulfully melodic – soaring, fiery, haunting and joyful…this is the universal language; world music at it’s finest. Perfect for all audiences and ages!

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Correo Aereo to Perform at Cafe Rozella Friday, July 24th at 7 p.m.

Ricardo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:03 +0000

At Cafe Rozella we have the opportunity to book some great acts. Correo Aereo is, without hesitation, one of our favorite musical groups. They will be peforming at Cafe Rozella this Friday, July 24th at 7 p.m. Admission is always free but we encourage you to bring a donation for the White Center Food Bank.

Correo Aereo Peforming

For those who want to learn more about the band: http://www.correoaereo.com/lofi/reviews.html

Random Thoughts on Tacoma and White Center

Ricardo — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:17:48 +0000

Two elderly ladies walk into Cafe Rozella gushing about the cafe. Unprompted, one of them says, “we love White Center. We tell people we live in West Seattle, because of White Center, not in spite of it.” I relate this anecdote, because despite it’s ragged edges, White Center is a place of vibrancy and life.

Years ago, I used to have an office job in downtown Tacoma. If we wanted to get something to eat, we would troop into our cars and head to Old Town or the Tacoma waterfront. The downtown core was desolate. As one of my colleagues used to say, “you can’t buy an Aspirin in downtown Tacoma.” Sadly, he was right, there was nary a Bartells, Walgreeens or even a small Asian grocery store to buy anything essential. Coffee shops were nonexistent and the hilltop area was still a war zone. I relate this, not to knock Tacoma, after all, it has really improved, but it has improved in ways far different than White Center.

Most of Tacoma’s improvement has been the subject of heavy top-down government investment and tax incentives. While the Greenbridge Project on the west side of White Center might be considered similarly, “top down,” it is but a small part of what makes the area a better place. White Center has always had a community and a functioning business core. Many White Center businesses, (Center Tool Rental, White Center Glass), have been there for decades. Nonetheless, there was a time, not too long ago, when the walk on 16th Avenue SW, south of Roxbury, was undertaken with trepidation and certainly never after dark. Today, White Center is a different place.

Immigrants from all parts of the world have opened businesses throughout the White Cener business core. This is organic growth, from the roots up. Projects such as Greenbridge seek to encourage such growth. As well, there are businesses opening from locals who want in on a dynamic area. Cafe Rozella is but one, there is also Full Tilt Ice Cream, Proletarian Pizza and word of a couple of other new businesses. These are businesses operated by young people who are dynamic and future-oriented. Tolerant and educated, they are what social scientist, Richard Florida would call the creative class. Rather than berate the lack of a McDonalds, we celebrate the Pho shops, the Salvadorean pupusas and the Guyamas Burritos amongst many other great eating establishments.

So next time you have friends visiting from out-of-town, do the Space Needle but bring them to White Center and invite them to take in the rich melting of cultures inherent in this corner of the world. And, if by chance, one of your guest gets a headache and, if you want to buy an Aspirin there is the Super-Walgreens and the local Bartells. But I suspect a custom ice cream cone from Full Tilt or an Americano from Cafe Rozella would work just as well. Cheers!

Children of the Revolution Trio Perform Cafe Rozella – Friday (June 26th) at 7 p.m.

Ricardo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:27:27 +0000

Children of the Revolution Trio

Expect a full house and lots of energy when the group Children of the Revolution perform at Cafe Rozella.

Performance starts at 7 p.m., Friday June 26th at Cafe Rozella

“When you go to a Children of the Revolution show, you might as well leave your preconceptions about world music at the door” wrote Tina Potterf of the Seattle Times. Fans will usually say something like, “That was the best live show Ive ever been to; I don’t quite know how to describe it.” From Bozeman Montana to the caves of Granada, Spain, from Istanbul to Taiwan, COTR make life-long fans wherever they go.

They can loosely be compared to such breakaway and high-energy world music artists such as Ozomatli, Gipsy Kings, Santana, Manu Chau and the Afro Celt Sound System, but all similarities stop there. Made up of virtuoso musicians, singers and dancers from around the world, COTR blend their Flamenco, Greek, and Rock roots creating, a lush and melodic sound driven by infectious Latin and Middle-Eastern grooves.

The group is fronted by lead singer Vassili, who grew up on the Greek Islands, and former metal head turned flamenco guitarist Eric Jaeger. Sharing the spotlight is Barcelona-born flamenco dancer Encarnación. Their electrifying and sexy concerts showcase outstanding musicianship and songwriting with world-class dance performances. Both world music aficionados and those new to the genre agree – COTR puts on one of the most unifying and entertaining shows in the world.

Cafe Rozella
9434 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 763-5805
guarnero@caferozella.com

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Music at Cafe Rozella – Friday, June 19th at 7 p.m.

Ricardo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:40:59 +0000

Trio Lucero And Special Guests

June19th, 2009

7pm

Café Rozella

9434 Delridge Way SW

Seattle, WA 98106

(206) 763-5805

Son Huasteco, Huapango, Sones de Costumbre and Canciones de la Huasteca, Mexico.

Trío Lucero del Norte plays traditional/regional Mexican music from the Huasteca Hidalguense (the State of Hidalgo in the plains along the Gulf Coast) sung in Spanish and Nahuatl (an Indigenous language spoken in Mexico).

Café Rozella kicks off its 2009 Friday night concert/dance series with Regional Dance Music from the Huasteca. Come dance huapango. Trio Lucero del Norte’s hot violin and pounding rhythm executed on jarana huasteca and quinta huapanguera (two variants of local rhythm guitars) will make you want to dance.