CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH LATIN MUSIC AND DANCE
WITH ANGEL WAGNER AND GRUPO FANTASIA.
 

BOOK ONE OF OUR POPULAR:

• SALSA SUPPERS OR LATIN LUNCH SERIES

• THE PERFECT EVENT WHICH INCORPORATES MUSIC AND DANCE DURING YOUR DINNER SERVICE

      Teaching of the contributions of Hispanic Americans, and learning about the cultures from which they come, will be the focal point of many classroom activities and discussions in the weeks ahead as students across the United States recognize Hispanic Heritage Month -- September 15 to October 15.

      During Hispanic Heritage Month, we reflect on the history of the people who were part of this land long before the birth of the United States. Hispanics were among the earliest European settlers in the New World, and Hispanics as a people - share a rich history and great diversity. Hispanic Americans have roots in Europe, Africa and South and Central America, and Spain. This diversity has brought variety and richness to the mosaic that is America and has strengthened our national character with invaluable perspective, experience, and values.

      Many Hispanic Americans trace their roots to the cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Americas -- including the Arawaks (Puerto Rico), the Aztecs (Mexico), the Incas (South America), the Maya (Central America), and the Tainos (Cuba). Others trace their roots to the Spanish explorers, who in the 1400s set out to find an easier and less costly way to trade with the Indies.

Read our recent article reprinted from TownOnLine.com - Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle
CLICK HERE TO READ
 

NETATLANTIC.COM CLIENT WEB SITE OF THE MONTH - MARCH 2001

We now recognize a client web site for overall web site excellence. 

This Month’s Winner: Grupo Fantasia
URL: www.grupofantasia.com
Site Owner: Karen and Angel Wagner
Webmasters:

Karen Wagner
Single Step Web Management
Web Authoring Tools: various

This Caribbean Band’s fun and interactive web site does a lot of things right. It’s got great graphics, sample music downloads, performance schedule, free e-mail updates, photos, a fun page, and more. Best of all, we feel that the web site captures the fun and excitement that the band generates at their live performances. On the business end, the band uses a combination of web site and e-mail announcements of upcoming performances to help promote themselves. It works! 
 

Latin percussion workshops and demonstrations are also available for all ages.

Please call 978-927-6205 or email at tabriz6@aol.com

Grupo Fantasia
A panoply of Latin/Caribbean styles.

Not merely a band but also a mobile seminar on Latin and Caribbean music, Grupo Fantasia is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Angel Wagner. A Dominican native who began his musical career banging on a cheese grater with a fork, Wagner has since mastered more than 30 different instruments. With Grupo Fantasia, Wagner and his cohorts demonstrate mastery of Latin music in a great many styles: merengue, salsa, Latin jazz, cumbia, bachata and vallenato are but a few. You may also spot Mr. Wagner heading a mariachi quartet or a calypso/soca trio. And, as if that wasn't enough, Mr. Wagner also heads the Angel Wagner Musical Workshop, which gives students hands-on lessons in the sounds of the Caribbean and Latin America. Check the Fantasia website for more information, and learn as you dance.

- Jonathan Ruhe
digitalcity - Boston

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