The
Bailar Dance Studio Home
of the Band Abakadubi Welcomes
You To fully know the Bailar Dance Studio
We invite you to read the 1997 article
which fully explains Martita Maderas
and her dancings and her learnings
and her sharings world wide.
Abakadubi Welcomes
You to
the
Bailar
Dance Studio Home
of World Wise Dancers and
Birth
Place of Abakadubi, the Band
Ponder
the name
ABAKADUBI Are
we Afro-Cuban? Flamenco?
Funk? Reggae? A
Fusion of Music and We
are more than just music Abakadubi
is driven by seven extremely versatile musicians
Singing
socially conscious lyrics ... and so the mind dances
Eugene's own Family of Love, Rock and Soul ...
Abakadubi has been entertaining audiences since 1996.
They were voted the WOW Hall's 'Favorite Local Band' in 2000 and 2001.
Abakadubi was formed by David and Martita Mederas Woods back when
most of the kids were teenagers and drummer Ishi was just eleven.
They have grown to become one of Eugene best-loved musical acts,
and, the family also performs as a flamenco dance troupe).
They have performed at the Willamette Valley Folk Festival,
Fiesta Latina, Springfield Filbert Festival, Eugene Celebration
and
Oregon Country Fair.
In 2001 they released their debut CD ..
Peaceful Revolution
Our
Past Shows :
Calling All Flamenco's Friends and Neighbors Flamenco Night with
Entertainments
and
Dancings
in
The Lights of Love
JUERGA
>>> Began @ Nine PM >>> May 21, 2005
'Twas a Saturday Night @ Sam Bond's Garage in the heart of eugene >>> Sam Bond's Garage <<<
Dancing
Dragons Presented Festival In The Forest A Party With A Purpose!
When It Was
:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
August 20, 21 and 22, 2004 Festival
Schedules Online Now! ^ Dancing Dragons Link ^
Wher It Was
:
Horning's Hideout, North Plains, Oregon
The poster for this event is at this link :
Dancing Dragons
Poster
<
July 23rd, 2004 - DanceAbility Dance Party : Eugene, Oregon
- Joint Forces Dance Company
Click
to see large image The WOW HALL Community Center for the Performing Arts
8th & Lincoln, Eugene, Oregon
the WOW Hall link
a venue well known world wise
< October 31st, 2003 - Sam Bond's Garage - Halloween Concert
BOOKING
US Our email link to our in house booking agent
Talk to us ~ Tell us what you are creating We work with you like no other groups can
We Hum
We Dance
We Sing Soul
We Cuban Afro
We Arrive as One
We Rock and Roll
We Be Flamenco We Are More
Book
Us Now Our group can serve your show
From intimate gatherings to coliseum gigs
Arriving with the size of band your show needs
~ from one of the finest flamenco guitarists and singers ~
~ to a trio of a high energy opening band ~
~ or our sacred ones who do flamenco ~
~ up to our full show of seven ~
or more ~ upon your request
Drummings + Kids Wurks Donating your broken or unused drums of all kinds. If you have any worthwhile drums of almost any kind sitting around
taking up room,
and you would like to donate them to a young musician who will repair
them professionally,
and make them as new again, and then sell them, and then give 10% of
his earnings to the
Wayne Morse Youth Program,
please contact Ishi (eee shee) at : 541-431-1640
He will come look at what you have and if repairable and saleable,
he will take it off your hands.
And yes, he also does professional repairs for musicians in need.
Ishi is a member of ABAKADUBI and he supports young drummers in their
learnings.
Calling all lonely drums sitting silent without sounds. Ishi : 431-1640 Drumming lessons also available.
Creating Stellar Arts In Association with Stout
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flamenco ( fle meng'
koh or fli maing' ko )
noun : plural - flamencos
1. a. A dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies characterized by forceful,
often improvised rhythms.
b. A dance in this style.
2. The guitar music that usually accompanies a dance in this style.
[Spanish Flemish from Middle Dutch Vlaming
Fleming]
Notes: The origin of the word flamenco is to be sought variously in
the realms of
ornithology (study of birds) and northern Europe.
Spanish contains two homographs spelled flamenco, one of which means
:
“ Flemish, Andalusian Gypsy, ” and the other, “ flamingo.”
Flamenco in the former sense comes from the Middle Dutch word
Vlaming,
meaning “Fleming.” Flamenco, “flamingo,” comes ultimately from
Latin flamma,
meaning “flame,” referring to the fiery red plumage of the bird.
Is the dance named for its flamingo-like fieriness or its Flemishness?
It would seem that some kind of association between Gypsies and people
of Flemish
extraction explains the use of flamenco, “Fleming, Andalusian
Gypsy,” as the name of
a dance originally associated with the Andalusian Gypsies.
The English word flamenco, borrowed from Spanish, is first recorded
in 1896.
Source Material : American Heritage on CD
