Our Performers
Madame Chiang
Friday, September 3; 6:20 & 7:30 PM, PT
Sunday, Sept 5 3:00PM
Madame Chiang is a singer and stage performer. Her musical-scenic-poetic offerings stem from her fascination for the authors and composers, the characters and the anecdotes that have made a brilliant impact on the international entertainment scene. For the Gala Fundraiser, Madame Chiang will present excerpts from her musical show “Bolerísimas,” inspired by the most beloved Latin Bolero women-composers. www.madamechiang.com
Luis Echevarria - Double Bass
Mariana del Castillo - Guitar and Banjo
Gerardo Mancilla - Sax and Flute
Madame Chiang - Voice and Snare
Iwalani Venerable
Saturday, September 4; 12:15 & 1:30 PM PT
Iwalani aka The Sunflower Lioness is a musician, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, performing artist, music educator and film maker. She often plays guitar and sings with a live band. Her beat production is edgy and funky with a dance vibe. https://thesunflowerlioness.bandcamp.com/track/solar-energy
Blackberri
Sunday, September 5; 10:30 AM & 12:00 PM PT
Blackberri is an American Treasure. Some of his recordings are part of the Smithsonian National Folkways Recordings library. He is a Songstylist/Tunemaker, poet, writer, photographer, health educator and community advocate. Born in 1945 in Buffalo,NY. Blackberri grew up in Baltimore. He's written and performed for films including Word is Out, and Looking for Langston, as well as recording the soundtrack for the Haight-Ashbury Radio Collective's History of SF "Knowing at the Gateway of Gold" which aired on KPFA. This pioneer appeared on the first anthology on Men's Music "Wall to Roses:songs of changing men, and Gay Men's Music Strong Love song of gay liberation 1972-1981. His first album Blackberri and Friends "Finally"came out in '81 and featured his classic"Eat the Rich". Blackberri has performed music and acted in Marlon Rigg's film Tongues Untied as well as No Regrets, Anthem, Affirmations, and Black is Black ain't. He has tour Internationally and has made many radio and TV appearances, last year he was given the Entertainer of the year Award plus was made grand Marshal of SF pride. These things have made him one of the most visible black queer artivist in the country. He now lives in Oakland. Leave a tip on his Venmo! @Blackberri-Singer
Brooke Dabalos
Saturday, September 4; 3:00 PM & 4:30 PM PT
Brooke D. is a musician, songwriter, author, poet, teacher, psychic medium, and multidimensional artist in New York. Born and raised by entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, CA, her work is infused with a sense of bravery, authenticity, and a willingness to evolve. While her creative journey started with a deep love for music and poetry from childhood, she has continued to expand her reach, studies, and pursuits to include graphic design, photography, videography, collage, dance, healing arts, meditation, and more.
Insta @brookedmusic
Venmo / Cashapp- @brookedmusic
PayPal- brookedevin@gmail.com
Knowledge Bone A.G.E.
Saturday, September 4; 7:30 PM PT
Knowledge Bone A.G.E. is from San Francisco, CA. He is an emcee, songwriter, storyteller, videographer and video editor, who teaches boxing and Pilates by day and raises his daughter in between constantly creating content in his every spare moment. He is co-founder of PTSD (Pimped The System Designs) shirts and other swag can be found for sale on Etsy. He has performed many times but most recently at MoonDrop Productions spring event in June of 2021. Look for him @battlekore_pilates_boxing on IG, look for videos @ Ronnie chambers@YouTube, and @knowledgebone on tik tok.
Look for Knowledge Bone A.G.E.’s Album This is Real Life on Againzt Tha Grain Ent. in the Fall of 2021
Cristian Avecillas
Sunday, September 5; 1:30 PM PT
Cristian Avecillas Sigüenza, Ecuador. Writer, Researcher, Poet, Actor, Musician, Activist. Cristian has written over 100 songs. He recorded Creación de los amantes (Guayaquil, 2002), El dragón y otras aves (Guayaquil, 2004), y Los cuatro peores (La Habana, 2010) with Argentinian poet and songwriter Pedro Nazar. His theatrical group is called Teatromiento.
Cristian's award-winning Ecce Homo II and Todos cadávares soy yo
Adrelll Romero
Sunday, September 5, 4:30 PM PT
Tüz
Saturday, September 4, 6:00 PM PT
Tűz is Ashley Macachor in collaboration with friends and musical family. Based in San Jose, California
"...the artist relays the wisdom of the ancients and the echoes from la madre terra through meditative, introspective songs that illustrate our psychic connection to our surrounding environmental elements." - Week in Pop
https://www.instagram.com/tuz_music
https://www.facebook.com/tuzmusic
available on Spotify and Apple Music
Gabriel Akata
Sunday, September 5, 6:00 PM PT
Representing the Afrosurrealist Writers Workshop of Oakland, Gabriel Akata is an Afrofuturist Fantasy writer who loves to imagine how the world could be.
Born in Brooklyn in '89, a lifelong lover of books, in the written word Gabriel found a window into the often baffling actions and motivations of others, as well as a way to make himself understood. He began writing stories and journal entries early. A Forum-Based Role Playing Games built on the childhood series, Animorphs was pivotal in his development as an author. Empowered by academics, he writes speculative fiction but also nonfiction in the areas of History, Social Theory, Politics, and Race.