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"We are cultural and musical preservationists. We bring people together to honor our roots and pay homage to our ancestors through music, drum and dance. ¡WEPA! provides a foundation and shrine to experience the true meaning of tradition, joy and freedom." - Joann Jimenez & Antonio Ocasio (WEPA NYC)

This celebration is based on Joann and Antonio's Afro-Latino roots, creating that "the way it was on the block" vibe they experienced growing up as New York Latinos (Neoyorquinos).

Their soundscape incorporates the wide range of their culture's musical wealth, blending Afro-Cuban, Latino Tribal, Orisha chants and straight up percussive rhythms mixed in with old salsa classics and other lovely sounds that live inside them... house music.

They pay homage to the music that influenced them as youngsters, and celebrates the newer music that echoes it. Let us dance, laugh and drink the night away, the way it used to and ought to be!

Joann Jimenez presents:

WEPA NYC
The Original Home of
Afro-House & Latin Soul

with music by: Antonio Ocasio (Tribal Winds)

This music can be purchased at: http://www.traxsource.com/search/tracks?term=tribal+winds&eml=344


"When I hear the magic of your music, my vision becomes completely clear. I can see and feel the whole of humanity. For in your music you have created a very powerful medium that makes possible the transcendence of a present condition to the magic of another world. I can travel in my imagination and live, if only for a brief moment, the emotional beauty of a world filled with radiant sunshine, sparkling stars, another reality... that is powerful." - Felix M. Padilla author of "The Struggle for the Authentic Self"

The musical vibrations of Antonio Ocasio's Tribal Winds thrives off of an infectious breed of raw Afro-Latin Jazz and deep house music. The heavy percussion and conga rhythms naturally speak to Antonio's ancestral roots.

His years of experience as a Producer and DJ have led to a lethal combination of ingenious musicianship and aspiring productions. As a prominent storyteller, Antonio pays homage to his upbringing by spinning tales of musical tradition and experience, taking the dancer through peaks and valleys, building anticipation with every turn of the record.

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