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Prince — a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and occasional actor — was one of the most popular and influential recording artists of his era. His epochal 1984 album, “Purple Rain,” featuring a string of hit singles including “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy,” sold more than 13 million copies, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and is regarded as one of the greatest recordings of the decade.
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“He could very well be the Duke Ellington of our times”. (Miles Davis)
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The Loisaida Festival has been celebrated on Sunday before Memorial Day since 1987. It is the largest ethnic community pride festival in the Lower East Side, 15,000+ people attended last year.
Performing on the LoisaidaFest Main Stage: Calma Carmona, Chicano Batman, Papote Jimenez, Herencia De Plena, E.A.Flow, Capá Prieto & more…
Hosted by Luis Guzmán
Beyond the top-notch diverse musical line-up of our Main Stage, the Festival offers a Green Zone, Healthy Living Zone, Arts and Craft Zone, and rich culinary street-level experiences, our Theater Lab with an Itinerary for Kid Friendly Activities, the Loisaida Awards, and our celebratory Loisaida Fest Carnival Procession.
The Festival is the annual signature event of Loisaida Inc. Funds are raised to expand our non-profit which recently secured a 51-year lease for its new Loisaida Center. All proceeds from the Loisaida Festival are used for the production of the same and for the operations of the The Loisaida Center.
The event officially kicks off Loisaida Fest Parade, which is the Carnival Procession that kicks off the Festival. This year’s Carnival Procession theme is “One neighborhood… and entire community” in celebration of Loisaida’s unique inclusive diversity and social vibe. The Loisaida Fest Carnival Procession has a family friendly neighborhood vibe consisting of community and visiting contingents of marching bands, little leaguers, civic and community organizations, antique/classic bicycles, twirlers, public agencies and various other groups making their way through the parade route to the cheers of spectators.
The main components of the Carnival Procession, or Children’s Parade, are the New York Stars Twirling and Marching Band, Inc. opening contingent, the Felix Millan Little League contingent, diverse local or visiting contingents, such as the Swing bicycle clubs, etc…, and the closing contingent.
This year’s closing contingent will feature a special presentation by the cast of the upcoming production of SUEÑO, A Latino Take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an evening full of Fantasy, Afro-Caribbean Dance, Puppetry, and Magic! A production by Teatro SEA that combines actors, dancers, puppets, live music and much more, and which will be presented from June 5th through June 28th outdoors at the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center and performed in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
The two performed just before claiming the award for Best Original Song
Common and John Legend brought the house down yet again with a performance of their Selma theme “Glory.”
Two weeks after the song closed the Grammys, the rapper and the singer performed their song at the Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Original Song. After the pair’s performance, which featured a chorus marching behind Common and Legend and practically into the audience, several audience members (including Selma star David Oyelowo and Chris Pine) were visibly in tears.
The pair of musicians upped the ante, and ended up winning the trophy for Best Original Song just minutes later. Watch their performance up top.
Alejandro González Iñárritu won Best Director at Sunday’s Oscars for “Birdman.”
Iñárritu bested Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Bennett Miller (“Foxcatcher”) and Morten Tyldum (“The Imitation Game”) for the honor, but Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) was his biggest competition. The two directors have gone head to head this awards season for their films in both the Best Director, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories. While Linklater won for Best Director at the Golden Globes, Iñárritu took home the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards, making “Birdman” a strong lock for Academy recognition. This is Iñárritu’s second Oscar.
During his acceptance speech Iñárritu said he was wearing Michael Keaton’s character’s tighty whities from the film, joking that they “smell like balls” (a line from the film). The director also thanked Emmanuel Lubezki, who won earlier in the night for Best Cinematography for “Birdman.”
The Mexican filmmaker was also won for two other Oscars on Sunday: Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
Last year, Alfonso Cuarón won the Oscar for Best Director for “Gravity.”
For a full list of Oscar winners, head here.
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