Rhythmix Cultural Works Presents
Island City Waterways Art Walk: Webster Street
Highlighting the diversity of Alameda’s West End, the Rhythmix Island City Waterways Art Walk: Webster Street honors the people and cultures, past and present, who have defined and continue to shape the character of the neighborhood. Local businesses and artists have revitalized Webster Street into a vibrant, thriving commercial and arts district in Alameda. Casting off the outdated reputation of being the raucous location for off-base Navy recreation, ICW Art Walk: Webster Street presents live music at 3 locations, representing the mixed population of Hispanic, Eastern European and African Americans that live(d) near the former Naval Air Station. Free to the public, the Art Walk is intended to invigorate the streets with vitality and recognition of the West End’s changing demographics.
Locations & Schedule
Al Fresco Dining Park, 1435 Webster St, Alameda
Trio Sin Lio (Latin Music)
5:30–6:00, 6:30–7:00, 7:30–8:00
Feathered Outlaw, 1506 Webster St, Alameda
Karamo Susso & Nicco Tyson (West African Kora & Guitar)
5:20–5:50, 6:20–6:50, 7:20–7:50
Youth Expressions (Spoken Word & More)
5:00–5:15, 6:00–6:15, 7:00-7:15
Former US Bank, 1414 Webster St, Alameda
KELMO! (Roma Music)
5:00–5:30, 6:00–6:30, 7:00–7:30
Featured Artists
Trio Sin Lio is a small band that packs a big sound. Made up of accomplished veteran musicians from the Bay Area, Camilo Landau (tres guitar), Omar Ledezma, Jr (percussion & vocals) and David Belove (bass), Trio Sin Lio energizes the dance floor with rocking son, salsa, boogaloo, merengue, and post-Latin psychedelic jams.
Combining traditional West African kora, guitar and harmonica, Nicco Tyson and Karamo Susso produce a unique sound built upon melodies and rhythms from West Africa, Brazil, and Cuba with Blues and American Folk. Their dynamic musical blend is powerful, percussive and lyrical.
The intertwining travels of four international musicians, Rumen Shopov (renowned Bulgarian-born, Turkish Roma multi-instrumentalist), Balder Tencate (Dutch multi-instrumentalist), Marco Ghezzo (Italian violinist) and Sean Tergis (Darbuka, tapan, from Bay Area) merge in KELMO!, a project dedicated to making the beauty, joy and depth of the Roma musical traditions of Turkey, the Balkans and Romania known throughout America and the East Bay. Kelmo! means “Dance!” in Romani.
Unite Alameda 4 Change and Black Achievers Alliance present “Honor the Differences and Connect the Similarities” Youth Expressions of Unity through the Arts.
Unite Alameda 4 Change seeks to bring UNITY to Alameda, from east to west, north to south, for ALL Alamedans. It is time to come together and communicate, create and grow our community to truly belong to everyone.
The Black Achievers Alliance is an intentional community for Black Alameda youth, families and guardians to honor their heritage, advocate for their children’s education, and discuss the resources needed to help them achieve personal and future success.
Island City Waterways
On May 20-22, 2022, Rhythmix will present Island City Waterways: Uprooted at the site of the former Naval Air Station on Alameda Point. The theme “uprooted,” refers to the young draftees, military families, and workers who pulled up roots to follow the war industry, as well as those of Japanese ancestry who were forcibly removed to WWII internment camps.
Five ICW Artwalks will expand the project’s community impact throughout 2021 and 2022 on Alameda’s historic main streets and new development sites on Alameda Point. The Art Walks will celebrate and honor the community’s inhabitants, past and present, with music, art and stories, creating opportunities for social engagement and a positive outlook for the future.
The site-responsive performances evolve out of the story of the land where it is staged, asking: “What happened here? How did the Naval Air Station, Gateway to the Pacific” through four wars, shape Alameda? How does the theme of “Uprooted” resonate with you and your family?
