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RITMOS LATINOS FIESTA!

Welcome to Ritmos Latinos Fiesta! Get ready for a day of alternative Latin with Razteria fused with Cuban music band Guajirón together with DJ Ras Rican for a lively celebration filled with infectious rhythms and vibrant melodies. Immerse yourself in the rich culture and soulful beats. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable event that will transport you throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

Date: Sunday, July 6, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue: El Rio SF – 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Ages: 21+

TICKETS:
At the door (DOS): $15 before 4 PM / $20 after 4 PM
Pre-sale tickets available for $15 ✨ special deals available now! ✨

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Golden Gate Bandshell Show

Illuminate Live – Friday Happy Hour: An Evening with Razteria

Latin-pop artist Razteria performs live with veteran musicians Dave Shul, Waddell Bell, Ronnie Smith and Raliegh Neal at the Golden Gate Bandshell – Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park.

Great show for all ages with many styles of music from alternative latin to rock and soul. There is ample space for dancing and having a fun time with family and friends! Plenty of seating available as well.

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Set 1: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Set 2: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA 94118

Camera: Alex Zajicek & Baïdi Kamagate
Makeup by Briana Raquel

Watch: Fade Away (Official Music Video)

The official music video for “Fade Away” is out now 🙂

This is long awaited and features beautiful artists January The Artist and Karma Smart. It was edited by the talented and innovative Hitoshi Inoue. Videographer extraordinaire Alex Zajicek.

Special thanks to Baïdi Kamagate

Makeup by Cheri Voyage

Shot at Soundwave Studios in Oakland

“Fade Away” Credits:
Written by Dave Shul & Renee A Penaloza
Vocals & Mix – Renée Asteria Peñaloza
Production & Guitar & Bass – Dave Shul
Drums & Backing vocals – Ronnie Smith
Trakworx Mastering

NPR Tiny Desk Contest

Yay Tiny Desk Contest recording 2025 done! Thanks to these amazing musicians and friends! Filmed at Heddroom Studios in SF by Alex Zajicek, videographer extraordinaire! Featuring Dave Shul, Ronnie Smith, Raliegh Neal, Waddell Bell, Amie Gregory and Carolyn Beckerman.

Watch more Tiny Desk Contest entries here: https://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2025/browse-2025/

New Single: Cuando te voy a volver a ver

“Cuando te voy a volver a ver” is a Latin folk song with a sweet message – “when will I see you again?” of love for the people, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, family and friends, who may be far but whom you hold close in your heart.

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/cuando-te-voy-a-volver-a-ver

“Cuando te voy a volver a ver” Credits:
Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul
Produced by Dave Shul
Vocals & Mix – Renée Asteria Peñaloza
Production & Guitar & Bass – Dave Shul
Backing vocals – Alcide Marshall & Dave Shul
Trakworx Mastering

New Album: Prowess Blossoming

San Francisco Bay Area songwriting duo singer-songwriter Razteria & guitarist-producer Dave Shul @dave_shul_guitar drop album “Prowess Blossoming”, a retro rock pop album produced over the course of 2024. Flavors of rock colored by tasty guitar driven riffs, strong hooks and melodies bring modern twists to song soundscapes that span the 60s through the 90s across this 11 track album.

“Prowess Blossoming” was produced by Dave Shul and features veteran musicians Ronnie Smith @groovesmith67 on drums and vocals, Roberto Quintana on percussion, Eamon Flynn and Bob Crawford on keys, Dan Casares @dan_casaresmusic on Tenor and Baritone sax and Joel Behrman @joelmatthewsbehrman on Trumpet. It was mixed by Razteria and mastered by Justin Weiss at TrakWorx @trakworxmastering in South San Francisco. 

Stream the album: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/prowess-blossoming
Buy the album: https://asteriarecords.bandcamp.com

Track listing

Fade away:
“Fade away” is about letting go of toxic relationships and being in a flow state, enjoying all that life throws at you. 

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul. Produced by Dave Shul. Vocals & Mix – Renée Asteria Peñaloza. Production & Guitar & Bass – Dave Shul. Drums & Backing vocals – Ronnie Smith. TrakWorx Mastering

Shot to the heart:
“Shot to the heart” is about the “un coup de foudre”, the French saying for love at first sight. The juxtaposition of love and death, when you feel so strongly it’s like you’re being split apart. Your blood..your love.. your tears are one in the same.

Credits
Co-written and produced by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Mixed by Razteria. TrakWorx Mastering

i love:
“i love” is a rock ballad, a song about finding love in the present moment, seeing it in the small details. 

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza. Produced by Dave Shul. Keys by Bob Crawford. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Mixed by Razteria. TrakWorx Mastering

TIME:
“TIME” is a pop rock song. A love song reminding that time will tell and time heals all. Time is a state that we define as the only true moment is the present one. 

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza. Produced by Dave Shul. All instruments by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Mixed by Razteria. TrakWorx Mastering. Written by Renee A Penaloza

Clock stops ticking:
“Clock stops ticking” is a 70s era pop rock song – an empowering intimate love song, about sensual sweet moments with your lover which feel eternal and how although you cherish those moments – you are complete – you are whole – being alone.

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul. Produced by Dave Shul. Instruments by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Keys by Eamon Flynn. Mixed by Razteria. TrakWorx Mastering

Life is too short:
“Life is too short” is meant to be a timeless love song, a ballad with a simple message to enjoy each and every moment of our sweet miraculous lives. 

Credits
Written by Renée A Peñaloza & Dave Shul. Production/Guitar/Bass by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Horn arrangement, tenor and baritone sax by Daniel Casares. Trumpet by Joel Behrman. Piano by Bob Crawford. Mix by Renée A Peñaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx

Piece of mine:
“Piece of mine” is an 80s rock throwback love song about the journey in life to find a soul mate,  “my piece of mine” (…) who brings “peace of mind”.

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul. Production/Guitar/Bass by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Mix by Renee A Penaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx

Gold to me:
“Gold to me” is a soulful ballad inspired by the deep love for an unborn child. 

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul. Production/Guitar/Bass by Dave Shul. Drums by Ronnie Smith. Mix by Renee A Penaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx 

Rewrite time:
Alternative rock soulful track speaking of a love that would only be possible in an alternate universe.

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul. Production/Instruments by Dave Shul. Keys by Bob Crawford. Vox by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul. Mix By Renee A Penaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx

Not now:
Alternative rock song inspired by a little guitar riff and song idea written when Renee was 12 years old, which she considers to be her first real song idea, finally finished.

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul. Production/Instruments by Dave Shul. Mix By Renee A Penaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx

Keep it innocent:
A reggae inspired pop song featuring Ronnie Smith on drums and vocals

Credits
Written by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul. Production/Instruments by Dave Shul. Ronnie Smith – vox and drums. Bob Crawford – keys. Mix By Renee A Penaloza. Mastered by TrakWorx

New Single: Rewrite time

Alternative rock soulful track speaking of a love that would only be possible in an alternate universe.

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/rewrite-time

Music Credits:

Written by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul

Production/Instruments by Dave Shul

Keys by Bob Crawford https://www.bobcrawfordmusic.com/

Vox by Renee A Penaloza and Dave Shul

Mix By Renee A Penaloza

Mastered by TrakWorx

Visuals by Alex Zajicek & Baïdi Kamagate

Makeup by Briana Raquel

Lyrics:

Intro

Oh

V1

I’m running with myself

I didn’t tell anybody

But now

I know that we can’t be true

Nonononono owhoa

And I know that

What we have

Is so special

All these tears

And this hurt

Is my choice

V2

You in my dreams

Oh whoa darling

Please don’t

Say its not true

I would never lie to you

Oh

Will you hold my hand so sweetly

So comforting

Will you find 

My touch so sublime

Chorus

Ooo

If I could only rewrite time

Ohhowhoao

So paths would cross and our lives would align

Ohhowhoao

Bridge

Oh swing with me yeah

Oh dream with me

Take my hand in yours

And ride me off to the horizon

Those fairytales

My sweetness like a child so innocent 

I didn’t know better

But I was always searching for you

And ride me off to the horizon

My sweetness like a child so innocent 

Take my hand in yours

i wanna take you ride

Outro

If only if only if only

I could rewrite the time

A real story

But I know that

I’ll find you in my dreams

New Single: Ah

“Ah” is a latin pop track expressing passion and desire that exists when you are too shy to tell someone how you feel.

Available now on all streaming platforms. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/razteria/ah

Music credits:

Written by Renee A Penaloza & Dave Shul

Production/Guitar/Bass by Dave Shul

Percussion Roberto Quintana

Drums by Ronnie Smith

Mix by Renee A Penaloza

Mastered by Trakworx

Photo/art by Carolyn Beckerman

Special thanks to Edú Bega for helping me finalize the track so that it made sense

Verso 1

No pierdo nada

Si intento algo nuevo

y me caigo

Superar a mi ego

Aunque me juzguen

los demás

Y Sin tomarlo

Como algo personal

Las críticas son regalos

Que me hacen mejorar

No digas nada

Solo escucha

‘Lo que te’ quiero contar

Compartir mis sentimientos

Sin temor a fracasar

No lo tomaré tan personal

No me debes nada

Es un amor incondicional

Coro 1 (½)

Porque diablos soy timida

Quiero saltar desde la cima

Aunque duela la caída

Va ser fea la herida

Verso 2

No es posible es prohibido

Tocarte de verdad

Ya tienes a otra Y te voy a respetar

No lo tomaré tan personal

Te seguire amando es un amor incondicional

Coro 2

Porque diablos soy timida

Quiero saltar desde la cima

Aunque duela la caída

Va ser fea la herida

Quiero atraer tu mirada

Darte toda mienergía

‘No es que sea’ fría

Solo soy un poco timida

Puente

Estoy intentando reinventando me de nuevo

Poco a poco salir del mundo de mis sueños

Surgir de mi capullo

Y volar sin tener miedo

Pasito a pasito

Hasta encontrarte en mi camino

Coro 3

Porque diablos soy timida

Quiero gritar desde la cima

Aunque duela la caída

Va ser fea la herida

Quiero atraer tu mirada

Darte toda mienergía

‘No es que sea’ fría

solo soy un poco timida

Ya no quiero ser tímida

Quiero saltar desde la cima

Aunque duela la caída

Va ser fea la herida

Quiero atraer tu mirada

Darte toda mienergía

‘No es que sea’ fría

Solo soy un poco timida

Translation

i have nothing to lose

by trying something new

and failing

get beyond my ego

and the judgements of others

i won’t take it personally

Criticism is a gift that makes u better

Don’t say anything 

Just listen

To what I want to tell you

Share my feelings

Without fearing rejection 

I won’t take it personally 

You owe me nothing

It’s unconditional love

why am i shy

i want to jump from the cliff

even if the fall hurts

the injury will be ugly

I want to capture your attention 

give you all my energy

Don’t think i am cold

I’m just a little shy

I am trying reinventing myself again 

Little by little getting out of my dream world

Surface from my cocoon

and fly without fear

Step by step

until i find you on my path