MELINDA E. LOPEZ -- Performing Artist-Singer-composer-Songwriter-Actor-Writer-filmmaker-Director-Producer
PLAYGROUND-SF.ORG/FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL - AUG 10, 13, 16-2026
GODDESS DA HAS RETURNED TO THE PLANET YURONIT WITH HER INTERPLANETARY MESSENGERS
AT PLAYGROUND'S FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL
8/10/26 - 6:00 PM
8/13/26 - 8:00 PM
8/16/26 - 6:00 PM
AT POTRERO STAGE
1695 - 18TH ST., SF. CA
ON-STAGE AND SIMULCAST WITH STELLAR LIVE MUSICIANS BRINGING A WORLD OF MULTI-GENRE MUSIC TO TRANSFORM AN AUDIENCE INTO A vISIoN OF A BETTER wOrLD
FREE and Donations Accepted
playground/-sf.org/free-play festival
GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT: THE 2026 EVOLUTION
August 2024 marked the premiere of the solo show *Goddess DA From The Planet Yuronit*, a production supported by original musical tracks and the evocative graphic artistry of Berkeley High School classmate Geoffrey Geiger. While the initial performance was met with warm praise from colleagues, it served only as the foundation for a much larger vision.
In 2026, Goddess DA returns to the planet Yuronit with an expanded, immersive experience. Building upon the success of the original solo work, this re-emergence features an ensemble of interplanetary musician messengers. This 60-minute, four-act spectacle weaves together a diverse tapestry of musical genres, including musical theater, neo-soul, jazz, rock, EDM, Latin-samba, Brazilian, reggae, and ballads.
Designed to be an interactive experience, the show incorporates video animations and projected song lyrics, inviting the audience to join in the choruses and become active participants in the journey. This whirlwind production is guaranteed to entertain, enlighten, and engage audiences of all ages, inspiring a collective movement toward positive change for ourselves, each other, and the future of our home planet.
Key Elements of the 2026 Experience:
* **Live Musical Ensemble:** Interplanetary messengers providing a multi-genre soundscape.
* **Immersive Multimedia:** Integration of video animations and live-synced lyrics.
* **Audience Participation:** Sing-along opportunities that transform the viewer into part of the performance.
* **Four-Act Structure:** A cohesive 60-minute narrative arc designed to challenge and uplift.
* **Thematic Focus:** A call to action for personal, communal, and planetary restoration.
- I Walk The Jungle - A sexy, soulful, island groove jazz
- Australopithecus - A spoken word homage to the first man on earth
- Working In The City (I Hate My Job) - A punk Rock angst of commuting to a job that doesn't define oneself.
- Passion - A melange of island-Latin-Americana sounds to dance closely with loved ones to honor your heartfelt feelings.
- Freedom - A hypnotic bass pulsing through a Spoken Word dream of the world's need for cooperation, caring and sharing with Mother Earth's inhabitants.
Tracks 1,2, 3 - Melinda E Lopez, Vocals; Mark Anthony Williams, Bassist; Dale Carlson, Saxophone, Dre Marshall, Percussion; Track 1 only Jeff Chimenti, Keyboards. Recorded at APG Studios - San Francisco, CA, Jeff Rolka, Engineer. Mastered by Ken Lee. Produced by 51CadenceRecords, LLC.
Tracks 4,5 - Melinda E Lopez, Vocals; Mark Anthony Williams, Bassist; Nahuel Bronzini, Wurlizter, Guitar, Melodica; Emmanuel Cauvuet, Percussion. Recorded at Studio Burgundio, Berkeley, CA. Mastered, Engineered, Remixed by Nahuel Bronzini. Produced by 51CadenceRecords, LLC.
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01 I Walk The Jungle 3:210:00/3:21
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02 Australopithicus 2:430:00/2:43
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0:00/2:39
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04 Passion 2:190:00/2:19
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05 Freedom 2:370:00/2:37
2024 samples - were songs sung over pre-recorded tracks .
The new 2026 version above has live musicians playing new arrangements of older compositions below.