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LINE UP OF ARTISTS
Piel
Canela Dancers
from
New York City
More
to come.....!
Felipe Polanco from Puerto Rico
Angel
Ortiz from NewYork
Jhonny
Sanchez from Venezuela
Live band and 3 Djs
3
Days of Salsa Extravanza, Workshops,
Competitions, Shows, Seminaries AND
Dancing
The
result of the last
'UK World Open Salsa Championship 2008'
Congratulations to our
winners,
The Winners are the couple from Turkey.
Cihat Can & Gizem
Senyaprak
Finalists
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couple representing the UK.
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----------- l've
lost my little brother...
The
greatest entertainer of the world!
Rest in peace Michael, you were an absolute legend,
thank you for the memories.
Along with Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
and New York, Colombia
and Venezuela
are
two of the geographical Salsa super powers.
DJ El Chino page
WINNERS CIHAT
CAN & GIZEM
We
care about putting popular and risky figures in
the choreography while preparing the choreography.
But, we always use figures which we discovered
and identified with us. One of them are: The snake
figure by Gizem, man’s landing to the ground
by opening legs from double spin, women’s
getting her head back by 90 degree while turning...more
Followed very closely by
Panama and Perú
RANDY
PLAZA & "The Legacia De La Salsa"
- SALSA FROM PUERTO RICO
Randy
Plaza: I think that today the tropical
genre of salsa has lost a lot of grounds and it
is still losing a lot of grounds in the market.
Everyone is in it for themselves and for whatever
money they can get. They do not care for the passion
of music, nor to play for joy, but to play for personal
interest. They do not even feel the need to teach
the younger generation the importance of keeping
our tradition alive and to learn their roots.
Legacia De La Salsa is traditional salsa for the
true dancer with a romantic soul. We feel the necessity
to revisit and feed-off the roots of our musical
tradition, in order to have an evolutive reencounter
with the future of this musical genre...more
NILS
FISCHER and
"¡GRACIAS
JOE CUBA! A
world renown congaplayer, base in Netherlands
Nils:
There
is so much Latin music, hard question! Let me
put it like this: I just follow my heard when
I play, record or produce. As I said, I don't
approach music commercially. I like all the different
"déjes" of Latin music but I
would rather not go for salsa romantica or bachata
for my own projects. What I like is progressive,
interesting music which is connected to traditions
as well. Innovation is the tradition of good music!.
The Latin music market is so conservative at times,
people only want to hear what have been hearing
already.
I really love "Fania All Stars",
but now we are 30 years ahead. It makes no sense
to just copy the old stuff, I would say with my
music I try to do something new. Otherwise I put
the old records... I hope that our version of
Joe Cubas repertoire illustrates all that...more
GIRALDO
PILOTO "KLIMAX" SALSA TIMBA FROM CUBA
His
last release
Piloto:
I have many influences
The most important was the work left my Father Giraldo
pilot Bea. This influence gives my songs "a
tap" romantic and different texts to most of
the timberas songs, and when I was in school it
was this inspiration that made me want to be a composer.
I grew up listening to bands and jazz and Cuban
music. I admire the work of many drummers like Buddy
Rich, Steve Gadd, Peter E., Dennis Chambers, Billy
C, Dave Weckl, and many more. Also I follow, Yellow
Jackets, the Marsalis, Brecker and Brazilian musicians...more
"RIGO
Y SU OBRA MAESTRA" SALSA FROM PUERTO RICO
"Rigo
y su Obra
Maestra" CD
Rigo:Back in the late 70’s I created my first
composition, and when I played my first composition
for the public, that was very exciting. Also, my
first tour to San Francisco, USA, the way that salseros
reacted to my music was excellent. When my band
appeared in a Movie called “Desamores”
in 2003 it was also a defining moment. We played
the musical theme of the Movie and it was very emotional.
Also the 2007 and 2008 Puerto Rico salsa congress...more
OLIVER
AND "LA RUTA SIN FIN" SALSA FROM VENEZUELA
Oliver CD
Oliver:
I wanted to do a cover that nothing to do with the
letters of the songs but that simultaneously something
was tied to them.
" The Route without end", all the songs
were written on a train or on a plane, in a few
moments of relaxation. This has been my life, a
wonderful way but also stormy, like has been my
history a “Route without end"...more
'FARFALLA'
ARGENTINE TANGO GROUP
Farfalla
CD
We
describe our music (just for fun) as “KILLER
TANGO”, but I don’t think that this
definition is far away from reality. We love tango,
but we refuse to see it as a touristy thing, so
we change it, we kill it. Starting with drums,
that are not a tango instrument, we try to develop
a new tango vocabulary, more related with today’s
new urban culture rather than to an obvious tango
postal...more ALOSIBLA
EDIZIONI “SALSA IT Compilation CD Vol.6
This compilation of Latin music comprehensively
spans the traditional with the modern in Latin
music. An album greatly produced by the well-known
record label Alosibla...more
ALOSIBLA
EDIZIONI “SALSA IT Compilation CD Vol.5
We have excellent artists, dancers, composers,
and a great many fans of Latin American music,
emerging in Italy. The goal is to put them all
together, and unite them, with seriousness, commitment
and enthusiasm, in one or more projects...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST PROMINENT DANCE
HALL ( NY CITY ) Part 6 Located
in the Bronx, the Chester Palace was a traditional
ballroom providing live orchestra music. Joe proved
to be a natural whether dancing the Fox Trot or
its faster, more rhythmic counterpart, the Peabody,
at that he also excelled.It is at the Savoy where
bandleaders Count Basie and Duke Ellington led
ensembles that played `swing’ and Joe, a
frequent patron, came to be regarded among its
top ‘Lindy Hoppers’...more THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST PROMINENT DANCE
HALL ( NY CITY ) Part 5 M.T.
Each teacher gave private lessons at about $50
or $60 an hour. Most lessons were given one-on-one
and not to more than two students, meaning a couple,
and a lot of teachers also would dance with a
student in the evenings for an additional $50.
Another thing I’d like to mention are the
dance hosts hired by the operator of the dance
weekend.
The dance hosts were hired by the person running
the dance weekend. They were well dressed and
with charm behind them. They were not allowed
to socialize with the ladies, but only go
from area to area with different them...more
FELIX
MANUEL RODRIGUEZ - AND HIS BOOK "DAD, ME,
and MUHAMMAD ALI"
Felix:
Material things can never replace
the priceless moments spent with your children.
I know there are many parents that believe buying
material things makes it up to their children, however
they are sadly mistaken. I can relate to this because
my dad left our home when I was about 5 years old
and when he did show up, it was to give me and my
brother some money. Now as a grown-up, I wished
my dad would have taken me fishing, to a baseball
game or simply played catch with me. The moments
spent together are the most important, and all the
money in the world can’t buy precious time
back.
Muhammad Ali has inspired this
poor, skinny Puerto Rican kid from the public housing
projects to believe that he too can make a positive
difference in the world, by simply expressing appreciation,
love, and care for people of his race…the
human race. I hope that in 10 years, I have inspired
others to make a positive difference in the world
like Ali inspired me..more
THE
'SECOND PALLADIUM' -
- Part 4
The
Catskill Mountains resort area in New York State
had its own mainstay of the mambo called Corey’s.
Palladium originator Max Hyman proclaimed the supper
club-cum-dancehall located in the town of Liberty
the `Second Palladium’.Opening
in 1949, hostess Betty Corey along with her husband
Marty, owned and ran the business. Michael Terrace
recalls the Coreys as two wonderful characters...more
----------------------------------GREATER
BUENOS AIRES ANNUAL EVENTS
THE
8TH WORLD TANGO FESTIVAL IN BUENOS AIRES The world's most important
Tango Festival in its birthplace...more
Do you know that the Modern Salsa Dance like New
York, and L A Style, has borrowed a lot of movements
and step from Tango? Find
Out!
-
In Buenos Aires, the birthplace and cradle of
tango, dancers from around the world
converge to compete for the tango crown. The world’s
most sultry and smouldering
practitioners of stylised eroticism...more
THE
CANDOMBE
Candombe is the traditional drumming of the Afro-Uruguayan
people living in the city of Montevideo, where
this music was born. Its heavy African influence
is unmistakable, and is one of the few rhythms
in South America that reflects its African roots
and is embraced by the country for its cultural
importance. Born in the Barrios in the city of
Montevideo, Candombe is the heart beat of Carnival
in Uruguay...more
----BRAZIL!
A TASTE OF EXOTIC COUNTRY!
The
Brazilian citizens used to riot the Carnival
until it was accepted by the government
as an expression of culture. The modern
Brazilian Carnival finds its roots in Rio
de Janeiro in the 1830s, when the city’s
bourgeoisie imported the practice of holding
balls and masquerade parties from Paris...more
SALSA
DANCING. What is it that makes it popular today? Article
contributed by Esteban Conde from Orange County
USA Salsa
dancing Inspires in you a positive attitude towards
your daily life. You
increase your self-esteem and confidence. You
meet a special someone....
How
nice is the fact that you both love dancing and
can share a favorite activity from the start?
Forget about the awkward first date, and think
about that next time you go dancing! As a bonus,
that person is likely well groomed and in great
shape! Yahoo!...more
SALSA
CLASSES IN NORTH LONDON
& LIVERPOOL
MAMBO
4 EVERY 1 PRODUCTIONS:- CLASSES IN LONDON &
LIVERPOOL, UK
Learn To Dance Salsa With Style AND Elegance
.video clips
PEREZ
PRADO "THE MAMBO KING" Though
diminutive in stature, Pérez Prado was
a giant in the world of post-war popular music.
Dubbed "The Mambo King," he reigned
supreme as one of the most influential pop orchestra
leaders of the early 1950s.
As
the mambo rhythm spread across the continents,
a society emerged from the dark years of World
War II to shed it's inhibitions and embrace the
frenzy of this Afro-Cuban beat...more
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT MAMBO DANCE CONTEST AT "PALLADIUM"
HOME OF MAMBO (NY. City late 40’s until
the early 60’s.) Michael
Terrace The
dance contest became the main attraction,
it was to witness a scene of dirty dancing in
mambo jazz tempo. With in its combination of street
style hip-moving mambo and rumba dancing, the
mood was overwhelmingly provocative, sensual and
always mesmerizing. Americans would use the phrase
“shave and a haircut; shampoo!” to
simulate the beat until it became synonymous with
“Via, means go-go-go!” Trumpets blared
one way while the sax section blew another....more
WELCOME
TO DANCEUROPE2009!
Competition for Dance
Schools & Groups from
all over the World!
Do
you Love to Dance?
Would you like to perfromance in Europe? So DANCEUROPE
is for you! is the great opportunity of be protagonist
under the spolights, performance on the stage, get
the biggest acclaim in from the audience.
For information and rules for the competition please
visit: web.tiscali.it/chiucchi
SAN
REMOSCHOOLS
FESTIVAL (ITALY) San
Remo Schools Festival – The World Festival
of Creativity in Schools
is
the only Festival
including 30 competitions for schools, both nationally
(Italy) and internationally and allowing for concurrent
events during competitions finals such as exhibitions
and performances from each of the Arts included
in its programme. For information and rules for
each competition of the eleventh edition of G.E.F
San Remo 2009 visitet www.gef.it
PARIS SALSA SCENE In
Paris, there are no more Salsa clubs that program
a concert for every week. A DJ costs less. Salsa
dancers have forgotten to defend live shows and
only dance to the same Marc Anthony’s tunes…more
DANCING ON CLAVE
Cuban Pete Much
controversy exists regarding how to dance Salsa.
On-1 dancers and On-2 dancers
continually bicker about which way is better,
each group insisting that their way is correct.
However, to achieve greatness, one must dance
without counting, not On-1 or On-2, but on the
Clave...more...
TROPICANA
STOCKHOLM Experience
a spectacular Variety Show with 12 dancers and
live-music presented by Cuban Cabaret Ensamble
TROPICANA Stockholm...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST PROMINENT DANCE
HALL ( NY CITY ) Part 1
As
with many New York institutions, El Palladium
bore a great cultural and sociological significance
during its reign, appealing to those of
all ages and backgrounds far beyond its
principal audience of metropolitan Latin
Americans. It too claimed at its patrons
the wealthy and famous; Harry Belafonte,
Carol Channing, Marlon Brando were just
...more
MICHAEL
TERRACE & ELITA
----------Part
2
-"THE
PALLADIUM HAS A THOUSAND STORIES"
The
Palladium was a springboard for many dancer and
dance act. As often introduced
on the bill before an evening’s performance
as the “Big Three”, Augie and Margo,
Michael Terrace & Elita...more
--Part
3
It
was one of their typical weeknight gigs at the
Palladium that attracted the attention of Dave
Baumgarten of the MCA talent agency who arranged
for the two to open for Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria
Empire Room....more -----------
Unsure
that Elita might not be ready for a big club date,
Mike expressed his wariness to
Margo who assured Mike that Elita’s pulchritude
and stage presence would win their
audience...more
"LA
EPOCA: THE PALLADIUM ERA"
What
is the Mambo? Who really-really created
the Mambo since there are several figures
who are often credited with being originators
of the Mambo, like Israel "Cachao"
Lopez, Perez Prado, Beny More, Tito Puente
and Cuban legend Arsenio Rodriguez - so
then, who really is the creator of the
Mambo? We have the answer documented on
film. What is Salsa? Which is Cuban and
which isn't?...more
BARBARA
CRADDOCK Choreographer,
producer, and director, Barbara Craddock
is an accomplished dancer, who has collaborated
with renowned dancers internationally
and nationally, in both nightclub and
revues of varied dance styles. Schooled
in ballroom dance, she ...more
Wednesday
night at the Palladium, “Home of
the Mambo”, was legendary.
People from all walks of life crowded
into its revered expanse on 53rd street
and Broadway to see the “greatest
Latin dancers in the world,”...more
EVENTS
IN CUBA
Popular
Dances Festival - Havana City
The VI Popular Dances Meting of Cuba will
display all the knowledge about the popular
Cuban
dances, as well as its background and
impact around the world...more
+ video clips
BALLET
NACIONAL DE CUBA Magia
de la Danza is a mixed bill which brings
together extracts from seven of the Company's
most famous ballets including the Nutcracker,
Coppélia, Swan Lake...more+
video clips
AFRO
PERUVIAN CULTURE THINK
of Peruvian music and dance and you probably
imagine Andean folk groups, blowing their
pan pipes in Times Square or plazas throughout
Europe. Yet there's another side to Peruvian
culture,
the African side vibrant,exoticand powerful...more
'EL
CAJON' ORIGIN
The
peruvian slaves simply used boxes as musical
instruments to combat contemporary Spanish
colonial bans on music in predominantly
African areas. In this way, cajóns
could easily be disguised as seats or
stools, thus avoiding identification as
musical instruments. In all likelihood
it is a combination of these factors -
African origins and Spanish suppression
of slave music - that led to the cajón's
creation...more
SUSANA
BACA The
world knew little of Susana or her Afro-Peruvian
heritage before 1995, when she was
brought to wider attention by the enthusiastic
patronage of David Byrne through his
Luaka Bop label. ..more
DJ
ANDY HARLOW - MIAMI
LO
MEJOR EN LA MUSICA LATINA y AMERICANA
305-554-7747
www.andyharlow.com listen to andy's internet
radio show "LA MUSICA BRAVA"
on
andyharlow.com. Andy host "Fusion
Latina" live! every Wednesday
from 8:PM to 10:PM (EST) on WDNA-FM 88.9
in Miami and at WDNA.ORG on
the web
ALEX
TORRES & HIS LATIN ORCHESTRA - NEW
YORK BASED Have performed for President
and Hillary Clinton at the New York State
Democratic
Convention and also for New York Governor
George Pataki´s Inauguration. They
have
also shared the stage with notables Tito
Puente, Eddie Palmieri, ...more
SWING
SABROSO NEW YORK BASE SALSA BAND
Our music is "para el bailador".
The audiences that come to our performances
are from many different ethnic back grounds
and they come for one purpose only and
that is to Dance, and we make sure we
deliver. Our fan base continues to grow
each time we perform...more
CELIA CRUZ
Cruz
was the queen bee among competitive men who
never challenged her preeminence.
Without her as a unifying figure, the salsa
scene seems scattered and ...more
+ videoclips TITO
PUENTE Born Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr., Tito Puente
is internationally recognized for his enormous
and significant contributions to Latin music
as a bandleader, composer, arranger, percussionist,..more
+ video clips
RAY
BARRETO
"EL
REY DE LAS MANOS DURAS" (King of the Hard
Hands)
Barretto's parents moved to New York from Puerto
Rico in the early 1920s, looking for a
better life. The family last name is "Barreto";
a mistake at the time Ray's birth...more+
video
JOSE
ALBERTO 'EL CANARIO' A
master improviser, Jose "El Canario"
Alberto is one of Latin music's most influential
young vocalists...more+video
clips
VICTOR
MANUELLE Victor
Manuelle has become one of the best-selling
salsa performers of recent years,
with his albums selling a combined 1 million-plus
copies in the U.S. Three studio albums,
1999's Inconfundible ("Unmistakable"),
2001's Instinto Y Deseo...more
+ video clips
MARC
ANTHONY Anthony began his career as a session
vocalist for Freestyle music and Underground
New York House music acts. After changing his
name to avoid confusion with his namesake, Anthony
worked as a songwriter and backing ....more
+ video clips
KACHIMBA
1551 - OKINAWA JAPAN BASE SALSA BAND
The
identity of the music made by Japanese and Okinawa
people might be different because Okinawa used
to be a different country, called Ryukyu. For
example, the Japanese are good at imitating
but they don’t have originality. ...more
GEORGE
PERGUERO UK BASE CUBAN BAND I
married an Englishwoman, and came to live with
her in the UK. I decided to make practical use
of my musical skills and business imagination
by setting up a recording studio. In both countries,
it is difficult to make a living as a musician.
And in both countries artists have to sacrifice
many precious things in life in order to bring
their work to a professional level...more
SKY
CUBANO UK BASED CUBAN BAND FUSING
unstoppable Jamaican ska beats with crazy Cuban
brass and melodies,
Ska Cubano is one of the hottest – and
most unique – acts on the world music
scene... more
TIEMPO
LIBREMIAMI BASED SALSA TIMBA
BAND
On the release of their first album 'Arroz Con
Mango' in 2005, we introduced you to the
American Timba band Tiempo Libre. Since then
a lot has happened to the band,
including a 2005 Grammy nomination....more
SALSA
LOCA DENMARK BASE SALSA BAND
There are a surprising number of Salsa bands in
Denmark and some talented musicians - apart from
the Danish ones, mostly Cubans. Denmark has strong
links with Cuba - loads of Cubans and other Latin
Americans have settled here and have helped build
up a scene...more
GRUPO
DANZON DENMARK BASE SALSA BAND
There
are a few Danish Salsa bands, but no one like
Grupo Danson, because of the musicians and the
concept we are working on. Cuban music is something
that you have to take care of, like a beautiful
woman, a flower or a queen....more
JORGE
CORDERO - DENMARK BASED SALSA BAND
Five
albums and numerous tours across the world have
resulted in international recognition
and have put Jorge Cordero and his band Team Latino
on the world map of salsa.Born
and raised in Cuba, Cordero followed his family’s
rich musical traditions from an
early age. ..interview
SWEDEN
BASE SALSA BAND
The
members of the group comes from Sweden, Cuba and
Venezuela. The name
Hatuey originates from a brave Indian chief who,
in the 16th century, fought
against the Spanish conquistadores. It is also
the name of a very tasty Cuban beer...more
DOBLE
IMPACTO BELGIUM BASED SALSA BAND
Swinging
furniture’: Belgium-based authentic Cuban band
Doble Impacto rocks the
salsa world with a very different sound...more
DELDONGO PARIS BASED SALSA BAND Coming from a background
in Soul and Pop-Rock, he has found Salsa and with
his
Salsa group plays what he describes as 'hard French
Salsa'. He has become an
ambassador for 'French Salsa'....more
SONANDO
FRANCE BASE SALSA BAND Definitely
the arrival of our new two new singers, Osvlado Fajardo
(Cuba) and Javier Plaza (Venezuela). They brought
their unique experience and charisma. Their talent
has been renowned in Europe for a longtime now! Their
presence on stage has also...more
'CACHE'
CANADA BASE SALSA BAND
Caché
plays latin music for dancers, and has established
themselves as the group for
Salsa dancing in Toronto. Caché's members combine
a variety of musical ....more
SEBASTIAN
SCHUNKEGERMAN BASED LATIN
JAZZ GROUP "A great vision of how Latin Jazz
is going to sound in the future" [All about
Jazz, N.Y, USA]. 'SebastianmeetsOlvido'
My
feeling for Latin American culture is very strong.
I do see differences between European and Latin
American cultures and their ways of thinking
for sure, but I love the Latin ...more
CONEXION LATINAGERMAN BASE
SALSA LATIN JAZZ BAND
Conexion
Latina is a combination of Carribbean and US
musicians living all over Europe and several
European horn players, so the band had a constantly
changing personell...more
PANCHITO
HOLLAND BASED LATIN JAZZ BAND Latin
Jazz Magazine: 'Panchito Latin Jazz' the band
has a little bit of everything for
everyone and I mean everyone....The band feels
like a cross between Irakere,
Santana, Chico, Puente, Barreto and the Sal
Soul Orchestra of the 70's. QPM
Interview.
GRUPO
AZULHOLLAND BASED SALSA BAND
The Dutch Salsa scene is very much alive and
kicking. There are a number of world
famous bands from Holland such as Cubop City
Bigband, Nueva Manteca and Rumbata.
Maybe this is the result of the Dutch melting
pot....more
RAZA
LATINA ITALIAN SALSA BAND
They
are the resident band of the Mangos Club in
Milan, have performed with big
names and have dance hits all over Italy. Their
musical talents cover a wide range of Latin
musical styles...more
PUERTO
RICO ANNUAL EVENTS
In
October the Le Lo Lai Festival celebrates Puerto
Rico's Spanish, Taino Indian and African heritage
with folk music shows at venues across the island.
From bomba to salsa, the weekly musical…more
ORQUESTA
REMEMBRANZAS In
2007, a group of young musicians from the East
Coast of Puerto Rico decided to get
together
at a local basketball court in the city of Humacao
and form a band..more
INTERACTIVO
& TELMARY DIAZ The
Best of the Cuban Music Awards returned to its home
in London, the plush Floridita bar and restaurant, for
another year. This year’s performers were the
band Interactivo and female rapper/poet Telmary Diaz...more
MISCELLANEOUS
The
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased
to announce its 2008 winners, including the winners
in the Latin Music category. The Latin Music winners
include...more
SALSA SCENE REST OF THE WORLD
SALSA
SCENE IN ITALY Salsa
in Romeis a contagious “fever”,
and it’s spreading far and wide! It began quietly
in 1988 and has grown steadily into the massive phenomenon
it is today...more
In
Italiano-La salsa a Roma è una
‘febbre’ contagiosa che sta allargandosi
sempre di più.Iniziata nel’88 in ‘sordina’
è ora un fenomeno di massa di dimensioni...più
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