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Angel
Ortiz
Nelson
Flores
Monika
Stoyanova
Robert
Charm
UK
Irene
Miguel
UK/Arg.
Ronnie
Raul
Pe/P.Rico
Rudy
Acosta
USA
ViP
DANCE from Amsterdam
Dj Davar
from Sweden
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
Second place went to the Venezuelan-Polish
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.
OK
Folks, be Happy! AND Keep
Dancing!
See you On the Dance floor!
Love
Ronnie Raul
Along
with Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
and New York Colombia
and
Venezuela
are
two of the geographical Salsa super powers.
Followed
very closely by Panama
and
Perú
THE HARVEST MOON BALL Part 3 New
York famous Dance Floor
by Walter Darian
Movie
audiences – especially during the
post-war years – would come alive
during that time in the newsreel, when the
narrator (in that wonderful voice) would
say: “…At Madison Square Garden
last night, the world’s finest amateur
dancers competed in this year’s Harvest
Moon Ball.”:...more
THE HARVEST MOON BALL Part New
York famous Dance Floor
by
Walter Darian
MAMBO
USA
THE 'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST PROMINENT
DANCE HALL
( NY CITY ) Part 7
Dancers Francois & Szony
Roseland
and Palladium were the “in” places,
of course, but challenging for popularity
was The Harvest Moon Ball. Such was the dancing
climate of “Swinging Manhattan,”
when I returned in the spring of 1953 “The
Ball,” as it was known to the “in-crowd”
was the major amateur dance competition in
American – or more to the point –
New York Style ballroom dancing:. ...more
Entering
the Palladium to the blare of conga drums
and amongst a crowd of people that appeared
to dance rather than walk up the marble staircase,
likely seemed like a new world to Francois.
Then there was the mambo itself:
earthy in expression, spontaneous...more
The
UK World Salsa Championship 2008 Review...-
WINNERS
CIHAT
CAN & GIZEM
SALSA
DANCING.What
is it that makes it popular today? Article
contributed by Esteban Conde from Orange County
USA
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....more
Salsa dancing Inspires in you a positive attitude
towards your daily life. You
increase your self-esteem and confidence. You
meet a special someone....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
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BRAZIL!
A TASTE OF EXOTIC COUNTRY!
GREATER
BUENOS AIRES ANNUAL EVENTS -
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
THE 9TH 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!
THE
CANDOMBE
'EL
CAJON' ORIGIN
The
peruvian slaves simply used boxes as
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. Born
in the Barrios in the city of Montevideo,
Candombe is the heart beat of Carnival in
Uruguay...more
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
YAMILA,
Cuban singer based in A.L
----Yamila
CD
My
music is like me, I try to reflect my personality,
my music is fire, to make people happy, life
is short, so I try to bring happiness to the
people with my songs...more
RANDY
PLAZA &
"The Legacia De La Salsa"
SALSA FROM PUERTO RICO
NILS
FISCHER and
"¡GRACIAS
JOE CUBA! A
world renown congaplayer, base in Netherlands
Nils:
I just follow my heard when I play,
Randy Plaza: 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
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 ..more
GIRALDO PILOTO "KLIMAX"
SALSA TIMBA FROM CUBA
OLIVER
AND "LA RUTA SIN FIN"
SALSA FROM VENEZUELA
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....more
"RIGO
Y SU OBRA MAESTRA" SALSA FROM PUERTO
RICO
"Rigo
y su Obra
Maestra" CD
Rigo: In 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
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....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..
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
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
"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
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
SWING SABROSO N. Y 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
ALEX
TORRES & HIS LATIN
ORCHESTRA N.
Y 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
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
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
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
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
SEBASTIAN
SCHUNKEGERMAN
BASED LATIN JAZZ GROUP "A great vision of how Latin
Jazz is going
to sound in the future" '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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MISCELLANEOUS 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 ‘sordi na’ è
ora un fenomeno di massa di dimensioni...più
----------Part
2 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
-
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
-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
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
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