International Salsa Magazine

April

6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg

Europe / Germany / Hamburg

6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg – Germany 13 – 16 Oct 2017

6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg
6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg

We invited you to be part to one of the oldest and Best Kizomba Festivals in Germany. They are pioneers of Kizomba in Germany. They have a tradition of inviting 1st class International Teachers and DJs. Just follow their history of the Artists they have invited the last years. They brought most of the Artists you see at current Festivals in Germany for the first time. That tell you about the quality of this event.

We believe in Quality not Quantity!

They have invited first class International Instructors to teach you the proper way of Dancing Kizomba, Zouk and other African Dance. There will be an intensive 3 days Workshop starting from 9pm Friday – 07:00 pm Sunday, which will end with a Party. The Party will be thrill with shows and animations from the international instructors.

6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg - Flyers
6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg – Flyers

Confirmed Artists

  • Helio Santos (Lisbon/Cabo Verde)
  • Tomas Keita (Barcelona/Guinea-Bissau)
  • Mauro D One and Ana Rita (Lisbon /Angola)
  • Lisandra Lopes (Lisbon/Cabo Verde)
  • Hugues & Ailina (Haiti/ Paris)
  • Abdel Zouk & Gabriella (Dusseldorf/Morroco/ Berlin/Curacao)
  • Ben & Adama (Hamburg/ Ghana/Cameroon)
  • Mattias & Kaou (Brussels / Morocco)
6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg 2017
6th International Kizomba Gala Hamburg 2017

DJ’s

  • DJ Ze Zom (Angola/Copenhagen)
  • DJ Ben (Hamburg/Ghana)
  • DJ Dos Anjos (Rotterdam/ Cabo Verde)

and more to come…

Photo by Kristi Fuoco. http://blog.young-germany.de/2012/12/hamburg-germany-top-ten -reasons-i-love-living-here/

See more information at this page: http://www.kizombagala.com/

2nd Edition Kizomba-Salsa-Schiff July 8. Mississippi Queen Dampfer.

For the second time in Hamburg we are going to have a KIZOMBA SHIP with Salsa, Bachata and Zouk shared on 3 Floors. We have been able to book the Mississippi Queen with selected DJs & Live act. Germany Hamburg Überseebrücke South-East Ponton 20459.

Germany / Hamburg
Germany / Hamburg

Salsa Latin Bar London

Europe / England / London

All the sound and flavors (not only food) in one incredible place! Salsa is a South American bar/restaurant/nightclub. The food menu is a delicious selection of Latin infused dishes with something to suit everyone and our cocktail menu has a fantastic selection of classic and specialty cocktails. It is available for private hire everyday of the week and we can arrange food, drink and entertainment packages specific to your party needs including DJs, the best Salsa music, dancers and more!

Salsa Latin Bar London - Photo1
Salsa Latin Bar London – Photo1

Salsa Latin Bar London Address:

Salsa!, 96 Charing Cross Road, London, London, WC2H 0JG.

Opening Hours Salsa Cafe Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00pm.

Restaurant, Bar and Club Mon-Thu 17.00pm-02.00am Fri-Sat 17.00pm-03.00am Sunday 17.00pm-02.00am

Salsa Latin Bar London - Photo2
Salsa Latin Bar London – Photo2

Paris will party with Le Salsa Club Party – 18th September

Europe / France / Paris

Paris, the city of lights, is known for being a cosmopolitan city. Every month there is a special night where Latin music lovers and musicians have the chance to enjoy a new experience full of good music and dance lessons. LeSalsaClub’Party is the exclusive event where amazing DJ’s and artists of France offer an amazing show of Latin music.

This event is one of the biggest salsa party of Paris. It’s now taking place in the 13th district. This evening is dedicated to salsa dancers. You will meet teachers, international artists and especially on1/on2 social dancers. The atmosphere is non-elitist and open to all.

Paris will party with Le Salsa Club Party
Paris will party with Le Salsa Club Party

The party is on September 18, and we promise you’ll have a great time because of the performance of the amazing DJ SER-J, the ambassador of salsa in Paris. His passion for music has always been a no-brainer, but it is with the salsa that she became ubiquitous. His collection grew quickly from CDs to vinyl. “A new way to listen to, greater harmonic richness, but especially the opportunity to get my hand on yet never digitized albums and therefore very little known.”

The party will be in 10-18 Rue Des Terres Au Curé 75013 Paris

For more information and prices, check the website: http://www.djser-j.com/ You can’t miss the night of your life! Soundcloud DJ Ser- J https://soundcloud.com/djser-j

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2017 in San Francisco

North America / USA / San Francisco

2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBG Festival) proudly announces the lineup for its:

2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival - Free out doors fresh
2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Free out doors fresh

17th Season, which continues its tradition of bringing entertainment to downtown in San Francisco. May 7 – Oct 29, 2017, 760 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103

To kick off the new season, the Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + VNote Ensemble will open the Festival on Sunday, May 7, the first of this year’s 100 admission-free events. The very popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie also will be present with the best artists. YGB Festival offers you free music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs with artists from the Bay Area and around the world.

Named one of the Best Urban Green Spaces in North America by USA Today, Yerba Buena Gardens is a world-renowned cultural destination for Bay Area residents, families, workers, and tourists alike. Yerba Buena Gardens is located between Mission Street and Howard Street and 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown San Francisco. Visit www.ybgfestival.org or call (415) 543-1718 for more information and complete 17th Season schedule.

Yerba Buena Festival’s exciting 17th Season promises an exceptional array of talent to please all audiences.

YBG Festival Executive/Artistic Director Linda Lucero says, “Everyone needs the spiritual sustenance, inspiration, and communal experience that only live performance offers. This summer, you’ll find your joy at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival!”

2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

The Grammy-award winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), led by pianist, composer, and director Arturo O’Farrill, kicks off the Festival on Sunday, May 7 at 1:00pm. The ALJO brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Twelve years of critically acclaimed performances internationally have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Frank “Machito” Grillo, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers.

Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + VNote Ensemble

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival includes the very popular Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie dance series, the family-friendly Children’s Series, Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, and Thursday Lunchtime Concerts. Each and every week and weekend, the Festival has curated a lineup of musicians, dancers, poets, and actors from around the world including the Bay Area’s Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble on May 13, Brass Convergence II: Protest Brass on May 20, Richard Howell & Sudden Changes on May 27, NEA Heritage Fellows Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney with Flambeau on June 3, Festival-commissioned YBG ChoreoFest, a three-day site-

specific dance festival featuring 9 contemporary dance companies on June 9–11, NYC’s own M.A.K.U. Soundsystem on June 17, Circus Bella on June 23–24, AXIS Dance Company’s The Garden Project on July 1–2, Festival-commissioned Theatre Rhinoceros’ Lear! on July 7–9, Ensemble Mik Nawooj‘s premiere of Death Become Love on July 15, San Francisco Mime Troupe on July 23, SF Uke Jam Summer Uke-splosion! with Ukulenny and Cynthia Lin on July 29, Daymé Arocena + Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble on August 19, Paula West on August 26, Kugelplex with special guest Linda Tillery on September 2, Alsarah & the Nubatones on September 9, and Brooklyn Raga Massive with Classical Revolution performing Terry Riley’s In C on September 16.

Yerba Buena Gardens concert
Yerba Buena Gardens concert

The Festival closes with the 17th Annual Halloween Hoopla Sunday, October 29.

The popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie, the open-air salsa dance party in Jessie Square (near the Contemporary Jewish Museum), takes place on the third Thursday of each month from May to September from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Performers are Changuí Majadero on May 18, La Mixta Criolla on June 15, Somos el Son on July 20, Bobi Céspedes on August 17, and the Festival return of Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca on September 21.

The Festival offers the delightful Children’s Series, interactive performances specially designed for kids and families every Friday from June to August in Yerba Buena Gardens. The series presents performances by kid favorites: Caterpillar Puppets, Ka-Hon, Red Panda Acrobats, Pi Clowns, Venezuelan Music Project, Crosspulse, Unique Derique, and Non Stop Bhangra. The series ends with the wildly popular 17th Annual Halloween Hoopla on Sunday, October 29.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Commissions and Special Projects have commissioned the following projects to celebrate in June: Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest, a brand new 3-day dance festival, June 9-11. Playwright/director/actor John Fisher writes and directs Lear!, a site-specific satirical musical based on Shakespeare’s King Lear for Theatre Rhinoceros, the nation’s, and likely the world’s, first queer theater on July 7-9 and Circus Bella on June 23 and 24. Conceived and directed by Abigail Munn and Joel Baker for Circus Bella, the show will feature high level, local and guest circus artists and includes static trapeze, rope walking, juggling, contortion, unicycle, original clowning, acrobatics, and more.

2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival - Photo
2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Photo

The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival also co-presents a series of admission-free outdoor programs with Union Square Live to be announced in April.

Alma Cubana Dance Academy

North America / USA / Portland

Alma Cubana Dance Academy

Alma Cubana Dance Academy
Alma Cubana Dance Academy

“They are a small dance group in Portland, ME. that offers Salsa and Bachata lessons and have student level teams for both those styles as well as ladies styling. Currently the lessons are on Sundays, you can find everything current on their website www.almacubanadance.com

Alma Cubana Dance was founded in the spring of 2015 by Vanessa Webber (Gutierrez). Alma Cubana means “Cuban Soul”, and being half Cuban, she wanted her group to reflect that heritage. It has been a long standing dream to offer classes, build a performance group and to help grow the Salsa and Latin dance community in Southern/Midcoast Maine. Their focus is to bring quality instruction while maintaining the social atmosphere of Salsa dance.

‘I danced Ballet and Modern growing up and helped develop a salsa company in Boston while in College which I believe is celebrating 10 years or more this year, although I am not with them anymore. I took 8 dancers to Miami last year and they competed in the first Miami Latin Dance Championships where all of them placed in at least one category.”

“They are a small dance group in Portland, ME. that offers Salsa and Bachata lessons and have student level teams for both those styles as well as ladies styling. Currently the My company is very young, only just 2 years, and it is mainly attended by those who love to dance but it is not a full time commitment. We perform locally a lot, and try to take the groups to 2-3 congresses or festivals, usually within driving distance. We have done Boston Salsa Festival twice, Connecticut Salsa Fest last year and Bachateando Miami last year, we plan to go to Connecticut and Boston again this year.” Vanessa Webber (Gutierrez), Alma Cubana Dance founder/director

They will be changing the schedule in April for Spring and Summer. Spring and Summer Schedule will have team practices on Sundays and Wednesday, classes for Salsa and Bachata before our regular latin night, which just celebrated 1 year.”

2017 Winter Schedule

Sundays

  • 3:00–4:00 pm Bachata and Body Movement
  • 4:00–5:30 pm Beginner Salsa Bootcamp
  • 4:00–5:30 pm Intermediate Salsa Bootcamp
  • 5:30–7:00 pm Open Level Salsa Team Rehearsal*

Tuesdays

  • 8:00–9:30 pm Bachata Team Rehearsal

2017 Spring/Summer Schedule

Sundays: Classes held at Aquarius Ballroom

  • 2:00–3:30 pm Ladies Choreography Class
  • 3:30–5:00 pm Bachata Performance Team*
  • 5:00–6:30 pm Salsa Performance Team*

Wednesdays: Classes held at Pearl Nightclub

7:30–8:15 pm Salsa for Social Dance 8:15–9:00 pm Bachata for Social Dance 8:00–9:00 pm Drop-in Class Salsa/Bachata (Note: There is a potential overlap/error in the Wednesday schedule near the end, listing 8:15-9:00 pm and 8:00-9:00 pm for different classes).

Esencia Latina Wednesdays at Pearl Nightclub

Esencia Latina means “Latin Essence” and that is what they want this night to embody. Start off the night with lessons to get your feet moving from 8-9pm. At 9, the lights go down and have a great mix of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cha Cha and more to keep you on the dance floor. Latin dance is a social dance, its meant to be something you do with your friends and/or family. Loosen up, shake your hips and party like Latinas! Pearl Nightclub is located next to the Tap House 442 Fore St, Portland, ME

Alma Cubana Dance Academy - Flyers
Alma Cubana Dance Academy – Flyers