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Good music and fine dining at Café Salsera

Feel at home at Café Salsera

North America is packed full of places where Latinos can feel at home and native people can learn more about a culture that is apparently distinct from theirs. One of these places is the wonderful Café Salsera, which has much to offer every one of its visitors. 

We are talking about a spectacular place that has a very peculiar characteristic. It turns out that, at any time of the day, it serves as a restaurant and café, while at night it becomes a fabulous nightclub where you can enjoy the best hits of today. The menu is entirely based on Mexican food and the main objective of this place is to offer the best Latin flavor to all those who want to taste it. 

While it is true that the menu is based on Mexican dishes, the ambiance of the restaurant has a Spanish colonial style which contrasts starkly with what is offered to diners. Among the main dishes to be served at Café Salsera, we can mention tacos, nachos, empanadas, pasties, chicharrones, street-style elotes, among many others. On top of this, there are also incredible cocktails, including the mangonadas, caipirinhas, margaritas, mojitos, and much more. 

Recipes made by the kitchen staff are always varied and very original. The menu always surprises regular visitors no matter the amount of times they have attended the place. 

Image of the facade of Café Salsera
Facade of Café Salsera

Fine dining and good music

When the night comes, you can enjoy an alfresco dining with live music, but this does not have to end this way. On Fridays, the place has the powerful presence of DJ Turo, who is in charge of livening up the atmosphere with the latest salsa, bachata, merengue and other rhythms. On Saturdays, attendees will be lucky enough to dance to the rhythm of Erick Jaimez, who will play the latest music and some not-so-recent hits for the nostalgic. On Tuesdays, salsa lessons are planned to be given by a group of instructors who are highly trained to reach this genre. 

According to the opinions issued through social media, those who have had the opportunity to go to Café Salsera assure that it is a fantastic place to visit at all times, since it has the particularity of being a restaurant, cafe and nightclub on the same day. They also assure that the treatment by the staff is the best and warmest to make customers feel at home. 

Considering open hours, on Mondays, they are open from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, it is open from 5 pm to 2 a.m. Attendees can go for dinner, dancing or both without any problems. 

Here you can see some tables at Café Salsera
Some tables at Café Salsera

There is also the possibility of renting one or more VIP rooms in which an approximate of 10 people can spend a good time in glad company and the best Latin music in the background. Of course, the cost will depend on whether visitors wish to dine or simply have a nice time between drinks.   

If attendees want a table for only 4 or 5 people, they can book a VIP table, which will include a bottle for all members of the group. On Saturdays, the cost of booking a table will be $155. In case you want to book a VIP section for 10 people, you must cancel an amount of $ 285.   

Without a doubt, a fabulous place to eat, drink, dance, and listen to good music after all these months of confinement due to the pandemic.   

Ourdor tables at Café Salsera
Outdoor seating at Safé Salsera

Link to its official website: https://www.cafesalsera.com/

 

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Discover The Alternative To Dance Latin Music In Israel

Havana Music Club: An exclusive Cuban atmosphere in Tel Aviv

Man dressed in black dancing with woman in white top
The owners of Havana Music Club are the same as the legendary Arena club.

The number one Latin rhythm club in Israel, Havana Music Club, since August 2010 opens its doors every night. It serves as a different entertainment venue for loyal Salsa and Bachata lovers from this country located on the Asian continent.

This club has set a new standard in the Middle East that resembles the best Latin music clubs in Europe and North America specifically New York and Los Angeles but with a Cuban atmosphere. Additionally, it has an underground parking lot for approximately 250 vehicles and nearby side streets with free parking spaces.

Ten years and a resounding success led Havana Music Club to create Hula La in July 2019. This “Little Brother” is located next to the main headquarters and also meets the requirements of high quality in sound, lighting, and atmosphere with a space clean that houses hundreds of dancers in 1500 square meters of parquet, which allows you to fully enjoy the continuous music of the various DJs.

This club complex is located next to Ayalon Lanes at the Hashalom Interchange (Azrieli Towers), a 2-minute walk from Hashalom Train Station.

The next event that Havana Music Club will bring to the Latin scene in Israel in 2021 will be the Caramelo festival. This event will have workshops with a couple of top-level national and international artists in the Salsa and Bachata styles. In addition, you will enjoy three nights of crazy parties, as well as accommodation with three meals, and hot/cold drink bars at the Hotel Leonardo Club.

Date: Thursday, September 2nd – Saturday, September 4th

Venue: Leonardo Club Hotel. Kampen St, Eilat, Israel

PARTIES IN HAVANA MUSIC CLUB

Couple dancing in the middle of the dance floor
The club has a food menu served by waitresses with an additional charge to the price of admission.

Havana Music Club offers Latin parties with Salsa and Bachata instructions three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) from 9:00 PM to late at night, and you can start from the basic level up to the professional level.

You will start with a small warm-up lesson to continue with the Latin rhythm class of the moment you prefer in any of its levels, and end with the great dance party in the Havana Music Club and Hula La. Likewise; you can also opt for classes for small groups.

Among the courses that will open soon are:

Woman dressed in lilac and man in black shirt
The club is handicap accessible

Salsa Lady Style: This course is aimed at Salsa dancers that have an intermediate level or higher. Women interested in developing body movement, gaining confidence in dancing, developing their style, and technique.

In the Salsa Lady Style course, you will work on proper posture, turns, leg and handwork, body movement, hip work, and upper body.

Chat for beginners: These Bachata classes are designed for all levels. The objective is to give you the bases so that you enter the world of “chat” and give you the tools to enjoy the dance that is conquering Israel.

Sabor de Cuba – Master’s Level: The course is taught by Lear Shoshani & Moti Sabag, one of the oldest and most prominent Afro-Cuban Salsa instructors in the country. In these lessons, they will teach the essentials of the music of this Caribbean island from its origins and emphasizing the Son, Rumba, and Afro-Cuban Mambo to dance more in tune with the music.

Salsa and Cha Instructor Training: Havana Music Club’s most prestigious course to attract future instructors from the Salsa and Bachata scene in this Middle Eastern country. This course includes general instruction, safety before a captive audience, dance basics, instructional experience, and various enrichment lessons in the field of rhythm, style, and musical history of these styles that mark the development of the night scene of this decade.

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Dancers in the middle of a dance pass
Havana Music Club is an exclusive Cuban atmosphere in Tel Aviv
  1. There are 3 different rooms in the club: Central Room with capacity for 300 people seated or 850 people standing, Secondary room “Hula La”, and VIP Room with 90 square meters to accommodate from 20 to 50 guests.
  2. Smoking is prohibited within the club’s facilities.
  3. It is also strictly forbidden to bring any kind of drink. (Includes water)
  4. Havana Music Club offers live local bands’ performances.
  5. If you bought the ticket for a concert, I recommend you arrive at the opening of the doors to choose seats because the places are not separated.
  6. In general, the price online is cheaper than the one paid at the box office.
  7. Two other courses that will soon be offered are Mixed Style Lady Style and Salsa del Medio.
  8. Among the DJs that currently display their sets with the best mix of Latin music are DJ Charlie Pérez, DJ Nadav Shamgar (DJ NASH), DJ Moti, DJ Paco, and DJ Tzachi Bachar.
  9. According to the Israeli Ministry of Health guidelines, the number of people who spend time in the club should be limited. Attendees must present a vaccination or “in recovery” card plus an identification card.

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ISM: Goce Pagano , one of the salsa places in Bogota Colombia

Goce Pagano, a Historical Salsa icon in the city of Bogota, Colombia :

Many Latin American rhythms have been present in different countries worldwide, especially in Latin America because of its culture and customs through time, and in Colombia music has its own history, it is influenced by Spanish, indigenous and African elements since colonization, and there are two large groups: Andean (with emphasis on the bambuco, the pasillo, the torbellino, the guabina and the bunde), llanera, Caribbean (the cumbia, the mapalé, the bullerengue, the porro, the vallenato, and the calypso), and Anglo-Saxon. Did you know that Colombia is known as the land of a thousand rhythms for its more than one thousand twenty-five (1025) folk rhythms?

Currently, the most played music everywhere (music venues, bars, restaurants, parties, academies or the streets of the country) are bolero, ranchera, tango, ballads, champeta and salsa.

Photo in Pagan Goce
Photo by Cesar Pagano

We can not ignore the main salsa icon in Bogota, Colombia with respect to history, how can we not be when we are talk about 39 years of tradition? It all began during the year 1978 when it comes out from a space oriented to Salsa in a city where this rhythm was not so normal like it was in Cali or Barranquilla (Bogota). By that time acetate discs, vinyl, became the element number one that made this capital dance, a case that incredibly remains in effect.

Here in the so-called Goce Pagano, we can delight with an important record collection from the most important salsa era, it was the 70’s. To the surprise od many, this years are the ones that still put rhythm in this place.

For its great tradition, it is common to gegatherings of collectors, forums or discussions with great personalities, therefore, this place not only calls you to dance and enjoy good music, but also to be a corner for those who make the history of salsa the fashion. On my visit I was able to enjoy a cocktail known as Joe Arroyo that shows us the flavors and colors of this beautiful country united to the well-known rhythm of the salsa icon in Colombia. The Goce Pagano opens its doors on Fridays and Saturdays from 7:00 pm (19:00 hrs) in a contemporary and trendy format, orange walls, candles, fireplace, wood and leather furniture calls you to an intimate space of great warmth and full of Latin rhythms that lets moonlight penetrate into the center of the ceiling.

Photo outside Goce Pagano
Photo by Cesar Pagano

For all the above reasons we can not fail to enjoy a space so full of history, rhythms and flavors like this, we can go to the diagonal 20-A # 0 – 82, in the town of Santa Fe near Las Aguas Transmilenio Station, Bogota, Colombia, attach yourself to the roots of salsa and request your most popular songs, it is sure that the Goce Pagano will pleasure you in that beautiful Latin evening.

If you want more information about the Goce Pagano club, click here in this links:

WebSite: https://www.elgocepagano.co/

Phone number (Whatsapp): +57 316 8710646

Facebook: @el.goce.pagano.bar

Azúcar Club Cubano – Brazil

Meet the “ Azúcar Club Cubano ” of Sao Paulo, Brazil:

Since the Salsa boom in the sixties, “60” invaded the ears of many Latinos and North Americans, later Europeans, Africans and Asians in restaurants, Academies, clubs, parties and events since they were the novelty of the moment and they had something that made his guests dance with seasoning and fun and for future talents (artists) a new style and / or musical genre.

Brazil is the largest country in South America and is one of the countries with the most energy and positivity. The good humor of its people and its constant party atmosphere make this Brazilian culture one of the pillars of world dance. Among the dances that exist in Brazil, the “Samba” stands out, which is danced during festivals and popular celebrations such as the Carnival, some of the most popular versions include “carioca”, “a baion”, “conga”, “mesemba”, “a batucado” and “carnivale”.

Outside of the carnival there is the Carimbó, Capoeira, Lundu, Baião and “Xote” (typical type of lining dance that is incredibly versatile and has several variations throughout the country, it is a dance that has a mixture of European and African influences, it also incorporates elements of salsa, mambo and rumba, depending on the region of Brazil).

Night Club
Azucar Club Cubano is open

Despite everything in Brazil other musical rhythms are also danced but in less quantity such as salsa and bachata in nightclubs and in Brazil there are a great variety of Latin academies, restaurants and clubs where you can enjoy pleasant music and if what You want to dance Merengue, Salsa and Cumbia, you can go visit the “Azúcar Club Cubano” which is a disco and nightclub that is located at Rua Dr. Mário Ferraz, 423 Itaim – Bibi, São Paulo, Brazil.

Which was inaugurated in August 2000; being the first Latin house in Sao Paulo at that time thanks to the Latin inspiration with its flirty and great Caribbean music. Currently it is recognized for being very cheerful and with excellent service where it had great successes and that until today it opens its doors to all people who like Latin rhythms, both music played by DJs and live music are also performed. events, concerts, festivities (birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations, among others).

Azucar Club Cubano working
In the Azucar Club Cubano

They also have a bar where the most requested alcoholic beverages are Rum and Tequila and among their cocktails are ” El Margarita “, ” El margarita con Tequila ” and ” Mojito “, the latter known as the best in all of Sao Paulo, Brazil; They also have a varied menu so that people can taste good food and the music that they are playing at that time.

The Club opens its doors to the public from Tuesday to Friday from 7:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and on Saturdays from 8:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m.) and there one can pay with any credit card or debit.

Cocktails
cocktails are “El Margarita”, “El margarita con Tequila” and “Mojito”,

For more information you can search through:

WebSite:

Facebook: @ azucarclubcubano

Instagram: @ azucarclubcubano

Correo: azucar@ azucar.com.br

Teléfono: +55  11 3074 3737

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