North America / USA / New York En el nombre de Salomé is a playwriting written by Marco Antonio Rodríguez and directed by José Zayas based on the fiction novel In the name of Salomé by Julia Álvarez, a history that presents the life of the patriotic … [Continue reading] about En el Nombre de Salomé. A Latin playwriting at Repertorio Español
North America / USA / New York Social dancing is one of my favorite things about the Latin dance world. There's something magical about going to any social, but especially one in New York City. As I step out of the elevator and into the social, New … [Continue reading] about How To Be A Successful Social Dancer
In June 1971 what we know today as the Zodiac Orchestra was organized in the town of Loíza. Its name came about due to the fact that in the early 1970's the Walter Mercado and the Zodiacal Signs program, which was broadcast on Channel 2 in Puerto … [Continue reading] about “Orquesta Zodiac” Its name came about due to the fact that in the early 70’s the ‘Walter Mercado’ program and the Zodiacal Signs were all the rage
Son de Nipe. A musical septet born in the municipality of Antilla, it burst into the cultural world with an album of the In Situ label of the Colibri Record Production Company. Antilla is the smallest municipality of the province of Holguin in Cuba … [Continue reading] about From Cuba El Septeto Son de Nipe come Abriendo Caminos (Opening Paths)
Double bassist and composer extraordinaire, Charlie Haden (Shenandoah, Iowa, August 6, 1937 - Los Angeles, California, July 11, 2014). Charlie Haden began his professional activity in 1959 with Ornette Coleman's quartet, a key figure in the history … [Continue reading] about Charlie Haden was an extraordinary double bassist and composer who was a key figure in the history of modern jazz.