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Europe / June 2024

FRANCE	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Salsabor Paris 31 rue Chapon 75003 Paris, France +33 1 42 71 61 61	Salseroparis 9 Rue du Petit Pont, 75005 Paris, France +33 6 50 16 74 76	La Peña Saint Germain 3 passage de la Petite Boucherie 75006 Paris, France +33 1 46 33 19 89
Cubana Café 47 rue Vavin 75006 Paris, France +33 1 40 46 80 81	Canela Club Latino Paris 77 Rue du Faubourg du temple 75010 Paris, France +33 6 46 78 28 35	Le Balajo 9 rue de Lappe 75011 Paris, France +33 01 47 00 07 87
La Pachanga Officiel 8, rue vandamme 75014 Paris, France +33 1 40 47 63 69	Pachamama PARIS 46 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine 75012 Paris, France +33 1 55 78 10 00	Cuba Compagnie Café 48 BD Beaumarchais 75011 Paris, France +33 1 48 06 07 11
	O’Sullivans Backstage By The Mill 92 Boulevard de Clichy 75018 Paris, France +33 1 53 09 08 49
GERMANY	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Clärchens Ballhaus Auguststraße 24 10117 Berlin, Germany +49 30 555785440	Havanna Berlin Hauptstr. 30 10827 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany +49 30 78899655	Soda Club Berlin Schönhauser Allee 36 10435 Berlin, Germany +49 30 44056071
Zapatissimo Dance School Kolonnenstrasse 29 10829 Berlin, Germany +49 176 20470772	Brotfabrik Frankfurt Bachmannstr. 2-4 60488 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 24790800	Latin Palace Changó Münchener Strasse 57 60329 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 27220807
	Cascadas Ferdinandstr. 12 20095 Hamburg-Mitte, Germany +49 69 27220807
SPAIN	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
ACM CitY Carrer Can Pallarès 2, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08290 Barcelona, Spain +34 675 30 26 64	Antilla Barcelona C/ d’Aragó, 141 08015 Barcelona, Spain +34 610 90 05 58	Mojito Club Rosselló, 217 08008 Barcelona, Spain +34 654 20 10 06
Morena Barcelona calle 11 num.29 08860 Castelldefels, Spain +34 691 46 57 72	¡Qué Chimba! Av. del Vallès, 117 08223 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain	Seven Dance (Dio Club) Carrer del Perill 10 08012 Barcelona, Spain +34 934 51 61 18
Azúcar SalsaDisco Calle de Atocha, 107 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 639 64 29 06	Discoteca El Son C. de la Victoria, 6 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 671 05 67 91	Discoteca Prisma C. de Alcalá, 192 28028 Madrid, Spain +34 638 92 16 98
Sala Olvido C/ Olvido 15 28026 Madrid, Spain +34 619 22 29 19	The Host C/ Ferraz nº 38 28008 Madrid, Spain +34 918 05 36 48	Cuba Live Ramón y cajal número 2 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain +34 618 86 78 20
	El Edén Boliviano Carrer Gremi de Tintorers, 49A 07009 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain +34 676 64 68 26
UNITED KINGDOM	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Rosies Birmingham 259-262 Broad St B1 2HF Birmingham, UK +44 121 632 4936	Revolucion de Cuba Leeds 64-68 Call Lane LS1 6DT Leeds, UK +44 113 350 6556	All Stars Salsa Fridays 122 Oakleigh Road North N20 9EZ London, UK +44 7956 941172
Bar Salsa Soho 96 Charing Cross Rd WC2H 0JG London, UK +44 20 7379 3277	Bar Salsa Temple Victoria Embankment, Temple WC2R 2PH London, UK +44 20 7395 3690	Earl’s Court Salsa & Bachata Club St Philips Church, Upper Grand Hall, Earls Court Road W86QH Earl’s Court, UK +44 7831 715368
JUJU’s Bar & Stage Ely’s Yard 15 Hanbury Street E1 6QR London, UK +44 020 7770 6109	The LightHouse Bar & Club 62 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 20 3325 9745	Wimbledon Salsa & Bachata Club Drake House, 44 ST George Road EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 7831 715368

Promo Aquae Flaviae 2024

JUNE 2024 FESTIVALS by Karina Bernales
BULGARIA		Sunny Bachata Jun 24 / Jul 01 2024 Grand Hotel Pomorie – Medical Spa 5 Prof. Stoyanov St Pomorie, Bulgaria 8200 € 120
CROATIA		Croatian Summer Salsa Festival Jun 10 / 16 2024 Resort Villas Rubin Villas Rubin Rovinj, Croatia 52210 € 185
FRANCE		Kizomba Gala Challenge Jun 06 / 10 2024 The Career 2 bis, Rue du Souvenir Français Saint Herblain, France 44800 € 71,79
		Camargue Bachata Zouk Jun 21 / 23 2024 Hotel Les chambres de la Tour Avenue d’Aigues-mortes Saint-Laurent-d’Aigouze, France 30220 € 85
		Annecy Bachata Lake Festival Jun / Jul 01 2024 Pré du Lac – Ternélia 209 impasse des Champs fleuris Saint-Jorioz, France € 89
		Only Salsa Jun 07 / 09 2024 Hotel Robert Vergnaud Village Hall Rue des Ecoles Rivedoux-Plage, France 17940 € 179
GERMANY		Adicto: Berlin Bachata Festival Jun 21 / 23 2024 Atelier Gardens Oberlandstraße 26-35 Berlin, Germany € 79.00
LITHUANIA		Kaunas Bachata Festival Jun 06 / 09 2024 BLC – Business Leaders Centre K. Donelaicio st. 60 Kaunas, Lithuania 44243 € 120
NETHERLANDS		Kizzvenlo Kizomba Congress Jun 20 / 23 2024 Horster Fabriek Venrayseweg 116, Horst Netherlands 5961 AJ €70.00 + 1.00 fee
PORTUGAL		Estrutura Kizomba Summer Jun 06 / 09 2024 Hotel Casino Chaves Lugar do Extremo – Vale de Anta Chaves, Portugal 5400-001 € 70
		Aquae Flaviae International Congress Jun 14 / 16 2024 Hotel Premium Chaves-Aquae Flaviae Praça Brasil Chaves, Portugal 5400-123 € 75
		Kizombada Jun 07 / 10 2024 Jazzy Dance Studios R. Alm. Barroso 52ª Lisbon, Portugal 1000-013 € 72.50 + € 2.99 booking fee
SPAIN		BLO Dance Festival Jun 07 / 09 2024 Hotel Servigroup Koral Beach Passeig Marítim del Mediterrani, 43 Orpesa Castelló, Spain 12594 € 60
		Latin Dance Summer Edition Jun 07 / 09 2024 Evenia Olympic Resort Semyora de Rossell 35 Lloret de Mar, Spain 17310 € 89
		Urban Bachata Festival Jun 14 / 16 2024 Hotel Occidental Aranjuez Plaza de la Unesco 2 Aranjuez, Spain 28300 € 90
		Splash Kizomba Festival Jun 20 / 23 2024 Hotel Gandia Palace C/ Rioja 41-43 Gandia, Spain 46730 € 45
SWEDEN		Sweden Summer Kiz Jun 06 / 09 2024 Dance Studio Sveavägen 128 Stockholm, Sweden 113 50
UNITED KINGDOM		Ginga Boo UK Kizz Festival Jun 07 / 09 2024 Cornerstones Church 300 Saxon Gate, Milton Keynes United Kingdom,MK9 2ES £ 77

Unstoppable Hollywood Salsa Fest focuses on the importance of Salsa

In the midst of the release of the single in which she collaborated with Edwin “El Calvito” Reyes ‘Dos pa’ lante’, on April 13, 2024; Melina Almodovar performed at the most important salsa festival in South Florida in the U.S. Melina also serves as an entrepreneur, along with her partner Cristina Moinelo, for the past nine years.

“La muñeca de la salsa”, Melina Almodóvar

Each year, the Hollywood Salsa Fest focuses on the importance of salsa music, recognizing that Afro-Latin music fuses us into a culture that draws from diverse roots. This year’s festival – sponsored by the city in a public-private partnership with various businesses – was held at the Artspark at Young Circle.

As masters of ceremony, the festival featured the winning team of “Meca” from Salseo Radio and “El Cacique” from Zeta 93 FM, Puerto Rico’s leading salsa radio station. On the decks was DJ “Boricua loco” with a tremendous selection of salsa, in addition to coordinating from his musical corner the dance exhibitions by the salsa dancers of YC Dance Studios.

The first orchestra in charge of starting the concert, Latin All Stars, counted with the vocal and scenic mastery of Marlon Mendioroz, Yorman Clay, Adrián Marchant, Yomil Rivas and Frank Cróquer, backed by a musical team that did not fall short of the expectations of those who waited patiently for the stage to light up with good salsa. Latin All Stars was followed by “Juano, tu cantante” from Cali, Colombia. The team of musicians of the orchestra with the second shift shined accompanying who for 16 years was part of Orquesta Guayacán.

The trumpet player also performed in the mid-afternoon block, preceding the arrival of the Hollywood Salsa Fest Orchestra in a segment in which they accompanied Hilda Naranjo from Cuba, Fabián Rosales from Chile and Joey Hernández from Puerto Rico.

At around 6:00 p.m., it was the turn of the Cuban sound known as timba, with the Julio Montalvo Orchestra and Miami’s Huracán. Once the hurricane winds that accompanied Julio Montalvo ceased, tribute was paid to the late Venezuelan percussionist Robert Vilera thanks to the staging of Vilera Son. The tribute to Vilera’s legacy featured the talents of Los Gaitanes from Panama, Avelino Romero from Venezuela, El Mola and Braidsman from Cuba, as well as Robert Vilera’s first singer, Felix Argenis.

“La muñeca de la salsa”, Melina Almodovar, was backed by Luigi Flores from Costa Rica on piano and musical direction, Johnny Fortunato from Dominican Republic on bass, Pablo Molina from Venezuela on timbales, Juan Pablo Camacho from Venezuela on tumbadoras, Carlos Molina from Venezuela on bongo, Carlos Perez from Cuba on first trombone, Ramon Benitez from Colombia on second trombone, Carlos Frank from Cuba on first trumpet and Julian Cifuentes from Colombia on second trumpet.

On backing vocals, Melina was backed by: Joe Arroyo from Puerto Rico and Freddy Lugo from Cuba. Melina gave us a first class show. As part of Melina’s performance, “El Calvito Reyes” joined her for the first time to perform the recently released single ‘Dos pa`lante’ as a live duet.

During the afternoon, the festival took place under a beautiful blue sky that kept the crowd’s enthusiasm positive. During the night, the clear Floridian skies kept the attendees dancing at full steam. Of course, to that end, the aforementioned talents kept the stage in salsa.

The festival closed with the always remembered for the classic ‘De barrio obrero a la 15’, Chamaco Rivera, who with a stellar salsa career to his credit, not only kept the audience engrossed in his impeccable staging, but also introduced us to his guest artist, his son: Christian Ray.

Melina contó con el respaldo vocal de Joe Arroyo de Puerto Rico y Freddy Lugo de Cuba

Christian delighted us with his repertoire shortly before inviting us to listen to his recently released CD entitled El legado continúa. To bid farewell to the musical day, which lasted nearly ten hours, the grand finale invited the group of singers who had paraded on stage during the day and part of the night to come in and jam with the “papa de los pollitos” (father of the chicks).

We are waiting to enjoy the next ‘Hollywood Salsa Fest’, for which the businesswomen in charge promise to throw the house out of the window. Melina and Cristina have delivered nine festivals in a row. So see you in April 2025 to dance in the tenth edition of the same.

Also Read: A party of dancers at the concert to celebrate Willie Rosario’s 100th birthday

Europe / May 2024

FRANCE	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Salsabor Paris 31 rue Chapon 75003 Paris, France +33 1 42 71 61 61	Salseroparis 9 Rue du Petit Pont, 75005 Paris, France +33 6 50 16 74 76	La Peña Saint Germain 3 passage de la Petite Boucherie 75006 Paris, France +33 1 46 33 19 89
Cubana Café 47 rue Vavin 75006 Paris, France +33 1 40 46 80 81	Canela Club Latino Paris 77 Rue du Faubourg du temple 75010 Paris, France +33 6 46 78 28 35	Le Balajo 9 rue de Lappe 75011 Paris, France +33 01 47 00 07 87
La Pachanga Officiel 8, rue vandamme 75014 Paris, France +33 1 40 47 63 69	Pachamama PARIS 46 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine 75012 Paris, France +33 1 55 78 10 00	Cuba Compagnie Café 48 BD Beaumarchais 75011 Paris, France +33 1 48 06 07 11
	O’Sullivans Backstage By The Mill 92 Boulevard de Clichy 75018 Paris, France +33 1 53 09 08 49
GERMANY	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Clärchens Ballhaus Auguststraße 24 10117 Berlin, Germany +49 30 555785440	Havanna Berlin Hauptstr. 30 10827 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany +49 30 78899655	Soda Club Berlin Schönhauser Allee 36 10435 Berlin, Germany +49 30 44056071
Zapatissimo Dance School Kolonnenstrasse 29 10829 Berlin, Germany +49 176 20470772	Brotfabrik Frankfurt Bachmannstr. 2-4 60488 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 24790800	Latin Palace Changó Münchener Strasse 57 60329 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 27220807
	Cascadas Ferdinandstr. 12 20095 Hamburg-Mitte, Germany +49 69 27220807
SPAIN	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS

ACM CitY Carrer Can Pallarès 2, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08290 Barcelona, Spain +34 675 30 26 64	Antilla Barcelona C/ d’Aragó, 141 08015 Barcelona, Spain +34 610 90 05 58	Mojito Club Rosselló, 217 08008 Barcelona, Spain +34 654 20 10 06
Morena Barcelona calle 11 num.29 08860 Castelldefels, Spain +34 691 46 57 72	¡Qué Chimba! Av. del Vallès, 117 08223 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain	Seven Dance (Dio Club) Carrer del Perill 10 08012 Barcelona, Spain +34 934 51 61 18
Azúcar SalsaDisco Calle de Atocha, 107 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 639 64 29 06	Discoteca El Son C. de la Victoria, 6 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 671 05 67 91	Discoteca Prisma C. de Alcalá, 192 28028 Madrid, Spain +34 638 92 16 98
Sala Olvido C/ Olvido 15 28026 Madrid, Spain +34 619 22 29 19	The Host C/ Ferraz nº 38 28008 Madrid, Spain +34 918 05 36 48	Cuba Live Ramón y cajal número 2 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain +34 618 86 78 20
	El Edén Boliviano Carrer Gremi de Tintorers, 49A 07009 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain +34 676 64 68 26
UNITED KINGDOM	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS

Rosies Birmingham 259-262 Broad St B1 2HF Birmingham, UK +44 121 632 4936	Revolucion de Cuba Leeds 64-68 Call Lane LS1 6DT Leeds, UK +44 113 350 6556	All Stars Salsa Fridays 122 Oakleigh Road North N20 9EZ London, UK +44 7956 941172
Bar Salsa Soho 96 Charing Cross Rd WC2H 0JG London, UK +44 20 7379 3277	Bar Salsa Temple Victoria Embankment, Temple WC2R 2PH London, UK +44 20 7395 3690	Earl’s Court Salsa & Bachata Club St Philips Church, Upper Grand Hall, Earls Court Road W86QH Earl’s Court, UK +44 7831 715368
JUJU’s Bar & Stage Ely’s Yard 15 Hanbury Street E1 6QR London, UK +44 020 7770 6109	The LightHouse Bar & Club 62 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 20 3325 9745	Wimbledon Salsa & Bachata Club Drake House, 44 ST George Road EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 7831 715368
MAY 2024 FESTIVALS by Karina Bernales
ALBANIA		Albania Afrolatin Festival May 08 / 13 2024 Grand Blue Fafa Resort Rruga Kompleksit Golem, Albania 1000 € 82.90
AUSTRIA		Grazy Salsa & Bachata Festival May 24 / 26 2024 Die Tanzvilla am Geidorfplatz Albrechtgasse 1 Graz, Austria 8010 € 119
BELGIUM		10 Dance Delirium Salsa Festival May 24 / 26 2024 Doxtudio Dance Studio Dok-Noord 7/107 Ghent, Belgium 9000 € 82.05
BULGARIA		Paradise Salsa Holiday May 22 / 27 2024 Kotva Hotel 8240 Sunny Beach Sunny Beach, Bulgaria € 89
CZECHIA		Prague Salsa Marathon May 08 / 13 2024 Romantic Grotta Havlíčkovy Sady Prague, Czech Republic 12000 € 200
		Prague Bachata Marathon May 16 / 20 2024 Romantic Vineyard Gazebo Havlíčkovy sady Prague, Czech Republic 120 00 € 128
		Prague Kizomba Marathon May 23 / 27 2024 Na Marjánce Ballroom Belohorska 35/262 Prague, Czech Republic 169 00 € 138
DENMARK		Baila Siempre Salsa Weekend May 09 / 12 2024 Baila Siempre Dance Studio Kometvej 4 Horsens, Denmark 8700 Kr 1.000
		Copenhagen Salsa Festival May 10 / 12 2024Kedelhallen Nyelandsvej 75 Frederiksberg , Denmark 2000DKK 1.000
		Aarhus Dance Festival May 16 / 19 2024 Studenterhus Aarhus Nordre Ringgade 3 Aarhus, Denmark 8000 DKK 599
ESTONIA		Tallinn Bachata Festival May 24 / 27 2024 Bachata Studio Tallinn Kopli 25 Tallinn, Estonia 10412 € 119
FRANCE		Agen Kizomba May 17 / 20 2024 Mairie Espace Culturel François Mitterrand Avenue François Mitterrand Boe, France 4755 € 70
		KAWA – Kizomba Afro Week-End May 17 / 20 2024 Les jardins de l’Anjou 9 Chem. de Vaujou Mauges-sur-Loire, France 49620 € 60
		Bordeaux Kizomba & Salsa Congress May 31 / Jun 02 2024 Mercure Bordeaux Aeroport Hotel 1 avenue Charles Lindbergh Merignac, France 33700 € 59.90
GERMANY		Salsafestival Augsburg May 03 / 05 2024 Park Theater Hotel Klausenberg 6 Augsburg, Germany 86199 € 89
		Pure Bachata Summer Festival May 03 / 05 2024 Tanzschule Tanzraum Dance Studio Salierring 33 Cologne, Germany 50677 € 100
		Ritmo Dance Festival May 17 / 19 2024 Kesselhaus & Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei) Schönhauser Allee 36 Berlin, Germany 10435 €159
		RITMO Berlin festival May 17 / 19 2024 Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei Knaackstraße 97 Berlin, Germany 10435 € 199
		KizombaInvasion May 17 / 20 2024 Tanzschule Piet & Müller Convention Centre Oscar-Walcker-Straße 32-34 Ludwigsburg, Germany 71636 € 100
		DJ Got Us Fallin in love May 24 / 26 2024 V8 Hotel the Original / Motorworld Region Stuttgart Charles-Lindbergh-Platz 1 Boblingen, Germany 71034 € 70
		Cologne Salsa Congress May 24 / 26 2024Bürgerhaus Hürth Convention Centre Friedrich-Ebert-Strase 40 Hurth, Germany 50354€129
GREECE		Salsa Spring Festival May 16 / 19 2024 Club Hotel Casino Loutraki Hotel Posidonos 48 Loutraki, Greece 203 00 € 95
ITALY		Salsa on Tour International Salsa Festival May 09 / 12 2024 Garden Toscana Resort Via dei Cavalleggeri 1 San Vincenzo, Italy 57027 € 100
		Salsa on the Beach May 10 / 12 2024 Hotel Bibione Palace Via Taigete, 20 Bibione, Italy 30028 € 295
		Sicily Latin Festival May 23 / 26 2024 Hotel Fontane Bianche Beach Club Viale dei Lidi, 519, Fontane Bianche Syracuse, Italy 96100 € 100
LITHUANIA		Vilnius Salsa Festival May 16 / 20 2024 The House Of Polish Culture Naugarduko str. 76 Vilnius, Lithuania € 112.66
NETHERLANDS		SADH 11 Year Anniversary! May 11 2024 Concert – en Congresgebouw de Doelen Schouwburgplein 50 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3012 CL € 24
NETHERLANDS		KizzLab Festival May 16 / 19 2024 Het Forum Conference Center Elmpterweg 50 Roermond, Netherlands 6042 KL € 71
NORWAY		Nordic Salsa & Bachata Experience May 03 / 05 2024 Samfunnssalen Event & Konferanse Arbeidersamfunnets plass 1 Oslo, Norway 0181 NOK 1,190
POLAND		Cracow Bachata Experience May 17 / 19 2024 LOFToDANCE Lukasz Ras Kamienna 2-4 Cracow, Poland 30-001 € 65
		May Tango Festival May 23 / 26 2024 Zabrze Amic, Uhlica Karola Miarki, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
		3 City Social May 30 / Jun 02 2024 SoSalsa Solidarity of Salsa Elektryków 1 Gdansk, Poland 80-863 Zł 399
PORTUGAL		Kizomba Open Summer Festival May 22 / 27 2024 Salgados Palace Hotel Herdade dos Salgados Albufeira, Portugal 8200-424 € 80
		Porto Santo Latin Week May 26 / Jun 02 2024 Vila Baleira Resort Sitio do Cabeço da Ponta Porto Santo, Portugal 9400-909
		Danças do Mundo na Zona Oeste May 31 / Jun 02 2024 Centro de Atividades Sociaisda Praia Azul Rua da Varandinha, Praia Azul Silveira, Portugal 2560-411 € 40
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO		Neighborhood LAF Varijanta Bachata Salsa Kizomba May 01 / 05 2024 Dom omladine Beograda Makedonska 22 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 11000 € 60
SPAIN		Esencia Paradise Dance Congress May 02 / 05 2024 Gran Casino Costa Brava Av. Vila de Tossa, 27-43, Lloret de Mar Barcelona, Spain 17310 € 70
		Vamos A Bailar International Congress May 08 / 12 2024 Evenia Olympic Resort Semyora de rossell 35 Lloret de Mar, Spain 17310 € 413
		Bachata Spain May 09 / 12 2024 Barceló Punta Umbría Beach Resort Av. del Decano, s/n Punta Umbria, Spain 21100 € 99
		A lo Dominican Festival Barcelona May 15 / 19 2024 Hotel Guitart Gold Central Park Aqua Resort Constantí Ribalaigua, 7 Lloret de Mar, Spain 17310 € 110
		Valencia Baila 2024 May 24 / 26 2024 Hotel & Spa Peñíscola Plaza Suites Avinguda del Papa Luna, 156 Peniscola, Spain 12598 € 50
		Barcelona Temptation Festival May 28 / Jun 03 2024 Hotel Evenia Olympic Park Semyora de Rossell 35 Lloret de Mar, Spain 17310 € 90
		eSencia Bilbao Festival 2024 May 31 / Jun 02 2024 Hotel Occidental Bilbao Zumalacárregui Etorbidea, 40 Bilbao Vizcaya, Spain 48006 € 89
		Estilos Unidos Dance Festival May 31 / Jun 02 2024 Servigroup La Zenia Hotel Urbanización, P.º del Mar, 4, La Zenia Alicante, Spain 03189 € 55
SWITZERLAND		Family Swiss Bachata Festival May 17 / 20 2024 Salle Des Quais Dance Studio Chem. du Lac 43 Grandson, Switzerland 1422 CHF 119,00
SWITZERLAND		Kianda Festival Switzerland May 24 / 26 2024 Bungalow Dance Studio Alfred-Aebi-Strasse 71 Biel, Switzerland 2503 € 90
UNITED KINGDOM		Mambo City 5 Star Congress May 03 / 06 2024 Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel 140, Bath Rd, Hayes Middlesex, United Kingdom UB3 5AW £ 103.82

Europe / April 2024

FRANCE	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Salsabor Paris 31 rue Chapon 75003 Paris, France +33 1 42 71 61 61	Salseroparis 9 Rue du Petit Pont, 75005 Paris, France +33 6 50 16 74 76	La Peña Saint Germain 3 passage de la Petite Boucherie 75006 Paris, France +33 1 46 33 19 89
Cubana Café 47 rue Vavin 75006 Paris, France +33 1 40 46 80 81	Canela Club Latino Paris 77 Rue du Faubourg du temple 75010 Paris, France +33 6 46 78 28 35	Le Balajo 9 rue de Lappe 75011 Paris, France +33 01 47 00 07 87
La Pachanga Officiel 8, rue vandamme 75014 Paris, France +33 1 40 47 63 69	Pachamama PARIS 46 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine 75012 Paris, France +33 1 55 78 10 00	Cuba Compagnie Café 48 BD Beaumarchais 75011 Paris, France +33 1 48 06 07 11
	O’Sullivans Backstage By The Mill 92 Boulevard de Clichy 75018 Paris, France +33 1 53 09 08 49
GERMANY	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Clärchens Ballhaus Auguststraße 24 10117 Berlin, Germany +49 30 555785440	Havanna Berlin Hauptstr. 30 10827 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany +49 30 78899655	Soda Club Berlin Schönhauser Allee 36 10435 Berlin, Germany +49 30 44056071
Zapatissimo Dance School Kolonnenstrasse 29 10829 Berlin, Germany +49 176 20470772	Brotfabrik Frankfurt Bachmannstr. 2-4 60488 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 24790800	Latin Palace Changó Münchener Strasse 57 60329 Frankfurt, Germany +49 69 27220807
	Cascadas Ferdinandstr. 12 20095 Hamburg-Mitte, Germany +49 69 27220807
SPAIN	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS

ACM CitY Carrer Can Pallarès 2, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08290 Barcelona, Spain +34 675 30 26 64	Antilla Barcelona C/ d’Aragó, 141 08015 Barcelona, Spain +34 610 90 05 58	Mojito Club Rosselló, 217 08008 Barcelona, Spain +34 654 20 10 06
Morena Barcelona calle 11 num.29 08860 Castelldefels, Spain +34 691 46 57 72	¡Qué Chimba! Av. del Vallès, 117 08223 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain	Seven Dance (Dio Club) Carrer del Perill 10 08012 Barcelona, Spain +34 934 51 61 18
Azúcar SalsaDisco Calle de Atocha, 107 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 639 64 29 06	Discoteca El Son C. de la Victoria, 6 28012 Madrid, Spain +34 671 05 67 91	Discoteca Prisma C. de Alcalá, 192 28028 Madrid, Spain +34 638 92 16 98
Sala Olvido C/ Olvido 15 28026 Madrid, Spain +34 619 22 29 19	The Host C/ Ferraz nº 38 28008 Madrid, Spain +34 918 05 36 48	Cuba Live Ramón y cajal número 2 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain +34 618 86 78 20
	El Edén Boliviano Carrer Gremi de Tintorers, 49A 07009 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain +34 676 64 68 26
UNITED KINGDOM	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS

Rosies Birmingham 259-262 Broad St B1 2HF Birmingham, UK +44 121 632 4936	Revolucion de Cuba Leeds 64-68 Call Lane LS1 6DT Leeds, UK +44 113 350 6556	All Stars Salsa Fridays 122 Oakleigh Road North N20 9EZ London, UK +44 7956 941172
Bar Salsa Soho 96 Charing Cross Rd WC2H 0JG London, UK +44 20 7379 3277	Bar Salsa Temple Victoria Embankment, Temple WC2R 2PH London, UK +44 20 7395 3690	Earl’s Court Salsa & Bachata Club St Philips Church, Upper Grand Hall, Earls Court Road W86QH Earl’s Court, UK +44 7831 715368
JUJU’s Bar & Stage Ely’s Yard 15 Hanbury Street E1 6QR London, UK +44 020 7770 6109	The LightHouse Bar & Club 62 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 20 3325 9745	Wimbledon Salsa & Bachata Club Drake House, 44 ST George Road EC2A 3AY London, UK +44 7831 715368
APRIL 2024 FESTIVALS by Karina Bernales
BULGARIA		World Stars Salsa Festival Apr 26 / 30, 2024 Maritim Hotel Paradise Blue Albena Main Street, Albena Resort Dobrich, Bulgaria 9620
BELGIUM		Kizz Me BachAmore Congress Apr 12 / 14, 2024 WCCM – Wallonia Conference Center Av. Mélina Mercouri 9 Mons, Belgium 7000
FRANCE		Paris International Salsa Congress Apr 02 / 08, 2024 Hotel Hyatt Regency Paris Etoiles 3, Place du Général Koenig Paris, France 75017
FRANCE		L’immersion – Afro Latin Dance Cruise Apr 20 / 24, 2024 Costa Pacific Cruise Departing from Marseille, France
HUNGARY		PAW Dancing With The Pros Apr 12 / 14, 2024 Hotel Annabella Balatonfüred, Deák Ferenc u. 25 Balatonfured, Hungary 8230
GREECE		AloCubano Festival Apr 25 / 28, 2024 Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows Marathon Beach Marathonas, Greece 190 07
LUXEMBOURG		Luxembourg International Kizomba Festival Apr 25 / 29, 2024 LuxExpo 10 circuit de la Foire Internationale Kirchberg, Luxembourg L-1347
SPAIN		Rosas International Congress April 4 / 7, 2024 Hotel Isla de la Garena C. Galileo Galilei, 18, Alcala de Henares Madrid, Spain 28806
		Salsa Spain World Congress Apr 12 / 14, 2024 Hotel Occidental Aranjuez Pl. de la Unesco, 2 Madrid, Spain 28300
		Hot Tropical Dance Málaga Apr 12 / 15, 2024 Hotel IPV Palace & Spa Autovía A7 Km. 207 Malaga, Spain 29640
		Corazon y Mezcla Festival Apr 15 / 21, 2024 Don Angel Hotels Carrer del Pla de la Torre, 14 Santa Susanna, Spain, 08398
		Barcelona ZOUK WORLD Congress Apr 26 / 29, 2024 Hotel Don Angel Carrer del pla de la torre 14, Santa Susanna Barcelona, Spain 08398
UNITED KINGDOM		The Zouk Lounge – London Edition Apr 12 / 15, 2024 UKDC Dance Studio 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ London, United Kingdom

Julio Vilchez and his orchestra conquer Miami

Peru continues to give us something to talk about thanks to all the salsa talent coming out that country in recent years and today we had the opportunity to talk with one of them, which is the producer, composer and singer Julio Vilchez.

After we communicated with Vilchez via email and WhatsApp to schedule an interview, we have managed to have a great conversation in which we knew a little more about the artist’s beginnings in this fascinating world that is music.

This is Peruvian producer, composer and singer Julio Vilchez

Childhood and musical roots in the Vilchez family

It is not surprising that Vilchez took that parth of life considering that his father, Juan José Vilchez Sanchez, was a talented actor, comedian and professional dancer who carried music in the blood and ran some of the most famous salsa clubs in the city of Lima, which served as a stage for important national and international groups and singers of all genres.

Having referred with admiration to his father because of all that he achieved in life thanks to music, he assured that music definitely ran through the veins of his family and had always been a very important part of his childhood and youth.

Seeing all this, the years were not many when Vilchez became interested in musical instruments such as maracas, the bongo bell and the güiro, which led him to participate in groups such as Raíces, La Fragua and Soy Calidad.

Salsa and other genres

A large majority of Peruvian artists whom we had the honor to interview have typically ventured in Peruvian Creole music before getting involved in salsa, but not Vilchez. In fact, he pointed out to us that his country was heavily influenced by Cuba musically speaking and there used to be a time when groups from the island visited Peru such as La Sonora Matancera and Los Compadres. Peru also received influence from Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico, although to a lesser extent.

The artist also remembers that, at home, he and his family always used to listen to Venezuelan singers and orchestras such as La Dimensión Latina, Oscar D’ León, Luisito Quintero, Nati Y Su Orquesta, among others. In the case of Puerto Rico, of course Vilchez and his family used to listen to La Fania All Stars.

Vilchez was part of Raíces, La Fragua and Soy Calidad — Julio Vilchez was part of groups such as Raíces, La Fragua and Soy Calidad

Formal beginnings of Julio Vilchez in music

In the neighborhood Vilchez and his family lived in, the singer made friends with other local boys and met up with them to sing in a completely amateur way. In addition to that, he liked to participate in school talent shows, in which he delighted the crowd performing songs from Oscar D’León, Rubén Blades and Willie Colón.

After attaining the age of 17, he began working alongside his father in the business of running clubs, which gave him the opportunity to spend time with the members of the orchestra La Progresiva del Callao, who performed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in one of those places.

Since Vilchez loved to dance and the orchestra focused a lot on its choreographies, the young man identified himself a lot with the group and began to learn the steps the singers performed on stage. One day, the boys saw him dancing and invited him to sing with them in one of their shows, in which he danced very well, but he did not sing in the best way. For this reason, he got the opportunity to stay permanently in the orchestra, but only as a dancer for the moment.

Over time, he was grabbing experience on stage and getting over stage fright until he managed to keep up with the rest of his orchestra fellows with the passing of days.

Julio Vilchez with Cano Estremera — Julio Vilchez with Puerto Rican salsa singer Cano Estremera

Vilchez’s time in Venezuela

Vilchez made friends with a group of Venezuelan musicians who accompanied Oscar D’ León in one of his concerts and invited him to travel with them to Venezuela because they wanted him to be part of the sextet they were going to create, which was meant to perform at a tavern in Caracas.

Seeing that things were going well in Venezuela at that time, Vílchez decided to accept the invitation and immigrate to the South American country to try his luck. Once there, he spent a lot of time alone because the boys from the sextet traveled a lot, something which took advantage to get to know other groups, one of them being La Selecta de Cúa. One day, Vilchez was walking down the street and heard this orchestra rehearsing, but it needed a singer. That is when Vilchez proposed himself as an option, was admitted and worked for about two years in this orchestra.

Although he did well in Venezuela, he ended up returning to his native country because he missed his homeland and his father could not get used to having him away, so he packed suitcases and decided to return.

Cover of the album Tributo al Caballero by Julio Vilchez

Life in the United States

One of the songs he released in 1995 led him to make a video clip, which started to become very popular on music channels and shows, giving him the recognition Vilchez aimed for so long.

Since things were not going as he expected on his solo career, he joined the Orquesta La Novel to continue working on music for the next two years. Although his name was not as well known as Vilchez needed it to be, his song was still sounding loud internationally for quite some time, which led him to receive a proposal to perform eight shows with his orchestra in the United States in 2000.

When Vilchez and the rest of the musicians traveled to Miami, about nine members of the orchestra received proposals to stay in the country and decided to accept. It was there where the artist gathered his courage and says to himself ”I’m staying too”. That was over 24 years ago now.

At that point, the Peruvian had to look for other musicians to replace the others in order to finish the concert tour they had scheduled. It was then when he contacted José Alberto ”El Canario” through a Peruvian colleague of his to use his band for the remainder of the tour and so he did. Vilchez did two or three shows with this band and stayed in Miami from 2001 to 2004.

Given the lack of musical proposals, he spent a few years in New York, but returned to Miami some time later to work both with music and with a business sector linked to gastronomy, since living only from music is complicated. In addition to that, his children live in Miami and he wanted to spend more time with them, so this was also a powerful reason to return.

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The trumpet player also performed in the mid-afternoon block, preceding the arrival of the Hollywood Salsa Fest Orchestra in a segment in which they accompanied Hilda Naranjo from Cuba, Fabián Rosales from Chile and Joey Hernández from Puerto Rico.

The festival closed with the always remembered for the classic ‘De barrio obrero a la 15’, Chamaco Rivera, who with a stellar salsa career to his credit, not only kept the audience engrossed in his impeccable staging, but also introduced us to his guest artist, his son: Christian Ray.

We are waiting to enjoy the next ‘Hollywood Salsa Fest’, for which the businesswomen in charge promise to throw the house out of the window. Melina and Cristina have delivered nine festivals in a row. So see you in April 2025 to dance in the tenth edition of the same.

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