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In Concert: Hacenoba Salsa & Jimmy Bosch In Saint-Étienne

They will be together in an exceptional concert at Le Fil this May 14th

Adiel Castillo (Musical Direction – Piano), Aymel Gómez (Voice), Wilbert Valera (Voice), Nadir Slimani (Bass), Miguel Río Puntilla (Bongo), Philippe Fougerouse (Timbales), Hamid Benabella (Art Direction – Congas), Guillaume Monier (Saxophone), Laurent Sedent (Trumpet), Romain Bourlhonne (Trombone)

The Hacenoba Salsa group and the world-renowned Trombonist Jimmy Bosch will present a unique salsa show in which lovers of this Latin rhythm will sing and dance from the first notes. This concert will be preceded by a Salsa lesson by the couple (Aurélie and Rémi) belonging to the Barrio Latino humanitarian association under the best salsa mixes of the DJ from the city of Callao (Peru), Oscar D Lyon.

This show will take place on the second Saturday of May at Le Fil, an artistic platform for contemporary independent music and cultural life developed in the city located in southeast France, Saint-Étienne. Its address is 20 bd Thiers 42000 Saint-Étienne, France, and the cost of pre-sale tickets is €20 and the Box Office €22.

The Cuban Salsa orchestra, Hacenoba, brings to this concert the essential rediscovery of the island’s music (Mambo, Salsa, Cha-Cha, and Timba) accompanied by brushstrokes inspired by internationally famous composers and artists of the genre such as Oscar D’ León, Héctor Lavoe, and others.

This ten-member band with its explosive music combines percussion with piano, saxophone, and bass for a frenetic and bewitching rhythm that has led them to participate in different festivals, cultural events, parties dedicated to Cuban music (or Latin music ), and private parties in the region.

Jimmy Bosch has collaborated with Rubén Blades, Ray Barretto, and Celia Cruz, among many others.

Likewise, the master Jimmy Bosch is acclaimed in more than 70 countries as an exceptional Latin music Trombonist, has 11 Grammy Awards, and more than 100 recordings in the Salsa and Latin Jazz genres. He also has a great career as an orchestra leader and is coveted by his audience due to his extraordinary performances on stage.

The creator of hits like Otra Oportunidad (1998), La Cacharra (1999) Qué Bonito es Soñar (2004), La Noticia (2004), El Avión de la Salsa (2004) y Ay Mamacita-Boogaloo (2018) among many others, also will be dictating a Masterclass for professional musicians where he will explain and demonstrate the variations in Salsa. The lessons will be oriented towards practice and active participation with the instrument during the clinic. This masterclass will be held on May 24^th -25^th at Kafésynk located at Øvingshotellet, Trondheimsveien 2, Bygg H, 0560 Oslo, Norway from 5 PM to 8 PM, and tickets cost NOK 1,600 approximately $174.26.

The trombone master has worked with FANIA All-stars, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Ray Barretto, Machito, Cachao, and many more. He has participated in Salsa conventions, Latin and Jazz music festivals around the world, as well as performed in clubs in Asia, Europe, America, and Oceania.

Jimmy Bosch’s record productions include Soneando Trombón (1998), Salsa Dura (1999), El Avión de la Salsa (2004) ,and A Millón (2009).

Oscar D Lyon was born in Callao, known as the capital of Salsa in Peru.

The perfect DJ for this magnificent evening at Le Fil will be Oscar D Lyon, who has more than 30 years of career in the music scene. He started in Lyon in the ‘90s, continued at Latino 1, and pursues his rise at Casa Latina for ten years. His likes and musical inclination from South America have made him stand out in the Latin environment of the region. Currently, Oscar D Lyon mixes the rhythms of Salsa and Bachata in various clubs in Saint-Étienne, such as Cabana Café, the Fox, and recently, Barrio Club.

From Peru and based in France we have Wálter Antonio Rebatta Hinostroza is a brand new and spectacular percussionist.

We are honored to present in this new release, one of the most outstanding figures of Latin music, representing the brother country of Peru, who has put the name of the musicians born in Inca lands very high in the world.

With you, directly from France, we have as a special guest Wálter Antonio Rebatta Hinostroza, a brand new and spectacular percussionist, who was born on September 14, 1973, in Bella Vista, Callao, Peru, being artistically known as “El Chato”.

Welcome Wálter to Salsa Escrita “La Columna Salsera de Barquisimeto, Venezuela”. It is a great pleasure to have you as a special guest in International Salsa Magazine, www.SalsaGoogle.com.

Thank you very much to you, my friend, Professor Carlos, for the invitation to your well read and recognized column and I take this opportunity to give a sincere greeting to all Venezuelans who are like my brothers.

How did you start in music? Well, teacher in my neighborhood called Ventanilla, in Peru, I grew up and since I was a child I breathed musical air, where at the age of 6 years old I was already playing “El Cajon”, traditional Peruvian Creole instrument, under the tutelage of my older brother Kike Rebatta, who took me later to learn other percussion instruments and prepare me with music theory, and then enter the music school of the renowned teacher Edelmi Chavez, and thus join the ranks of the most renowned orchestras in my country, such as: La Iniciativa, Orquesta la Grande, Banana Latin Jazz, among others.

Wálter, which international orchestras and artists have you accompanied? I have accompanied and worked with “Los Hermanos Colón” from Puerto Rico and among many groups, I have had the honor of being on stage with my Venezuelan brothers, Hildemaro “El Sonero del Amor”, with whom I have a great friendship, as well as with the master timbalero Alfredo Villamizar, from whom I have learned a lot and from whom I must thank through his column Salsa Escrita. “Chato”, you are currently based in the French city of Grenoble and we would like to know how is the salsa movement, especially in Europe. In fact, professor, in 1995, I came to Europe with the “Orquesta Salsa Perú” and I met Mr. Rodolfo Guerra, with whom a great friendship was born and I became part of the “Orquesta Sincopa Latina”, directed by him, being present in his productions: Salsa que te pasa, Demasiado corazón, Mi bachata, Puerto Rico, Todo, Escándalo, Mi silencio, Mi toque, Habla conmigo and Azafata. Wálter, I have heard that you have accompanied great salsa artists in their presentations, tell me who? I have had the honor of accompanying the late Tito Gómez, Willie González, Luisito Carrión and the great Venezuelan sonero Orlando José Castillo “Watussi”.

Also, let me tell you professor, that I have worked in the Italian television Media Set, in the very popular program “Notte Vola”, also in 2002, I participated in the Tour of the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, along with the orchestra of the prestigious world famous violinist Alfredo de La Fe.

Likewise, my friend Carlos, in 2004, I performed in numerous events with Latin jazz groups, among them “El Royal Cuba”, of the Cuban musician and singer Eduardo Céspedes.

In 2007, I participated in the prestigious and famous festival of San Remo with the singer Daniele Silvestri, with whom I have recorded in his productions. In 2009, I participated in the Italian tour “Terromotati Dil Abruzzo”, conducted by the famous singer Laura Pausini and later that same year I participated again in a tour in the United States for charity with Pausini again.

Excellent Wálter, and what can you tell us about the orchestra you are currently working with and what are your future projects? Professor Carlos, at present I am an official musician of the renowned orchestra “Mercadonegro” and in relation to my projects, is to form my own group and perhaps dabble in bachata, but without leaving aside the salsa, since living in Europe I have met many bachateros. And something very important, my friend Colmenárez, I am also working on the project of my Venezuelan compadre, the musician Edwin Sanz, whom I would like you to interview at some point.

Very good Wálter, congratulations for your career, what are your contacts on digital platforms? My Facebook is: Wálter Antonio Rebatta Hinostroza and my whatsapp: +41 77 5122633.

We want to wish you the best on behalf of Salsa Escrita “La Columna Salsera de Barquisimeto” and that you continue to put the name of Peru on high in all the stages of the world.

Thank you a thousand times, Professor Carlos Colmenárez, for taking me into account and thus make my career known and offer my greetings, thanks and respect to all the salseros of the world through International Salsa Magazine, www.SalsaGoogle.com and long live salsa, Peru and Venezuela, united forever…!

You will hallucinate with these 4 Salsa clubs in Spain

Barcelona is the second destination city with the major Salsero movement in the Iberian Peninsula

After the Spanish capital, Barcelona, Galicia, and Alicante are the main cities with the greatest salsa identity.

During the 90s this tropical rhythm began to be adopted in the territory and the first cities to put aside the prejudice toward Latin music were Madrid, Murcia, Cádiz, and Galicia, although Salsa was always heard in the Canary Islands but that is a story that we will tell later.

Currently, Barcelona is the second city with the most salsa movement and there are many options where you can enjoy an amazing dance experience in combination with tropical music and amplified energy. So, we will give you a guide to four clubs that have left their mark in Spain with Latin rhythms and which we assure you that you will love a lot.

Mojito Club

Mojito Club is 100% Salsa & Bachata on Thursdays and Sundays

If there is a place where you can go dancing Salsa and enjoy an unforgettable night out, that place is Mojito Club. Indeed, this club is a reference for Salsa in one of the fascinating cities in Spain with architectural landmarks and where more people like this Caribbean rhythm, Barcelona. On its dance floor, you can have a great time until dawn. Thursdays are from 11 PM with the usual Salsa and the most current Latin sounds with local DJs. Does it surprise you? Wait, there is still more to celebrate. On Fridays and Saturdays, they play the most international Latin music and on Sundays, it’s student day from 8 PM.

Mojito Club also has a dance school where they teach classes of Salsa and Bachata to start or improve. These lessons are entertaining, educational, and fun. Each course is 10 hours long and the lessons are from Monday to Friday. It’s not necessary to attend as a couple. Registration is free and costs € 29 per month.

The charm of Mojito Club https://mojitobcn.com/ is located at Rosellón Street, 217. 08008 Barcelona.

Sabor Cubano Sarrià

Luis Alberto Díaz “El Negri” plays the big hits of traditional Cuban music on salsa nights

It’s true Barcelona is almost the cradle of Salsa in this European country. Sabor Cubano Sarrià is one of the town’s Salsa clubs. This Night Club offers live music with the virtuous Cuban pianist, Luis Alberto Díaz “El Negri” also you can dance to the melodies of Cuban Salsa, International Salsa, Bachata, and urban rhythms with DJs. Here, you will find Salsa and Bachata teachers who give free lessons for beginners at 8 PM every Sunday with minimum consumption. Sabor Cubano Sarrià https://www.facebook.com/saborcubanoclub is one of the clubs where you can have fun with the two most widespread Latin dances in the world. It opens its doors from 7 PM to 12:30 AM and you can find it at Calle Marià Cubí 4. 08006 Barcelona.

Baby’Oh

Baby’Oh is a meeting point for lovers of Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba

Baby’Oh is another fantastic club to enjoy Salsa and is easy to locate in Alicante at Calle Sabadell, 16, 03203 Elx. It is characterized by having a large room to dance and slide with quick movements and turns. It has a terrace for smokers, V.I.P and Reserved areas, as well as Table Service. Additionally, Baby’Oh https://www.facebook.com/babyohelche/ offers monthly events, workshops (Saturdays), and live performances with stars and emerging Salsa and Bachata artists.

Salason

This cultural platform is designed with exceptional acoustics and cutting-edge technology.

The last stop in this guide with the four Salsa clubs in Spain with which we assure you that you will hallucinate is Salason. Of course, you will learn Cuban-style Salsa and Rueda Casino as well as traditional Bachata lessons with maximum fun, coordination of movements, and body language.

You can practice on Tuesdays in two groups: Students (intermediate level), the Salsa lessons start at 8 PM, and the Bachata group starts at 8:30 PM.

Thursdays are classes for beginners with two choice times: 8 PM and 9:30 PM.

Salason https://salason.es/ is a structured building with three independent rooms but complementary to each other and is located in the northwest of the country at Calle Lirio, 30 Cangas Do Morrazo, 36940, Galicia.

Izis La enfermera de La Salsa talks about her passion for music and nursing

This is our interesting conversation

Right now we are talking to Izis La Enfermera de La Salsa Good afternoon, Izis, how are you today?

I’m super happy and feel very blessed. I believe that being healthy is already a great blessing.

One of the things about you that has caught my attention the most is the name you chose. Why are you called Izis La Enfermera de La Salsa?

I have been a military nurse for the last 15 years. I mean, I’m a soldier in the United States Army. I work for the army as a nurse.

La Enfermera de La Salsa

So you use that name because of your first profession.

That’s correct. I loved the name because I believe that music has the power to cure, distract and heal. So, I think that mix was perfect. The fact remains that the name comes from my profession, but I also use music as part of the cure for my patients.

You come from a musical family. Evidently, that also influenced the path you took later on. What did you like most about the musical world while still a child?

I was born in Puerto Rico and my parents are Puerto Rican, but I moved out because my dad served in the army, so I followed in his footsteps. Indeed my family is musical and specialized in jíbaro music, which is very typical in Puerto Rico. I think this was the connection with my native island and my family, so to speak. When I listened to their songs, it inspired me to follow this path and, in particular, salsa was the genre with which I have made the strongest conection. My parents listen to a lot of salsa music and I fell in love with it. Since I was a child, I always wanted to be involved in these activities of dance and song.

Your first instrument was the flute. Do you play any other instruments?

I play a little bit of cuatro, which is the Puerto Rican string instrument, but I focus more on the flute and the vocal part. I used to play flute in classical music when I was in school, but I never thought I would use it in salsa. It’s the perfect combination.

How have you managed to combine your facets as a singer and a nurse?

That’s the question my family, friends and co-workers always ask me. My answer is that my profession requires 12 hours, but the advantage I have is that I don’t have to work every day. I take advantage of my spare time to pursue my other passion which is music; that’s why I always tell people that music is like my baby. Those who have children know that you have to make many sacrifices for them. That’s the same thing I do for music. Sometimes, it may happen that I don’t sleep or eat well, but I pour all that passion into music.

When asked how I combine both facets, I think I use my two passions to serve others. What feeds my heart and soul is to serve, so I serve my nation as a nurse and soldier. As a singer, I serve my community and anyone who listens to my music. That’s what fills me with energy.

Izis playing the flute

Salsa as a medicine

I recently interviewed Jérôme Martin, a Frenchman who runs an Internet site called La Salsa Es La Cura. When asked why he uses that name, he replied that salsa and music heal everything, whether it’s a physical or emotional pain, do you agree with that statement?

I totally agree. Karina, I began my career as a general nurse, but there came a point where I had the opportunity to specialize as a labor and delivery nurse. However, I felt I was missing something and that’s where I made the change for mental health. It is in this field that I have seen results related to music.

Although I was not a psychiatric nurse, I have had moments in which I have cared for patients with pills as I have mentioned in other interviews, but I felt they needed something more. When I started singing to them, I started noticing physical and mental changes. I remember a comatose patient who, when she came back, told me that all that she remembers was my voice. So, I myself have seen and experienced what music can do for your health.

Psycho-oncologist Argelia Melet states that the physical part won’t improve unless the mental part is well. In fact, she uses music in several of her therapies. It has much to do with what you are telling me.

That’s is absolutely true. If you don’t feed your body and your mental health, you are going to fail in many things.

Izis performing on stage

How was your musical activity during the pandemic?

As a soldier, at that time, the army had sent me to a town in the middle of the desert and that’s when I knew that I would not be able to have so much musical activity because I was far away from everything. I did events for the military community here and there, but all that is over because of Covid.

At that time, I started recording and connecting with other people through a virtual initiative called Corro Con Salsa with which people can listen to this genre from anywhere and at the same time. The point of the show is to exercise with music and that project combines everything I believe in, that is, the physical, mental health and music. That made me cheer myself up a bit, as I was a little sad not to see my audience. As artists, the audience is our fuel.

During the pandemic, I got connected to my musical roots, that is to say, my uncle, my aunt and my cousins. We join together to make a song together online, which I don’t believe we could have done without Covid due to our occupations.

Let’s talk about your new album and the genres in which it focuses on.

You know that my passion is salsa, but I sing anything. I usually record salsa, but I have also recorded several bachata songs and one or another merengue song. However, I am no longer focused on albums because the release of a full album is not like it was before. Now, what I’m doing is releasing one song at a time. I’m releasing a Madonna song in a salsa version called Like A Prayer. I have been releasing songs in English because I live in the United States, so if I want Americans to understand me and feel the same passion for salsa, we have to have something in common, that’s where the language comes into play.

Besides music and nursing, what other passions do you have?

I love to paint. I paint on hats, shirts and many other things. This passion for art is like an extension of my passion for music and my way of connecting with the public because, oftentimes, I perform on stage and then I go to my sales kiosk where I interact with my fans, sign autographs, paint hats, among other things.

Almost all of my designs are related to music. In fact, many important artists have used them such as Larry Harlow, La Sonora Ponceña, El Gran Combo, and so on. Almost all my designs include musical notes, maracas, drums, among other musical elements.

One of the hats where Izis has painted

Incredible conversation with Felipe Martínez about his career in the SF Bay Area

Here is the conversation

We are here with Felipe Martínez. He is a dance instructor, broadcaster and event organizer. Good afternoon, Mr. Martinez, how are you today?

Very good afternoon. Thank you very much for the invitation.

How did you start your way in the world of music? Did you do it in your native Colombia or there in the United States?

It officially started officially here in the United States, but Colombia also played an important role in this process. In my country, I played soccer and many of my football buddies came from the coast or north of Colombia. I am from the center of the country in Bogotá. When it was our turn to meet in the bus that would take us to our place of practice, each one of them carried a cassette tape to listen to salsa or music from the Colombian Caribbean. That is how I was gradually introduced into the world of music and got interested in salsa and Caribbean music, but I grew up listening to rock and pop.

Felipe Martínez in his studio

So, we can say that your taste in music started in Colombia, but you developed professionally in the United States, is that right?

That is correct. When I came to the United States, I started dancing professionally.

You started working as a dance instructor and then as a DJ when you arrived in the United States. Meaning that you had no experience in these things from your country, but you gained it in your new country of residence.

That is right. In the case of locution, I worked as a radio host for about three years in Colombia. I hosted a show with my friends while attending high school, but we were dedicated to rock because it was the genre I listened to the most. When I came to the United States in 1998, I started dancing, working with several dance companies, and studying for a while before I started teaching, so it did not happen immediately. I studied for about four years, and after that, I decided to teach. As for my work as a DJ, that almost happened immediately. In 1999, I started making music in a little club called Café Caracas in Berkley. It was by pure chance because the hired DJ didn’t show up, so the owner of the club asked me to play for a while to cover that space. I replied yes, so I started playing music that night and it all worked out. They proposed me to keep doing it permanently, I accepted and that’s how my career as a DJ began.

Luis Medina told me in his interview that he is sometimes forced to play music he doesn’t really like, but it’s what the public wants. Apart from salsa, what other genres do you play or mix?

Salsa is just a general term for all these rhythms we have. I usually mix salsa with bachata, merengue or cha cha chá. However, I don’t usually include reggaeton in my repertoire despite its popularity.

Felipe Martínez in his work as a DJ

How World Salsa Radio started

How did World Salsa Radio start? What drove you to found it?

Worldsalsaradio.com (www.worldsalsaradio.com) started as an adventure alongside a friend at another radio station. The main idea was to educate listeners about the history of records and what they include such as singers, artists, musicians, etcetera. These days, you buy an MP3, but all you can see is the name of the song and the picture, so you lose all the album information such as credits, recording place, among other details.

In my travels around the world, I have known many DJs, whom I contacted when this project started to get them to this station to do shows. Remember that the main objective was to educate the public, then, the guy with whom we started the station took a different path because we had artistic differences, so we decided to separate.

That’s how World Salsa Radio started. During the pandemic in 2020, I was here at home for about three or four months arranging everything. I invited two other friends from the Bay Area, one of them was DJ Orlando Felix, DJ Boricua, and Ivette Fuentes, DJ La Coqui. The three of us started shaping the idea of World Salsa Radio with the same goal of educating as in the beginning. I take care of all the technical part, invite DJs to play, teach them to use the software and tell them what to say. We are already 27 DJs from all over the world and, at the moment, DJ Boricua and I are the ones who run the station.

Indeed, you have DJs from the five continents. How did you manage to unite them all in the same project?

I think the idea that brings us together is the goal of educating the public that listens to us. We want to play great music, but we also want to educate people about what we play. This is something that attracks music collectors because all that information is being lost due to the digital age. I know many who are on World Salsa Radio in person, but I heard the rest of them by other means such as a Facebook Live or YouTube. I contact the ones I like, we exchange ideas and it is explained to them what they should do.

Cuban singer Omara Portuondo and Felipe Martínez

What have been the most noticeable differences in the team?

Each DJ has a different style. We all have a different style even though we are playing Afro-Latin music. Everything played here in California is very different from everything played in Lithuania. Although we all collect the same music, everyone plays it differently.

How dod the public receive World Salsa Radio?

At first, the audicence reception was very small. The first month, we had barely 300 listeners, but we have a very large group of listeners who stay tuned to us despite the time. There are about 100 listeners who are permanently connected with us. We started the project during the pandemic, which was very good for us because everyone was home. So, people who enjoy this music, dancers or musicians listened to our shows on a recurring basis. Two years later, there are already 16,000 people who tune us in every month.

There are many people supporting us without any profit motive because we do this for free. No one is paying us to move the project forward, so we are financed by donations. We also have great support on the advertising side, which has helped us grow.

World Salsa Radio is now ruled by Felipe Martínez

As a dancer and instructor, what do you think people are most passionate about in your classes? What rhythms do they enjoy the most?

As to how I teach, I use percussion much. Since I play the conga, I use this tool to give my classes. I try not to give so much importance to numbers. Many instructors use counting to teach their students, but I try to keep out of it and use percussion. For example, I use the clave and the tumbao.

I think this method works best. If you go to a club with an orchestra playing, the singer is not going to be counting on you to dance, he’s going to be focused on making his music and providing entertainment. For the same reason, you must learn to follow the music without counting.

What have you done to balance all your activities in music?

My activities are linked, but they are separated at the same time. My personal projects have nothing to do with World Salsa Radio. However, when an event invites several DJs from the station, the World Salsa Radio logo joins that production. However, I try to take things apart most of the time.

Your pages, social networks and links to financially support the station.

You can find all the information through worldsalsaeradio.com. In the main part, there is a button that says Donations, which takes you to the station’s PayPal account. People can donate whatever they want to help us, but nothing happens if they can’t. In that case, they can spread the word about the station. In that case, they can show what we do through their social networks and give us publicity.

Felipe Martínez does not combine his activities

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