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Europe / October 2024

CZECHIA	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
	La Macumba Štefánikova 230/7 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
FRANCE	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Canela Club Latino Paris 77 Rue du Faubourg du temple 75010 Paris, France	Cuba Compagnie Café 48 BD Beaumarchais 75011 Paris, France	Cubana Café 47 rue Vavin 75006 Paris, France
La Pachanga Officiel 8, rue vandamme 75014 Paris, France	La Peña Saint Germain 3 passage de la Petite Boucherie 75006 Paris, France	Le Balajo 9 rue de Lappe 75011 Paris, France
Pachamama PARIS 46 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine 75012 Paris, France	Salseroparis 9 Rue du Petit Pont, 75005 Paris, France
GERMANY	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Cascadas Ferdinandstr. 12 20095 Hamburg-Mitte, Germany	Havanna Berlin Hauptstr. 30 10827 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany	La Macumba – The Real Latin Club in Hamburgs Adenauerallee 3 20097 Hamburg, Germany
Latin Palace Changó Münchener Strasse 57 60329 Frankfurt, Germany	Soda Club Berlin Schönhauser Allee 36 10435 Berlin, Germany
MALTA	Barrio Latino Malta Ghar il Lembi Street SLM1562 Sliema Central Region, Malta
POLAND	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
	Teatro Cubano Warsaw ul. Aleksandra Fredry 6 00-097 /> Warsaw, Poland
SPAIN	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
ACM CitY Carrer Can Pallarès 2, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08290 Barcelona, Spain	Antilla Barcelona C/ d’Aragó, 141 08015 Barcelona, Spain	Azúcar SalsaDisco Calle de Atocha, 107 28012 Madrid, Spain
Cuba Live Ramón y cajal número 2 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain	Discoteca El Son C. de la Victoria, 6 28012 Madrid, Spain	Discoteca Prisma C. de Alcalá, 192 28028 Madrid, Spain
El Edén Boliviano Carrer Gremi de Tintorers, 49A 07009 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain	Mojito Club Rosselló, 217 08008 Barcelona, Spain	Morena Barcelona calle 11 num.29 08860 Castelldefels, Spain

Qué Chimba Av. del Vallès, 117 08223 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain	Sala Olvido C/ Olvido 15 28026 Madrid, Spain	Seven Dance (Dio Club) Carrer del Perill 10 08012 Barcelona, Spain
	The Host C/ Ferraz nº 38 28008 Madrid, Spain +34 918 05 36 48
UNITED KINGDOM	DIRECTORY OF NIGHTCLUBS
Bar Salsa Soho 96 Charing Cross Rd WC2H 0JG London, UK	Bar Salsa Temple Victoria Embankment, Temple WC2R 2PH London, UK	JUJU’s Bar & Stage Ely’s Yard 15 Hanbury Street E1 6QR London, UK
Revolucion de Cuba Leeds 64-68 Call Lane LS1 6DT Leeds, UK	The LightHouse Bar & Club 62 Rivington Street EC2A 3AY London, UK

EUROPE OCTOBER 2024 FESTIVALS by Karina Bernales
ALBANIA		Albania Kizomba Festival Oct 09 / 15 2024 Fafa Premium Hotel Golem, Albania 2504 € 88.09
BELGIUM		Omaloku Kizomba Congress Oct 31 / Nov 04 2024 Sportoase Philipssite Philipssite 6 Leuven, Belgium 3001 € 82.05
CYPRUS		Salsa Jam In Cyprus Oct 03 / 07 2024 The Olive Tree Hotel Inonu Caddesi Kyrenia, Cyprus 8099 € 70
CYPRUS		Vip Bachakizz Oct 17 / 21 2024 Concorde Luxury Resort Parsel 12 Bafra, Cyprus 99920 € 690
CZECHIA		Back 2 Mambo Prague Oct 17 / 21 2024 Empire Hall – Slovansky Dum Na Příkopě 22, Prague, Czech Republic,110 00 € 140
FRANCE		Toulouse Kizomba Festival Oct 11 / 13 2024 Le Bascala 12 Rue de la Briqueterie Bruguieres, France 31150 € 60
		KAMBA Kizomba Oct 25 / 28 2024 Relais Culturel Place Georges Pompidou Verrieres-en-Anjou, France 49480 € 50
		Global Tarraxo Paris Oct 31 / Nov 03 2024 Hotel Mercure 4 22 Av. de l’Europe Velizy, France 78140 € 50
		Diamond Bachata Oct 04 / 06 2024 Hôtel Logis Lyon Est 5 chemin du Pilon 01700 Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost, France € 80
GERMANY		Fiesta Latina XXL Oct 02 / 06 2024 The Atlantic Grand Hotel Travemünde Kaiserallee 2 Lubeck, Germany 23570
		Frankfurt Salsa Marathon Oct 03 / 07 2024 EDanceFever Frankfurter Strasse 121 Dreieich, Germany € 139
		Euro Sensual Festival Oct 11 / 13 2024 Hilton Dusseldorf Georg-Glock-Str. 20 Dusseldorf, Germany 40474 € 119
		Bachata Me Mucho Oct 11 / 13 2024 Circulo Dance Studio Rosenheimer Str. 139, Munich, Germany 81671 € 130
		DJ Got Us Oct 25 / 28 2024 Son Latino Tanzschule Gablonzer Str. 9 Karlsruhe, Germany 76185 € 81
		Bachata Explosion Oct 18 / 20 2024 Lakeside Night Club Wilkestraße 1 13507 Berlin Berlin, Germany € 75.99
		Bachata Zouk Royals Oct 25 / 27 2024 MAK Studios Kaiser Joseph Straße 268 Freiburg, Germany 79098 € 9
		Bachata Congress Oct 25 / 27 2024 Vereinshaus Scholastika LedererStr. 5 Munich, Germany € 115
GREECE		South Salsa Festival Oct 25 / 27 2024 Elite City Resort Navarinou 237 Kalamata, Greece 241 00 € 85
HUNGARY		Budapest Kizomba Connection Oct 24 / 28 2024 The Aquincum Hotel Árpád fejedelem útja 94 Budapest, Hungary 1036 € 120
HUNGARY		All Stars Festival Oct 31 / Nov 04 2024 The Aquincum Hotel Árpád fejedelem útja 94 Budapest, Hungary H-1036 € 85
ITALY	Promo	KiMa International Marche Oct 17 / 20 2024 Hotel Baia Flaminia & SPA Via Parigi, 8 Pesaro, Italy 61121 € 80
ITALY		Europe Bachata Festival Oct 24 / 28 2024 Tower Genova Airport Hotel & Conference Center Via Pionieri e Aviatori d’Italia, 44 Gonova, Italy 16154 € 99
LITHUANIA		Vilnius Bachata Festival Oct 11 / 14 2024 Vilniaus Lenkų Kultūros Namai Naugarduko gatvė 76 Vilnius, Lithuania 03202 € 90
POLAND		Cuban Festival Oct 04 / 06 2024 Airport Hotel Okecie Komitetu Obrony Robotników 24 Warsaw, Poland € 80
POLAND		Poland Dance Festival Oct 17 / 21 2024 Premier Kraków Hotel 33rd Degree Conference Krakow, Poland 31-323 € 66.95
SPAIN		On1 Salsa Festival Oct 04 / 06 2024 Hotel Isla de la Garena C. Galileo Galilei, 18 Madrid, Spain 28806 € 40
		Madrid Esencia Festival Oct 18 / 20 2024 Hotel Occidental Aranjuez Plaza de la Unesco, 2, Aranjuez Madrid, Spain 28300 € 60
		La Negra Oct 24 / 27 2024 Hotel AR Diamante Beach Spa Av. Juan Carlos I, 48, Calp Alicante, Spain 03710 € 109
		Afro Festival Oct 01 / 08 2024 Hotel MS Amaragua 23 Calle Nidos, Torremolinos Malaga, Spain 29620 € 102,56
		Azembora Oct 02 / 07 2024 Hotel Alua Tenerife C. Antonio Ruiz Alvarez, 7 Tenerife, Spain 38400 € 70
		Kizomba Open Festival Oct 24 / 28 2024 Hotel Occidental Aranjuez Pl. de la Unesco, 2 Madrid, Spain 28300 € 75
		KizomBachata Oct 24 / 27 2024 Barceló Punta Umbría Beach Resort Avenida del Decano s/n Punta Umbria, Spain,21100 € 60
		Kizomba Queen Festival Oct 31 / Nov 04 2024 Hotel Occidental Torremolinos Playa C. la Toja, 25, Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain 29620 € 115
TURKEY		Istanbul Social Dance Marathon Oct 09 / 14 2024 Elite World Grand İstanbul Küçükyalı Aydınevler, İnönü Cd. No:22 Istanbul, Turkey 34854 € 100
UNITED KINGDOM		DUKE Oct 18 / 21 2024 MidKent College Medway Campus, Medway Rd. Gillingham, United Kingdom ME7 1FN £ 80

Nicaraguan singer and guitarist Yelba Heaton in an exclusive interview

Yelba Heaton is a Nicaraguan-born bandleader, singer and guitarist whose strong musical heritage coming from her family has made her have close contact with music since before she could say her first words.

The artist based in The Woodlands, Texas has been kind enough to answer a few questions for us in order to know more about her musical beginnings, the creation of her band, her projects outside of music, among other topics.

Yelba posing for pics — Singer and guitarist Yelba Heaton posing for pictures with her instrument

Yelba’s musical family

For many generations, Yelba’s family had become very popular among her acquaintances for knowing how to carry a tune properly and having some guitarists and pianists in this melodic family tree.

In her case, as she grew older, she and her siblings saw their father constantly serenading their mother and playing romantic boleros on his guitar, so this instrument was a day to day affair for the children. This is how the couple’s children began to experiment with music both together and separately, which little by little sparked Yelba’s interest in this branch of the arts.

This interest reached such a point that both she and her sister Thelma began to compete in every talent show that was held at the school they attended, Yelba played the bandurria and Thelma played the guitar. Both of them were very good with each other on stage and their voices joined together in a very harmonious and pleasant way for the audience that heard them.

When she turned nine, she participated in the tv show ”Junior Patherns”, which was very popular in her country at that time. Already at that time, she showed her great skill as an performer and the way she would follow later on.

As she got older, she began to sing in the church she was attending at the time, but could not start her career formally until she became an adult after her divorce in the United States. This was a very stormy phase of life for Yelba, as she had recently separated from her husband and father of her five young children, leading her to suffer from depression and believe that her life was over. However, it was just beginning.

At the same church, she met another guitarist, who when saw the bad stuff that she had gone through, decided to invite her to participate in an open mic night at a nightclub, which Yelba did not even know what it was at the time. Although she confesses to being extremely intimidated by the great artists with whom she shared that night, it was an experience that she is grateful to have had, as it gave her the opportunity to put aside her sadness for one night and experiment with music like she had never done before.

After sitting down with her guitar and performing ”Besame mucho” to the audience that night, having heard those present applause and ask for more songs made her be truly happy and blissful. Immediately, she knew she wanted to experience that feeling again and again.

After her divorce, music brought Yelba back to life

Formal beginning of Yelba in music

That same night that Yelba performed at that venue, Jeremy Garcia, a flamenco guitarist accompanied her with his instrument and resulted in a beautiful combination of melodies that left all those present delighted, including the owner of the place, who proposed to both of them to make a paying gig for next Saturday, to which they replied ”of course”. That was how Yelba, Jeremy and bongo player Benny Rod (Yelba’s friend from church who joined later) started their paid musical careers as a trio.

Over time, the three artists caught the attention of critically acclaimed guitarist Mark Towns, who invited Yelba to sing with him at an event in Clear Lake and also gave him some copies of their CDs. Towns was a key piece in the formal creation of the band and the trust that she was gaining to sing in public.

Over the next few years, she was performing at larger and larger events and learning all she could about clave, song forms of various genres, stage presence and other important aspects of her nascent career.

Creation of Yelba Variety’s Band and Latin Fire

Although Yelba, Jeremy and Benny were already a trio, they still could not find a name that perfectly defined what they stood for, but that changed when one day they performed songs Yelba had learned to sing on her father’s knee when she was little. That night, everything went great and they received very positive feedback from the audience and the media who covered the concert.

As a result of this performance, a reporter from the Houston Chronicle wrote an article about the band in which he was very complimentary about their show and described what he saw that day as ”Latin fire”. The first line of the article said that: ”Latino fire is what I heard last night…”. Yelba liked this opinion so much that she decided to baptize her band as ”Latin Fire”.

Such was the impact this report had on her career that the Nicaraguan still keeps a copy of it and can be found on her website to this day. This was undoubtedly a very important event for her and her band mates.

Yelba and her husband — Yelba next to her husband and part of her band Roy Heaton

Yelba as a wedding planner and motivational speaker

Just like Yelba performs very well in music, she has also found time to work as a wedding planner, a hobby for which she found out she is talented. The artist has assisted numerous marriages with minimum budget, but with her help, she was able to achieve great things with very little money. This is how she has made engaged couples ask for her help and she is always happy to collaborate with them.

Another area in which she works on very well is motivational speaking. She found out she had a talent for this while doing her master’s degree in finance and learned to move in the corporate world, which gave her the necessary experience to address an audience properly. In addition, her career as an artist requires her to sing, play and dance in front of crowds, which also gives her the confidence she needs to speak to all kinds of audiences at a given time.

Without a doubt, Yelba Heaton is a multifaceted Latina who leaves our culture on high and we are proud to have had her in this edition of International Salsa Magazine.

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

Here we have Brazilian bandleader and composer Paula Maya

Today we have an exclusive that makes us very happy, since it is a talented artist from a country we had never talked about in this section: Brazil. We are talking about none other than the award-winning bandleader, composer, pianist, keyboardist and singer Paula Maya, with whom we had the privilege to talk by Zoom.

Paula has a very interesting background, since she was born in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, the birthplace of the world famous bossa nova genre and the popular composer, pianist and singer Carlos Antonio ”Tom” Jobim. It is clar that this had much to do with artistic inclinations that the woman would show later in her life.

Under her belt, she has several nominations and awards she received thanks to her talent and effort of so many years as her nomination to the Focus Web News Brazilian International Press Awards in the category of Best Brazilian Musician living in the US, her nomination to the Austin Chronicle Music Awards in the category of Top Ten World Music Bands, Winner of the Seattle Weekly Awards in the category of Best Brazilian Composer, her nomination to the Seattle Hot Rocks TV Show Music Awards in the category of Best Female Singer, among others.

Here are the most important topics we touched with lovely Paula about her life and career.

Singer Paula Maya — Brazilian bandleader, composer, pianist, keyboardist and singer Paula Maya

Paula’s early interest in music

Paula first developed an interest in music when she was only four years old or even younger, as she had musical toys such as pianos or keyboards she used to play with all the time. To this it is added that her mother always listened to classical music, which she already found beautiful back then.

What is interest about his direct family is the fact that there were no musicians in it. In fact, her father was a lawyer and her mother was a dancer and yoga instructor, but a cousin of hers was a bandleader, composer and music teacher who traveled to the United States and developed quite a big reputation at the time, so he became an example for Paula, who would end up following in his footsteps in the future.

When she turned 10 years old, she began taking piano lessons, which was her first formal experience with music. Since then, she has continued to learn about a lot of instruments and areas related to this art, which she assures that it is so rich and diverse that you never stop learning new things.

Paula’s mentors in music

Paula has been very fortunate to be mentored by some of the most talented musical celebrities in Brazil and one of them was producer and percussionist Teo Lima, with whom she has continued to work on her latest album to the present. Paula met this Brazilian legend in Seattle, where she lived for 17 years, and music led them to form a great friendship that has lasted until today.

They had wanted to make an album together for many years and it has finally happened, which was a dream for Paula, as she grew up listening to his greatest hits and dreamed about one day meeting him. Not only did she meet him, but also she became his friend and worked with him.

Another name we can leave out is guitarist Baden Powell, whom Paula met in her early twenties and describes him as someone who supported her a great deal in her career and even came to her shows to watch her sing.

Another artist who was important in her training was Luizihno Eça, who was one of the greatest exponents of bossa nova at the time and a great reference for all musicians who wanted to follow in his footsteps.

Paula at ONE-2-ONE BAR — Paula Maya performing at ONE-2-ONE BAR in Austin, Texas

Music theory and the Brazilian Conservatory of Music

Paula comments that, before entering the Brazilian Conservatory of Music, she had an excellent teacher who was a concert pianist of name Luis Magalhães, who taught her the best piano techniques that she uses today in her performances, meaning that she was admitted to the hous of studies with a solid foundation of knowledge that helped her a lot.

In addition to that, music theory has been very useful for Paula at the time of teaching her classes, since she is a music teacher and thinks that all this knowledge is fundamental for an artist’s education, since music is very logical and occasionally you must look for quick answers to certain situations that certainly require studying and academic training.

She also told us that she usually uses music theory when composing because of the theoretical part, but not always.

Paula as a bandleader, pianist, keyboardist and singer

When we asked Paula how she has developed and performed in all these areas of music, she laughs and says that this is just the beginning, as she is also in charge of producing, composing, recording her albums, running the business part, making booking arrangements, among other things. ”That’s the life of a musician nowadays, especially when you don’t have a machinery behind you to back you up” Paula said on this topic.

This means that, apart from all the musical knowledge Paula has, she also takes care of all the details regarding her work, but they do not have to do with her profession directly. She does not have a large team of assistants to back her up, so she manages everything related to her career herself.

Since there are so many things she should do, she has a calendar in which she arranges the day and time to do every activity and always follows it to the letter. The artist says that the hardest thing about this is finding the time to be inspired and compose, since so many occupations, sometimes, do not let her clear her mind. However, she has learned to take full advantage of those few spaces.

Paula playing the keyboard — Paula Maya playing the keyboard at Barton Creek Farmers Market in Austin, Texas

Paula’s role as a Grammy Award voting member

For some time, Paula was a Grammy Awards voting member in its version in English and Spanish, so we could not very well not ask her about this important issue.

She told us that, although it is true that she is no longer part of the committee responsible for voting, social networks and these new forms of communication have made things much easier, since judges and committee members have groups on Facebook, WhatsApp and other platforms where they can conduct the necessary discussions.

In her particular case, what she considered when the time comes to vote for a nominee was talent and how much she liked a type of performance, but all member had their own particular approach to choosing a specific artist.

Something that Paula definitely did not like was that the majority of votes to an artist did not necessarily reward talent, but rather the popularity of the moment and promotion. She thinks this is not entirely fair, since talent, music skills and preparation do not always go hand in hand with popularity, but she is also aware that the ”game” is as well and she had to adapt to it.

Paula Maya & Bosa Nova Plus

Paula says laughing that everybody in Seattle expected her to play bossa nova because she was Brazilian, but she refused to do so. Eventually, she ended up doing exactly what the public expected and started playing bossa nova when she moved to Austin, Texas.

The fact that this Texan city has so many residents and musicians from Brazilian descent living in Austin has been an advantage for this genre to continue to become more popular and this niche to develop more and more. This led her to meet the musicians who have accompanied her in the band, who also came from playing bossa nova and other genres during their respective careers.

Cajiao, says he always had a taste for good music: the tangos and ballads of the 50s and 60s

Danilo Cajiao was born on February 9, 1969 in Cali Colombia son of Marina Munevar and Antonio Cajiao family with three siblings Walter, Patricia and Raul.

From my father I inherited the musical taste for Afro Antillean rhythms, we listened at home to the Sonora Matancera, Benny More, Arsenio, Daniel Santos and many more.

There was always a taste for good music: the tangos and ballads of the 50s and 60s.

When I was a student I participated in several music festivals at school and I was part of several dance and Andean music groups.

I always liked salsa and my favorite artist of the genre will always be Angel Canales.

After the appearance of the program “YO ME LLAMO” in Colombia I was motivated to start the process to achieve the perfect imitation of Angel Canales.

I began my presentations in small salsa bars with a dance floor and I did about 4 songs of Diferente, as I went along the character was being perfected and the public and the owners of the bars were asking for something more.

I then created “the Orchestra SON DE LA 8″ in 2013 with the purpose of making the accompaniment and mount all the music of the different Angel Canales.

The market was opening and the support of the salseros was very large, We have had much acceptance in the salsero environment in Colombia.

Participating in major events locally, nationally and internationally:

Leyendas Vivas De la Salsa in Medellin Colombia,

Salsa al Parque Cali, Salsa al Parque Bogotá, Homenaje a la Salsa, Tributo a los salseros and Noche Blanca.

I have alternated and shared stages with several national and international artists and orchestras.

Orquesta Brodway, Orquesta Colon, Nelson y sus Estrellas, Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Henry Fiol, Adalberto Santiago, Luisito Carrión, Papo Cocote, Cano Estremera, Moncho Santana, Orquesta Zodiac, Luigui Texidor, Frankie Vásquez, Tony Molina, Orlando Marín, Orquesta la Inmensidad and Orquesta la 33.

Danilo Cajiao, says there has always been a taste for good music, the tangos and ballads of the 50s and 60s.

International presentations:

Guayaquil Ecuador and Caracas Venezuela.

Endorsed and supported by the family of ANGEL CANALES and by him I have taken my tribute to the most recognized places and salsa clubs in Colombia.

Apart from accompanying the Diferente Angel Canales with the orchestra Son de la 8 we have made our own music always keeping the line of heavy salsa and with good taste.

Angel Luis Canales “El Diferente”.

There were nine record productions by Angel Canales between 1975 and 1987, twelve productive years.

By 1970 Angel Luis Canales had put his voice on an album by African-American pianist Mark Dimond, and five years later Dimond’s orchestra was renamed “Angel Canales y Sabor”.

The immense musical freedom of Ángel Luis Canales Canales has much to do with the determining influence exerted on him by Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera and the irreverence of the Combo de Cortijo as a whole.

The difference was that those two masons did not have enough money to support their ideas economically (discographically speaking) while Canales had enough because of the money he earned from his profession as a jeweler and diamond cutter.

That’s why he didn’t lower his head to anyone, that’s why he didn’t give in to any advantageous record contracts and made his own record label, that’s why he never paid or bribed radio producers, and he dressed the way he wanted.

That’s why the conservative salseros kept a CIA-like eye on him. And Canales revolutionized everything in his path: from his clothing to his vocal and orchestral arrangements, his presentations and his choice of repertoire.

By 1970 Angel Luis Canales had put his voice on a record by the Afro-American pianist Mark Dimond, and five years later Dimond’s orchestra was renamed “Angel Canales y Sabor”, and with it he would make a mark like few others in the world of salsa, from his total independence, to the freedom for the musicians, his revolutionary shaved head, and a wardrobe that had nothing to do with the salseros, in addition to his voice, repertoire and arrangements. Ángel Canales recorded in 1979 the album “El sentimiento del latino en Nueva York”, and an exquisite version of “Dos Gardenias”, by Cuban composer Isolina Carrillo.

“El sentimiento del latino en Nueva York” was a clarinada similar to “Imágenes Latinas”, the song by Argentine Bernardo Palombo presented a year earlier by Conjunto Libre, in terms of its contents of denunciation and clamor for justice. “Es el sonido que el americano oye/ y no entiende” (It’s the sound that the American hears/ and doesn’t understand).

Musical childhood

Ángel Luis Canales was born on June 29, 1950 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, son of Ángel Luis Canales and Ana Ilda Canales.

At the age of 8 he was already in New York with his parents, who liked to listen to romantic music and also to Cortijo y su Combo.

The Puerto Rican country song was also among his favorites; it was the jíbara song of his people. In time Canales would indicate that Cortijo and Ismael were determining influences in his musical and social journey.

Much has been said that his current retirement is due to Parkinson’s disease, but Ángel Luis Canales is there, he attends private invitations of his friends and remains in the battle line of salsa and life. He is currently 73 years old.

In those years and in school he was more inclined to practical workshops than books and that is why he went to work, recommended by one of his teachers in a jewelry store where from being a messenger he would learn all the secrets of the art of cutting, polishing and mounting diamonds. He became a professional, solvent, and with an extraordinary clinical eye that would serve him a lot later.

Vista larga, his new friends did not speak Spanish, his native language, but fortunately Angel Luis had peers of his generation, and Latinos like the Lebron brothers and Willie Colon himself.

He also took a long view of his internship in the U.S. Army and later assimilated the new trends that emerged in the music being made in New York.

He started out firmly, as we have already mentioned, with pianist Mark Dimond (Markolino), who had been linked to Willie Colón. With Mark he added his voice to some of the songs on the album “Brujería” and later, with the departure of the pianist, the orchestra was renamed “Ángel Canales y Sabor”.

With this band he would record “Sabor” in 1975 and other albums until “El Sentimiento del latino en Nueva York” in 1979.

Two years before the recording of this album, in 1977 Angel Canales made his first visit to a Latin American country, Panama, and the reception he received was such that he would later write a song dedicated to that country.

The same happened during his visit to Venezuela on November 13 and 14, 1981, which became a musical commotion of great proportions at the Poliedro de Caracas.

Likewise in Colombia and Peru he felt the devotion of the public of those nations. Perhaps he did not know the scope of his work and the projection he already had.

Angel Canales "El Diferente" receiving Danilo Cajiao's production "Mi Perdicion" year 2020. — Angel Canales “El Diferente” receiving Danilo Cajiao’s production “Mi Perdicion” year 2020.

Much has been said that his current retirement is due to Parkinson’s disease, but Angel Luis Canales is there, he attends private invitations of his friends and remains in the battle line of salsa and life. He is currently 73 years old.

Source: TeleSurTv

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