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Creator of Salsa Vida Takeshi Young graced us with his presence in International Salsa Magazine
In International Salsa Magazine, we have always tried to cover all types of Latin music artists, including producers, arrangers, composers, singers, musicians, dancers, and club owners. However, it is also important to talk to other platforms that promote Latin music as we do, so we contacted the creator of the website Salsa Vida, Takeshi Young, to learn a little more about this online media site and everything it has to offer the public.
Takeshi’s relationship with Latin music
In view of the trouble digital marketing specialist, dance teacher, and competitor Takeshi Young went to create a site like Salsa Vida, we obviously had to ask what relationship he had with Latin music. He replied that he loves to dance and has been doing so for about 19 years. His attendance at various salsa events led him to create a calendar for the San Francisco Bay Area, where he currently resides.
The acceptance he had led him to include much more content like articles, events, guides, and much more. The main goal was to show salsa lovers all the places they could go to enjoy this genre, but over time, Salsa Vida was turning into a sort of online newspaper that provided information on many other things related to the same topic, especially dance academies. For its operation, it uses tools like WordPress, iTools, and Chat GPT as an information bank to his writings, most of which are of his authorship.
He used the name “Salsa Vida” because of the lifestyle that he associated with salsa, which he considered to be unifying, nourishing, and joyful.
Greatest challenges in creating Salsa Vida
One of the most annoying parts about creating Salsa Vida was the calendar, as Takeshi always had to keep an eye on updates, date changes, and event cancellations. Fortunately, he always received information from many of the organizers, who told him when there were any changes in their schedules.
Salsa Vida’s most important goal today
Takeshi pointed out that, at present, Salsa Vida’s most important goal is to teach and promote salsa around the world, which has led him to write all kinds of articles in which he seeks to educate his community on all kinds of topics related to Latin music, such as “what is pachanga” or “what is cha cha chá.” With this, he wants those interested in learning about dancing or knowing more about this rich world to have a starting point from the theoretical part.
In addition to that, the website still maintains the calendar to help salsa lovers find events related to their passion near their homes.
Contacts obtained to date
Takeshi claims to have so many contacts with a lot of bands, especially in the Bay Area, which has helped him keep on growing his website. However, the people he interacts with most in this environment are dancers and instructors who give him a lot of information about their work with their academies and students.
Moreover, his work has also helped him gain invites and press passes to all kinds of events and concerts in both San Francisco and the rest of California, allowing him to cover them and bring the latest updates to his loyal readers.
Goals with Salsa Vida for the coming months
As for Takeshi and Salsa Vida’s goals for the coming months, the creative young man keeps searching for and publishing events from around the world for his readers to see, as well as highlighting the importance of expanding and publishing even more countries in his calendar so that many more salsa fans from other latitudes can use Salsa Vida to find what they want.
Today, the Salsa Vida calendar has events in about 80 countries, but Takeshi says it is not enough and wants to expand much more to other locations. He also wants to add more languages to make visitors to his page feel more comfortable, and new sections such as “Dancepedia” that would come to be a kind of Wikipedia, but focused on dance.
And if that were not enough, he wants to design an app through which those interested can use the same functions of the site in a much more comfortable and interactive way from any mobile device.
Takeshi’s other occupations
As well as handling Salsa Vida, Takeshi is also a digital marketing specialist and teaches salsa at San Jose State University twice a week.
Importantly, he has a BA in philosophy and a BS in software engineering, both from the aforementioned university. During those years, he was also a member of his class’s salsa and mambo clubs.
Read also: Haitian bandleader and musician Mac Gregore Brunis fulfills his dream in Montreal
Paris will party with Le Salsa Club Party – 18th September
Europe / France / Paris
Paris, the city of lights, is known for being a cosmopolitan city. Every month there is a special night where Latin music lovers and musicians have the chance to enjoy a new experience full of good music and dance lessons. LeSalsaClub’Party is the exclusive event where amazing DJ’s and artists of France offer an amazing show of Latin music.
This event is one of the biggest salsa party of Paris. It’s now taking place in the 13th district. This evening is dedicated to salsa dancers. You will meet teachers, international artists and especially on1/on2 social dancers. The atmosphere is non-elitist and open to all.
The party is on September 18, and we promise you’ll have a great time because of the performance of the amazing DJ SER-J, the ambassador of salsa in Paris. His passion for music has always been a no-brainer, but it is with the salsa that she became ubiquitous. His collection grew quickly from CDs to vinyl. “A new way to listen to, greater harmonic richness, but especially the opportunity to get my hand on yet never digitized albums and therefore very little known.”
The party will be in 10-18 Rue Des Terres Au Curé 75013 Paris
For more information and prices, check the website: http://www.djser-j.com/ You can’t miss the night of your life! Soundcloud DJ Ser- J https://soundcloud.com/djser-j
Dominican bandleader and singer Papo Ross is triumphing in Montreal
Canada continues to give us something to talk about when it comes to Latin music, and our daring guest is firm proof of this. Dominican bandleader and singer Jorge “Papo” Ross has given us the great honor of talking about his interesting career both in his native country and Montreal, where he currently resides and moves forward with his musical projects.
Papo’s beginnings in the Dominican Republic
Papo’s musical beginnings were in his hometown of San Pedro de Macorís by playing instruments made of tin or wicker that he and his friends themselves created so they could play, which led him to learn to play percussion, albeit in a very crude manner. Among the first instruments he played were the guiro, the tambora, and the conga.
Seeing his interest in music, his late brother, who was a saxophonist and led a band at the time, took him along to play with him so he could learn the trade through practice. However, the young man did not want to stop there and also began creating his own bands, such as Grupo Enriquillo, in which he and the rest of the members used homemade instruments and a marimba, which doubled as the bass.
He also played with La Moderna de San Pedro, with which he served as the musical director during rehearsals and earned two percent of the orchestra’s contracts. In addition, he founded the group Sui Generis, played with the late merengue musician July Mateo “Rasputín,” and, before leaving the country, played with the recently deceased Rubby Pérez in the 1990s.
Academic training prior to his trip to Canada
After having played with several orchestras, Papo realized that, while it is true that he had gained some experience and knowledge, it was not enough and he needed to train more. That is why he was admitted to study at the Escuela de Música Patria Logroño at the elementary level and the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Santo Domingo.
At the academy, he learned spoken and sung solfeggio and took some saxophone lessons there in the same place. As for the conservatory, he studied percussion, but did not finish his training in this area, as he was also studying law at the Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macorís. Then when the time came for him to choose one or the other, he obviously opted against university, although he did not get to exercise this career either because he missed a few semesters to complete it.
Moving to Canada
Before arriving in Canada, Papo had already traveled to other places such as Puerto Rico and New York as part of his work and had the opportunity to live there for a few seasons, but the Orquesta Tambora invited him to go to Canada to lead the group, which the artist accepted.
Although it was the best decision, it certainly was not easy, as he had to deal with language barriers and the process of adapting to a music scene completely different from that of his native country.
The latter and the fact that he belonged to a minority like the Latino community, limited him a lot at first, but he says he keeps no regrets about his decisions and does not complaint about what he has already accomplished.
Papo Ross & Orquesta Pambiche
In 1992, he finally decided to break through his own and create his own orchestra, Papo Ross & Orquesta Pambiche, thanks to all the skills he had developed so far. After having learned to lead an orchestra, compose, arrange, and sing, he felt more than ready to carry out his own project consisting of 13 members, including two trumpeters, a trombonist, two saxophonists, a percussionist, and three singers, among others. None of the original group remain, and Papo practically does not use the big band, but a slightly smaller format called Papo Ross Meren Latin Jazz Approach.
This band offers its services for private parties and drinks receptions, where Papo sometimes sings with a minus-one and even includes dancers in his shows.
Together with his orchestra, he has played at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on a few occasions, but they have also played in several other cities like Toronto, Regina, Saskatchewan, Victoria, Saint Pierre, Saint John, and many more. He has also collaborated with several other groups and musicians such as Pablo Ramos and the group Calipso.
Outside of Canada, they have played in various places in the United States such as Detroit, Wellington, and Vermont.
Read also: Colombian dancer and instructor Camila Cepeda takes salsa caleña to Canada
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2017 in San Francisco
North America / USA / San Francisco
2017 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBG Festival) proudly announces the lineup for its:
17th Season, which continues its tradition of bringing entertainment to downtown in San Francisco. May 7 – Oct 29, 2017, 760 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103
To kick off the new season, the Grammy-winning Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + VNote Ensemble will open the Festival on Sunday, May 7, the first of this year’s 100 admission-free events. The very popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie also will be present with the best artists. YGB Festival offers you free music, theater, circus, dance, poetry, and children’s programs with artists from the Bay Area and around the world.
Named one of the Best Urban Green Spaces in North America by USA Today, Yerba Buena Gardens is a world-renowned cultural destination for Bay Area residents, families, workers, and tourists alike. Yerba Buena Gardens is located between Mission Street and Howard Street and 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown San Francisco. Visit www.ybgfestival.org or call (415) 543-1718 for more information and complete 17th Season schedule.
Yerba Buena Festival’s exciting 17th Season promises an exceptional array of talent to please all audiences.
YBG Festival Executive/Artistic Director Linda Lucero says, “Everyone needs the spiritual sustenance, inspiration, and communal experience that only live performance offers. This summer, you’ll find your joy at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival!”
The Grammy-award winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), led by pianist, composer, and director Arturo O’Farrill, kicks off the Festival on Sunday, May 7 at 1:00pm. The ALJO brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Twelve years of critically acclaimed performances internationally have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Frank “Machito” Grillo, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers.
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + VNote Ensemble
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival includes the very popular Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie dance series, the family-friendly Children’s Series, Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake, and Thursday Lunchtime Concerts. Each and every week and weekend, the Festival has curated a lineup of musicians, dancers, poets, and actors from around the world including the Bay Area’s Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble on May 13, Brass Convergence II: Protest Brass on May 20, Richard Howell & Sudden Changes on May 27, NEA Heritage Fellows Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney with Flambeau on June 3, Festival-commissioned YBG ChoreoFest, a three-day site-
specific dance festival featuring 9 contemporary dance companies on June 9–11, NYC’s own M.A.K.U. Soundsystem on June 17, Circus Bella on June 23–24, AXIS Dance Company’s The Garden Project on July 1–2, Festival-commissioned Theatre Rhinoceros’ Lear! on July 7–9, Ensemble Mik Nawooj‘s premiere of Death Become Love on July 15, San Francisco Mime Troupe on July 23, SF Uke Jam Summer Uke-splosion! with Ukulenny and Cynthia Lin on July 29, Daymé Arocena + Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble on August 19, Paula West on August 26, Kugelplex with special guest Linda Tillery on September 2, Alsarah & the Nubatones on September 9, and Brooklyn Raga Massive with Classical Revolution performing Terry Riley’s In C on September 16.
The Festival closes with the 17th Annual Halloween Hoopla Sunday, October 29.
The popular series Let’s Go Salsa@Jessie, the open-air salsa dance party in Jessie Square (near the Contemporary Jewish Museum), takes place on the third Thursday of each month from May to September from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Performers are Changuí Majadero on May 18, La Mixta Criolla on June 15, Somos el Son on July 20, Bobi Céspedes on August 17, and the Festival return of Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca on September 21.
The Festival offers the delightful Children’s Series, interactive performances specially designed for kids and families every Friday from June to August in Yerba Buena Gardens. The series presents performances by kid favorites: Caterpillar Puppets, Ka-Hon, Red Panda Acrobats, Pi Clowns, Venezuelan Music Project, Crosspulse, Unique Derique, and Non Stop Bhangra. The series ends with the wildly popular 17th Annual Halloween Hoopla on Sunday, October 29.
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Commissions and Special Projects have commissioned the following projects to celebrate in June: Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest, a brand new 3-day dance festival, June 9-11. Playwright/director/actor John Fisher writes and directs Lear!, a site-specific satirical musical based on Shakespeare’s King Lear for Theatre Rhinoceros, the nation’s, and likely the world’s, first queer theater on July 7-9 and Circus Bella on June 23 and 24. Conceived and directed by Abigail Munn and Joel Baker for Circus Bella, the show will feature high level, local and guest circus artists and includes static trapeze, rope walking, juggling, contortion, unicycle, original clowning, acrobatics, and more.
The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival also co-presents a series of admission-free outdoor programs with Union Square Live to be announced in April.