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Europe / March 2025

Directory of European nightclubs
CZECHIA
	La Macumba Štefánikova 230/7 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
FRANCE
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
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
	Teatro Cubano Warsaw ul. Aleksandra Fredry 6 00-097 /> Warsaw, Poland
SPAIN
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
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

Karina Bernales present	MARCH 2025	FESTIVALS
AUSTRIA		Kizbomba Vienna Festival Mar 21 / 24 2025 Best Western Smart Nordring 4 Vosendorf, Austria 2334 From €77.72
FRANCE		Paris Afro Latin Congress Mar 21 / 24 2025 Paris Marriott Charles de Gaulle Airport Zone Hoteliere, 5 All. du Verger Roissy-en-France, France 95700 From € 70
		I Will Dance Festival Mar 13 / 17 2025 Clarion Suites Senart Hotel Paris Sud 12 Trait d’Union Lieusaint, France 77127 From: € 91.19
		Lion Kings Week Mar 28 / 31 2025 Shine Académie 10 Rue d’Arsonval Chassieu, France 69680 From € 56,41
GERMANY		Euro Dance Festival Mar 04 / 09 2025 Europa-Park Europa-Park-Strase 2 Rust, Germany 77977 From € 590
		Latin Fusion Mar 14 / 17 2025 Conexión Dance School Am Industriehof 7 Frankfurt, Germany 60487 From € 149
		Berlin Salsa Festival Mar 14 / 16 2025 Gaststätte Tegeler Seeterrassen Wilkestr. 1-5 Berlin, Germany 13507 From € 139
		One Day Congress Mar 22 / 23 2025 Kaiser-Joseph-Straße Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg , Germany 79098 Full Pass 105€
		Munich Bachata Day Mar 15 / 15 2025 Kunstlabor 2 Dachauer Str. 90 Munich, Germany 80335 From € 55
ITALY		World Salsa Meeting Mar 14 / 16 2025 Tower Genova Airport Hotel & Conference Center Via Pionieri e Aviatori d’Italia, 44 Genova, Italy 16154 From € 100
ITALY		KARMA International Festival Mar 14 / 16 2025 Klass Hotel Ss Adriatica 16 km 371 Castelfidardo AN, Italy 60022 From € 140
LITHUANIA		Dinastia World Dance Congress Mar 13 / 16 2025 Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva Konstitucijos pr. 20 Vilnius, Lithuania 09308 From €140
POLAND		El Sol Festival Spring Edition Mar 07 / 10 2025 Sound Garden Hotel Żwirki i Wigury 18 Warsaw, Poland 02-092 From € 109
		World of Women Mar 14 / 16 2025 Olympik Hotels Prague Sokolovská 138 Prague, Poland 186 76
		Warsaw Bachata Meet Up Mar 21 / 23 2025 Warszawski Dom Technika NOT Ulica Tadeusza Czackiego 3/5 Warsaw , Poland 00-043 From € 66
PORTUGAL		Setubailas Bachata Festival Mar 07 / 09 2025 Hotel do Mar R. Gen. Humberto Delgado Sesimbra, Portugal 2970-628 From € 63
ROMANIA		Salsa Addicted Festival Mar 13 / 17 2025 Hotel Boavista Aleea F. C. Ripensia 7/A Timisoara, Romania 300575 From € 130
		Carpathian Latino Fest Mar 14 / 16 2025 Ramada by Wyndham Scuarul Mircea cel Batran, Nr. 2 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania 240480 From € 65
		Cluj Kizomba Festival Mar 27 / 31 2025 Grand Hotel Napoca Str. Octavian Goga nr.1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania 400698 From: € 100
SPAIN		BCN Sensual Family Weekend Mar 04 / 09 2025 Meliá Lloret de Mar Av. Vila de Tossa, 27 Lloret de Mar Gerona, Spain 17310 From € 135
		Bachatasia Sevilla Sensual Congress Mar 06 / 09 2025 Hotel Vértice Sevilla Aljarafe Av. República Argentina, 1 Sevilla, Spain 41930 From € 50
		Life Malaga Latin Congress Mar 14 / 16 2025 Holiday World Polynesia Rotonda de los Elefantes, Av. del Sol, 195 Benalmadena, Spain 29630
		KIM Madrid Mar 14 / 16 2025 Hotel Isla de la Garena C. Galileo Galilei, 18 Lloret de Mar, Spain 28806 From € 60
		Fever Bachata Zaragoza Mar 14 / 16 2025 Hotel Diagonal Plaza Zaragoza Avenida Diagonal Plaza, 30 Zaragoza, Spain 50197 From € 80
TURKEY		Istanbul Dance Festival Mar 19 / 24 2025 Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Silahşör Caddesi 42 Istanbul, Turkey 34384 From € 150
UNITED KINGDOM		Salsa On The Edge Mar 21 / 24 2025 Ocean View Hotel 1-5 Park Road Shanklin, United Kingdom PO37 6 Full Pass £ 250

Mariana “The Sonera of Venezuela and for the world”

Janett Guevara García, artistically known as Mariana “La Sonera de Venezuela”, was born in La Pastora, Caracas on January 19, daughter of Reina García and Vicente Guevara.

Daughter of Reyna García and Vicente Guevara, she is the oldest of six siblings and from a very young age she showed her taste for music; an activity that has been her eternal passion, and has led her to make 12 record productions.

She is the oldest of six siblings and from a very young age she showed her taste for music; an activity that has been her eternal passion and has led her to make six record productions.

Educated in a convent school, she always participated and stood out in cultural events, until on one occasion she was suspended for telling the mother superior that there was a song called “La Cárcel” by Septeto Juventud that she wanted to sing at a cultural event.

At the age of 14, during her high school education, she learned to play drums and participated in the choir of the Caricuao Parish church where she lived.

As the years went by, Mariana was invited by Mr. Naty Martinez to a rehearsal, who was impressed when he heard her and decided to make a musical production.

That is when Mariana’s true pilgrimage began, going through stages earning the admiration of salsa greats.

In past years, she received praise from Queen Celia Cruz and has the guarantee and support of the singers of the Fania Stars, the Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, José Alberto El Canario and even her great friend and fellow countryman Oscar D’León.

Oscar El Sonero del Mundo y Mariana La Sonera de Venezuela

Mariana has been worthy of awards such as “El Congo de Oro” at the Barranquilla salsa festival.

She has been praised by personalities such as Don Tite Curet Alonzo. Mariana alternates her exciting career with the media, where she has a radio program dedicated to our Latin music “Sonsoneando con Mariana” winner of the 2010 Excellence Award, as a popular radio space in the Vargas State Venezuela.

She recently participated in the heartfelt tribute to the 50 years of artistic career of maestro Elio Pacheco, founder of the Latin Dimension, where she recorded an excellent song called “Al Olvido”.

She received praise from the Cuban queen Celia Cruz, and has the support of singers such as the Fania Stars, José Alberto “El Canario”, the Gran Combo de Puerto Rico and even her friend and confidant Oscar D’ León.

“Oscar represents more than a friend to me; he is like a brother. When he has a presentation in Vargas he does not hesitate to call me to see us and talk about our projects. I thank him a lot for his advice, because it has helped me to be where I am. The responsibility of being La Sonera de Venezuela falls on my shoulders.”

Y así quedó esta Sonera para su noche boleros

She has managed to release 12 musical productions. Among her best-known songs are “Frases hecha” in 1996, recorded in Peru and “Eres más fuerte que yo” by the composer Enrique Hidalgo.

Awards obtained

La Sonera has been worthy of multiple awards, including the “Congo de Oro” at the Barranquilla Salsa Festival, as well as the nomination three times in a row for the Vargas Excellence.

She has also received plaques as Female New Artist of the Year and Best Sonera in Caribbean Representation.

“I will never forget when they gave me the Catatumbo de Oro in Maracaibo, in the year 2000. It is one of my greatest achievements.”

Mariana La Sonera en el Santuario de La Divina Pastora en Barquisimeto

My family is my life

At just 18 years old, Mariana became a mother for the first time. “It is something that very few people know, but my first husband mistreated me physically, verbally and psychologically. The only thing I can be thankful for from that relationship is the existence of my son.”

She is currently a speaker, producer, and host of her own radio show “SONSONEANDO CON MARIANA,” broadcast Monday through Friday from 12:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Dial Azul 95.9 FM. At the same time, she directs her own group and is part of Jeque y su Banda, the Rumberos Callejón orchestra, directed by the experienced timbalero Carlitos Padrón, where she shares the stage with Rodrigo Mendoza, Wilmer Lozano, among others.

Edgar Dolor, Hayzalex, El Jeque, Janett Trejo, Mariana, Frederick, Carlitos Hurtado

Research Sources:

Djane. Shina Rojas

Luisana Brito, [email protected]

Also Read: “Canelita Medina” Caribbean popular music loses one of its best exponents

Swedish dancer Molly Hagman made it in Europe and now in New York

Undoubtedly, Latin music continues to enslave hearts around the world and the protagonist of this story is a reliable proof of it. It has been such a great honor for us to have known the story of Swedish professional dancer Molly Hagman, who has shared with us the most important facts about her career and how she has reached the point she is at today.

How Molly became interested in dancing in her home country

Nice and jovial Molly was describing in detail everything she has done in her career, thus answering most questions we had for her. She began by telling us that her dance studies began when she was still very young. Being only 15 years old, her best friend at the time convinced her to enroll in the Malmoe Dance Academy in the Swedish city of Malmö, to learn from instructors who introduced her to genres such as jazz, hip hop, contemporary music and ballet.

Two years later, when she was sufficiently prepared, she began experimenting with salsa and auditioning for women’s dance teams, one of them being the group Bellasitas, Molly and Maddy being the first two original members. Once the team was complete, they began to perform in congresses throughout Europe such as the Berlin Salsa Festival, the Hamburg Salsa Festival, the Copenhagen Salsa Festival, the Stockholm Salsa Weekend at the Capitol Stockholm in Sweden, the Scandinavian Salsa Congress, the Love Dance Festival, among many others.

Activity outside Europe

By the year 2014, the young woman studied a year of commercial dance at the International Dance Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark. As part of her education, she was able to travel to Los Angeles to train at the Millenium Dance Complex studio, where she remained for about three months and shared with some of its choreographers such as Gustavo Vargas, Jojo Gomez, Yanis Marshall, Tricia Miranda and many more. That time was enough for her to know that her destiny was the United States and that eventually she would like to live there. And she did.

Molly at the Malmoe Dance Academy — Molly when she was studying at the Malmoe Dance Academy during her teenage years

Some time later, more specifically in 2016, Molly moved to New York to study dance at Broadway Dance Center and the possibility to meet the best salsa instructors, many of whom were in that city. It is there where she made contact with Franklin Diaz, with whom she was dancing for a few months in a number of events, until joining the Yamulee Dance Company in the Bronx. She danced for that dance company for about six years, that is, until the year 2022.

During her time with Yamulee, she was able to participate in all kinds of events all over New York, Florida, Trinidad and Tobago and other places.

It is during this time that her passion for Latin music developed even more, since practically those whom she interacted with listened to salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaeton and the great majority of Yamulee’s members were Dominicans who gave much importance to their heritage. As mentioned before, Molly had already had contact with these genres, but this constant exposure only reinforced her decision to continue along this path.

Solo career

In 2022, Molly felt ready to start her career as an independent dancer thanks to all the training previously received. Since then, she has worked with her current dance partner ”Vittico La Magia” with whom she has performed in numerous festivals such as the New York International Salsa Festival in 2023 and 2024, the BIG Salsa Festival in the same years and the New York SBKZ Congress last year.

Molly in Harlem — Molly posing for the camera in the Graffiti Hall Of Fame, Harlem

She also told us that she was starring in the official music video for the latest song my Thalia and Los Angeles Azules – “Yo Me Lo Busque” that already has over 1.2 million views after being out for only 5 days! What was an incredible experience and dancing for such big artists. Similarly, she has participated as a dancer for several concerts by Dominican artist Yiyo Sarante in New York and New Jersey before thousands of people who enjoyed her great talent. She also danced with Grupo Niche and La India in some of their shows.

Additionally, she has been interviewed by important shows such as The Art Of Fashion TV, which was broadcast through the Manhattan Neighborhood Network and exposed to millions of viewers, giving Molly the opportunity to make herself known to a much larger and diverse audience.

Her role as a dance teacher

Molly has been teaching dance since she was in Sweden on some occasions, but where she further gained experience was in New York, which is when she has developed all her skills through the private lessons she today offers. She says that this is an area of her work that she really enjoys very much because it gives her the opportunity to teach other young people what she herself learned at the time and this satisfies her enormously. The need to create a new choreography for each class invites her to be more creative and to keep the interest of her students with new dances in each session.

Ms. Hagman has also completed with Malmoe Dance Academy’s professional dance teams on the Swedish national talent competition “TALANG”, (“This is Talent”) where she and her team won First Place. Talang is the Swedish reiteration of the Got Talent series. Talang features singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts and other performers competing against each other for audience votes and prize money. It’s a nationally recognized dance competition which was broadcasted on Swedish national television and to viewers around the world.

Molly at the fashion week — Molly modeling at the New York Fashion Week

Europe / January 2025

Directory of European nightclubs
CZECHIA
	La Macumba Štefánikova 230/7 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
FRANCE
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
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
	Teatro Cubano Warsaw ul. Aleksandra Fredry 6 00-097 /> Warsaw, Poland
SPAIN
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
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

Karina Bernales present	JANUARY 2025	FESTIVALS
BELGIUM		Latin Dreams Jan 31 / Feb 02 2025 Van der Valk Hotel Charleroi Airport Chaussée de Courcelles 115 Charleroi, Belgium 6041 From € 155.45
FRANCE		Suave Dance Festival Jan 24 / 27 2025 Novotel Paris Est 1 Republic St Bagnolet, France 93177 From € 100
		Dale Sensual 7 Jan 24 / 26 2025 Pasino Grande Motte 335 Allée des Parcs La Grande Motte, France 34280 From € 85
		So’Nice Bachata Masters Jan 31 / Feb 03 2025 LV Lagrange Apart’hôtel 180 Voie Marie Fischer Antibes, France 06600 From € 90
GERMANY		Munich Bachata Fest Jan 09 2025 – Jan 13 2025 Hotel The Westin Grand Munich Arabellastraße 6 Munich, Germany 81925 From € 130
		Latin Festival Würzburg Jan 17 / 19 2025 B. Neumann Restaurant & Biergarten Residenzplatz 1 Wurzburg, Germany 97070 From € 97.07
		Yo Vengo De Cuba Jan 24 / 26 2025 Kongress am Park Gögginger Strase 10 Augsburg, Germany 86159 From € 110
		Xplosion III Jan 24 / 26 2025 Isabel Edvardsson – DIE Tanzschule Banksstr 2b Hamburg, Germany From € 119
HUNGARY		Live 2 Mambo Budapest Jan 30 / Feb 10 2025 Anantara New York Palace Budapest Erzsébet krt. 9 Budapest, Hungary 1073
ITALY		Eventopeople Roma Jan 10 / 12 2025 Hotel Cristoforo Colombo Via Cristoforo Colombo, 710 Rome, Italy 00144 From € 179
		Le Kiz Eight Edition Jan 17 / 19 2025 Best Western Plus Leone di Messapia Hotel & Conference SP23 Lecce LE, Italy 73100 From € 70
		Wild Divas Congress Jan 17 / 19 2025 Hotel Mercure Roma West Via Eroi Di Cefalonia, 301 Rome, Italy 00128 From € 130
		Firenze Kizomba Salsa & Bachata Jan 24 / 26 2025 Hotel Delta Florence Via Vittorio Emanuele, 3 Florence, Italy 50041 From € 69
		Salsanama Italia Jan 30 / Feb 02 2025 Camana Club Via Palermo, 12, Buccinasco Lombardia, Italy 20090
NETHERLANDS		Dominican Swag Jan 03 / 05 2025 CanDance Studios Isolatorweg 28, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1014 AS From € 109
NETHERLANDS		SADH International New Years Gala Jan 04 / 05 2025 De Doelen Convention Centre Schouwburgplein 50 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3012 From € 25
POLAND		Kizzaffaire Warsaw Jan 09 / 13 2025 Sound Garden Hotel Żwirki i Wigury 18 Warsaw, Poland 02-092 From € 67
POLAND		Exodus Kizomba Congress Jan 29 / Feb 03 2025 Novotel Warsaw Airport 1 Sierpnia 1 Warsaw, Poland 02-134 From € 85
SLOVENIA		Magic Slovenian Salsa Festival Jan 16 / 20 2025 Hotel Union Miklosiceva 1 Ljubljana, Slovenia 1000 From € 140
SPAIN		Bachata Sensual World Congress Jan 03 / 06 2025 Hotel Evenia Olympic Palace Av. del Rieral, 57 Lloret de Mar, Spain 17310 From € 100
		Malaga Dance Congress Jan 23 / 26 2025 Hotel Las Palmeras Calle Martínez Catena, 9 Fuengirola, Spain 29640 From € 75
		Cambre Dance Festival Jan 24 / 26 2025 Hotel Urh Oriol’s Palace 27 Avenida Murrieta Portugalete, Spain 48980 From € 80
		TA BOM African Rhythms Jan 31 / Feb 02 2025 Hotel Leon Camino C. Obispo Vilaplana, 3-5 Leon, Spain 24008 From € 60
TURKEY		I Love Kizomba Sensual Festival Jan 09 / 12 2025 The Green Park Pendik Hotel & Convention Center Kaynarca, Erol Kaya Cd No:204 Istanbul, Turkey 34890 Full Pass: € 91
TURKEY		Antalya Sensual Dance Jan 31 / Feb 03 2025 Limak Limra Hotel & Resort Kiriş Mh. Sahil Cd. No:11 Kiriş Kemer, Turkey From € 400
UNITED KINGDOM		Newcastle Salsa Congress Jan 03 / 06 2025 Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park Great North Rd, Seaton Burn Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom NE13 6BP Full pass from: £ 79
		Bristol Salsa Congress Jan 10 / 12 2025 The Trinity Centre Trinity Rd. Bristol, United Kingdom, BS2 0NW From £ 90
		Scottish Salsa Congress Jan 17 / 20 2025 Hotel Leonardo Edinburgh Murrayfield 187 Clermiston Rd Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH12 6UG Full Pass £ 120
		ABCD Any Body Can Dance Jan 31 / Feb 02 2025 Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill London, United Kingdom NW3 2BQ From £ 129