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Salsa Invades Belgium In September

We tell you about 5 Salsa events that you cannot miss

Salsa Park

Caption: Food & Latin Music at Josaphat Park in Belgium

We started with the dance school specializing in Cuban Salsa, Cuban Style, and Rueda de Casino in the capital of Belgium (Brussels), Danza Mania. This academy with more than a decade of experience teaches Salsa classes for all levels with an emphasis on mastering combinations, movements, and figures in a fun and relaxed environment.

The Danza Mania’s motto https://danzamania.be/ is Dancing with Feeling, which is the motive to offer the last free workshop for all Salsa lovers on Friday, September 2^nd.

At 7 PM the lessons will begin for those salseros who want to start in Cuban Salsa but don’t worry, they will also teach classes for intermediate and advanced levels. An hour after Salsa Party will begin with DJ Felito, and at 8:45 PM, there will be entertainment with the Danza Mania team. The workshop will end with the last Salsa Party with DJ Felito from 9 PM until dawn. Where? At La Laiterie in the heart of Josaphat Park, 1030, Schaerbeek, Belgium. Dare to participate and have a pleasant recreation at no cost in a warm and welcoming environment.

Axxes Café

Caption: A pleasant evening with dinner and lots of Salsa

We continue with the second recommendation in this edition and it is Axxes Café https://www.axxes.be/. In this venue, you can taste delicious Mexican dishes and tasty cocktails. Additionally you can dance to Latin rhythms such as Southern Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, and Kizomba every first Saturday of the month from 11:30 PM to 3 AM. Admission is free.

DJ Pepe is in charge of making this Salsa night a reality since last Saturday, July 22^nd (2022). This resident DJ of Latin night in Belgium for almost two decades traveled for the first time to Old Havana (Cuba) in 1997, where he fell in love with this musical genre. Since then, he has been a faithful lover of Salsa, and is currently the organizer of the Salsa evening at the Salsa Axxes restaurant and café in the Kinepolis complex. Address: Groenendaallaan 396, 2030 Merksem. Enjoy the most southern atmosphere in Belgium!

Mambo Surge Weekend

Caption: Daily workshops from 1 PM to 6 PM

The second weekend of this month Mambo Surge Weekend www.mambosurge.com event will be held in its first edition with workshops (7 PM – 8 PM), shows (11 PM), and social events in three different rooms of the Theater of Dramatic Art OC Djoelen, Steenweg op Mol 3/Bus 2, Oud-Turnhout, Belgium from 9 PM.

Mambo Surge Weekend is a cooperation of experienced Salsa event organizers whose goal is to create quality events that spread love and passion for this Afro-Caribbean rhythm.

Mambo Surge Weekend is from September 9^th to 10^th and will feature the following local DJs team: DJ CyCy, DJ Asmadi, DJ Cisko, DJ Louis, and DJ Lukas “El Taz” mixing the best Caribbean music. The cost to attend this event is €80.

10 Dance Delirium Salsa Festival Gante

Caption: Tickets for the daily Salsa parties range from 10 EUR to 15 EUR

This seventh edition of the festival will take place from Friday, September 2^nd to Sunday, September 4^th and will be packed with three days and three nights of parties in two areas (Salsa/ Bachata), around 20 hours of varied workshops, shows from at 11:30 PM, meet & greet with national and international artists, and three DJs: DJ Willy VIP, DJ Cisko and DJ Alfons doing their best mixes.

The location for this edition of the 10 Dance Delirium Salsa Festival Ghent www.10dancefestival.be will be the modern dance complex, Doxtudio, located at Dok-Noord 7/107, Gent. The cost of the Full Pass is 85 EUR, and street parking will be free from 11 PM to 9 AM each day.

But, if you want to continue the fun with the team of the young and dynamic dance school in Ghent, Lékip Dance, Dox Summer Sundays 2022 will take place on Sunday, September 11^th, with two hours of lessons. From 8 PM to 9 PM the Afro Body Movement class will be held, and an hour later, you will be able to do the Rueda Cuban Style lesson by the pair of instructors Osbanis & Anneta from Poland.

Papo Rosario with his “Salsa de La Buena” at the Spanish Harlem Salsa Gallery Museum

Papo Rosario and his “Salsa de La Buena”

We are incredibly pleased to talk about Luis Alberto Rosario, better known as Papo Rosario, who can be considered one of the most beloved salseros by people who have enjoyed his music for decades. In addition to being a very cloase and kind man to everyone around him, his musical and acting talent is undeniable.

Isidro Infante next to Papo Rosario

After having sung along with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico for more than 40 years, Rosario makes his debut as a soloist with his first recording work “Salsa de La Buena”, in which he receives the full support of maestro Isidro Infante. Both Rosario and Infante are part of Salsaneo Records, which is close to becoming one of the most important music labels thanks to its contemporary salsa. Thanks to the counselling and advice received from Isidro, Papo has managed to create one of the most important and interesting albums in 2002.

One of the things that makes the album stand out is the great amount of danceable rhythms, positive lyrics, good vocals and fresh sonority. It is evident that the essence of the artist always stands out and he does not let himself be dragged along by what he learned during his time in El Gran Combo. While it is true that there are some traits learned from his friend and former colleague Jerry Vivas, Rosario seems pretty determined to distance hemself from the past and focus on a vastly different future.

Rosario and Infante recording in the studio

What “Salsa de La Buena” is

“Salsa de La Buena” has many tracks that can perfectly mark a before and after in current Latin music. It starts with a beautiful hymn to optimism and perseverance called “Gracias”, which is one of the four songs composed by the pen of maestro Infante. In the case of “Salsa de La Buena”, the song that gives its name to the entire album, speaks of the connection the singer has with his people as an exponent of the salsa genre. The arrangements and piano melodies are reminiscent of what Richie Ray and Bobby Valentín did when they sang “Los Reyes de La Salsa”.

Isidro also shows his great talent with “Los refranes de Don Yeyo”, a beautiful piano solo where you can see how important the Caribbean collection of proverbs is for the culture at large.

Johnny Cruz with Papo Rosario

Promotion for Papo Rosario’s album

In a conversation between Papo Rosario and Johnny Cruz, director of the Spanish Harlem Salsa Gallery Museum, the two talk about this recording work and the artist tells how did the whole process go.

Rosario has said that both he and Infante had studied together, but had built their careers separately until they met again recently. That’s when he proposed him to make some arrangements to his songs, but they ended up collaborating to make the album in full. The main objective of the record production was to bring a positive message to the peoples and do what God has put on their shoulders.

In the same way, he pointed out that the salsa museum was quite empty the last time he went, but he was surprised to see that all those spaces have been filling up with truly valuable objects for salsa and its fans.

From there, they gave their regards to Isidro Infante and invited him to the museum to join them and talk about “Salsa de La Buena” and other issues that arise.

Johnny Cruz, Papo Rosario and Rubio Boris

By Johnny Cruz, ISM Correspondents, New York, New York City

Carlos Molina Jr. presents his book El Legado, 100% real salsa stories

Carlos Molina and El Museo de La Salsa

It makes us very happy to talk today about Carlos Molina Jr. and El Museo de La Salsa in Colombia, place that has become a salsa library with all the information the Latin public wants to get about their favorite artists. The popularity that this proposed reading has achieved is no coincidence, as it compiles the old, the new and the best of our Latin roots to raise anyone interested awareness of it.

Carlos Molina Jr., director of El Museo de la Salsa

Carlos Molina Jr., director of El Museo de La Salsa, knows everything that a proper salsero should know about this beautiful musical genre, since much of his life has been tied to this kind of music and the biggest stars who have excelled in it. Let us not forget that Daniel Santos himself had a chance to hold him when he was just a baby, which says a lot about the path taken by Molina growing up.

This man has so many things to say and stories to tell that he has written a book in which all this data can be read in great detail.

“El Legado”

Molina explained recently that the book arose due to his intention in paying tribute to his father, Carlos Alfredo Molina. He said that he had already worked on a documentary in his honor and wanted to use that same script for a text in which the most important stories of both his progenitor and himself could be read.

Carlos Molina Jr. next to Oscar D’ León

Molina Jr.’s father became known as “El Fotógrafo de La Salsa” in the middle and maintained a close relationship with several of the most famous artists of the genre. Such was his closeness that he even managed to attend many of their rehearsals and forged bonds of friendship that many can only dream of.

It was Molina Sr.’s work as a photographer that allowed his son to create El Museo de La Salsa and turn it into a place of pilgrimage where all lovers of the genre should visit at least once. The room has approximately 700 photographs, which are part of an archive of 300,000 negatives.

Childhood and adulthood surrounded by artists

Molina Jr.’s childhood was definitely not common, as his father’s profession allowed him to stay in constant contact with many big names in the industry. He got to witness a very important number of rehearsals and grew up forming a very special relationship with music.

Johnny Pacheco and Carlos Molina Jr.

He also managed to form the same relationship with several well-known singers, some of whom write the foreword for El Legado such as Willie Rosario, Andy Montañez and Papo Lucca. From the very beginning, the three luminaries maintained a very close relationship with the museum and did not hesitate to participate in the text when asked to do so.

“El Legado” tells completely true stories

The book is already on sale at the Museo de La Salsa, but it can also be found on Amazon, so anyone who wishes to read some of the most important salsa stories ust has to order their copy and enjoy everything the material has to offer.

Molina Jr. also commented that he still expects many more copies of the book to be printed and made available at “la Red de Bibliotecas Públicas de Cali”.

Celia Cruz and Carlos Molina Jr.

By Johnny Cruz, ISM Correspondents, New York, New York City

Directory of Salsa Clubs in Latin America

La Salsera

Yatay 961, CABA, Argentina

Azucar Argentina

1193 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mundo Latino Disco Salsa

Esmeralda 565, C1007 ABC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

La City

Av. Álvarez Thomas 1391, C1427 CABA, Argentina

La Venezuela Disco

Santiago del Estero 1280 C1136ABB Buenos Aires, Argentina

Son Habana

Juan Carlos Gómez 1327, 11000 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

La Bodeguita del Sur

Soriano 840, 11100 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

Salsa & Company

Constituyente 1637, 11200 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

Lotus Club

Cr. Luis E. Lecueder, 11300 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

Casa de la Música de Miramar

Calle 20# 3308 esquina a 35 Miramar Playa La Habana, Cuba 10400

Casa de la Música Varadero

Varadero, Cuba

Cabaret Tropicana, Habana

La Habana, Cuba 11500

Café Cantante Mi Habana

Av. Paseo, La Habana, Cuba

Palacio de la Rumba

Avenida Las Americas, Varadero, Cuba

Salon Rojo del Capri

21 /M y N La Habana, Cuba 10400

Berlin Salsa Congress Celebrates With The Salsera Family

Summer of Love’22 will be the main theme of the event that will paralyze the popular German capital

Berlin Salsa Congress invites you to celebrate the passion for Salsa during the summer.

Berlin Salsa Congress is back! Germany’s longest-running high-level social dance-focused event celebrates two decades with the Salsera family from Thursday, August 25th to Sunday, August 28th, and ticket prices range from €94.35 to €229. 65.

Berlin Salsa Congress in continuous operation since 2001 continues to unite dance lovers worldwide, and although in this edition they will not offer parties on the beach, sea, or pool, attendees will be able to enjoy amazing choreography Bootcamps for the Super Advanced level. To these pieces of training were added a series of workshops (during the day and outdoors) for those who want to improve their skills.

Likewise, they will also present the best Stargate shows at night-inside on three dance floors. The high-level social dance will take place from noon to midnight (and Saturday will be intensive), while on Sunday, they will present the results of the bootcamps and the winner of the Stargate Shows.

Also, during the weekend of this Salsero Congress, you will meet an incredible lineup of DJs from the world community in Berlin, who will rock the dance floor and keep you dancing until dawn.

And as usual, there will be Heroes of the Dance Floor. A group of the best social dancers gathered to make you learn some of the best dances of the moment.

The atmosphere will be incredible and just memorable!

Stargate Shows

Stargate shows offer the opportunity for student teams and any artist to showcase their talents to an international audience. The winners are chosen by the public and will be a winner every day. The winners of each day will be presented at the only showcase on Sunday at 9 PM.

Like last year, the Stargate Shows will be broadcast LIVE on the Internet. In 2021, they had about 1,200 daily viewers, and this year they will upload all Stargate shows to their official YouTube channel. Through this platform, an online survey will be conducted where they will select an additional Online Stargate Winner who will grant an extra chance to win. The winners of this online poll will get free access to the 2023 event.

Are you looking for your ultimate challenge?

On Sunday night will be a mixed final choreography of Salsa and Bachata

In Berlin Salsa Congress https://berlinsalsacongress.co/ will be single choreography training with Brenda Liew (Singapore) dedicated to Bachata for Ladies. This Bootcamp will give you energy, style, technique, and passion for eight intensive hours. The required level is Advanced.

The Price of this Bootcamp is €129, and it will take place from Friday, August 26th to Sunday, August 28th. The final rehearsal is on Sunday, August 28th from 7 PM to 8 PM, and the presentation will be at 9 PM.

Berlin Salsa Congress will take place in the Tempodrom (main venue) located in the heart of the city with a total of approximately 1,800 m2 of the dance floor and almost 3,000 seats for shows. Registration, social events from Friday to Sunday afternoon, some workshops, seminars, and discussion panels will take place here. Its address is Möckernstrasse 10, 10963 Berlin.

And the second venue will be Mövenpick. The rest of the workshops will be held in this hotel. Mövenpick – Siemenssaal (a 3-minute walk from Tempodrom) is located on the second floor and has a wooden floor and natural light perfect for the needs required. Its Address is Schöneberger Strasse 3, 10963 Berlin.

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