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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.

La Sonora Ponceña Returns To Salsa County

The only performance with Yolanda Rivera & Mario “Mayito” Rivera will be at the Lehman Center

The name “La Sonora Ponceña” is in honor of the Cuban band La Sonora Matancera and its hometown (Ponce – Puerto Rico)

La Sonora Ponceña “National Treasure of Puerto Rico” together with its leader Enrique Arsenio “Papo” Lucca returns to Salsa County (The Bronx) with the special guests Yolanda Rivera and the Cuban singer Mario “Mayito” Rivera (former member of Los Van Van) onstage at one of New York’s leading non-profit performing arts centers, Lehman Center.

This unique presentation, long-awaited by its fans, will be on Saturday, May 14^th at 8 PM at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, New York 10468 and the online price per ticket ranges from between $45 – $100. https://www.lehmancenter.org/sonora-poncena

La Sonora Ponceña gained popularity in 1960 during its trip to New York City to give a series of presentations and established itself as one of the most demanded orchestras among Hispanics.

The legendary band, for more than 65 years, has made uninterrupted performances and has been recognized as one of the best Salsa orchestras for its fusion of traditional Cuban sounds with the modern style of Latin Jazz.

In 1967, under the direction of Papo Lucca, they released the first LP Hachero Pa’ Un Palo with the Inca label (a subsidiary of Fania). This album was an overwhelming success in New York as well as its second record production Fuego en el 23 (1969). The famous band from Puerto Rico recorded 29 more albums for this record label, including eight with the singer Yolanda Rivera, La Ceiba with Cuban singer Celia Cruz (1979), and in 1980 New Heights from which they began to establish the internationalization of the orchestra.

Musical Hegemony consists of 8 tracks including Caminando Con Mi Padre, Nadie Toca Como Yo, and Borrachera

This last year (2021), during the pandemic period, La Sonora Ponceña launched two new record productions: Hegemonía Musical (June 2021) and Christmas Star (November 2021).

The last one is the fourth Christmas-themed album in his career. “Thirteen years after our last Christmas production, we seek to present a record work that is a true reflection of the sound and musical quality that we always want to offer our audience”, Papo Lucca told digital media.

While “Salsa Que Cura To” is the first single taken from their most recent album Hegemonía Musical and whose authorship and interpretation is by Jorge Nicolai Avilés (vocalist of the band) with musical arrangements by Papo. Musical Hegemony, nominated in the Tropical Album of the Year category at the Billboard 2021 awards, was made with great dedication and professionalism as indicated on its official social media. “…We thank the public for the support they have been giving to this latest album that was worked with much love and dedication to the memory of our always remembered Enrique “Quique” Lucca Caraballo (RIP) and all our dear followers… And we will continue working as we have been doing for 67 years to place in your consideration what best of our music, soul, perseverance, and professionalism that seek to bring joy and enjoyment to all our dancers… Thank you very much!”

The song “Borinquen” (1980) with Sonora Ponceña becomes her a famous Salsa star

Yolanda Rivera will also perform at this event. She was born in Ponce (Puerto Rico) and moved to New York City with her family during her childhood. Her first opportunity as a singer was in 1969 in Willie Rosario’s band. In 1975 she returned to Puerto Rico and performed in several orchestras, including Joe Rodríguez’s La Terrifica. Her career reached its peak when she joined La Sonora Ponceña in 1977. The song “Borinquen” from the album Unchained Forcede (1980), a musical tribute to her native country (Puerto Rico), made her a Salsa star. Yolanda Rivera is considered one of the main and most famous singers of La Sonora Ponceña with songs like “Rumba en el Patio” and “Madrugador”. Her repertoire includes Salsa, Plena, Bolero, Guaguancó, Son Montuno, and Guaracha.

Mario “Mayito” Rivera (El Poeta de La Rumba)

The second special guest tonight will be Mario “Mayito” Rivera. His vocal skill and masterful interpretation of Cuban music in modern and traditional styles earned him the nickname “El Poeta de La Rumba”. Mayito was born in Pinar del Río (Cuba) and has training degrees from the National School of Art and the Higher Institute of Art. After his educational training in Cuba, he joined the band of the Cuban singer Albita Rodríguez and played bass in the Moncada group. From 1992 to 2011, Mayito was the lead voice and face of the successful Cuban band, Los Van Van, earning a Latin GRAMMY® and two nominations with them.

Get Through March With Latin Atmosphere And Sound

France is ready to enjoy Latin events during the third month of the year

Covid-19 and its multiple variants have already ceased in France and that is why this European country is ready to start enjoying Latin events during this third month of the year. So don’t miss the details of each of the Latin parties that we bring this month dedicated especially to you.

Mulatason & Alfredo Buendía Y Los Picaflores

(Salsa / Mambo)

The 5 Mulatason singers dressed in white — This event will comply with current health measures.

Join and enjoy the end of this winter in the country with the Latin concert of the female group Mulatason and the band with the singular joy of Mambo Alfredo Buendía y Los Picaflores, this Saturday, March 5^th at 9 PM at 3 Rue Ferdinand Buisson, 82000 Montauban, France Association Le Rio. Try to pre-sale tickets for € 20 because the price at the door will be € 24 per person.

And for those who still don’t know Mulatason, here I make a summary of their history. This orchestra formed in September 2013 by its director Yarelis Martínez Chávez is made up of five women with harmonious voices, and their music is a mixture of dance rhythms that range from Salsa through Timba and ending with the traditional melodies of the island of Cuba. Their popular and peculiar choreography called “Rikiti” has been their hallmark that they have managed to spread across large national and international stages.

The orchestra is made up of nine talented artists residing in Havana (Cuba) who graduated from higher art schools. Each member of the band is no older than 25 years old and they have a repertoire of original compositions.

Mulatason “Las Princesas de la Salsa” returns to Europe to present their new album No Vale Rendirse celebrating almost nine years in the art scene.

The 7 members of Alfredo Buendía and the Picaflores dressed in blue and black card — Seven musicians with a good dose of humor and passion for Afro-Latin music and Jazz make up the Mambo band, Alfredo Buendía y Los Picaflores

On the other hand, and for those who have not heard before about Alfredo Buendía y Los Picaflores, below I will tell you a little about them. This project of seven musicians was born on an afternoon in December 2016 in order to have fun on stage, make a type of music that injects energy into the audience, and transports joy and light madness to the spirit.

Alfredo Buendía (Lead Vocals – Trumpet 2) was returning from three years as a Jazz crooner in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), he wanted to bring something new, interesting, and different to the artistic scene in France since he had become accustomed to the type of show that it’s made in America. Also, he wanted to play rhythmic and deliberately festive music like the one he had been listening to for a long time-El Mambo by Pérez Prado-with its history from Cuba in the 1950s to Mexico.

This bewitching goal materialized with Pierre Levy (Tenor Saxophone), Jonas Chirouze (Drums), Clément Lefèvre (Trumpet), Hugo Lebeau (Congas), Guillaume Pique (Trombone), Youssef Ghazzal (Double Bass), and Alfredo Buendía managing to create El Mambo a novel concept between Afro-Latin music and jazz little explored on the French scene.

Le Balajo

(Salsa / Bachata)

Le Balajo nightclub open since 1936 brings Salsa and Bachata classes every Tuesday from 7:30 PM to 2 AM for beginners and intermediate level dancers. Salsa lessons for amateurs start at 7:30 PM while intermediate level classes begin at 8:30 PM followed by a Latin party hosted by DJ Karim until 2 AM.

Remember that to access the club you must present a Vaccination Certificate (Required) and an identity document.

The fees to attend this weekly event of joy and good humor are €8 and include non-alcoholic drinks and €12 if the drink is alcoholic, but if you just want to enjoy the bar and its atmosphere, the admission is €5.

La Pachanga

(Salsa)

The Bar/Restaurant/Club La Pachanga is a place of reference for Salsa lovers, it is located in Paris at 8, rue Vandamme 75014. This club is designed with a cozy and Caribbean style. At the bar, you can enjoy different types of cocktails, Mojitos, Caipirinha, or Cuba Libre, just as they offer only Latin American dishes at the restaurant.

At Pachanga, you can attend classes for beginner and intermediate levels from Tuesday to Saturday from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM with different instructors who will make you live an hour of Salsa Cubana and Salsa Puertorriqueña dance.

Latin Music Bonus In France

Dancing couple dressed in black — The Latin Party at Bar Le 3 is back

On Friday, March 18^th, you can enjoy the Soireé Mix Latino “La Calle” event from 4 PM to 9 PM at Bar Le 3 located at the French city and commune Valence at 4 rue André Lacroix. This bar has a tropical atmosphere with living rooms with sofas and armchairs as well as a cozy and warm decoration. It also has a selection of 30 cocktails and a permanent musical atmosphere with a selected playlist of Jazz and other genres.

And the last Latin Music Bonus in France that I bring you for this edition is the Fiesta Latina Metz to be held on Friday, March 26^th. This festival will offer you two workshops (Salsa and Bachata), in addition to having fun with the rhythm of Cuban Salsa, Dominican Bachata, Sensual Bachata, Kizomba, and other Caribbean melodies. There will be big parties with DJ Will, DJ Papy Culio, and DJ Kylian starting at 9 PM and ending with seven shows from 11 PM to 3 AM. Fiesta Latina Metz will have three rooms (Salsa/ Bachata/ Kizomba) and the prices to attend vary by combo: one workshop + evening: €12, while two workshops + evening: €20, and if you just want to attend to enjoy the shows the ticket has a value of €7. Fiesta Latina Metz will take place at the Quai Sablon Social and Cultural Center at 1 bis rue Castelnau 57000 Metz.

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North America – March 2022

Maestro Jorge Anselmo Barrientos Silva, conductor, arranger and composer

He is one of Mexico’s most important musicians and cultural heritage, recuerdos del Son with Jorge Anselmo Barrientos Silva.

Jorge Barrientos was born on November 14, 1953 in Mexico City. He studied music at the Escuela del Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de la Música del Distrito Federal. Groups and orchestras in which he has worked: Mocambo, Horóscopo Tropical, Jorge y su Boogaloo, Sonora Brasilia, Sonora Mayoral, Yímbola Combo, La Justicia, Sonora.

In 1980 he founded Recuerdos del Son (director, arranger, and composer), whose group is already part of our cultural heritage of Afro-Caribbean music in Mexico. This group has participated in festivals, conferences, concerts, and courses, in the most important auditoriums and theaters of the CDMX and the interior of the country. It is worth mentioning that it has been the only Mexican group invited to Nicaragua.

Within his musical career he has been a commentator on radio stations such as Radio D, Radio Educación, La Tropi Q and XEB. He has published several works on Afro-Antillean music and especially on Cuban Son -among others- El Son Raíz y evolución, La Clave en el Son cubano, Método de Tres and a didactic disc on the variants of Son.

Jorge Anselmo Barrientos Silva y Erika Muñoz

Regarding pre-Hispanic music, he published the research: ANALOGÍA ENTRE LOS INSTRUMENTOS DE PERCUSIÓN PREHISPÁNICOS Y LOS DEL SON CUBANO (ANALOGY BETWEEN PRE-HISPANIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND CUBAN SON). He has given conferences, concerts and workshops in several cultural spaces such as Faculties of the Universidad Autónoma de México, Cultural Centers in Mexico City, as well as in the interior of the Republic.

He has participated in the Cervantino Festival twice, the Caribbean Festival in Managua, Nicaragua in 1984, Festival de las Artes in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Tabasco, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, etc, etc. Jorge A. Barrientos Silva was an advisor in the Chamber of Deputies, and commissioner of the Musicians Union.

He has been Secretary of Political Action and in charge of the Legal Department. In the Musicians Union, he was a founder of the Afro-Antillean music workshop, besides having given countless lectures on the Cuban Son and its variants.

Jorge, how many productions have you recorded?

FIRST PRODUCTION OF MR. GENARO ÁLVAREZ (R.I.P.D.)

Jorge Anselmo Barrientos Silva — First production of Mr. Genaro Álvarez (Q.E.P.D.)

He is one of Mexico's most important musicians and cultural heritage

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION, OWN BRAND, EL SON RECORDS

Record pressed in Pentagrama brand, production Jorge Barrientos

Independent production for the company’s own brand, discs Son

Record pressed at the pentagram brand, production Jorge Barrientos

Among those productions, which is the one that has left a mark in your musical history?

All of them have been important and, for example, the album HOIMENAJE PEREGRINO, is a product that record collectors look for and has a special value.

The album, recorded live at the Teatro de la Ciudad, is a document that contains compositions and arrangements by the members, including music and piano solos by Mexican jazzman Héctor Infanzón.

We know that you participated in a festival in Nicaragua, can you share with us about that great experience?

It was something special, since several groups from all over the world participated, among them, Italians, Venezuelans, Cubans, etc. and when playing “al tocar al tú por tú”, the Mexican musicians did not shrink.

You participated in several recordings of your musical partners, to mention a few Tony Camargo, Linda Vera, Wuelfo Gutiérrez, (former member of the legendary Sonora Matancera), what did these great musicians leave you as a musician?

Participating with great music legends is an unforgettable experience since they ask you to interpret the scores, according to the recordings that have left their mark.

Were you in the golden age of Afro-Antillean music, how did Afro-Antillean music develop in those years?

Without underestimating the work of today’s musicians, the era I lived in was very special, because each group tried to put its “stamp” on each performance, nowadays, regularly and with honorable exceptions, most of them “sound the same”.

In the present time, do you consider that Afro-Antillean music has transcended?

Yes, it has transcended, but, with the globalization of culture, sometimes there are few novelties.

Jorge, which show do you remember that alternated with the salseros from abroad?

In the fever of the ’80s, fortunately, the businessmen looked at us to alternate with the great figures, among these I can mention: Irakere, Orquesta Aragón, Gran Combo, Sonora Matancera, Sonora Ponceña, Son 14, Adalberto y su Son, etc.

In the fever of the 80's, fortunately, businessmen looked at us to alternate with the great figures — In the fever of the 80’s, fortunately, businessmen looked at us to alternate with the great figures

¿Recuerdos del Son is already a cultural heritage of the CDMX did you imagine that someday it would happen?

The work in the cultural area has been the goal of our efforts. How nice to receive the affection and recognition of the people, who are ultimately the ones who make our career.

As director and musician of your own orchestra, has it been difficult to get to where you are?

Music and being in the show business is a daily battle, and if it has been difficult, of course, no one has the formula for success, we will continue in the daily struggle, preparing ourselves and presenting our new productions,

How did your love for the guitar, the bass and the Cuban tres come about?

First, I am a descendant of a bohemian family, where the guitar was never missing, then with time my love for the bass and then the Cuban tres began.

Are you still performing?

I’ve been performing on Saturdays at the Salón Caribe and other dance halls for 4 years. The cultural activities have been suspended for some time now (by covid) but, hopefully, the presentations in festivals and theaters will be reactivated.

Do you still feel the same adrenaline rush when you step on a stage?

Fortunately, it’s the same emotion, you never know if the public is receptive or ignores your efforts.

In your musical career, have you been honored or received recognition?

Yes, I have received countless recognitions, both for the trajectory of RECUERDOS DEL SON and for the research work I have done.

Jorge before saying goodbye we want to thank you for being and existing as the cultural heritage of the CDMX.

Would you like to close this talk with a few words?

Some say that Son is dead, Don Ignacio Piñeiro used to say: “Son is the most sublime thing for the soul to have fun, it should die, who for good does not judge it.

MAY THE SON NOT DIE, WITH CLAVE AND BONGO, MEMORIES OF THE SON.

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