 |
Berlin Salsa MarathonAug 11 2023 – Aug 14 2023
https://www.berlinsalsamarathon.com/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1371329693007998&set=a.508891677907567 |
Gaststätte Tegeler- Seeterrassen RestaurantWilkestraße 1, Berlin, Germany, 13507 DescriptionBerlin Salsa Marathon offers 44 hours of social dancing with 250 Salsa addicts, All this over a single summer weekend, focused purely on social dancing (There’ll be no shows or workshops):
Cost Pass: € 129 |
Frankfurt Salsa MarathonAug 17 2023 – Aug 20 2023
https://www.edancefever.de/fsm-2023-1 |
EDanceFever HotelFrankfurter Strasse 121, Dreieich, Germany 63303 Description42th “SOCIAL DANCING“ Salsa-EVENT!! Be part of our first FRANKFURT SALSA MARATHON!! We are proud to present you our first edition at EDanceFever and cordially invite you to this spectacular 42-hour with Salsa Dura, Guaguanco, Son Montuno, Cha-Cha- Cha, Descargas, Guaracha and Pachanga will be played by a diverse, talented and famous group of DJs (Kamal SalsaDura, Medicus, Papi, Aimé & Michelle) in alternation. Our new oak parquet floor, new professional cocktail bar, as well as the new entire harmonious furnishings ensure an absolute feel-good atmosphere in our exclusive dance school. Cost From: 129 to 149 € |
|
Bailamos! Salsa Festival ChemnitzAug 18 2023 – Aug 20 2023
|
SubbotnikAddress: Vettersstraße 34a, Chemnitz, Germany, 09126 DescriptionBailamos! Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba und Tango Argentino and Salsa Festival Chemnitz offers workshops & parties. Cost Pass: from € 40 |
|
Berlin Salsa CongressAug 24 2023 – Aug 27 2023
|
Groundplan TempodromMockernstrabe 10, Berlin, Germany, 10963 DescriptionThe 22th edition of Berlin Salsa Congress offers workshops, performances and social dancing with national and international performers, instructors and dj’s. Cost Pass: from € 164 |
Search Results for: guaguancó
5 best places to dance in Barcelona
Europe - Spain - Barcelona
5 best places to dance in Barcelona
We tell everything you need to know about it
Everyone wants to seize time when they travel, so we save you the search and show you the 5 places where you can go dancing salsa, bachata, merengue and all those vibrant tropical rhythms.
Europe cannot resist the swing of Latin music, dance and guaguancó!
1.- Antilla Salsa Barcelona
Antilla Salsa Barcelona is a discotheque specialized in Latin Music, the best option for your nights of Salsa in the city. Pass by the discotheque and share with us our happiness, our rhythm and our unique atmosphere. Approach to discover the musical selection of our DJs: salsa, bachata, kizomba, merengue, rumba, cha-cha-cha, casino wheel… They see and enjoy all our activities: exhibitions by renowned dancers, Free workshops and the collaboration of the Salsa-boys… Come and enjoy our unique and special environment!
Their school organizes the courses quarterly, and in the summer it also offers Intensive Courses and free Workshops for those who want to take advantage of their vacation period. Their School of dance receives pupils of all levels and for the different specialties and rhythms, too.
Address: Carrer d’Aragó 141, 08015 – Barcelona
2.- Mojito Club
Mojito Club is offering three salsa-nights a week and has one night completely dedicated to Cuban music. If you want latino music, salsa or bachata, Mojito Club is the place to go! On Fridays & Saturday the club is 100% an international latino music club. You will also find orchestras playing live music that you can strut your moves to. The club is very popular and might be busy on Fridays and Saturdays, so arrive early! Mojito Club is the reference of Salsa, Bachata and Latin music in Barcelona. The classic Mojitos and an international cocktail bar and the restaurant will not leave you indifferent!
Sundays is student’s day! If you are a student of their dance school, Sunday is your day. Enjoy discounts with your VIP card and wardrobes for FREE. If you don’t know how to dance, they have their own Salsa School where you can learn from the first steps to the most advanced movements.
Address: Carrer del Rosselló, 217, 08008 Barcelona
3.- Habana Club
Habana Club is both a dance club and a restaurant in one. Go there for a delicious meal with live music or show off your rhythm and moves on the dancefloor. The club is located in the district of La Barceloneta and is very popular. You’ll definitely enjoy the view! The party in Habana Barcelona consists of a large number of live shows that will make you enjoy music, quality and harmony of your audience to the fullest. A place where you can enjoy a full night, with exquisite dinner, dances with our entertainers and the best tropical cocktails and mojitos in Barcelona.
Address: Passeig de Joan Borbó, 74.
4.- El Bombón
El Bombón is the portal to the Caribbean in the heart of Barcelona. Salsa, latin soul, merengue, caribbean food and cocktails. The best Caribbean tapas in Barcelona and the best music. Amazing cocktails and amazing food!! Really good dancing music but not enough space to dance, so try to go to monday to friday.
Address: C. Mercè, 13 bis, Barcelona.
https://www.facebook.com/bombonbarcelona/
5.- Dio Club
The party for students and partners of the Seven Dance dance school.
It is a magnificent space in the neighborhood of Gracia that has 2 spacious dance halls and that on Thursdays and Saturdays you can go dancing salsa, bachata and kizomba as long as you have your school membership card. You can get your card completely free at the door or by contacting them previously. On Fridays and Sundays you can go dancing ballroom dancing or swinging. It is advisable to check the schedule before going to dance. A lovely place to practice any type of dance offered there, plenty of space, comfortable ventilation and a bar as god commands.
Address: Carrer del Perill, 10 08012 Barcelona
1 New artist Wito Rodriguez “I am distinct and different”
Norte America / Estados Unidos / Florida
Wito Rodriguez. “I am distinct and different”
Irwin “Wito” Rodríguez was born in Chicago to Puerto Rican parents and got his start in the musical field as a singer and musician. During his teenage years, he performed with a Rock and Roll band as a guitarist.
In 1968 Wito Rodriguez decided to move to “La Isla Del Encanto”, Puerto Rico, in order to search for his musical roots and experience the spicy sounds of his beloved Latin Ritmo.
His first encounter in the Salsa genre was with a Puerto Rican percussionist from the 60’s called “Chacón y su Orquesta”, where Wito learned all the Latin rhythms such as Guaguancó, Boogaloo, Mozambique, etc.
Chacón was his coach in Latin percussion instruments and Wito also fell in love with maracas.
Wito Rodriguez returned to Chicago in 1971 to join “Orquesta La Justicia” a local band that opened shows for artists such as: Ismael Rivera, Ray Barreto, Willie Colón, El Gran Combo and the legendary “Fania All Stars”.
Like many young men of that time, in 1973 Wito Rodriguez decided to join the United States Army and was sent to Europe.
During his stay in Germany, Wito Rodriguez took singing lessons with the Opera singer Barbra Sutton, and at the same time he created two bands with the names of “El Conjunto Sabor” and “La Sonora Antillana”.
These orchestras accompanied artists of the Salsa genre such as: Adalberto Santiago, Ismael Miranda, Tito Allen, Santitos Colón, Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez and the queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz.
After his retirement from the army, Wito joined forces with German band leader Rudi Fuesers and created the European Salsa Orchestra “Conexion Latina”.
With Conexion Latina, Wito Rodriguez recorded two albums; “Calorcito” and “Un Poco Loco”.
He also had the great experience of recording two songs with the band of Director and Arranger Peter Herbolzheimer.
During the 80’s, Wito wanted to broaden his horizons by forming his own groups called “Wito Rodriguez y Orchestra” and “Wito Con Cache”.
Missing his family and friends, Wito “crossed the pond” to return to the United States to finish his Army career.
He never gave up his passion for music, a new big band sound was on his mind, and he returns to the spotlight with the Wito Rodriguez Salsa Jazz Orchestra under the musical direction of trumpeter and arranger, Gino Picart.
“What a wonderful world” or “What a Wonderful World” is his third album released in January 2015.
Although busy in 2016 with live performances, a new album had also been produced and recorded between South America Venezuela and Orlando, Florida.
The most recent production called “Como el Viento” will be released in 2017. This album contains a compilation of songs recorded over the years in Europe than ever for the Western Hemisphere. I hope you enjoy your first solo release… What a wonderful world!
In 2018 Wito released another CD called “The Best of Wito” which has a mix of all the songs that fans thought were the best and respected their preferences.
Wito also has four new singles that he has released from his new album, which will be available from February 2019.
Through the internet platforms you can find these releases.
Always and Forever, Soy Caribe, Yo No Te Echo La Culpa and Now and Forever are the ones that have been released so far.
“As a bilingual singer, I am blessed to contribute to the music industry in my songs, singing them in English and Spanish, unity through my music in a mix of salsa and R&B, etc.” Wito Rodriguez
In the year of 2018. Wito Rodriguez was blessed to be nominated at the Hollywood Music Media Awards (HMMA) in Los Angeles, CA in November 2018.
You can also see his certificate as an honoree at the Fox Music Awards USA, Miami in November 2018, who was nominated and honored for being the Army Veteran Salsero Singer.
The Chicago Salsa Congress was one of its great events in 2018.
In March 2019 his new bilingual production Soy Distinto Y Diferente came out with the song Soy Caribe already nominated at the Hollywood Media Music Awards on November 20, 2019 in Hollywood California.
NMJ Animal Music Records LLC. [email protected]
PQ Promotions/Management Jenny Morales [email protected]
(682-554-4851 or (813-785-3086))
La Candela Salsa Orchestra
Europe / Spain / Tenerife
La Candela Salsa Orchestra
The band is made up of eight musicians settled in Tenerife Canary Islands
La Candela is a small independent orchestra that in recent years has made a place for itself among the preferences of salsa dancers.
Her proposal is aimed at “hooking” the dancer with the original rhythms of salsa such as son montuno, guaguancó, mambo or chachachá, recovering the sound of the era in which what is known today as Salsa was forged.
The band is made up of eight musicians based in Tenerife (Canary Islands).
Its target audience is the salsa dancer on1 & on2, a great consumer of this type of music.
However, they have also conquered the hearts of the salsa music lovers who are staunch consumers of hard sauce.
The live La Candela show is a roller coaster of sensations that aims to spread joy and good vibes with a varied repertoire in terms of the danceable rhythms that are included within the salsa genre.
With him they have been presented in Spain and in other European countries such as Germany or Switzerland throughout these five years of activity.
La Candela’s style is inspired by the repertoire and execution style of the master Joe Cuba and his Sextet.
They have brought back to life some of their best classic songs that are still a reference for the dancer today.
With this spirit, her first musical project was born: On Fire, which was released in November 2015 and was a very good business card.
The album includes some classic songs by maestro Joe Cuba, such as “La Palomilla”, “Clave Mambo” or “El Ritmo de Joe Cuba”, along with self-written songs such as our first two singles, entitled “Es Guaguancó” and “For her”.
In 2017 and thanks to the executive production of Batlei Productions, a new project by La Candela was born with a closer sound and with many new features, without leaving behind our essence, headed by the first single titled “Se Prentó”, On Time moves between the primitive and the new, rescuing jewels and offering deserved tributes to some of the great pioneers of Afro-Cuban danceable music, like Tito Rodríguez or Frank Grillo “Machito”.
They are currently preparing what will be their third studio album with a new line-up of Musicians
We are also in the process of reserving the album “On Time” with a crowdfounding project, in which 300 LPs of this production have been put on sale in a limited edition: https://qrates.com/projects/20837- on-time In addition, we have launched a merchandising store where you can find all kinds of products with the unmistakable seal of La Candela Salsa Orchestra: https://lacandelasalsa.threadless.com/
- Video clip of “Sin Ti”: https://youtu.be/WkV2hvCeXhE
- Switzerland summary video: https://youtu.be/whUDfAx0Fwc
- Benidorm video summary: https://youtu.be/j3puMxehsQk
- Website: http://lacandelasalsa.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lacandelasalsa
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/lacandelasalsa
When it comes to compositions, Luis “Tata” Guerra is widely known internationally
On June 9, 1934, in Guanabacoa, Cuba, Luis “Tata” Guerra was born. Excellent Percussion Master with a Guinness World Record for having accompanied more orchestras live and in recordings.
A virtuoso musician, Luis Tata Guerra, member of a humble and hard-working family, is the last of 4 brothers, born of a musical tradition, his father played guitar, and his older brother Emerio Guerra is a guitarist in Havana.
He studied music and saxophone at the Salesian School of Guanabacoa. He learned to play the tumbadora, and the rhythms of Rumba and Guaguancó in his neighborhood in the 50s.
He joined the Almendra Orchestra in 1954, performing in the best nightclubs of the island. He rehearsed with Conjunto Casino and Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez.
In 1956 he arrived in Colombia with the Cuban Swing Orchestra, he stayed for 4 years working with the groups Sonera del Caribe and the Pepe Reyes Orchestra (Cuban singer). From there he went to Venezuela where he has lived since 1960.
Maestro Guerra has an extensive career as a musician for his activity in different groups such as: Los Melódicos, Víctor Piñero y sus Casiques, Aldemaro Romero, Chucho Sanoja, El Pavo Frank, and accompanying on percussion in Caracas Tito Rodríguez, Miguelito Valdez, Rolando Laserie, Daniel Santos, Olga Guillot, Rubén Blades, Paco de Lucia, including the Timbal King Tito Puente and many Others.
His compositions have been played in the media in Santo Domingo, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela.
The composition “Son Matamoros” dedicated to this famous Cuban trio, was included in the movie “Salsa” with the participation of Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Grupo Niche and other values. He was a member of the VTV Orchestra (channel 8) for 23 years (1965-1991).
Member and Director of the trio Hermanos Rodriguez, in 1994 they traveled to the Canary Islands invited by President Hermoso, and are well known there for the hit “Son Canario” (composition by Guerra himself).
Again in 1999, they returned to the Canary Islands for more than 2 months, in addition to performing at the fabulous The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He presented his program “RAICES CARIBEÑAS” on ANTV.
His fondness for acetate collection was recognized throughout Venezuela. A work with his conjunto became very popular and the voice of “Kiko” Mendive reminded us of the grilles and discómanos of Cali in the 80’s. “Barara Bururu”.
We also remember the time he shared with his compatriot Rafael “Felo” Bacallao Hernandez, who had retired from the Aragon orchestra.
With great regret we recorded on February 24, 2015, the unfortunate news of the death of Tata Guerra, four months shy of his 81st birthday, he had been suffering from an accelerated affection in his respiratory system, remaining hospitalized at the Florida Clinic in the city of Caracas, where in the early morning of that day he left us.
“When I listen to reggetón/ my heart stops/ because my thing is rumba and son”.
Read Also: Stelio Bosch Cabrujas a remarkable musician, but completely forgotten by the new generations
Source:
Por: Carlos Molano Gómez
Bogotá – Colombia
Derechos Reservados de Autor -primera publicación – 2016
Actualizado 2021.