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Europe – November 2022
Europe – October 2022
Sundays Are Salseros In London
5 Clubs to not stop dancing Salsa even on the last day of the week
Salsa parties don’t stop in London, its fusion of Caribbean rhythms with a subtle swing and a few drops of Latin folklore make this genre one of the most contagious and fun to dance as a couple or with friends.
For that, here we make a list of the best places to dance Salsa on the last day of the week and if you do it regularly you will obtain health benefits such as muscle toning, improvement of cognitive functions (memory and coordination), the release of stress, increased self-esteem through a positive and confident attitude, in addition to improving circulation and the physical appearance of the legs. Let’s start now!
We started with Medbar in Southampton. It’s the perfect place to drink, dine, and dance, as well as being one of the hottest hotspots in the heart of Oxford Street (50 Oxford St, Southampton SO14 3DP). Every Sunday from 6 PM is about Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba. Beginner classes start at 6 PM, and advanced level lessons start at 6:45 PM. The value of each lesson is £8.
End the week with Medbar’s famous Latin nights and take advantage of the S.B.K social parties on Sundays from 7:30 PM until 2 AM.
A totally Latin atmosphere in London is the Salsa Soho Bar, Restaurant, and Nightclub, cataloged by many as one of the most authentic Latin music venues in the United Kingdom. Here you can enjoy the free Latin warm-up with Crossbody (LA) style Salsa classes for 45 minutes from 7:15 PM and continue with Salsa and Reggaeton lessons at all levels starting at 8 PM, you can also enjoy excellent South American dishes and 50 types of cocktails in this bar open seven days a week and located at 96 Charing Cross Rd since 1997. So live the experience of visiting Salsa Soho every Sunday and enjoy the Sundays X–perience until 2 AM with DJ José Luis. Admission is £5 after 8 PM. For more information visit their website. https://www.bar-salsa.com/soho
We continue with the Off The Cuff Live Music Bar located in the heart of Herne Hill (Arch 645, 301-303 Railton Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0JN, UK). Voted by Mr. Hide magazine as one of the top five independent music venues in London, this bar offers one-hour Salsa Sessions every Sunday of the month from 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM, and the cost of admission is £10. Get fun the Sunday afternoon in the excellent company of Salsa.
We now walk through Juju’s Bar and Stage open six days a week. This place with a wide variety of events brings Latin parties every Sunday night for seven hours with DJ Javier “La Maquina De Cuba” and the Sambroso Sambroso dance academy.
Admission is free and starts from 4 PM to 11:30 PM. Juju’s Bar and Stage is located at Ely’s Yard, 15 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.
And in November! This prestigious space will play host to the EFG London Jazz Festival, London’s largest annual event, acclaimed for showcasing talent from around the world. This year the constellation of established and emerging stars will be intoxicating starting on Sunday, November 13th with the presentation of Cuban artist Yuri Hernández, who organically entered Latin Jazz in 2020 with the single Loco Soñador. DJ Flecha (Joel Verdecia) will also perform in this presentation. The ticket costs £8.50 and the sets will be distributed as follows 6 PM – 8 PM and 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM. Get your tickets and don’t miss out on the EFG London Jazz Festival from November 11th to November 20th.
We end this tour at Bar Salsa Temple. Every Sunday is Cuban hits night. Relive the Havana of Puros by the River Thames! DJs Jorge Andre & DJ JJ Latin mixes the most recognized songs of yesterday and today from Timba, Salsa Cubana, Cubatón, and Bachata. Free Beginner Salsa Classes start at 6 PM, one-hour Sensual Bachata lessons start at 7 PM (£7), and Intermediate Cuban Salsa (Salsa Rueda) instruction is at 8 PM (£7).
Bar Salsa Temple is one of the largest Latin clubs in the country and is located on the Embankment, London. Join and experience the flavor of Cuban Sundays until 2 AM.
Story of achievement and dedication of Yoshie Akiba
Yoshie Akiba, Life and Achievements
Yoshi’s has become one of the most famous and frequented places in the San Francisco Bay Area thanks to its delicious food and the quality of its shows demostrates the great work its owners and team do on making this a very special place for anyone who goes there. However, the idea of a place like this did not come up overnight and it was not an easy process. This is clear upon seeing the story of Yoshie Akiba.
Yoshie Akiba, who is one of the founders of Yoshi’s in Oakland and San Francisco
Interesting story of Yoshie Akiba
Yoshie Akiba, founder of Yoshi’s, is a native of Yokohama, Japan, where she lived in an orphanage during a childhood filled with shortcomings of every kind. According to Akiba in some interviews, there was a U.S. naval base very close to this orphanage where children were invited on special occasions such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, among others. Of course, including her.
In view of the bad quality of the food, little Yoshie felt in paradise whenever she was invited to the base, a place where there were always musical bands (some played Latin music) which performed to entertain those present. These days were engraved in the girl’s memory and she would remember them forever.
After growing up and receiving some training in singing and dancing at a very young age, she met a naval officer named Chris through a friend of hers, who offered to take her to the United States and pay for the dancing and music classes she needed to be a professional. This is how Yoshie and the young soldier traveled to the United States when she was 19 years old.
Yoshie grew up in an orphanage and went to the United States when she was 19 years old
Unfortunately, the union between both did not work, so they decided to go their separate ways and Yoshie went to Berkeley to continue studying dance on her own. Due to her complicated economic situation, she came to an agreement with some young people she met in that city to stay in a room in exchange for cooking and cleaning for them. This was until she got a job as a seamstress at the Andre Godet’s clothing store.
It was not long before Akiba, Kaz Kajimura and Hiro Hori founded Yoshi’s and opened their first place, which was very small and had only 20 tables. It became so popular among locals that they had to look for a place with much more space in order to meet the high demand from customers they were having. From the beginning, Yoshie knew she wanted much more than just a eating establisment, she also wanted a music club and was successful.
The new facilities they selected for Yoshi’s included a much larger restaurant area and a theater of sorts to perform bands. That’s how this place started to become a mandatory stop for anyone touring the West Coast. Today, it is one of the most famous clubs in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and features all kinds of artists and bands from all genres and nationalities although it was conceived as a venue specialized in jazz and Japanese culture at the same time.
Yoshie is a cultural icon in the San Francisco Bay Area
Acknowledgments to Yoshie Akiba for her social and cultural work (título 3)
Ms. Akiba has been recognized as a cultural and community activist who has made major contributions to music and culture in the Bay Area. So much so that the California State University has recognized her great work by granting her with an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts from this alma mater.
She has also contributed greatly to education thanks to his non-profit organization called 51 Oakland, through which she promotes opportunities for the young talents of the city in music and arts. In addition, Yoshi’s two headquarters provide large donations to help arts departments at schools and universities throughout the Bay Area.
For these things and many more is that Ms. Yoshie Akiba is a leading figure in the Berkeley and California music scene in general. Her work speaks for itself.
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