Salsa Fridays at Jack's Club, San Francisco

New Hot Spot for Salsa Dancing

Every Friday Night

Jack's Club

24th and Utah

San Francisco, CA

Since 1978 Jack's Club has been one of the best spots to bring some friends, grab a bear, and just sit back and watch the game.

Conveniently located right across the street from SF General Hospitals. This evening hangout offers excellent happy hour with drink specials that won't break the bank. Pool tables, free food and a friendly neighborhood atmosphere are just some of Jack's qualities that keep people coming back for more.

Orquesta America Live at Tres Hombres, Petaluma

Eric Rangel & Orquesta America Live

Saturday, August 2nd

Tres Hombres Long Bar & Grill

151 Petaluma Blvd, S., Ste. 129,

Petaluma, CA 94952

Phone: (707) 773.4500

About Orquesta America:

After many years of recording and performing with some of the best Latin bands on the West Coast, Eric Rangel decided to venture out and in May 1997 he started Orquesta America.

He has assembled some of the Bay Area's finest musical talent.

His list of musicians are second to none, with vocalists such as Cuba's own Ramon "Monchy" Esteves with over 100 recordings under his belt, also brother (recording artist) Rick Rangel better known for his work with classic Charanga bands such as Tipica Cienfuegos & Orquesta Batachanga.

About Tres Hombres Bar and Grill:

Tres Hombres's unique coastal Mexican cuisine reminiscent of being on the beach in Baja or the Yucatan, with flavors from all over Latin America. The Taco Bar is a favorite spot for locals where you can pull up a stool and watch the cooks prepare tacos and quesadillas to order in the display kitchen. Being that close to the action and interacting with the cooks always makes for a memorable experience!

The Long Bar welcomes you to have a seat and enjoy one of the over 60 tequilas beautifully displayed behind the bar. Tres' margaritas are hand shaken and the stuff of legend made with a secret recipe that guarantees the best tasting marg's in town. If tequila isn't your libation of choice, we offer a full bar, an intelligent wine list featuring local vintners, along with wines from Spain, Portugal, Chile and Argentina and a full range of beers from local producers and Mexico.

Rhythm and Motion Salsa Classes, San Francisco

Sizzling Salsa Classes at Rhythm & Motion

Dance Studio

Rhythm and Motion/ ODC Dance School

351 Shotwell St (Between 17th and 18th), San Francisco, CA

Phone: 415-863-9830

What: Salsa & Casino Rueda with Sidney Weaverling

Sidney Weaverling has studied Salsa Rueda, and Cuban movement in Cuba, Miami, and the Bay Area. She currently teaches Cuban-style movement, Salsa, and Rueda in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area. Sidney’s class teaches Miami-style Salsa and Havana-style Casino moves.

When: Fridays: Beginner 7-8 pm, Intermediate 8-9 pm, Adv 9-10pm, Practica 10p-12:30 am

Cost: $12 drop-in, discounted class cards available

What: Salsa with Gabriel Romero

Gabriel Romero is one of the Bay Area’s top Salsa dancers and most sought after instructors. He teaches and performs in numerous venues throughout San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.

When: Tuesdays: Beginner 7:30-8:15 pm, Intermediate 8:15-9:15 pm, Adv 9:15-10:15 pm

Thursdays: Intermediate 8:00-9:30 pm

Cost: $12 drop in, discounted class cards available

Class Description:

BEGINNING LEVEL: Musical timing footwork will be emphasized while students are introduced to the basic concepts of leading and following.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL: Timing, connection, and style will be emphasized at this level
while students develop arm movements and explore the dancers’
relationship.

ADVANCED LEVEL: Students will have mastered enough technique to focus on
musicality and style without basic movement breakdowns. This is a good
class to take concurrently with the intermediate level class.

No Partner Necessary!

For more information of these classes and to find a list of many more classes please visit www.rhythmandmotion.com

Top 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Salsa Dancing Skills

Top 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Salsa Dancing Skills

Whether you are a beginning, intermediate, or advanced salsa dancer, there are certain tips and tools that will always come in handy when you want to dance at your best. It is one of the greatest things about salsa dancing. We are ALL ALWAYS learning, so that means that even the best dancers that you look up to will never know all there is to know about dancing. If we knew everything there was to know it would quite frankly get boring. Constantly challenging ourselves, as dancers, with new styles, moves and tricks is what keeps us dancing. So with that said there are certain importand tips that will never die. I have been dancing socially for about 10 years now. When I feel myself getting rusty, I revert back to the 'ol basics.

1. COUNT 123,4,567,8, that is right…it may sound easy, but even now when I dance with experienced dancers I find myself wondering…"What beat are they dancing on?" Count silently in your head, especially when you are just starting out. I kid you not, I was counting out loud on the dance floor for the first 3 years. Not only did it help me to stay on the beat, but if your partner is observant enough, they might actually hear you and follow your lead.

2. Make salsa tension a top priority. Doesn't matter if you are the leader or the follower. The connection between the two dancers is what makes salsa what it is. Remember the four points of contact in the closed position. The hands, the leaders hand on the followers shoulder blade, the followers hand on the front of the leaders shoulder, and the leaders and followers elbows that line up when in closed position. Remember to meet your partners tension and adjust to each individual.

3. Watch other dancers. Whether it is the class instructor you are watching, dancers in the salsa clubs, or salsa videos. Watch different styles of dancers and pick the styles you want to adapt to your own. There is no right or wrong style of salsa dancing. The more you make the style your own, the more interesting you dancing style will become. So take a little something from everyone, keep what you like and forget what you don't.

4. Practice the basic step. This should go without saying, but it really does make the biggest difference. Practice in your kitchen, practice when you are walking around your house. The more you engrain the basic step into your muscle memory, the easier all of the other turns and patterns will become. Build a solid foundation with the basic step. It will never fail you.

5.Last, but certainly not least, listen to salsa music. You are what you eat, so to speak. If you listen to salsa music all the time, you will get more and more familiar with how the rhythm of the music progresses, and how your dancing will speed up and slow down with the music. Dancers connection to the music is really what make them amazing dancers. It is not about showing all your flashy moves, it is about letting the music move you.

The most important thing is to enjoy yourself. This may seem like a give in, but it is what salsa dancing is all about. It is natural to get nervous when you are first starting out. But we all started somewhere, so just communicate with the person you are dancing with and just remember that they were right where you are at some point in their dancing lives.

Do you have any tips for salsa dancing?? If so let us hear about them. Add you comments and ideas.

Avance and KPFA's DJ Luis Medina at Jelly's. San Francisco Salsa Dancing

Live Salsa with the Bay Area's Hottest Band

Avance

This Sunday afternoon at Jelly's Havana Cafe

KPFA's DJ Luis Medina Spinning Sultry Latin Beats

Jelly's Havana Cafe

295 Terry Francois Street | Pier 50 |

San Francisco | CA 94158 | 415.495.3099

*Doors open at 4 p.m. $10.00 Cover, Band starts at 5 p.m.*

About Avance:

Led by Carlos Santana percussionist/musical director Karl Perazzo and co-founder/vocalist Armando Cordoba, and featuring four electrifying bilingual singers, a sizzling horn section and one of the best rhythm sections on the West Coast, Avance delivers a new and unique sound that crosses language barriers and ignites the dance floor. Hailing from Central America, vocalists Luis Morales, Jeff Cordoba, Jimmy Flores and Armando Cordoba bring their own individual style, enriching each song with its own personality. Their rich vocals and exhilarating dance show leave all audiences wanting more! Avance's musical productions combine and fuse all different styles of salsa including Puerto Rican, Cuban and Colombian. Add R&B and pop to the mix, and you've got yourself a group with diversity and innovation, yet familiar to the ear and, more importantly, to the soul.

When you experience Avance you're guaranteed three things: sizzle, style and, most of all, swing!

Yemaya Salsa Dance Co. Salsa Social

Yemaya Salsa Dance Co. and Spotlight Dance & Fitness

Presents

Saturday Salsa Social

Every 1st Saturday of the Month!

Spotlight Dance and Fitness

2534 Industrial Blve., Suite 150

West Sacramento, CA 95691

Please join Yamaya Salsa Dance Co. on Saturday, August 2nd, at Spotlight to celebrate a collaborative effort between Yemaya Salsa and Spotlight to give our Sacramento Salsa Community a new salsa dance venue every 1st Saturday of each month.  We want to provide a showcase of local talents along with great music and comraderie.

Beginning

Saturday, August 2nd

Lesson by Emelie at 8:30 p.m.

Danceing from 9:30 p.m.

Music provided by

The Ray Martinez Orquesta

Grand Opening Special

$8 Cover

Free Raffle Prizes all night

(Regularly $12-Live Band, $6-DJ)

Performances by Yemaya Salsa and Guests

About Yemaya Salsa Dance:

The Yemay Salsa DAnce Company was founded by Emelie Andagan & Heather Wong-Xoquic in October, 2000.  Emelie was able to learn salsa within a short time because of her dance background and many years of experience as a ballet/jazz student, and later a teacher at the Ballet Theatre of Dover Dance Conservatory.  The troupe started as a small group of only four couples that rehearsed twice a week in various garages and practivally anywhere with a smooth surface.  The company has grown ever since and they have been entertaining audiences in the Sacramento area community and beyond.

The Yemaya Salsa Dance Company is recognized by the State of California as a non-profit public benefit corporation.

Please join Yamaya Salsa Dance Co. on Saturday, August 2nd, at Spotlight to celebrate a collaborative effort between Yemaya Salsa and Spotlight to give our Sacramento Salsa Community a new salsa dance venue every 1st Saturday of each month.  We want to provide a showcase of local talents along with great music and comraderie.

www.yemayasalsa.com

Anthony Blea y Su Charanga Live at the Ramp, San Francisco Salsa Dancing

Live Salsa Dancing

with

Anthony Blea y Su Charanga

Saturday July 26th

The Ramp Restaurant

855 China Basin St.

San Francisco, CA 94107

Tel: 415.621.2378

Anthony Blea y Su Charanga:

A world class band by any standards, Anthony Blea y su Charanga ( formerly known as Charanson) has been consistently rocking the Bay Area for 9 years with their unique brand of Afro-Cuban salsa. Featuring some of the hottest young artists on the salsa music scene today, their debut CD, “ Virgen de la Caridad “, is a testament to this San Francisco based band’s depth. Combining the traditional Charanga instrumentation ( violin , flute) with a driving horn section, Anthony Blea y su Charanga will satisfy any true music lover’s fantasy.

Conceived in 1995 by Violinist Anthony Blea and former bassist Mike Madrigal , the band quickly became a favorite of the sophisticated Bay Area salsa music world. This band may very well be San Francisco’s , not to mention the salsa world’s, best kept secret. Anthony Blea y su Charanga will keep you glued to the dance floor with their hard hitting style and keep you coming back for more.

The Ramp Bar and Restaurant:

The ramp is situated right on the old waterfront of San Francisco Bay. People flock to the Ramp on Saturday afternoons for lunch in the sun followed by salsa dancing to live latin bands on the outdoor patio. Featuring two bars, one inside and one outside, as well as a large BBQ outdoors to serve up some mexican cuisine to satisfy the hunger after so much dancing.

4pm, Barbecue, outside patio, Live bands. Free ($10 after 3:45pm). Fantastic fun.

Orquesta Borinquen live at Roccapulco, San Francisco

Orquesta Borinquen Live

Friday, July 25th

Roccapulco Supper Club

3140 Mission Street San Francisco, CA. 94110

About Orquesta Borinquen:

The Powerful Latin sounds of Orquesta Borinquen have become one of the top choices for salsa in the San Francisco Bar Area.

As one of the busiest salsa bands in the Bay Area, Borinquen consists of carefully picked musicians to make the perfect band for people who love to dance to powerful, energetic salsa. Orquesta Borinquen keeps you on your feet.

The incredible sound and hightly energetic personality of Borinquen is matched only by their stage presence. They love to have a great time on stage, and enjoy making music together.

Come out and take a ride with Orquesta Borinquen!

Roccapulco Supper Club:

Roccapulco is an internationally renowned Salsa Club and restaurant in San Francisco.

Age for admission: 21 and over

Dress code enforced

Doors Open: 8:00 p.m.

Cover Charge: $10.00 Friday and Saturday before 9:30 p.m.

$15 after 9:30 p.m., except for special events.

Danilo y su Orquestra Universal, Shattuck Down Low Berkeley

Live Salsa with Danilo y su Orquestra Universal

Wednesday July 23rd, 2008

Shattuck Down Low Lounge

2284 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA – (510) 548-1159

Wednesdays | Live Salsa Bands
Beginner lessons from 8-8:45
Intermediate lessons from 8:45-9:30
$10 cover, $5 w/student ID
$4 margarita special

About Shattuck Down Low:

Welcome to the Shattuck Down Low. We feature an eclectic mix

of live music and djs including Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae,

Salsa, International, Rock and Dance. You will find two full bars,

couches & booths to lounge, tables to chat, a large 20×40

hardwood dance floor, the best sound system this side of the

bay, designated VIP private party areas, an elegant setting and a

pool table too!

Spanish Harlem Orquestra Live at Yoshi's Oakland

Get Your Tickets Now!!

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Playing live at Yoshi's Jazz Club In Oakland

Thursday, August 14th – Sunday, August 17th

About Spanish Harlem Orchestra:

Since their arrival in 2000, Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as a standard bearer of contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger and producer Oscar Hernandez, the thirteen-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide.

Our music style is the original sound of New York old school "Salsa dura" (heavy salsa) that was played in the early years by our pioneers, says Oscar. "That sound has been lost and we want to keep it alive while educating the new generations (and music lovers in general) on the true musical roots of our culture." Oscar adds, we've brought back the essence of what makes this music great and are keeping hte salsa spirit alive in our recordings and shows.

Thursday Both Shows $24

Friday / Saturday All Shows $28

Sunday 2 p.m. Matinee: Kids $5 / Adults $24

Sunday 7pm $28.00

For tickets and directions visit www.yoshis.com

www.yoshis.com

Avance Live at Cafe Cocomo July 24th

Avance Live at Cafe Cocomo

Thursday July 24th

Cafe Cocomo

650 Indiana Street | San Francisco | CA 94107

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Salsa Lesson with Salsa by Jake at 8 p.m.

DJ Fab Freddy at 9 p.m.

Cover Charge $10.00 at the door

About Salsa with Jake:

SalsabyJake's Salsa classes are taught with all dancing levels in mind, going into important detail about the patterns taught, and the means for making them easy to dance, and attractive to watch. Classes are kept "light" too, so that even those dancers struggling with new moves for the first time feel at ease and remember that dancing is for fun! Many dancers in the Bay Area started dancing with Jake – class attendance has topped 50,000 people over the years with steady growth. Our experience and dedication to teaching solid dance skills that work well in any dance setting, and their commitment to building the Salsa dance community, make him a clear choice for learning to dance Salsa.

About Avance:

Avance Originates and consists of the hottest and newest talents the San Francisco Bay Area has come to know. Four electrifying, bilingual singers, a sizzling horn section, and one of the best rhythm sections on the West Coast. You put this all together and you get a new and unique sound that crosses the language barrier: Spanish and English. Leading the group is Carlos Santana percussionist, Karl Perazzo, and Co-Founder/Vocalist Armando Cordoba.

Salsa Classes with Pretty Boys & Girls Productions

Check out these Salsa Classes with

PB&G Productions

SEXY LADIES STYLING with MICHELLE

Where the Hell is Matt Video

Spreading the gift of Dance over 42 countries!!

Have you seen this video?? It's called "Where the Hell is Matt?" This fantastic video was 14 months in the making, and went to 42 countries, with over 1,000 cast members from all parts of our globe. It is such a simple little jig, but the video sends a really powerful message.

Dancing is a universal language. This man, Matt Harding, is spreading the good dancing vibes over 42 countries. We need more happy videos like this one.

If you want to learn more about Matt Harding, visit him at www.wherethehellismatt.com

About Matt

Matt is a 31-year-old deadbeat from Connecticut who used to think that all he ever wanted to do in life was make and play videogames. Matt achieved this goal pretty early and enjoyed it for a while, but eventually realized there might be other stuff he was missing out on. In February of 2003, he quit his job in Brisbane, Australia and used the money he'd saved to wander around Asia until it ran out. He made this site so he could keep his family and friends updated about where he is.

A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt an idea. They were standing around taking pictures in Hanoi, and his friend said "Hey, why don't you stand over there and do that dance. I'll record it." He was referring to a particular dance Matt does. It's actually the only dance Matt does. He does it badly. Anyway, this turned out to be a very good idea.

A couple years later, someone found the video online and passed it to someone else, who passed it to someone else, and so on. Now Matt is quasi-famous as "That guy who dances on the internet. No, not that guy. The other one. No, not him either. I'll send you the link. It's funny."

The response to the first video brought Matt to the attention of the nice people at Stride gum. They asked Matt if he'd be interested in taking another trip around the world to make a new video. Matt asked if they'd be paying for it. They said yes. Matt thought this sounded like another very good idea.

In 2006, Matt took a 6 month trip through 39 countries on all 7 continents. In that time, he danced a great deal.

The second video made Matt even more quasi-famous. In fact, for a brief period in July, he was semi-famous.

Things settled down again, and then in 2007 Matt went back to Stride with another idea. He realized his bad dancing wasn't actually all that interesting, and that other people were much better at being bad at it. He showed them his inbox, which, as a result of his semi-famousness, was overflowing with emails from all over the planet. He told them he wanted to travel around the world one more time and invite the people who'd written him to come out and dance too.

The Stride people thought that sounded like yet another very good idea, so they let him do it. And he did. And now it's done. And he hopes you like it.

La Tropi-Cal Summer Edition 2008

La Tropi-Cal

Summer Edition 2008

Salsa Con TImba & Reggaeton

Friday July 25th

Doors Open at 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Cover $10

Il Pirata Restaurant 2007 – 16th Street, San Francisco

Music by DJ WaltDigz & DJ DarkRum

La Tropi-Cal in San Francisco is the original Timba spot in the Bay Area.  It was started in February of 2002 and is still going strong in 2008.  Here you will hear the latest Timba, classic Timba, Salsa and a splash of Reggaeton from Puerto Rico, Cubaton from Cuba, and Plena/Reggae from Panama.

Last Day to Get Tickets for Tiempo Libre

Don't Miss this Amazing Event.

The International Festival Del Sole presents

Academy Nominated Latin Band, "Tiempo Libre"

Live

at Robert Mondavi Winery

This is only a one time event. Who knows the next time Miami's, Tiempo Libre, will be playing under the Napa summer sun. It's possible that it will never happen again. We are so fortunate to be able to see such amazingly passionate musicians in such a gorgeous setting. So join Salsa Crazy for this spectacular summer event.

Plus, we are making it even more affordable to go. When you call the box office for your tickets 707.226.8742 and mention "Salsa Crazy", you get TWO tickets for the price of ONE!!

Festival Del Sole:

Celebrated for its “high-end mix of musical, gastronomical and oenological offerings” (San Francisco Chronicle), this spectacular festival offers world-class musical concerts followed by five-star meals and the finest wines at some of the most stunning venues throughout the Napa Valley. The 10-day schedule also includes visual art exhibitions, free community concerts and family events.

"With the success of Festival del Sole's first two seasons, the Napa Valley is becoming a leading summer cultural destination," said Festival Co-Founder Rick Walker. “This year, audiences can look forward to more unique events that unite the world's best and most adventurous music with the visual, culinary and viticultural arts.” For more info about the Festival Del Sole, please visit their website.

At Mondavi Winery; Presented by Festival Del Sole

Robert Mondavi Winery

7801 Saint Helena HWY

Oakville, CA 94562

Phone: (888) 766-6328

Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest young Latin bands today. This Miami-based band has become well known for their imaginative and high voltage performances, delivering the hard-driving, seductive rhythms of "timba" – true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Tiempo Libre is committed to sharing the Latin musical heritage and reinvigorating traditional Cuban music with a youthful and modern sound.

Workshops and Social with Terry and Cecile this Weekend

Amazing Salsa Workshop and Social This Weekend

July 18, 19 & 20

About Terry and Cecile:

Terry and Cecile are Latin dance professors and performers from Paris. They are fresh off an international tour of salsa congresses, festivals, and special events, and on sabbatical from the dance school they founded in Paris. They are known for producing many excellent students of salsa. Whether it's Salsa On-1, On-2 (NY style), Cuban, Cha Cha Cha, Bachata, Merengue, or Zouk, they do it all, and do it well. As dancers and performers, Terry and Cecile have an ENERGY, STYLE, and SKILL matched by few worldwide. As teachers, they have been described as DYNAMIC, CHARISMATIC, and ADDICTIVE. We are fortunate to have the rare opportunity to benefit from Terry and Cecile's extensive Latin dance backgrounds.

After a busy couple of weeks of performing and dancing at many clubs all over the San Francisco Bay Area, and meeting many wonderful salseras and salseros, Terry and Cecile will be returning to Paris on the 21^st of July. Be sure to check out their workshops the weekend of July 18^th, 19^th, and 20th. We will have Int/Adv Cha Cha Cha/NY On 2 Friday the 18^th, Int and Adv On 1 and Cuban on Saturday the 19th, and Beginning On 1 and Cuban on Sunday the 20^th. Our FAREWELL SOCIAL is Saturday night from 8p to 12 midnight.

Cost: $40 for each workshop.
2 or more workshops are $35 each.
Social is $5. Free for workshop participants

Workshop Schedule

Friday July 18

Cha Cha Cha/NY On-2 Intermediate/Advanced 7-9p

Saturday July 19

Salsa On-1 Intermediate 12-1:30p

Salsa On-1 Advanced 1:30-3p

Salsa Cuban Intermediate 4-5:30

Salsa Cuban Advanced 5:30-7p

"Terry & Cecile Farewell" Social 8-12 midnight

Beginner lesson taught at 8pm by Terry and Cecile

Sunday July 20

(Beginner classes, while designed for begginers, are not for absolute beginners! You should already know the basics.)

Salsa On-1 Beginning 3-4:30p

Salsa Cuban Beginning 4:30-6p

For more information visit www.salsalianza.com

Saturday July 19th: Tiempo Libre Live at Festival Del Sol

Special Event This Saturday

Tiempo Libre live at the Mondavi Winery

When: Saturday July 19th at 7:00

This will be THE salsa event of the year. This is an incredible band, with a very unique and passionate sound. Just think, listening to Timpo Libre in the warm summer evening, sipping Robert Mondavi wine….I don't think it can get much better than that.

At Mondavi Winery; Presented by Festival Del Sole

Robert Mondavi Winery

7801 Saint Helena HWY

Oakville, CA 94562

Phone: (888) 766-6328

SPECIAL: SInce this is a beautiful concert, we have a special 2 for 1 deal for the Salsa Dancers. That Right!! Half price for the SalsaCrazy people out there. Do NOT miss this.

Call the box office at 707.226.8742 and mention "SalsaCrazy" -Get TWO for ONE!!

TIEMPO LIBRE

Grammy nominated Tiempo Libre is one of the hottest young latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba.

Tiempo Libre's members were all classically trained in Cuba's premiere conservatories at a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now, the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son.

Schooled in different Havana conservatories and all enjoying thriving careers in Latin music performing, touring and recording with such artists as Albita, Cachao, Arturo Sandoval, NG La Banda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Isaac Delgado, Roberto Torres, and DLG these seven extraordinary musicians came together to realize their collective musical dream: to create the first authentic all Cuban Timba Band in the United States. This eagerness to share their music with others led these multi-talented individuals to come together between projects to develop their new style together. Hence the name Tiemp Libre (Free Time).

This Thursday: Dance with Tomaj at Bing Crosby's

Azucar Salsa Thursdays, Oakland

AZUCAR Salsa Night

Every Thursday

dance the night away from 10PM to close

La Taza De Cafe

3909 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA :::

*$3 Donation Suggested*

DJ Spinning Salsa, Cumbia, Afro-Latin, and some Dancehall.

About La Taza de Cafe:

La Taza de Cafe's founding ethic rests within the concept of "Origines". "Origenes" or Origins in English, implies the creation of something that grows, expands, and endeavors toward future and permanence. In 1940's Cuba, the literary and artistic group, "Origines", sought to capture in its renderings the expression of what it was to be Cubano, and in a greater sense "Latino" -the peoples and races of Central and South America and the Caribbean. This is meant as a fully humanizing endeavor, it is to say: We are happy, unconstrained, extroverted; We like to play, socialize and create, but at the same time we have a profound and deep rooted ethical tradition based on love for justice, accountability and solidarity. Thought and action are grounded in a sense of servise and social responsibility.

Food, like many other facets of Latin American culture, reflects a vigor for life at its richest and a love of sociability, continuing a tradition of warmth and hospitality. La Taza de Café embraces this concept of community; the organic provision of product and service that tantalizingly fills a gap commercially, culturally, and socially; at the same time providing a space in which business people can find a “shot” of charm, solace or inspiration after their busy work day. While, of course, providing the most uniquely flavorful, and a savory menu in the likes of which there is a large demand and an unfound niche within the wholly comparable Cuba and Latin America we call Oakland.

Tiempo Libre two for one special!!

Call the box office at 707.226.8742 and mention "SalsaCrazy" – Get TWO for ONE!

MUSIC SAMPLES – JUST A SAMPLE, THEY ARE GREAT!

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