Landmark Ballroom Features Two Amazing Performers in February, San Jose
February 9, 2009 by Salsa Crazy San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
Live at the Landmark presents,
Two Special Dance Concerts at San Jose’s
Landmark Ballroom!!
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On Friday, February 27th, Landmark features the queen of classic jazz and blues dance bands, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers and on Saturday, February 28th, check out one of the most joyful and dynamic salsa dance bands, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. To add to already extraordinary nights, try your luck in our Tea Room Casino featuring craps, roulett and blackjack tables. For those who like to dance, you will not find a better dance floor (3,000 sqft of “sprung” dance floor). So join us for this opportunity to dress to the 9’s, dance all night, enjoy two of the best music acts on the west coast, all wrapped up for you in the majestic 1920’s Landmark Ballroom!
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Check Out: Landmark Ballroom’s Website - http://www.sjwomansclub.org
Lavay Smith’s Website - http://www.lavaysmith.com
Ricardo Lemvo’s Website - http://www.makinaloca.com
Friday, February 27th, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - With Special Guests DJ Tanoa “Samoa Boy” One of the top Swingin’ Jazz and Blues bands in teh world. Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith evokes a sensuous era of jazz queens and sexy pinups and adds her own modern twist. Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star band bake up an instant recipe for dancing and good times.
Saturday, February 28th - Ricardo Lemvo & Mekina Loca - Their infectious fusion of Latin and African Music has been hailed as the future of African Salsa. Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music, combining Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous. Since forming his band, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.
Info for both dates:
Doors: 7:30pm
Price: $25 Advance & $30 at the Door
Advance Tickets - http://www.artsopolis.com/org/detail/8905 <http://www.artsopolis.com/org/detail/8905>
More Info: Phone - 408-286-1313 or E-mail - Chris@giantcreative.com
Location: Landmark Ballroom at the San Jose Woman’s Club - is located at 75 South 11th Street in Downtown San Jose (between San Fernando and Santa Clara Streets).
Parking: Free street parking and additional paid parking ($5) is available on San Fernando between 9th and 10th Streets, in the SJSU Parking Garage.
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See Pellejo Seco LIVE at Brava Theatre, San Francisco
December 9, 2008 by Salsa Crazy San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa
Tis the Season to be Giving!!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
8-10pm
$18adv, $20 door
Brava Theatre
2789 24th St.
San Francisco, CA
Join Pellejo Seco as they perform an evening of eclectic musical sounds rooted in Traditional Cuban music to help benefit victims of the recent hurricanes in Cuba. A portion of the proceeds will support the Disarm Education Fund providing urgently needed medical aid to Cuba.
The damage has displaced millions of Cubans, destroying homes, schools, hospitals, factories, and crops. The Disarm Education Fund has been in existence for over thirty years and has been fighting the devastating effects of immoral and unjust foreign policy as they lend a hand to its innocent victims. They provide vital humanitarian assistance, life-saving medicine, and effective advocacy. Disarm has a strong, unequaled track record of providing urgently needed medical aid to Cuba, and their longstanding partners at hospitals and community clinics throughout Cuba are struggling to assist hurricane victims, working in dangerous rubble without basic, life-saving medicine and equipment.
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The line-up for this special evening will include: Ivan Camblor, vocals and tres (Cuban Guitar); Livan Montoya, vocals and bass; Mario Silva, trumpet; Osvaldo Carvajal, vocals and percussion; Felix Samuel Perez Diaz, vocals; Sulkary Valverde, vocals.
For more information and ticket purchase visit: www.brava.org
About Pellego Seco:
Without a doubt, Pellejo Seco marks a new plateau in Latin music in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in the East Bay in 2004 by Ivan Camblor, this eclectic group has its roots in Traditional Cuban music and performs only original compositions The group produces a creative sound which combines the exquisite, popular and fantastic. In its evolutionary process, Pellejo Seco has caught its own distinct flavor which intertwines progressive Fusion Rock, Latin pop, Brazilian, Flamenco, Afro-Cuban and Jazz. Ivan Camblor named the band, Pellejo Seco, and interprets it to mean “Raw Hide.” For Ivan the name has many meanings, one of which is to describe the dry and leathered skin of a “campesino” or farmer. “Enganchate,” is the first CD for Pellejo Seco. The title can be loosely translated to mean “Grab on.” As you listen to this album, you will definitely want to grab onto the exciting rollercoaster of musical themes and genres which winds you through a world full of complex energetic dance rhythms and beautiful love ballads. All the music on this album is composed by Ivan Camblor Allende. Ivan is a new composer from Havana, Cuba. In Cuba, Ivan played his Tres (a Cuban guitar) with many traditional Cuban bands, many of which performed his songs. Other accomplishments for Ivan include a collaboration with Edesio Alejandro, the most prominent Cuban Soundtrack artist today, on two scores for the film, ”Hacerse el Sueco.” Ivan moved to the United States in November 2004 to be with his wife, Deborah Simon-Weisberg, who is also featured on the CD singing “Calma.”
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Tito Garcia LIVE at Cafe Cocomo, San Francisco
November 26, 2008 by Salsa Crazy San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa
Tito Garcia y Su Orquesta Internacional
Saturday November 29th, 2008
Cafe Cocomo
650 INDIANA STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
Tel:415-824-6910
Cover $10.00 Before 10:00pm / $15 after 10:00pm
Salsa Lessons by Jake at 8:00pm
DJ Luis Medina from KPFA Radio spinning the best of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Cha-cha-cha.
About Tito Garcia:
Ernesto “Tito” Garcia is an optometrist in the predominantly Latino mission district of San Francisco.
I have been playing Latin Music profesionally since 1971. There are an incredible amount of talented musicians just waiting for the opportunity to learn how to play what is known as Modern, Popular Salsa-Mambo music of today.
I created this type of discipline Orquesta in order to provide the General Public an example of what i call Jazz-Influenced, High-Energy Latin Music. We play Salsa in the traditional format of the pioneers of this music and add our own West Coast “Tinge.”
We also dip into our bag of Salsa Tricks to bring back some of the Mambo’s, Cha-Cha-Cha’s and Boleros that this generation missed out on.
We take full advantage of our Multi-Cultural or “International” array of musicians in this area and thus the name of “Internacional.” We vary in size from as many as 16 performing musicians to as small a combo as 4-5 musicians. Depending on our performance necessities.
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Alonso Brito, The kind of Music that gets under your skin!
November 25, 2008 by Salsa Crazy San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Articles
Discover the Old Style Cuban Music of
Alonso Brito!
When I hear the music of Alonso Brito, I feel myself transported to an old cafe somewhere in Havana, with the smell of cigars in the air and the heat in the air assisting in the slow grind of Cuban couples dancing to the sultry rhythms. It is how i picture real Latin music to be. You can feel in the song that their is Latin passion behind it. You just can’t fake emotion in songs like this.
“Alonso is like no other contemporary salsa singer - part Mick Jagger, part Caetano Veloso and part Desi Arnaz on acid” - Los Angeles Times
“In the 1950’s America fell in love with the Mambo. It’s 2008 and we are already falling in love with Alonso Brito and his brand of Cuban music, he is really talented, extremely talented” -KPFK Radio
About Alonso Brito:
Born in La Habana, Cuba during the Golden Fifties, Alonso Brito had an idyllic childhood that ran parallel to Hollywood classics of that period. At the age of nine, he was living in Cuba when Fidel Castro’s revolution arose. Political and civil unrest forced him to flee the country, never to return. During a landmark historical period in American history, Alonso arrived in Miami, Florida in September 1960.
Thrust into early adulthood though being barely ten years old, Brito has been witness to events that have formed our country and left an indelible mark in his memory. The short-lived presidency of John F. Kennedy, The Birmingham Riots, The Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, manned space travel and the Vietnam War are moments in time that some of us lived while some of us only read about them in books—Alonso Brito has done both and uses it to not only give depth to the life he leads, but volume to the music he shares.
Those wonder years, as well as those of his pre-emmigration childhood are reflected throughout his music. Alonso, or “AB”, along with his dear friend Chris McClure have prepared a style of show that has not been seen since the 1950’s. Nothing in the United States and few similar performers are comparable to the style, culture and substance of the music and performances that AB brought from Cuba to gift us. His journey, his convictions, his spirit and his music have become the epitome of what it is to be Cuban-American.
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Mambo Night at Club Avalon, a Dancer’s Extravaganza!!
November 3, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa
Dr. Rock & Montuno Productions
Mambo NIght at Club Avalon
A Dancer’s Extravaganza!
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Featuring Mambo All Stars Band, with Grammy Award Winner, Julius Melendez
Club Avalon
777Lawrence Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Admission: $15.00 (+$3.00 online fee) / Door $20.00.
Mambo Dance Competition registration: $25.00 (+$5.00 online fee, including admission).
Doors open at 7:00pm
Must be 21/ Dress code enforced
Sign up for the FIRST SF BAY AREA MAMBO DANCE COMPETITION ONLINE, produced by Montuno Productions.
The winners will be chosen by online vote.
First place will win $250.00 (announced one week after the show)
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Jesus Diaz Latin Jazz Ensemble at Bruno’s Thursday, San Francisco
October 1, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under San Francisco Salsa Clubs, This Week in SF Salsa
Come See Jesus Diaz
Latin Jazz Ensemble at Bruno’s
Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 10:00pm
Welcome to Bruno’s, a historic landmark venue nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. We take great pride in offering a diverse line up of weekly music from live jazz, hip hop, soul, funk, rock, and latin to a collection of the Bay Area’s finest DJ’s spinning high energy dance parties on the weekends. For details regarding our weekly entertainment line up please do not hesitate to call us directly at Bruno’s. Schedules are updated on the website weekly.
About Jesus Diaz:
Join Jesus Diaz and his ensemble as the play the latest in contemporary, progressive afro-Cuban jazz. Jesus is a Cuban born percussionist and vocalist is a pioneer in bringing a special blend of traditional, folkloric and modern/timba influences to the Bay Area sound. His local and worldwide performances in collaboration with world renowned and acclaimed artists, are recognized for their contributions to the richness of an ever expanding musical genre worldwide.
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NEW Salsa Dance Class, Wednesdays, San Jose
September 29, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, San Francisco Salsa Classes
NEW Salsa & Bachata Classes
WEDNESDAYS
Salsa & Bachata Classes with Edwin
Susan Studio
2146 Ringwood Ave San Jose, CA 95031
Tel: 408-835-1889
Salsa dance lessons ALL LEVELS
Beginners 7:00 - 7:45 PM
Intermediate 7:45 - 8:30 PM
&
Modern Bachata Dance LEssons 8:30 - 9:15 PM
*Social Dancing from 9:30 - 12:00 AM
$10 for all lessons and dance
$6 for social dancing ONLY
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Saturday Salsa Social at Spotlight Dance Studio, Sacramento
September 24, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, This Week in SF Salsa
Yemaya Salsa and Spotlight Presents
Saturday Salsa Social
October 4th, 2008
Spotlight Dance and Fitness
2534 Industrial Blvd., Suite 150
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Special DJ Guest from the Bay Area - DJ Boriqua
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Rumba Fiesta Columbiana at Stephens Green Pub, Mountain View
September 18, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, This Week in SF Salsa
RUMBA FIESTA COLUMBIANA
Saturday September 20th, 2008
Stephen’s Green Pub
223 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA
South American Party with DJ MGD and DJ Paulo playing top hits from Peru, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, & Much More
This festival is for anyone who loves latin dance. Most of the roots of salsa dancing comes from Columbia such as Cumbia (a traditional Colombian dance that African slaves danced. There are three different versions of Cumbia dependent on the region), Pachanga (fast footwork and fast spins Colombian style salsa (a fusion of Cha cha cha and Mambo). Originally only 7 steps - now hundreds), and Vallenato (This traditional Colombian dance has a number of distinctive rhythms: Paseo, Merengue). Come see how the real Columbians have a fiesta.
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TIERRA at Avalon Night Club, Santa Clara- Sept. 20th, 2008
September 18, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, This Week in SF Salsa
TIERRA LIVE at Avalon Night Club
Saturday Sept. 20th, 2008
Check out the best of Latin Rock and Salsa this Saturday at the Avalon Night Club featuring Live performances by Tierra, Puro Bandido, and the Latin Affect. Come and experience one of the best Latin performances this year, you won’t want to miss it.
Avalon Night Club
777 Lawrence Expressway
Santa Clara, CA
Admission: $20.00 (+ $5.00 online fee) - VIP Admission: $35.00 (+$5.00 online fee) - Includes early entrance at 6:00pm, meet and greet, and appetizers (served from 6:00pm to 7:00pm only). VIP seats will be available from 6:00pm to 7:00pm only. INFO: 415-285-7795
Tierra, the band named “Best R&B Vocal Group” by four leading magazines including Billboard. They started their career in East Los Angeles with a blend of rock, pop, jazz, R&B and salsa. The result was a Latin R&B rhythm which produced classics like “Together”, “Gonna Find Her”, “Memories” and “Zoot Suit Boogie”. The band’s quarter century commitment shows a dedication that can only be understood by listening to their smooth and soulful sounds.
Tierra was the first Latino band to have four songs on the national chart and two simultaneously in the Top 100. They have performed in such prestigious shows such as Carnegie Hall, The American Music Awards, American Bandstand, and The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Tierra is widely known to have played a role in opening doors for other Latino and non-Latino superstars of today, including comedian Paul Rodriguez, Arsenio Hall, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan, Los Lobos, Latino Comic of the Year, Rudy Moreno, and more.
Leader of the band, Rudy Salas holds the foundation of the group strong as he leads TIERRA into the new millenium. With their new CD, “Welcome to Cafe East L.A.”, a billingual album “Two Worlds/Dos Mundos”, and a recently released Greatest Hits album, this is one band that will not stop!
Puro Bandido was formed by Jose “El Bandido” Mayorga in 1979 whose vision and dream to form a band to fit his unique persona and that would capture the true San Francisco Mission District Experience! He carefully scoped out the late 70’s music scene and hand picked the best of the best in local bands and recruited two original members to join the Bandido Posse. Richard Segovia & Rolando “Choco” Contreras that would bring his vision and sound to life and have captured the True Mission District Culture, Style & SAVOR! Jose “El Bandido” Mayorga may you rest easy knowing that YOUR DREAM LIVES ON THROUGH PURO BANDIDO!!!! PURO BANDIDO is more than a refreshing new musical group - it is a new attitude and an eclectic new sound that mesmerizes its audiences with its incredible stage presence, driving rhythms, soaring guitars, and precise musical execution. Puro Bandido was formed by Jose Mayorga in 1978. Jose, now deceased, was joined by Richard Segovia and Rolando Contreras keeping Jose’s dreams alive with the other members of Puro Bandido. The music is high energy, Latin Rock and was formed in the Mission District of San Francisco. Puro Bandido was instrumental in the development of Border Rock - crossing all borders; having no boundaries. Their Sound is a combination of old school and new sounds created by a combination of a driving percussion, a rhythm section incomparable and vocals to match.
Latin Affect was formed in early 2005 and is made up of nine of the most talented musicians in the bay area. Musicians that have shared the stage with International Artist such as Santana, Malo, Tierra, Tower-of-Power, Little-Joey y La Familia, Niel Young, Bill Champlin, Joe Baker, John Garcia, and many many more. Latin Affect is one of the bay areas top bands and have a proven record of pleasing audiences whether for an intimate gathering or a large concert crowd. They bring an exciting mix of Old School, Funk, Latin Rock, Oldies, Salsa, Cumbias, & Tex Mex. Latin Affect is the musical soul of the people.
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Salsa & Swing Dance Weekend Get Away in Monterey
September 11, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, This Week in SF Salsa
Salsa & Swing Dance Weekend Get Away
September 12th & 13th
Its FUN, Its Inexpensive.. Lets GO
Pacific Grove- Monterey! …… ……… A weekend of vacation & Dance FUN
Host Jay B PH 805-405-2946″
&
Shall We Dance Studio: 205 17th Street Pacific Grove, CA 93950
(831) 373-5678 www. shallwedancepg. com
HEY Dancers
Drive up Friday night or EARLY Saturday morning & join us for a GREAT weekend of fun
“Salsa & Swing Dancing”
& Then Sunday we will go visit “Monterey”
Saturday Sept 13th
SALSA Dance & Workshops: Swing & Salsa
100pm Intro to Salsa Casino Rueda
130pm Easy Intermediate FUN Salsa & Casino Rueda
230pm Intermediate- Adv FUN Salsa with Style for the Ladies!
345pm Easy Intermediate FUN West Coast Swing
445pm Intermediate- Adv FUN West Coast Swing
& Something cool for the Ladies!
Saturday Night Salsa Dance Party Host Jay Byam
& Shall We Dance Studio
7pm Salsa Dance classes pre party!
9pm Salsa Dance Party & Fun
EXTRA Fun Vacation stuff:
Pacific Grove is right next to Monterey and on Saturday before the classes & then again on Sunday
we will visit the Monterey Bay to see the seals.
We will visit the great Monterey Bay Aquarium.
There is also great shopping,20great food & great FUN!
Join Jay & our friends
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Prices:
Friday:
$12 - Including lesson & dance party
Saturday:
$12 - per class
$10 - dance only
$50 - entire day
…………………………….. Prices go UP at the door
Make checks & Mail to:
Shall We Dance Studio: 205 17th Street Pacific Grove, CA 93950
(831) 373-5678 www. shallwedancepg. com
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Saturday Sept 13th
10am-12: I nstructors training & refresher course
“Teachers’ Refresher course”
5:45-6:45pm Instructors training & refresher course Part 2
ONLY Professional Salsa Instructors need to take this Seminar
$50 - Instructor Training. (Incl. 1 afternoon workshop, 1 evening dance party & manual.)
A little about the Instructor Training Course:
Jay Byam is a professionally-trained & certified dance instructor .
He is also the director & creator
of “Salsa Extravaganza - Palm Springs Salsa & Casino Rueda Confrence”
& “Palm Springs SwingDance Classic” since 1992. He will be sharing his 18 years of teaching experience this weekend. For ye ars he has been developing skills on how to be a better instructor.
For teaching professionals and those interested in becoming instructors the course will teach
you some of the BEST professional skills to organize your class & to help your students
improve as fast as they can. Your student will enjoy a better learning experience &
they will want to come back again and again. Also, learn some of the cardinal
mistakes of instructors & learn what NOT to do to your students.
This course will not show you WHAT to teach , BUT instead how to be a better Instructor!
Local Hotels:
Borg’s Ocean Front Hotel
635 Ocean View Blvd
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Tele # 831-375-2406
(2 minutes walking distance down the street from SWD)
Clarion Collection Wilkies Inn - more info » $89
1038 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA - (831) 372-5960
Sea Breeza Inn & Cottages - more info »
1100 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA - (831) 372-7771
Sea Breeze Lodge - more info »
204 Grove Acre Ave, Pacific Grove, CA - (831) 372-3431
Howard Johnson Monterey/ Pacific Grove - more info »
660 Dennett Ave, Pacific Grove, CA - (831) 373-8777
Category: Motels & Hotels
Best Western-De Anza - more info »
2141 Fremont St, Monterey, CA - (831) 646-8300
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Check Out the Monterey Salsa Freestyle Championships This Friday!!
August 25, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under This Week in SF Salsa
Enter to Win and Compete in the Monterey Salsa
Freestyle Championships
Friday, August 29th
For location and more info visit:
It’s on! The hottest dance contest in the Monterey Bay is now underway, and you know Monterey Salsa is about to crown the baddest salsa dancers in the 831.
Monterey Salsa Freestyle Contest is now in EFFECT! This contest is designed for one thing… to find the best dancers in the 831. Period.
Having seen and judged tons of other contests, Monterey Salsa has created a set of rules guaranteed to provide maximum excitement and to find out who REALLY is the best in the 831. This contest is not only going to be more FAIR than traditional contests, it’s going to be way more suspenseful. So how does it work? Let’s find out…
YOU PICK YOUR PARTNER
You will need a dance partner. If you have one, cool. If not, Monterey Salsa will try to help you find one.
MONTEREY SALSA PICKS THE MUSIC
We want to find the best dancers, not the best choreographers. And, real dancers can rip to ANY music. So, on the day of the contest, Monterey Salsa will select the music that you will dance to. You will not know in advance what your song will be. You will just have to be ready to rip to whatever comes on. This will filter out the REAL salseros from the imposters.
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS
Instead of the traditional format of all the couples dancing at once, Monterey Salsa will be setting up brackets like a real tournament. The tournament will be single elimination, and couples will compete heads up until a winner is crowned. More below…
TWO PAIRS ENTER, ONE PAIR LEAVES
That’s right, we gettin Thunderdome on this!!! When it is time to compete, the competing couples will step on the dance floor. Neither couple will know what the song will be. Once the song starts, both couples will start dancing. When the song ends, a winner will be selected. One couple will advance in the tournament, the other will be eliminated.
$500 CASH PRIZE. WINNER TAKE ALL.
The winning couple will receive $500 cash and the title of “Monterey Salsa Freestyle Champion.” There will be no prizes for any of the losers.
Check out the video from the last two contests to get an idea of how the game goes….
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Orquest Bakan, live at Cafe Bella, Petaluma
August 19, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under San Francisco Salsa Clubs, This Week in SF Salsa
Orquesta Bakan Live
Saturday August 23rd
Cafe Bella
3120 Lakeville HWY, Petaluma 94954
Phone: (707) 763.0535
About Orquesta Bakan:
This high-energy Orquesta consists of some of the finest musicians in Northern California. A nice blend of experienced, and up and coming young talent is reflected in their showmanship. On vocals are, Augustine “Indio” Martinez, Victor “Cafe” August and Mark “Coco” Pagan. On Trumpets, Tom Bertetta and Rolf Johnson.
On Woodwinds, Peter Cornell, and on Trombones Doug Beavers and Mike Rinta. Christian Tumalan on Piano, and Carlos Ramirez on Electric Bass. Eric Mendez on Timbales, Sean Zuniga on Congas and Director Jose Guaman on Bongos. Each member brings the flavor of his country ranging from Puerto Rico, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, and the USA.
About Cafe Bella:
The interior of the restaurant is very clean, with lots of light from the large windows that face east. Dabbas calls the decor “country rustic,” with a yellowish paint scheme he dubs “Butter and Eggs.” He even attempted to capture the city’s blending of tradition and innovation in the building’s design.
Café Bella features a full bar, framed by sandstone bricks, from which Dabbas’s small brewery dispenses two styles of beer, a pilsner and a stout. “I was doing it at home and I wanted to take it to the next level,” he said of the brewing operation.
The food is described as “California comfort cuisine.”
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Sonora Carruseles Live at Roccapulco, Salsa Dance San Francisco
August 6, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco, San Francisco Salsa Clubs, This Week in SF Salsa
Sonora Carruseles Playing live at Roccapulco
With nine albums to it’s credit and over twelve years of existence, Columbia’s Sonora Carruseles has perfected a trademark sound that is cherished by salsa lovers all over the world. There’s some seriously powerful stuff to be found in their music: spidery piano lines, tight polyrhythms, explosive brass riffs, staccato cowbell patterns and impossibly nasal choruses that are just too hard to resist. Sonora Carruseles pays a moving tribute to old, hardcore salsa while at the same time revamping this nearly forgotten classical style.
Roccapulco
3140 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Telephone: 415.648.6611
Roccapulco is an internationally renowned Salsa Club and restaurant in San Francisco. Information - Age for admission: 21 and over; Dress code enforced; Doors Open: 8:00 pm. Cover Charge: $10.00 Friday and Saturday before 9:30 pm, $15 after 9:30 pm, except for special events.
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La Tropi-Cal Summer Edition 2008
July 20, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
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.
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Last Day to Get Tickets for Tiempo Libre
July 18, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
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.
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Saturday July 19th: Tiempo Libre Live at Festival Del Sol
July 16, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
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).
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Azucar Salsa Thursdays, Oakland
July 15, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
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.
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Tiempo Libre two for one special!!
July 14, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
This Saturday at the Mondavi Winery
Tiempo Libre!!
Join the Salsa Crazy Crew at the Tiempo Libre Show
Tickets are HALF PRICE for the SalsaCrazy Crowd…
I am listening to them right now, and they are incredible. Imagine, outdoors at the Mondavi Winery…drinking wine, sitting in beautiful summer weather, and listening to sultry latin beats….
Don’t worry, We’ve got a special deal so you can come! You MUST be there… This is a great show…
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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4th of July Celebration at Roccapulco
July 2, 2008 by Salsa Dance San Francisco
Filed under Salsa Dance News in San Francisco
Celebrate the 4th of July with the Bay Area’s Hottest Latin DJ’s
3140 Mission St
San Francisco, CA
DJ Bosco Vega
DJ Luis Caballero
Invited Guest
With the best of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata!
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