Mazacote LIVE at Latin Fever Fridays, Berkeley

MAZACOTE PLAYS LIVE AT LATIN FEVER FRIDAYS!

Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8:45pm

The Beat Dance Studio

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About Mazacote:

Mazacote is the hard-swinging, old-school salsa group led by legendary percussionist Louie Romero, who came to fans’ attention as the longtime timbales player for famed salsero "El Cantante" Hector Lavoe. Louie is also renowned for his work with Willie Colón, Rubén Blades, Celia Cruz, Ron Carter, and other salsa and jazz stars in his native New York.

Based in San Francisco, Mazacote plays a crowd-pleasing, high-energy mixture of classic salsa favorites and original latin jazz tunes. It’s no wonder that Latin Beat magazine called Mazacote "one of the premier salsa ensembles in Northern California."

Recently, the band released the album “Timbalero.” Its title track is a fresh take on Louie’s classic 1972 recording of the song with Hector Lavoe and Willie Colón. The album — filled with soulful and danceable salsa, cha-cha, latin jazz, Cuban guajira, and bomba — is receiving rave reviews from dancers, DJs, and music critics alike.

CASH PRIZES, Salsa Dance Competition at Agenda Lounge, San Jose

Every Wednesday in January….

SALSA DANCE COMPETITION

A four-week couples dance

competition

Agenda Lounge
399 S. First Street
San Jose, CA 94113

A Finalist Chosen Every Wednesday!!!

Prizes awarded to every finalist

Finalists compete for grand
prize on January 28

Open to everyone, amateurs and pros

Competitors will dance to the DJs choice
of Salsa Songs

Come to watch, compete or cheer and help your favorites win

FREE ADMISSION WITH DINNER AT

THE AGENDA RESTAURNT

San Francisco International Salsa Congress this November!!

7th Annual San Francisco

International Salsa Congress

November 20-23, 2008.

The Annual SF Bay Area International Congress presents over 50 dance workshops spread over 3 days, 4 top level evening dance shows each night with all star performers from over 20 different countries, an afternoon showcase presenting new talent in the Salsa World, and the highly anticipated Dance Competition Showcase on Sunday. In addition to your choice of 3-4 quality workshops each hour on Sunday, don't miss the competitions! Sunday was the day that rocked the Salsa World in 2006. The Open level Jack & Jill, at the noon hour, was a fun way to meet your fellow Salseros and share the spotlight in showing off your best social dancing skills. Winners were announced and prizes given out. Not a bad way to end an already fantastic weekend. But it was the Master's level Jack & Jill., by invitation only, that made, and continues to make history and put together every single big name in salsa all on one dance floor battling out their social prowess. What a feast for the eyes. Those that were there in the audience all wish they had their video camera as they watched each dancer in awe.

The competitions continue with the International/Out of State qualifying rounds followed by the highly prestigious amateur and professional finals at night. 5 categories of competition: Amateur, Professional on 1, Professional on 2, Teams and Cabaret. For many, this is where the stars are born and they kick off their salsa dance careers with a bang. This November, it all happens again. For one weekend and in only one place in the SF Bay Area, you can dance until 4 AM in the morning, Friday, Saturday, and NOW Sunday, as you enjoy World Class DJ's spinning the best in salsa and chachacha, and also be treated to live music each night. This year, while the shows are going on, you can still get more social dancing in as we open up the lobby for non-stop salsa. Did we mention, SF Congress is taking over the entire hotel this year? All the rooms are dedicated to the SF BAY AREA SALSA CONGRESS! You can continue the party at breakfast in the hotel with your friends, and then take the elebator up to your room for just a few precious hours of sleep until you get up for workshops in the morning and get ready to do it all over again. Are you ready for the 7th Annual SF BAY AREA SALSA CONGRESS? All event held at the Oakland Marriott City Convention Center. Open to the public, all ages welcome.

REGISTRATION IS UP AND RUNNING!!!

For ticket and hotel room purchase please visit the official site

www.sfsalsacongress.com

Live Music Performances by:

THURSDAY: Johnny Polanco y Conjunto Amistad (Los Angeles). Johnny Polanco is one of the most sought-after bandleaders in in the U.S. He has gained the distinction for making the type of contagious Latin Music that is truly appreciated by the dancing connoisseurs. Empowered by the extensive knowledge accumulated throughout nearly 35 years of professional musicianship, the leader of L.A.'s Conjunto Amistad is an autodiatic artist who has achieved a high degree skill of 13 instruments which include the tres and cuatro guitar, trombone, vibes and many more.

FRIDAY: Herman Olivera with Conjunto Rovira (New York). In 2001, singer Herman Olivera received long overdue props as featured vocalist on three tracks of the Grammy-winning CD, Masterpiece/Obra Maestra (RMM) by Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. Since his days with Conjunto Libre, Herman has honed a style gleaning from the great soneros of Palladium-era in New York City like Tito Rodriguez, Machito, Santos Colón and others. With a smooth resonate high tenor voice, the self-taught vocalist has contributed great interpretations and metaphorically rich inspiraciones (improvised verses) to an array of tunes such as Que Humanidad, Café, and Palo Pa' Rumba. His stints with Eddie Palmieri and the Machito Orchestra have helped Olivera ascend as a world class salsa singer.

SATURDAY: Eddie Palmieri (New York): Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras. With a discography that includes 36 titles, Mr. Palmieri has been awarded Nine Grammy Awards. He received his first Grammy Award in 1975 for his release The Sun of Latin Music, which is often considered the most historic, as it was the first time Latin Music was recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

SUNDAY: Jimmy Bosch (New York): A fiery exponent of the progressive sound often referred to as the most awesome Salsa band to dance to, listen to and watch in a concert setting, Bosch masterfully portrays his life experiences and musical inspiration creating Salsa for the next century.

There will be some truly amazing performances this year at the Salsa Competition. Check out some of the highlight performances from last year.