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Much
controversy exists regarding how to dance
Salsa.
On1 dancers and On2 dancers continually
bicker about which way is better, each group
insisting that their way is correct. However,
to achieve greatness, one must dance without
counting, not On1 or On2, but On The Clave,
by learning to hear, identify and use it
in the dance.
On1 dancers dance outside the music. On2
dancers dance on top of the music. Clave
dancers dance inside the music, which gives
the dance a completely different flavor.
Cuban Pete
There
are three types of dancers!
First, there are
the ones that consider dancing a type of gymnastics
exercise. Second,
the ones that, through concentrating their
mind, bring their body to the rhythm of the
desired emotion, thus expressing the feeling
or experience they remember and the Third, who turn
their bodies into the light fluid, surrendering
themselves to the inspiration of their own
soul.”
Isadora Duncan
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-I've
lost my little brother!
The greatest
entertainer of the world!
Rest
in peace Michael, you were an absolute legend
Thank you for the memories.
OK
Folks, That all for now!
Be
Happy! AND Keep Dancing!
Salsaludos!
AND
See you On the Dance Floor!
Loves!
Ronnie Raul
*****
WARNING! PLEASE READ THIS! *****.
If
someone comes to your front door and asks you to
remove your clothes and dance with your arms in
the air, DO NOT DO THIS!, IS AN SCAM!,
they just want to see you naked!. I wish I had received
this before, I feel stupid now!
For more information, please click the button.
Along
with Puerto Rico, Cuba, New York, Dominican
Republic,
Colombia AND
Venezuela
are two of the geographical Salsa super powers.
Followed
very closely by Panama
and
Perú
PUERTO
RICO, should be voted one of the
Seven Wonders of the World. It is one of the
most beautiful places on earth, with the most
glorious beaches. The heritage, culture, and
history alone are magnificent...more
THE
'PALLADIUM'PROMINENT
DANCE HALL in NY City (Part
13)
The Palladium has a thousand stories... In
this famous dance hall, if you
were “out of clave”
and dancing in front of Tito Puente,
he would stop the band and tell
you to dance in clave! because
it was messing up his musicians!...more
GETTING
FIT THE SWEET AND ALL-NATURAL WAY! The holidays have come and finally
gone, we’ve even had our Día
de la Candelaria’s traditional tamales
on February 2nd and Valentine’s Day
sweets, so the excuses are over- it’s
time to really get started! After all the
decadent food, drinks and festivities,our wallets are the only thing
left a little lighter as many of us packed
on a few extra holiday pounds...more
Latinos
drinks. Xmas Latin Traditions!.
December is here, a time of festivities
and making plans for the new year ahead.
From Las Posadas to Christmas and New
Year's Eve, family traditions form an
integral part in these celebrations. Among
these is enjoying the aromatic, nostalgic
flavor of the holiday drink Latinos have
grown up with, ponches...more
AUGIE
& MARGO (Born
to dance & love) Compared
to Augie and Margo most of us are obedient
puppets on the stage of life. They became
royalty themselves while engaged in the
whimsicality and capriciousness of showbiz.
Augie and Margo were part of the great sleeping
giant called Latinidad that is at last awakening
..more
Isadora
Duncan
'T he creator of modern dance'
Isadora
didn't like poverty and she didn't like
restrictions. There were distant horizons
awaiting her. Starvation,
not a threat but an actuality, faced them,
then Isadora received an engagement. At
last, she was to dance– to dance in
a music hall. In a fogged ...more
Elsa
Wells
She “gave birth” to one of England’s
largest championships which has been running
since 1953, The International at London’s
Royal Albert Hall.She was one of the great
female coaches of her time who “felt
like a second skin” when dancing with
her students. Elsa Wells was a successful
amateur...more
History of the baile
Flamenco The
gypsies arrived in Spain with their own
song and dance, which although was based
on Indian religious songs, was a music that
had been influenced and enriched by the
music of the countries through which they
had travelled.
Andalusia had been under Arab occupation
for nearly eight hundred years when the
gypsies first arrived,...more
'El
Cajon' Origin. The
black peruvian slaves simply used
boxes as musical instruments to combat contemporary
Spanish colonial bans on music in predominantly
African areas. In this way, cajóns
could easily be disguised as seats or stools,
thus avoiding identification as musical
instruments. In all likelihood it is a combination
of these factors - African origins and Spanish
suppression of slave music - that led to
the cajón's creation..more
Solange
Acosta & Max Van De Voorde won
the World
Tango Championships 2011 in Buenos Aires
Argentina.
Argentine
tango duo Solange Acosta and Max Van de
Voorde made their country proud this week
when they won one of the two championship
titles at the Tango Buenos Aires Festival
and World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s
capital..more
Salsa
Dancing!
What is it that makes it popular today? Salsa
dancing Inspires in you a positive attitude
towards your daily life. You
increase your self-esteem and confidence.You
meet a special someone....more
CDs Review
SALSA.IT
folksstrike again!,
this time with a new compilation recording
by Alosibla. This project was designed with
the international market in mind. Three of
the tracks are in English; most of the rest
of the recording is primarily in Spanish...more
Italian
Hustle Music Present Hustle 4 Dancing. Are
you ready for some hot, tasty Latin hustle?
Sure you are. Are you ready to move and groove
to the hip swinging sounds? I am highly convinced
that once you hear you will definitely be
hooked, this CD is just what you need...more
Mojito
Proyect I
considered that this album is 100% danceable
with its catchy tunes ("Mas amor daras,"
"Te quedas te vas" "No vivas
de fantasias...more
Querida
Loca
With
this album, your dance won’t be from
side to side as the traditional Bachata is,
instead, you will move and flow on the dance
floor with such ease...more
Armonia
bachatera It would take a pile of adjectives
to adequately describe the music on this album.
We could start with delightful or catchy,
perhaps, but we ...more
Orinoko
Latin Jazzcd, Isaias
Lubo, a Venezuelan composer, violinist and
singer has produced a unique and vibrant CD
that has enriched Latin Jazz.His
musical journey can now be heard on his debut
CD entitled...more
"Tia
Yova" is her debut solo CD and
is a well produced and played collection of
mainly cumbias, a few salsa tracks, an afro-latin
folkloric number and a guajira cha cha cha...more
JOE
VEGA
With fast moving feet and natural
grace it was no surprise when
his interest turned to the dance
floor. Joe became more interested
in dancing when he learned that
dancing was the best way to
meet girls...more
'Tropical
Honey Coconut Water Cooler pitch'.
As outdoor temperatures and
physical activity levels begin
to rise in the summer months,
so does the need to stay hydrated
and keep energy levels high.
A perfect match to beat those
summertime...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL
in New York City - (Part 7) -Unsure
that Elita might not be ready
for a big club date, Mike
expressed his wariness to
Margo who assured Mike that
Elita’s pulchritude
and stage presence would win
their audience...more
Dancing
On1, Dancing On2 dilemma!
Cuban Pete.- Much
controversy exists regarding
how to dance Salsa. On-1 dancers
and On-2 dancers continually
bicker about which way is
better, each group insisting
that their way is correct.
However, to achieve greatness
more..
The
UK World Salsa Championship 2008 Review...-
.Interview
to Anita Lombardi and her
SalsaKonfusion Dance Company
from Milan Italy.
Yes, of course, all over Europe...last
time I was in England was
for the last UK Salsa Congress
a few years ago.
For the dancers who take part
in competitions it’s
important to create movements
that can amaze, so they can
earn points to distinguish
themselves by the other competitors...more
Anita
Lombardi
Italian
dancer, dance Teacher, AND
Choreographer, is
a shining star in the current
Salsa Dance World and definitely
the most versatile in style.
Her professional dancer education
took in Jazz, Afro, Hip Hop
and Modern Dance. All these
different styles of dance
affected her Salsa technical
approach and made her Salsa-Mambo
Style rich in..more
PARIS
SALSA SCENE In
Paris, there are no more Salsa
clubs that program a concert
for every week. A DJ costs less.
Salsa dancers have forgotten
to defend live shows and only
dance to the same Marc Anthony’s
tunes…more
MAMBO
USA. Entering
the Palladium to the
blare of conga drums and amongst
a crowd of people that appeared
to dance rather than walk up
the marble staircase, likely
seemed like a new world to Francois.
Then there was the mambo itself:
earthy in expression, spontaneous...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY CITY
) Part 1
As with many New York institutions,
El Palladium bore a great cultural
and sociological significance
during its reign, appealing
to those of all ages and backgrounds
far beyond its principal audience
of metropolitan Latin Americans.
It too claimed at its patrons
the wealthy and famous; Harry
Belafonte, Carol Channing, Marlon
Brando were just several seen
in regular attendance, although
decidedly never seated in the
same section as casual spectators
or the general proletariat population.
The same rule applied to notorious
figures who enjoyed the same
regard as El Palladium as celebrities
and socialites. ...more
World
Tango Championships 2010
Buenos Aires Argentina
Diego
Ortega and ChizukoKuwamoto
A Japanese-Argentine couple
won the stage dancing division
of the Eighth World Tango Championships
held Tuesday in Buenos Aires
The achievement by Japanese
dancer Chizuko Kuwamoto and
Diego Ortega from Argentina
follows the victory in last
year’s contest by Japanese
married couple Hiroshi and Kyoko
Yamao in the salon dancing category...more
Honey
Energy Boosters!
. Warmer
weather is on its way and
the time to show off your
summer body is just weeks
away. Whether you’re
looking to get fit without
signing up for a costly gym
membership or without a grueling,
limited diet...
more
-
BRAZIL!
A TASTE OF EXOTIC COUNTRY!
GREATER
BUENOS AIRES ANNUAL EVENTS -
The
Brazilian citizens used to riot
the Carnival until it was accepted
by the government as an expression
of culture. The modern Brazilian
Carnival finds its roots in
Rio de Janeiro in the 1830s,
when the city’s bourgeoisie
imported the practice of holding
balls and masquerade parties
from Paris...more
THE 9TH WORLD TANGO FESTIVAL
IN BUENOS AIRES The world's
most important Tango Festival
in its birthplace...more
.
Do you know that the Modern
Salsa Dance like New York, and
L A Style, has borrowed a lot
of movements and step from Tango?
...more
The
Candombe
is the traditional drumming
of the Afro-Uruguayan people
living in the city of Montevideo,
where this music was born. Its
heavy African influence is unmistakable,
and is one of the few rhythms
in South America that reflects
its African roots. Born
in the Barrios in the city of
Montevideo, Candombe is the
heart beat of Carnival in Uruguay.
Candombe's origins lie in the
Kings of Congo ceremonial processions
from the period of African slavery
in South America. Candombe is
related to other musical forms
of African origin found in the
Americas such as Cuban son and
tumba and Brazilian maracatu
and congadas...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY
CITY ) Part 8-9
The scene of a heavy man sliding
up to a couple snapping their
images at the precise moment
was always hilarious as each
team finished their routines.
The judges scored each couple
on the basis of one to ten,
...more
SALSA
CLASSES IN NORTH LONDON
& LIVERPOOL
MAMBO
4 EVERY 1 PRODUCTIONS:- CLASSES
IN LONDON & LIVERPOOL, UK
Learn To Dance Salsa With
Style AND Elegance
.video clips
Alejandro
Saorin
Argentine Singer based in Italy:
Unfortunately In Italy there
are less and less concerts.There
are lots of clubs but there
are less and less concerts.
This happens because the organizers
prefer arrange less complicated
events, not because peopledon’t like them.
Exhibitions and salsa workshops
or evening entertainments only
with Djs are less expensive...more
The
Harvest Moon Ball Stories End
of an Era The
Tango Palace
Part
6 -7 During
the “Hard Times”
of the Great Depression,
Broadway’s two ballrooms
– out of necessity –
employed “hostesses”
(a.k.a. taxi dancers.)In my
time (1950 on…) Taxi Dance
Halls flourished in that area
The most popular – adjacent
to Roseland – was the
Tango Palace...more
'Dandalunga'Summer
Samba mix.
Intoxicating.
Engaging. Irresistible..this
all-original mix by Banda
Antiqua featuring singer Aline
Goncalves
This song knocked everyone
off their feet
This is a great party single
CD for "summer"
parties, and introduces you
to the greats of Brazilian
music.
Oh, there is a whole lot more
great Brazilian music than
just this, but this CD is
surely the place to start.....more
Armonia
Bachatera compilation vol.2 Bachata
is a musical form little
known outside the Dominican
Republic until sometime
in the 1960s. As music of
the poorer, lower classes,
it was hidden; a 'bachatero'
was stigmatized by negative
stereotype and even the
music's audience took pains
to hide their appreciation
of the form.
I recommend this CD for
beginners to bachata
as well as every one who
love LatinMusic.more
'THE
HARVEST MOON BALL' NEW
YORK FAMOUS DANCE FLOORPart
4/5/6/7 During
the “Hard Times”
of the Great Depression, Broadway’s
two ballrooms – out of
necessity – employed “hostesses”
(a.k.a. taxi dancers.) In my
time (1950 on…) Taxi Dance
Halls flourished in that area.
... more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY CITY
) Part 5
The dance hosts were hired by
the person running the dance
weekend. They were well dressed
and with charm behind them.
They were not allowed to
socialize with the ladies,
but only go from area to area
with different them...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY
CITY )
Part 2
The
Palladium was a springboard
for many
dancer and dance act. As often
introduced
on the bill before an evening’s
performance
as the “Big Three”,
Augie and Margo,
Michael Terrace & Elita...more
Felipe
Polanco
Salsa music nowadays enjoys
a worldwide success. Regarding
salsa as a dance, I think it's
loosing a little bit of its
original spirit... And it's
our responsibility as dancers
to preserve it, no matter our
dance style...more
RANDY
PLAZA &
"The Legacia De La Salsa"
SALSA FROM PUERTO RICO
NILS
FISCHER and
"¡GRACIAS
JOE CUBA!
Randy
Plaza: Legacia De La
Salsa is traditional salsa for
the true dancer with a romantic
soul. We feel the necessity
to revisit and feed-off the
roots of our musical tradition,
in order to have an evolutive
reencounter with the future
of this musical genre...more
A
world renown congaplayer,
base in Netherlands Nils:
I just follow my heard when
I play, record
or produce. As I said, I don't
approach music commercially.
I like all the different "déjes"
of Latin music but I would
rather not go for salsa romantica
or bachata for my own projects.
What I like is progressive,
interesting music ..more
THE
HARVEST MOON BALL Part 3 New
York famous Dance Floor Movie
audiences – especially
during the post-war years –
would come alive during that
time in the newsreel, when the
narrator (in that wonderful
voice) would say: “…At
Madison Square Garden last night,
the world’s finest amateur
dancers competed in this year’s
Harvest Moon Ball.”:...more
AFRO
PERUVIAN CULTURE THINK
of Peruvian music and dance
and you probably imagine Andean
folk groups, blowing their
pan pipes in Times Square
or plazas throughout Europe.
Yet there's another side to
Peruvian culture,
the African
side vibrant,exoticand powerful...more
YAMILA,
Cuban singer
based in A.L
I
think that our country needs
a fast and secure changes, younger
and smart
generations
need to gain control of the
country and provide the goods
and good life of our people
needs.It's been 50 years of
scarcity, fighting a war that
does not exist anymore.
...more
A
Battle of the Bands is brewing
between TITO RODRIGUEZ &
MACHITO & TITO PUENTE’s
orchestras...more
THE
HARVEST MOON BALL Part 1 N.Y
famous Dance Floor
Roseland and Palladium were
the “in” places,
of course, but challenging
for popularity was The Harvest
Moon Ball. Such was the dancing
climate of “Swinging
Manhattan,” ...more
Oscar D' Leon
A
skill at improvisation is
combined with a highly-textured
vocal tone by Venezuela-born
Oscar D'Leon. A top-ranked
performer in his homeland,
D'Leon has continued to solidify
his following throughout the
world...more
GIRALDO PILOTO "KLIMAX"
SALSA TIMBA FROM CUBA
OLIVER
AND "LA RUTA SIN FIN"
SALSA FROM VENEZUELA
Piloto:
I have many influences
The most important was the
work left my Father Giraldo
pilot Bea. This influence
gives my songs "a tap"
romantic and different texts
to most of the timberas songs,
and when I was in school it
was this inspiration that
made me want to be a composer.
I grew up listening to bands
and jazz and Cuban music....more
"RIGO
Y SU OBRA MAESTRA" SALSA
FROM PUERTO RICO
Rigo: In my first tour to
San Francisco, USA, the way
that salseros reacted to my
music was excellent. When
my band appeared in a Movie
called “Desamores”
in 2003 it was also a defining
moment. We played the musical
theme of the Movie and it
was very emotional. Also the
2007 and 2008 Puerto Rico
salsa congress...more
MANUEL
RODRIGUEZ - AND HIS BOOK "DAD,
ME, and MUHAMMAD ALI"
Felix:
Material things
can never replace the priceless
moments spent with your children.
I know there are many parents
that believe buying material
things makes it up to their
children, however they are
sadly mistaken. I can relate
to this because my dad left
our home when I was about
5 years old and when he did
show up, it was to give me
and my brother some money.
Now
as a grown-up, I wished my
dad would have taken me fishing,
to a baseball game or simply
played catch with me. The
moments spent together are
the most important, and all
the money in the world can’t
buy precious time back....more
Wednesday
night at the Palladium, “Home
of the Mambo”, was legendary.
People from all walks of life
crowded into its revered expanse
on 53rd street and Broadway
to see the “greatest
Latin dancers in the world,”...more
SWING
SABROSO N. Y BASE SALSA BAND
Our music is "para el
bailador". The audiences
that come to our performances
are from many different ethnic
back grounds and they come
for one purpose only and that
is to Dance, and we make sure
we deliver. Our fan base continues
to grow each time we perform...more
Tia
Yova - Nancy Murillo I love to carry my
audience - and myself- away
so I give it all to them when
I am on stage....There is
no other reason. I have to
be generous and that is what
the audience is looking for!.
Nancy Murillo,
is an artist full of life,
generous and hot (“cálida”)
on stage due perhaps to the
city where she was born, Cali...more
Oliver:
I wanted to do a cover that
nothing to do with the letters
of the songs but that simultaneously
something was tied to them.
" The Route without end",
all the songs were written
on a train or on a plane,
in a few moments of relaxation.
This has been my life, a wonderful
way but also stormy, like
has been my history a “Route
without end"...more
'FARFALLA'
ARGENTINE TANGO GROUP
We
describe our music (just for
fun) as “KILLER TANGO”,
but I don’t think that
this definition is far away
from reality. We love tango,
but we refuse to see it as
a touristy thing, so we change
it, we kill it. Starting with
drums, that are not a tango
instrument, we try to develop
a new tango vocabulary, more
related with today’s
new urban culture rather than
to an obvious tango postal...more
"LA
EPOCA: THE PALLADIUM ERA"
What
is the Mambo? Who really-really
created the Mambo since there
are several figures who are
often credited with being
originators of the Mambo,
like Israel "Cachao"
Lopez, Perez Prado, Beny More,
Tito Puente and Cuban legend
Arsenio Rodriguez - so then,
who really is the creator
of the Mambo? We have the
answer documented on film.
What is Salsa? Which is Cuban
and which isn't?...more
BARBARA
CRADDOCK Choreographer,
producer, and director, Barbara
Craddock is an accomplished
dancer, who has collaborated
with renowned dancers internationally
and nationally, in both nightclub
and revues of varied dance
styles. Schooled in ballroom
dance, she ...more
ALEX
TORRES & HIS LATIN
ORCHESTRA N. Y BASED Have
performed for President and
Hillary Clinton at the New
York State Democratic
Convention and also for New
York Governor George Pataki´s
Inauguration. They have
also shared the stage with
notables Tito Puente, Eddie
Palmieri, ...more
Walter
Darian talking about
Tony & Lucille “of
Grossingers”
They
were the glamour couple of
the business throughout their
twenty-two year tenure at
Grossinger’s resort
hotel...more
KACHIMBA
1551 - OKINAWA
JAPAN BASE SALSA BAND The
identity of the music made by
Japanese and Okinawa people
might be different because Okinawa
used to be a different country,
called Ryukyu. For example,
the Japanese are good at imitating
but they don’t have originality.
...more
SALSA LOCA DENMARK BASE SALSA
BAND
There are a surprising number
of Salsa bands in Denmark
and some talented musicians
- apart from the Danish ones,
mostly Cubans. Denmark has
strong links with Cuba - loads
of Cubans and other Latin
Americans have settled here
and have helped build up a
scene...more
GRUPO
DANZON DENMARK BASE SALSA
BAND
There
are a few Danish Salsa bands,
but no one like Grupo Danson,
because of the musicians and
the concept we are working
on. Cuban music is something
that you have to take care
of, like a beautiful woman,
a flower or a queen....more
SWEDEN
BASE SALSA BAND
The
members of the group comes
from Sweden, Cuba and Venezuela.
The name
Hatuey originates from a brave
Indian chief who, in the 16th
century, fought
against the Spanish conquistadores.
It is also the name of a very
tasty Cuban beer...more
SONANDO
FRANCE BASE SALSA BAND Definitely
the arrival of our new two
new singers, Osvlado Fajardo
(Cuba) and Javier Plaza (Venezuela).
They brought their unique
experience and charisma. Their
talent has been renowned in
Europe for a longtime now!
Their presence on stage has
also...more
SEBASTIAN
SCHUNKEGERMAN
BASED LATIN JAZZ GROUP "A great vision
of how Latin Jazz is going
to sound in the future"
'SebastianmeetsOlvido'
My
feeling for Latin American
culture is very strong. I
do see differences between
European and Latin American
cultures and their ways of
thinking for sure, but I love
the Latin ...more
PEREZ
PRADO "THE MAMBO KING" Though
diminutive in stature, Pérez
Prado was a giant in the world
of post-war popular music.
Dubbed "The Mambo King,"
he reigned supreme as one
of the most influential pop
orchestra leaders of the early
1950s.
As
the mambo rhythm spread across
the continents, a society
emerged from the dark years
of World War II to shed it's
inhibitions and embrace the
frenzy of this Afro-Cuban
beat...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY
CITY )
For
Tybee, this proved to be only
an inauspicious start since
her star was destined to rise
upon teaming with Johnny Brascia.
Together, they would go on
to gain much visibility as
a contemporary dance act,
combining adagio and jazz
where their work might
bring
them to the Las Vegas strip
to open for Frank Sinatra
at..more
JORGE
CORDERO - DENMARK BASED SALSA
BAND
Five
albums and numerous tours
across the world have resulted
in international recognition
and have put Jorge Cordero
and his band Team Latino on
the world map of salsa.Born
and raised in Cuba, Cordero
followed his family’s
rich musical traditions from
an
early age. .more
DELDONGO
PARIS BASED SALSA BAND Coming
from a background in Soul
and Pop-Rock, he has found
Salsa and with his
Salsa group plays what he
describes as 'hard French
Salsa'. He has become an
ambassador for 'French Salsa'....more
'CACHE'
CANADA BASE SALSA BAND
Caché
plays latin music for dancers,
and has established themselves
as the group for
Salsa dancing in Toronto.
Caché's members combine
a variety of musical ....more
CONEXION
LATINAGERMAN
BASE
SALSA LATIN JAZZ BAND
Conexion
Latina is a combination of
Carribbean and US musicians
living all over Europe and
several European horn players,
so the band had a constantly
changing personell...more
RAZA
LATINA ITALIAN SALSA BAND
They
are the resident band of the
Mangos Club in Milan, have
performed with big
names and have dance hits
all over Italy. Their musical
talents cover a wide range
of Latin musical styles...more
JOSE
ALBERTO 'EL CANARIO' A
master improviser, Jose "El
Canario" Alberto is one
of Latin music's most influential
young vocalists...more
The
Palladium Has a Thousand Stories
Part 5
-
Peter
Settimelli:. – In our
past writing ventures, we
mainly focused on the mambo
as the primary dance at the
Palladium. Do you recall any
others that were regularly
performed?...more
TITO
PUENTE
Born Ernest Anthony Puente,
Jr., Tito Puente is internationally
recognized for his enormous
and significant contributions
to Latin music as a bandleader,
composer, arranger, percussionist,..more
+ video clips
MARC
ANTHONY Anthony began his
career as a session vocalist
for Freestyle music and Underground
New York House music acts.
After changing his name to
avoid confusion with his namesake,
Anthony worked as a songwriter
and backing ...more
RAY BARRETO
"EL
REY DE LAS MANOS DURAS"
(King of the Hard Hands)
Barretto's parents moved to
New York from Puerto Rico
in the early 1920s, looking
for a
better life. The family last
name is "Barreto";
a mistake at the time Ray's
birth...more+
video
VICTOR
MANUELLE Victor
Manuelle has become one of
the best-selling salsa performers
of recent years, with his
albums selling a combined
1 million-plus copies in the
U.S. Three studio albums,
1999's Inconfundible ("Unmistakable"),
2001's Instinto Y Deseo...more
GRUPO
AZULHOLLAND
BASED SALSA BAND
The Dutch Salsa scene is very
much alive and kicking. There
are a number of world
famous bands from Holland such
as Cubop City Bigband, Nueva
Manteca and Rumbata.
Maybe this is the result of
the Dutch melting pot....more
THE
'SECOND PALLADIUM' -
- Part 4 The
Catskill Mountains resort area
in New York State had its own
mainstay of the mambo called
Corey’s. Palladium originator
Max Hyman proclaimed the supper
club-cum-dancehall located in
the town of Liberty the `Second
Palladium’.Opening
in 1949, hostess Betty Corey
along with her husband Marty,
owned and ran the business.
Michael Terrace recalls the
Coreys as two wonderful characters...more
M.T.
Each teacher gave private lessons
at about $50 or $60 an hour.
Most lessons were given one-on-one
and not to more than two students,
meaning a couple, and a lot
of teachers also would dance
with a student in the evenings
for an additional $50. Another
thing I’d like to mention
are the dance hosts hired by
the operator of the dance weekend.
The dance hosts were hired by
the person running the dance
weekend. They were well dressed
and with charm behind them.
They were not allowed to
socialize with the ladies,
but only go from area to area
with different them...more
CELIA
CRUZ
Cruz
was the queen bee among competitive
men who never challenged her
preeminence.
Without her as a unifying figure,
the salsa scene seems scattered
and ...more
+ videoclips
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALL ( NY
CITY )
Part 6 Located
in the Bronx, the Chester
Palace was a traditional ballroom
providing live orchestra music.
Joe proved to be a natural
whether dancing the Fox Trot
or its faster, more rhythmic
counterpart, the Peabody,
at that he also excelled.It
is at the Savoy where bandleaders
Count Basie and Duke Ellington
led ensembles that played
`swing’ and Joe, a frequent
patron, came to be regarded
among its top ‘Lindy
Hoppers’...more
THE
'PALLADIUM' HISTORY OF A MOST
PROMINENT DANCE HALLPart
3
It
was one of their typical weeknight
gigs at the Palladium that
attracted the attention of
Dave Baumgarten of the MCA
talent agency who arranged
for the two to open for Lena
Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria
Empire Room....more
DJ
ANDY HARLOW - MIAMI
LO
MEJOR EN LA MUSICA LATINA
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live! every Wednesday
from 8:PM to 10:PM (EST) on
WDNA-FM 88.9 in Miami and
at WDNA.ORG on the web
SUSANA
BACA The
world knew little of Susana
or her Afro-Peruvian heritage
before 1995, when she was
brought to wider attention
by the enthusiastic patronage
of David Byrne through his
Luaka Bop label. ..more
KoSA
PASiC Convention 2011 Report. "I completely
recommend this event to
any serious student of percussion
and drums,""This is the
annual gathering of a very
wide demographic of drum
and percussion instrumentalists,
as well as manufacturers,
from around the world...more
MISCELLANEOUS SALSA
SCENE REST OF THE WORLD SALSA
SCENE IN ITALY Salsa
in Romeis a
contagious “fever”,
and it’s spreading far
and wide! It began quietly
in 1988 and has grown steadily
into the massive phenomenon
it is today...more
In
Italiano-La
salsa a Roma è una
‘febbre’ contagiosa
che sta allargandosi sempre
di più.Iniziata nel’88
in ‘sordi na’
è ora un fenomeno di
massa di dimensioni...più
A
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On 3rd September the world’s
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is a unique combination of
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