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JULY 2008
Tuesday 1st July 2008
Soulsa ® & Barrio Latino present...Classic Salsa NY Style at Bar Rumba, 36 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7EP. Nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus (2 min walk). Time: 9:15pm-11:30pm (doors open at 9pm). Description: DJ set (Old School NY Salsa & Latin grooves). Price: £4 (£3 students). Age restrictions: 21 and over (ID required)
Special drink offer: Cuba Libre rum cocktails £2 all night. Tel: 07956 830 216 (Soulsa hotline). Email: u2us@soulsa.co.uk for more.
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Friday 4th July 08
Colombia's top classic salsa dura/mambo orchestra Orquesta La-33 play their FIRST ever UK gig at Stylus, Leeds University Union, LS2 9JT. La-33, direct from Colombia, famed for their hit "La Pantera Mambo" (Pink Panther Mambo) raging on dancefloors across the world. Other hits include "Gozando", "La Tormenta" and "Que Rico Boogaloo". Time : 9pm - 3am (band live onstage 11.30pm). Support DJs : Lubi (Fania Records) - Emma Moore (Salsology/GBSEx) - Fabio Bahia (Viva Cuba) - Silvao (Carnaval). Dance class : 9pm with Nicky Lloyd Greame (Salsaholics) - intermediates/improvers on1 (turns and footwork). Dance shows : Tony Lara & Daniella De Fransesca (Italy) + Jimmy SA's Latin Connection (Newcastle) - 11.00pm. Tickets ; £10 advance + booking fee (more on the door) from www.leedstickets.com or www.jumborecords.co.uk - 0113 245 5570 (St John's Centre, Leeds); lubij@blueyonder.co.uk - 01274 583201 (messages).
Friday 4th July
SalsaDanceClub host a Salsa Party Night @ The Royston Club (85 Royston Road, Penge (Beckenham borders), London SE20 7QW. Classes for beginners, improvers/intermediates and advanced dancers all at 7.45pm, followed by dancing until midnight, with a short break for a show at around 10pm by ‘Lush’. Entry £8. Contact: Chris 07957 644979 or Debbie 020 8698 6212, gmsalsa@btinternet.com or see www.SalsaDanceClub.co.uk for more.
Friday 4th Sunday 6th July
Lucha Libre London is the UK’s introduction to wrestling Mexican style. A spectacular event bursting with heroism and villainy, masked athleticism, virtuosity and the uniquely Mexican high-flying take on free wrestling at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH. Lucha Libre London is staged in a specially constructed ‘luchodrome’ built in Camden’s Roundhouse. Tel: 0844 477 2000 www.roundhouse.org.uk or www.comono.co.uk for more and to book.
Saturday 5th-Sunday 7th July
Enriquez Perez’ Salsa Explosion hosts CUBAN EXPLOSION from Saturday 9pm-4am. LINE-UP: TOP UK & INTERNATIONAL CUBAN TEACHERS DJs & PERFORMERS AT THE PAVILION BALLROOM IN BOURNEMOUTH All Day Classes & Evening parties, 900 capacity
NEW WEBSITE FOR THIS EVENT COMING SOON! More from Salsa Explosion 07969 633701.
KID CUBA RECOMMENDS - MUSICA SIN FRONTERAS ,,,,,
Sunday 6th July 2008
THE ICONIC NEIL YOUNG plus more live bands to be announced set out to bring back the days of good, good, good vibrations at great music festivals. A Day at the Hop Farm, the Hop Farm, Kentish Oast Village, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PY Gates open at 12pm, 45 minutes from central London www.hopfarmfestival.com Tickets on Sale from 9.00am Tuesday 18th March 2008 through www.seetickets.com Tel - 0871 2200 260 priced at £49.50
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Tuesday 08 July 2008
Direct from Bogota, Colombia Orquesta La-33 - the band that brought us the superb dance floor classic, "La Pantera Mambo" - make their London debut at CARGO, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY (020 7749 7844). Colombia's hottest new salsa dura/mambo band hits England from 4th-13th July to launch their 2nd CD "Gozando" in Europe. Tickets: £12.50 adv and £15 on the door. Doors 7pm. Band onstage 9pm. Curfew 1am. Support DJ John Armstrong (Ocho & Manteca Records) Call 0870 0600100 or www.cargo-london.com to book.
Thursday 10- Thursday 17 July
A rare visit to London for Cuba's most famous award winning actress Mirtha Ibarra. Mirtha introduces screenings at the Cuban Film Archive Day on Saturday 12 July, part of Barbican Film's Cine Cuba, a stand-out season exploring the heart of Cuban cinema. www.barbican.org.uk/film Cinema Hotline: 0845 120 7527 for more
FRIDAY 11th JULY
Renato De Fazio & Richard Marcel host the Frimley Green Salsa Party showcasing MAMBATA plus workshops for advanced and improver / intermediate dancers. Warm-up and classes start at 8.30pm with classes at 3 levels. Dancing til 1am, air-conditioned and and free parking. Entry £10 (if reserved), £12 on the door. For ticket information contact Renato at info@salsaesperienza.net or call 07961 174149 Venue address: The Lakeside (BeePee's Club), Wharf Road, Frimley Green, Surrey GU16 6PT (Just off junction 4 of the M3). www.salsaesperienza.net for more.
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Saturday 12 July
Oscar D'Leon returns to London - the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH Tel: 0844 482 8008 www.roundhouse.org.uk Doors 8.30pm until late.
SATURDAY 12 JULY 2008
SUMMER SALSA PARTY FROM 8PM WESTGATE HALL, WESTGATE HALL ROAD
CANTERBURY CT1 2BT. Special Guests: Show by Marchant & Davina Alchemy Dance Group.
Classes all levels, int./advanced with Marchant & Davina, light buffet, prize draw. Freestyle Dancing Dance shoes to buy TICKETS: £15 on the door; (£14 if purchased in advance) Contact Bob on:01227 766685 - 07718 186613 or Julia on: 01227 264697 email: info@salsa-asi.co.uk website: www.salsa-asi.co.uk for more.
Saturday 12th July
BATMACUMBA SUMMER BOAT PARTY sets sail in July for an anual trip along the Thames Riviera - views of London plus a great dancefloor and Brazilian beats. Early-bird tickets discounted to £10 (normally £15) during May CLICK HERE exclusively from ticketweb.
Wednesday 16th July
LAUNCH NIGHT FOR Club Tropik, a new weekly Wednesday party at Stanza in Soho. Hosts www.tropikalmusic.co.uk offer Kizomba dance classes with Iris De Brito & Miguel Monteiro from 8pm to 10pm, party from 10.00pm, with DJs playing all tropical music styles until 3am. Club Tropik @ Stanza, 93 - 107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D 5DY. Tube Leicester Square/Piccadilly Circus/Tottenham Court Road. Admission free before 9.30pm then £7 guestlist/£10 door. Dance classes 1 hour £7, 2 hours £10 (includes club entry). For guest list email info@tropikalmusic.co.uk (with your full names please) by midday on the day of the club at the latest (or phone or text me on 07950 634 045 anytime). Strictly over 18's (ID required). Dress code smart/casual - no hoods, caps or tracksuits.
FRIDAY 18th JULY
Direct from New York, JIMMY BOSCH and Grupo X for Salsology’ 5th Birthday @ The Longfield Suite, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AY. This is a great opportunity to hear one of the most explosive and versatile trombonists of his generation in action with one of the UK's most sought after bands. Classes at 9.15pm: Intermediate Turn Patterns On1 with Mushi Improvers Turn Patterns On2 with Emma Beginners On2 with Kate. Club from 10.15 til 3am (late license). Jimmy Bosch and La Clave (Grupo X). Djs Mike Parr, Barry G and special guest Dj Lubi. Tickets: £15 in advance from www.salsatribe.com £17 on the door. www.salsology.com info@salsology.com Tel: 07980 880 225 for more.
Saturday 19th July
ALEX WILSON AND HIS SALSA ORCHESTRA HEADLINE IN THE NORTH EAST AT ¡VAMOS! Late Night Latin Dance Party, The Sage, Gateshead, St. Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 2JR. Billed as a major Latin Dance Party, this is a great opportunity to dance alongside one of the UK's top salsa outfits. Wilson is an award-winning Latin jazz pianist, and his twelve-piece orchestra combines hard-hitting salsa, hip drum loops and powerful vocals from UK soul-divas, Aquilla Fearon and Naomi Phillips. The organisers say they had a stonking Latin Dance Party last year and this year's will be hotter and spicier than ever. Book early – last year’s party sold out! The gig takes place at the Concourse, The Sage from 10pm. Tickets: £7 in advance £9 on the door. Visit: www.thesagegateshead.org Ticket Office: Telephone 0191 443 4661 for more.
Sunday 20th July
ALEX WILSON AND HIS SALSA ORCHESTRA HEADLINE IN THE NORTH EAST at The Sage, Gateshead, St. Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 2JR. Alex Wilson and his Salsa Orchestra keep the Latin Party flame alive with a free outdoor performance. The UK's top Latin jazz piano man and bandleader of one of the UK's hottest salsa outfits performs an up-tempo set alongside Baghdaddies Big Band and Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos and Earl 16, one of the greats of Jamaican music, Dreadzone, plus Prince Malachi, making his debut in Gateshead, whom many regard as the future of UK reggae, followed by a Bob Marley tribute show in the evening. Free gig, from 2.00pm. Visit www.thesagegateshead.org Ticket Office: Telephone 0191 443 4661 for more.
Saturday 19th July
Colombian Indepenence Salsa Party at Pagliacci, 77 Kingsway, London WC2 featuring a live salsa band. To book: 020 7549 0225, £10.00 in advance, £12.00 on the night, food and drinks available. Charity fund raiser for www.childrenoftheandes.org from 7pm-2am.
Sunday 20th July
A Live performance by Rumberos de Cuba - one of Cuba's top folkloric groups at El Rumbon Cubano at Tito's Latin Club, 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG (2 mins London Bridge BR/tube) from 3.00pm until midnight. Salsa and folkloric danc classes, live folkloric performances including bata drumming, Orisha dances and rumba. DJ playing the latest salsa and reggaeton from Havana. Hosts Cubacheche plan a celebration of Cuban music, folklore and Cuban culture. Entry: £8 before 5.30pm. £10 afterwards. www.cubacheche.co.uk info@cubacheche.co.uk for more
Sunday 20th July
Celebrate summer Cuban-style! Wimbledon Cannizaro Park Festival presents a triple-dose of Latin spirit:with headlining outfit El Guayabero @ Cannizaro Park, West Side, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4UE. Cubana Bop: 12:30pm-2:30pm. Latin jazz ensemble Cubana Bop play Cuban rhythms combined with jazz. Tickets £5 Outdoor uncovered (bring a rug!). Free Salsa Class: 6:30pm, booking essential. Cuban Night- El Guayabero 8pm - with sell out tours throughout Latin America and Europe, formerly led by the late legendary singer songwriter Faustino Orama Osorio - Buena Vista’s Candela is part of his canon. Tickets £22 Covered seating only Box Office: 0870 060 2512 (bkg fee) www.cannizaroparkfestival.co.uk for more
Friday 25th July
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LAUNCH PARTY! The Big Chill House 9pm-3am. DJ Format + Andy ‘El Documento’ Smith + Mr Bongo SoundSystem. The Big Chill House, 257-259 Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL Tube: Kings Cross. Tel: 020 7427 2540 Bookings: 020 7427 2541 Free before 10pm £5 after www.bigchill.net I Like It Like That – Fania Remixed 2CD/LP release date: 07 July [Mr Bongo]
Mr Bongo presents this amazing 2CD collection of classic originals from the revered Nuyorican label Fania and their brilliant first ever remixes. It contains the sought after and sold-out 12” singles, featuring remixes by such contemporary heavyweights as Gilles Peterson, DJ Format, Louie Vega, Bugz in the Attic and many, many more…
Saturday 26th-Sunday 27th July
The Kent Salsa Festival 2008. The Kent Salsa Festival takes place at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, featuring a wealth of dance workshops - including Salsa, Bachata, Hip Hop, Famenco and more - & the 3rd Open South East Salsa Dance Championships. Contact: www.thekentsalsafestival.co.uk or call: 07772 654476
AUGUST 2008
Friday 1st Sunday 3rd August 2008
SALSA PLEASURES LADIES’ STYLING & MEN’S ATTITUDE WEEKENDER, HOSTED BY CLUB CUBANA’S CRESSIDA CHILDS at The Durrant House Hotel (North Devon). Sun, sea, sand and dance, relax, enjoy and pamper yourself, make new friends. Salsa Dance and Well Being Indulgence weekender. Chill out in a fabulous setting - stunning coastline & picturesque harbour, plus fine dining with award winning chefs. With Rosa and Giles, Fritha Fallon, Jim Costello, Dean Maynard and Cressida plus huge ballroom, outdoor swimming pool, sauna, solarium, 1-2-1 massage & beauty treatments available, shopping (make up, dance clothes & shoes, jewellery). From £49 pp. www.clubcubana.com contact: 0117 3306933 or 07808 581739 to book and for more.
Friday 1st Sunday 3rd August 2008
Cubamemucho! comes to Nottingham on the UK leg of the World Tour Of Cuban Salsa Congresses. This features some of the world's top Cuban salsa talents, international dance shows and workshops, 3 nights of partying, workshops on Casino Rueda, Rumba, Salsa, Son Body Movement, Reggaeton and more for all levels from beginners to advanced dancers. www.dance-cubanaevents.com for more
Saturday 2nd August
United Colours of Salsa All Dayer and Party Night from 12.00pm - 2.00am, Colours Nightclub, Southernhay, Basildon, Essex SS14 1DQ (park in Ford or Maplins car park, Market Square of Westgate Shopping Precinct). An intensive day of five masterclasses on a specific theme - Salsa Cubana, La Rueda, Cross Body Salsa (On1 and On2) as well as cha cha cha and bachata plus club dancing til 2.00am. Workshop only £30-£35; with party £45; party only £8-£10. Call Stuart on 07714 235523. email: stuart@salsasos.net or visit: www.salsasos.net for more.
Friday 15 Monday 25 August 2008
THE LONDON LATINFEST (15-25 August 2008) Latin Dance Festival, 100+ WORKSHOPS - 30 SHOWCASES - 15 MASSIVE PARTIESall building up to THE LONDON LATINFEST WEEKENDER (23-25 Aug) plus THE LONDON LATINFEST SALSA CHAMPIONSHIPS
featuring international stars Mario B & Ivona Bochinska, Anne & Anichi, Ye Mambo and Orville Small plus over 40 UK Teachers and Performers. email: info@latincollectiveuk.com phone: 00447958678298 web: www.latincollectiveuk.com for more info and advance tickets.
SEPTEMBER 2008
Friday 5th - Sunday 7th September
Salsa Kingdom - a major new salsa dance and music event at Park Hall Hotel (Camelot), Lancashire featuring the legendary Eddie Palmieri and his Salsa Orchestra. 30 hours of dance workshops with top international instructors including Tito and Tamara, Susana Montero, Rafael del Busto, Moe Flex, Leon Rose and making her UK debut, Maria Torres and her dance company (New York) who’ll be bringing a 40 minute dance show with them - Salsation. Plus DJs Henry Knowles (US), Julian “the Duke” and Lubi. www.salsakingdom.co.uk for more. Call: 07977 134 927 or Jane on: 0844 414 2027 email: will@salsakingdom.co.uk for more.
September 4th-7th
RUEDA CONGRESS, STAVANGER, NORWAY HOSTED BY SALSANOR - WWW.RUEDACONGRESS.COM FOR MORE.
September (date tbc)
BRIGHTON RUEDA CONGRESS hosted by www.cubashe.co.uk more soon
Friday 12th - Monday 15th September 08
Afro-Cuban Launches Salsa Fiesta at the Mundesley Holiday Park on the East Coast of Norfolk, 20 miles from Norwich. Headliners are: U-Tribe (France), Osbanis Tejeda, Rafael del Busto, Janet Fuentes, Alexis Hernandez, Ariel Roberts, Cesar Pacheco, Annetta, Niko Valiente, Mikey (Salsa CubaRican), Rocky Jazz Dancer, Lindale (Lambada Zouk), Vanesa (Belly Dancer), Cubacheche. DJ Rich (MC), Dr Jim, Javier, Shorty, Rico, Osvaldo Chacon y Su Timba, Reggaeton MC Leximan. Call the booking line booking line 01263 721 553 to reserve your place for just £30. www.afrocuban.co.uk for more. “Sun, Sea and Cuban style salsa with the world’s finest” - Kid Kuba.
OCTOBER 2008
10th-13th October 2008
SALSA WEEKENDER AT PONTINS HOLIDAY CENTRE TEL. PONTINS 0870 6045606 www.clubcubana.com contact: 0117 3306933 or 07808 581739 to book and for more.
NOVEMBER 2008
Friday 21st Sunday 23rd November 2008
The Great British Salsa Experience launches in Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester. With 1,500 dancers expected, hosts Emma and Kate Moore revive their partnership to launch a new salsa congress in the North, following on from the now defunct Salsa Britfest. The Great British Salsa Experience offers 80 workshops over 2 days (according to organisers, limited numbers will prevent over-crowding), 3 late night parties and showcases, and an international line-up of instructors/performers/DJs. www.thegreatbritishsalsaexperience.com webiste launches soon. Ticket prices range from £89 to £109 with Early bird offer of £10 off all tickets til 30 Apr 08. For more: info@thegreatbritishsalsaexperience.com 00 44 (0) 161 881 4604
28th November - 1st December 2008
The International Cuban Congress weekender at Boddelwyddan Castle in Wales, courtesy of hosts Havana Nights. Impossibly romantic setting in a folly castle in deepest Welsh Wales and masses of fun workshops with top Cuban stars on Cuban salsa, rueda, son, rumba, orishas and so on three nights of partying. CLICK HERE for more. “An indulgent Fantasy Break”, London Salsa Scene - CLICK HERE for a full review.
Sunday 30th November 2008
'Record Rueda' is a Guiness World Record attempt to create the largest 'Rueda de Casino' wheel in history. This world record attempt will be taking place at the International Cuban Congress weekender on 28th November - 1st December 2008 at Boddelwyddan Castle in Wales. This event is run by Havana Nights - 'Record Rueda's' main sponsor. This non profit charity event is organised by the Moe Flex Dance company.
DECEMBER 2008
5th-8th October 2008
SALSA WEEKENDER AT PONTINS HOLIDAY CENTRE TEL. PONTINS 0870 6045606 www.clubcubana.com contact: 0117 3306933 or 07808 581739 to book and for more.
MARCH 2009
Friday 6th-Monday 9th March 2009
GRAND SALSA WEEKEND - WITH HEADLINERS SUSANA MONTERO, SUPER MARIO, MARCHANT BIRCH & DAVINA and more at the Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone Harbour, Folkestone. Join Salsa Calientita’s Clay and Debbbie Thomas at the Grand for one of the friendliest and chilled weekenders on the salsa calendar. To secure your place, £10 p/p deposit, early bird price £170, £10 single supplement. More: www.salsacalientita.co.uk www.salsapromionsuk.co.uk email: salsacalientita@yahoo.co.uk tel: 07973 390440
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