A potent blend of dance-floor friendly salsa and high-energy showmanship… see Cafe Cubano live … feel of the spirit of the legendary dance clubs of Havana. Beginners salsa class with, usually with Ana Machado. DJ Billy Bryans fills the gaps… At Lula Lounge, donde si no?.
Roberto Linares Brown …the award winning CD is back in stock at Descarga.com, click here.
Live Cuban dance music at it’s best: the flavourful horns, the measured percussion, the improvisation, the sabor… it’s all here in the live performance of this dynamic band.
Linares Brown was a catalyst for the creation of Lula Lounge’s popular Havana Norte series which has featured a who’s who of Toronto-based Cuban musicans. Linares Brown has been contributing to the series since 2006 performing original compositions that became the basis of his brilliant 2008 solo release, “Que No Se Pierda La Essencia”. After an extended tour of Europe, Roberto Linares Brown (aka El Seña’) has returned to his home in Canada – boasting new compositions and with a renewed desire to take Toronto’s salsa scene to the next level.
With their potent blend of dance-floor friendly salsa and high-energy showmanship, Cafe Cubano evoke the spirit of the legendary dance clubs of Havana. Beginners salsa class with, usually with Ana Machado or Miko Sobreira. DJ Billy Bryans fills the gaps… At Lula Lounge, donde si no?.
Cuban piano player and composer Hilario Durán brings his 13 piece latin jazz band to Lula for a special concert before their performance as part of the Vancouver Olympic Games. Very special guest Jane Bunnett joins this all-star group. Don’t miss the latin jazz event of the season!
The hottest thing going on in Havana will be going on in Toronto, next April 10, 2010 :
Announced by partnership of
Okokan – Cubaintoronto.com – Pilot management — La Rumba
David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera
with special guest and performance by
El Chacal (cuba’s new sensation and featured on Charanga’s new album )
There will be 17 musicians in total, no excuses and no watering down… the complete shebang is here… fully loaded just like when they perform at Salon Rosado in Havana… they will incinerate Toronto … direct from Havana, Cuba.
Saturday April 10th 2010 at the Sound Academy ( open concept ) Limited VIP will be in the lounge area details TBA ). This is the place once known as the Docks, Cherry Street south of Lakeshore Drive on the Toronto waterfront.
Other Canadian dates: Friday, April 9 Montreal. (514) 564-7313. Tickets WWW.ADMISSION.COM (514) 945-9725. 5035 Rue St. Dominique.
Reminder, the hot new video about music in Havanatoday, timba meets reguetón… Animals of Cuban Music by Jen Paz, to see the Facebook group click the image. The film features hot concert footage, hotter interviews, hottest dancing and crowds… with all the stars of the musical furnace… otherwise known as Havana today, including La Charanga and el Chacal of course!!
Another excellent DVD by Jen Paz: previous to Animals, Jen produced Popular, a must-see dynamic video that captures Charanga Habanera on top of Havana and the timba world, just a few years back now.
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