Join us for our famous salsa dance party. Sonido Cubano features some of Toronto’s hottest Cuban musicians playing irresistible dance music.
Join us for dancing after 9pm ($15 includes the lesson) or come early and enjoy our $49 dinner and show package. Our dinner package guarantees seating for the night and includes appetizer, main course and dessert, the 9pm beginner salsa lesson and three sets by the live salsa band.
Reservations are not required for just the lesson and dancing portion of the evening. Just show up at the door or purchase advance tickets through paypal:
What is Sonido Cubano? It started with the end of Son Aché and their popular gigs at Cervejaria… to keep that sound and feel going.
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Spend the day in Havana! Every Sunday, Lula offers a salsa brunch party featuring live music by Luis Mario Ochoa’s Traditional Cuban Quartet and a beginner salsa lesson by Miko Sobreira. Perfect for birthday and family celebrations, baby showers, office and retirement parties, the $25 cover includes buffet brunch, coffee, dance lesson, live music, tax and service. Kids 12 and under are free. Seatings at 11am and 1pm.
The plan is, patrons will relax and eat for an hour or so, then hear the band for 45 minutes… and dance if the spirit moves them, and it should with this excellent band! The dance lesson is currently planned for 1 pm, shared by both brunch seatings.
Born, raised and educated in Havana, Cuba, Luis Mario Ochoa is an accomplished singer, guitarist, composer, arranger, educator and bandleader. Artist page is here !
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Cuban percussionist and bandleader Joaquin Hidalgo brings his traditional latin jazz trio to Lula for an early dinner hour set.
Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo born and raised in Cuba, earned his degree in percussion at the National Art School of Havana. Some of his alumni include Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez and Gonsalo Rubalcaba.
As a professional artist Joaquin has had a successful music career in Cuba. Performing in multiple music events and festivals, he shared the stage with some of Cuba’s most elite musicians such as Jose Luis “Changuito” Quintana, Emiliano Salvador, Miguel Anga, Juan Pable Torres.
Since his arrival in Canada in 1999, Joaquin has performed with arious artists in most of the festivals in the country as well as internationally (Barbados, Montreal, Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival). Other than finding him performing in these venues, Joaquin is also bringing his vast performing experience to the classroom by offering numerous clinics and workshops. As a master Afro-Cuban percussionist, Joaquin has worked closely with other renowned clinicians such as Giovanni Hidalgo, Nii Tettey Tetteh and locally Rick Lazar, Njacko Backo, Hilario Duran. Currently, Joaquin is also the leader and director of the Afro-Cuban percussion ensemble “Havana Rumba” and the traditional Cuban music trio “Cubanos”.
Joaquin produces live shows featuring Canada’s elite Cuban musicians, including the “Rumberos Afro-Cuban Master Sessions” and the Distillery Jazz Festival. He recently performed as the percussionist for the “Dirty Dancing” theatrical show.
$10 at the door. $44 package includes any appetizer, any main, any dessert and the whole night of live music.
Followed by KC Roberts at 10pm.
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Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St W presents:
… the best salsa dance party in town. With their potent blend of dancefloor-friendly salsa and high-energy showmanship, Cafe Cubano evokes the spirit of the legendary dance clubs of Havana.
Dancing after 9pm ($15 includes the lesson) … or come early and enjoy our $49 dinner and show package. Our dinner package guarantees seating for the night and includes appetizer, main course and dessert, the 9pm beginner salsa lesson and three sets by the live salsa band.
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Special note ! $5 Discount to all Frank Delgado audience to enter LULA LOUNGE for Roberto Linares after show party !
HAVANARTE PRODUCTIONS
PRESENTS AN INTIMATE NIGHT WITH THE BEST OF NUEVA TROVA from CUBA!
FRANK DELGADO IN CONCERT
SPECIAL GUEST
Comedian Carlos Gonzalo (“Chicken-Brain”)
October 23, 2010 – 9PM
The Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Av Toronto
With special guest
Carlos Gonzalo (Chicken Brain) actor, comedian, presenter, one of the most popular Cuban television.
A show for all ages.
Tickets:
$ 25 in advance
$ 30 at the door
This is the launch of Frank Delgado’s new album called “Ustedes los trovadores no saben na de la vida” and a retrospective of his music.
As promised in his performance presentation in 2009 with Cuban duo” Buena Fe”, the first performance of songs from the new album will be in Toronto.
For reservations:
647 403 7308
For more information:
www.revuecinema.ca
havanarte@yahoo.com
Youtube videos below the “READ MORE” fold…
Read more…
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Singer/songwriter Laura Fernandez launches her long awaited Spanish language album ‘Un Solo Beso’ with a special concert at Lula Lounge on October 27.
Laura has been an essential supporter of the live Cuban music scene in town with her radio show Saturday afternoon on CJRT.
Recorded over the last year with producer Billy Bryans, ‘Un Solo Beso’ features many of Toronto’s finest latin jazz musicians and arrangers including Hilario Duran, Elmer Ferrer, Alberto Alberto, Luis Mario Ochoa and Roberto Linares Brown – who will be joining Laura on stage.
Doors open at 7pm. Performance begins at 8pm. Cover charge is $10.00 at the door. ‘Un Solo Beso’ will be on sale at Lula Lounge for the evening.
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from Jane B:
Myself & Hilario Duran will be performing our Duet show at The Gate 403.
Admission is $10.00 hope to see you there
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Toronto, October 20 — 7:00 pm
Celebrate Cuba’s Day of Culture!
Room 205, Claude Bissell Wing, Robarts Library, 140 St. George St.
Organized by the Toronto Forum on Cuba,
torontoforumoncuba@rogers.com
Celebrate Cuba’s Day of Culture with Brian Gordon Sinclair’s performance of his play “Hemingway’s HOT Havana” as well as poetry presented by Carlos Angulo, Keith Ellis, Arnold Itwaru and an introduction from the Cuban Consul in Toronto.
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