Wait… maybe this is the best song on the new CD… hard to decide!

Doesn’t matter which one you like best, just don’t miss the show…

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JORGE MAZA Y LA TIPICA TORONTO: 10:30 PM
Combining the sound of the tres guitar with two violins and a cello in a style known as charanga francesca, Tipica Toronto perform a salsa-based repertoire that reflects the grand continuum of Cuban dance music that has evolved since the 1950s.

Translation: you want to hear the jump of Aragon at their “jumpingest”…  this is the band in Toronto.

JORGE MAZA Y LA TIPICA TORONTO: 10:30 PM

ALITHEA CAMERON – 8PM

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FRIDAY SALSA DANCE PARTY
Join us our weekly tropical dance party with salsa lesson, live band and DJ spinning the hottest dance floor-friendly salsa, bachata, reggaeton and top 40 hits. Cover is just $15 at the door or book a table for our dinner special (starting at $49 plus tax and tip). The admission price includes our 9PM beginner dance lesson which is followed dancing all night long!

DINNER & SHOW SPECIAL
Arrive early and enjoy Lula’s famous dinner and show package. The three course prix fixe special includes choice of appetizer, main, and dessert as well as the dance lesson and all entertainment. Starting at just $49 per person, the dinner special guarantees seating for the whole evening. Perfect for a small intimate dinner or large parties! Check out Lula’s distinctive tropical fusion menu here.

BEGINNER DANCE LESSON – 9PM
You don’t need a partner to enjoy our beginner salsa lesson! Featuring Toronto’s top instructors, the class will lead beginners through the salsa basics while more experienced dancers warm up for the best salsa party in town. Popular salsa instructor Vladimir is back.

CAFE CUBANO: 10PM
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. Drawing on the skills of three of Toronto’s most accomplished frontmen (vocalists Yani Borrell, Alberto Alberto and Angel Luis Marquez) and lead by music director/pianist Jorge Betancourt, the band features some of Toronto’s finest musicians from such famous Cuban groups as Adalberto Alvarez y su Son and Cubanisimo.

DJ SUAVE: ALL NIGHT!

Door time: 7PM
Dance Lesson: 9PM with Vladimir
Live Band: Café Cubano @10PM
Admission: $15, Dinner special starting at $49 includes cover
Reserve for dinner: 416-588-0307 or reserve@lula.ca

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Click here to buy your tickets, and start planning your night … Saturday May 19 2012 , the only place to be in Toronto is the  Phoenix Concert Theatre, where Cuba’s premier dance band is doing it Cuban style… Pupy y Los que Son, Son.

18 of the worlds best dance band musicians… 2 superstars of the Cuban timba world… extra performances…

See all the details… posters… PayPal link

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Havana Nights Saturday night at Lambadina Lounge!!!

HAVANA NIGHTS SALSA PARTY AT LAMBADINA LOUNGE!!!

Due to popular demand, Lambadina Lounge is once again hosting our Havana Nights salsa party at 875 Bloor Street West, on the corner of Bloor and Ossington (right at Ossington Station) Saturday March 24 from 9PM-2AM.

Check out this great venue at www.lambadinalounge.com

• - your favourite DJ BERNAL will be back from Cuba spinning the best in timba, salsa, reggaeton and more
• - drink specials all night
• -One more special raffle to win tickets to the Cuban Super Salsa Concert of the Year with Pupy y Los Que Son Son Saturday May 19th at the Phoenix Concert Theatre
• Last chance to get tickets at earlybird price!

Door at 9PM. $5 before 10PM. $10 cover after 10PM.

Info:
havananights.TO@gmail.com
facebook.com/havananights.TO
havananights-toronto.blogspot.com

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Thursday and Saturday.  NOTE: Saturday is SOLD OUT

More info about La Colmenita

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There’s a nice tribute to Yosvani, who we see with many of the Cuban and Latin bands around town.  Yosvani was once a member of popular Cuban band Bamboleo.  This is on the occasion of Yosvani’s assistance in a charitable event for Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada.  From that site:

Originating from the island of Cuba, Yosvani Castañeda was just 7 years old when he first picked up the Violin. Classically trained at the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory in Havana, Yosvani’s talent as a Violinist has taken him around the world. Yosvani has an affinity for bringing together urban and classical sounds, which speaks to his multifaceted skill as a Musician. In his spare time, Yosvani offers private music lessons to children. “I think that one thing missing from today’s generation is live music, I want to inspire young people to pick up an instrument, and show how it can be incorporated into popular genres.”

And in case you missed it, click here to see the amazing talent in action!

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Another song from the new CD Pupy will be performing from… May 19, Phoenix Concert Theatre… details soon.

Here’s Loco con una Moto… watch Havana dancing in the street to this great song.

And on May 19… come and be a “loco sin papeles” with the rest of us

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8 PM = Latin jazz guitarist Roland Hunter + band

Toronto-based jazz guitarist Roland Hunter launches his new CD Toronteros with an all-star latin jazz line up featuring Ali Berkok, Mario Allende,Jalidan Ruiz, Reimundo Sosa and Roberto Riverón.

10:30 PM = Son Aché

One of Toronto’s most popular Cuban music groups, Son Ache, performs their patented blend of high-energy son montuno that has been packing dance-floors for many years. One of Toronto’s most popular Cuban music groups, Son Ache performs their patented blend of high-energy son montuno that has been packing dance-floors for years.

Cuban-style dance master Vladimir is booked for the lesson, just before Son Aché takes the stage.

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A great night at Lula Lounge of live Cuban music…. featuring

Hilario Durán… hardcore Cuban jazz pianist of world stature…

… and Changuy Havana, Toronto’s most repartero-style timba band, graduates of the great musical schools of Cuba.

Cuban-style teacher Vladimir is the arranged teacher for the free lesson, before Changuy Havana takes the stage.

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