| Jul ’12 |
| 28 |
| 10:00 pm |
Fresh after a night of ripping up the World Beat Stage at the Beaches Jazz Festival…
Changui Havana (they changed the spelling) is back at their de facto home base… Lula Lounge.
Saturday night, 10 pm, hot hot Cuban rhythm…
| Jul ’12 |
| 27 |
| 12:00 pm |
| Jul ’12 |
| 28 |
| 12:00 pm |
| Jul ’12 |
| 29 |
| 12:00 pm |
In years past at the Beaches Jazz festival, Cuban music has been represented… in both it’s dynamic current forms and the ossified shapshots of old style Cuban music… the latter preferred by most Latins… who became detached from the Cuban scene somewhere around the revolution.
All this stuff WAS mixed together at the stage called “Latin Square” in previous years…
BUT… a new stage has been added in 2012, “World Beat Stage”. This stage is within a stone’s throw from the Boardwalk Cafe restaurant, just north of the volleyball area at the beach.
THAT’S where you go to hear modern Cuban dance music … the WORLD BEAT STAGE… you won’t find them at the Latin Square stage 
Notable at World Beat Stage:
Fri Jul 27
Sat Jul 28
Joaquin Hidalgo
Sun Jul 29
Marta Elena, ex of Anacaona, leads "La Maquina de la Salsa"
| Jul ’12 |
| 21 |
| 8:00 pm |
It’s Dark….LET’S GLOW!! (wear white)… Afro Latino Dance Co, 901 Yonge St. 8pm to midnight
$7 cover includes:
~ Free Refreshments
~ Free Dance Lesson (different content each month)
~ Intermissions: fun and easy-to-follow Salsa Sueltas & Ruedas
~ DJ YumaNiche (spinning hot Timba & Salsa (+splashes of Reggaeton, Bachata and more!!!)
**SALSA KLIMAX**….COME GET YOURS!!!
www.facebook.com/SalsaKlimax
www.afrolatinodc.comwww.facebook.com/groups/2374979108/
| Jul ’12 |
| 20 |
| 9:00 pm |
12 great Cuban musicians in an orchestra brewing a distinctivly new latin sound flavoured with the the most popular Latin dance rhythms.
Join us for the best salsa dance party in town featuring the hottest salsa bands in the country. Our weekly tropical dance features a beginner 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. The admission price includes our 9:30 PM beginner dance lesson which is followed dancing all night long!
| Jul ’12 |
| 15 |
| 6:30 pm |
Sunday, July 15: Havana Nights SUMMER PATIO Salsa Party!Features of the night:
- DJ Bernal spinning the best in timba, salsa, latin beats and more!
Date/Time: Sunday, July 15, 5pm-11pm
Location: WETBAR, 106 Peter Street (between Richmond and Adelaide, side entrance up to the rooftop)
Cover: $5 before 7PM and $10 after 7PM
Aqui el que baila gana!!
Info:
CUdance.com
HavanaNights.TO@gmail.com
Havananights-Toronto.blogspot.com
Facebook.com/HavanaNights.TO
Twitter@CUdancepro
| Jul ’12 |
| 13 |
| 9:00 pm |
Fresh on to the Toronto scene, still a little branding confusion with this new band…
Marta Elena, formerly of Anacaona from Havana Cuba, now in Toronto… has gathered Cuban musicians and friends for the new band “La Maquina de la Salsa”.
The same band is playing at Harbourfront on Saturday.
This is the same band branded as “Salsa Machine” tomorrow night at Lula Lounge. Check ‘em out, new combination for Toronto’s Cuban music fans.
Vlad teaches the dance lesson at 9 PM … or shortly thereafter!
Fri Jul 13 2012.
| Jul ’12 |
| 14 |
| 3:30 pm |
La Maquina de la Salsa (with tribute to Billy Bryans)
Led by Marta Elena… ex-singer with the legendary Havana band “Anacaona”… La Maquina de la Salsa features a 12-piece orchestra directed by gifted Cuban pianist, Larry Mesa Benitez.
La Maquina and Harbourfront Centre will honour the late Billy Bryans – founding member of The Parachute Club, juror on the inaugural SoundClash Music Award in 2011, and DJ/promoter – whose interactions with both Harbourfront Centre and the local Cuban music scene will be missed. It’s time to “Rise Up” and dance for Billy!
West Jet Stage, Harbourfront Centre, FREE at 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, July 14 2012.
Larry Mesa Benitez – piano
Denis Pankov – keyboard
Ricardo Barboza – vocal
Marta Elena Perez – vocal
Yilian Cardero La’O – bass
Frnak Durand – drums
Ernesto Vizcaino – congas
Julio Guardiola Benitez – percussion
Lester Brown – trumpet
Kristen Au – tenor sax
Wilver Pedrozo – trombone
Kalum Leung – trombone
| Jul ’12 |
| 7 |
| 9:00 pm |
NOTE Date corrected. Actually pick a date this summer, Changui Havana is probably playing. At Lula July 7, July 20, Aug 10, Aug 31. At Salsa on St Clair this weekend, and at the Beaches Jazz Festival. We’ll remind you of those as we go…
SPECIAL OCCASION: Juan Carlos Bulnes… one of the main promoters of Cuban culture in Toronto, beloved master dancer and co-owner of this website… is celebrating a birthday this night at Lula Lounge, come join us there!
AfroLatino Dance Co teaches the dance lesson at 9 pm.
Changui HAVANA – 10:30 PM
12 great Cuban musicians in an orchestra brewing a distinctivly new latin sound flavoured with the the most popular Latin dance rhythms like salsa, merengue, cumbia, bachata and son.
Admission: $15 includes dance lesson
Dinner, dance lesson, and show special starting at $49
Reserve: 416-588-0307 or reserve@lula.ca
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