Links
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Cuba International - Dance Casino
France: Created in 2006, the French institute of afro-cuban arts in Paris (ISAAC) is dedicated to cuban music and teaching of afro-cuban dances.
International: Cubanisimo has been working very hard to promote... Cubanismo... one great project is the cooperative exchange of non-commercial DVDs promoting Cuban Music and Dance... check it out! Some people don't know that a DVD can be created and authored just like a CD, by anyone with a decent personal computer. If you have good video to share, look into this!
Framce: Fiesta Cubana is an excellent site overdue for mention, relevant articles, events, interviews, videos...
USA: In North Carolina, the Raleigh/Triangle area... a hotspot for cuban style fans is Step by Step Salsa... check with Eduardito! Rumbanana was formed by Mike and Simona in January 2000 to promote Cuban Salsa music and dance in the Northwest USA. The original group started in Eugene, but in 2005 Rumbanana has transitioned to Corvallis, Oregon USA. Speaking of Simona, she tells about SalsaSpaces ... it's pretty good and still mostly casineros. New York City ruedas are hosted by Karim Noack. Boston casino is hot... Linda R was a spark, and the fire rages over at Despelote Dance. In Washington DC (distrito casinero), saocó is the buzz: "a rythmically syncopated, sensual dance, to the beat of Cuban son and timba", and headquarters is saoco dc. In California, the Bay area, check in with Salsa Rueda.
When you are in Amsterdam... Salsa Caliente is a Cuban dance school with Salsa Cubana and Rueda lessons. Visitors to Amsterdam can drop by to have some fun and dance in our studio!
Yet another hotbed of Casino style in Europe... in Luxembourg we can go to Ahinama.
Glasgow, Scotland has 2 schools advocating Cuban Style... Academia de Salsa and Ashanti Dance Company, this town is out of control... In Uppsala, Sweden, CuBaile is the secret to bring Cuba into your life. Los cubanos will take lessons from los suecos, soon enough.
In France, down in the Pyrenees, you find Toulousse. Here the guide for todo en estilo cubano is Soy Salsero.
Natal is on the NE cusp of Brazil... and home of Salsa Bar, "the most traditional Salsa Bar of Ponta Negra"... hmm... nice, someday I'd like to see it! In Istanbul, the you can learn the real cuban casino with teacher Oguz Kurtili, email.
If you are in Lima Peru, see the home of Salsa y Timba, lively discussion among a lot of fans there. Looking for the real "cintura, cintura, cintura" in London England, you must see Salsa Tumbao! Indonesian fans of Cuban Casino, check out Salseros Indonesia. Casineros in Japan can take advantage of Tsuyoshi's Cuban Salsa School Casino Style.
In Switzerland, Juerg "bigs up" the cuban side to the Salsa crowd "salsa p'alante". Casino de Cuba lessons, Biel - Bern - Basel - Z?ich - near you! Very cool pictures, http://www.bailarcasino.ch. An Italian cuba fan wants us to know about Albertico Calderon, teaching wonderful rumba classes, with great excursions to Havana. Hmmm, some familiar names in those pictures too... And don't miss the Croatian Summer Salsa Festival.
Asian sites: The king of Chinese salsa cubana, is
Huo Yaofei, who recently set
Cuba on fire on the Bailar Casino TV show. Other sites in
China include:
china-salsa,
salsa-shanghai,
caribechina,
shanghaistreets. Go PRC! A nice list of Asian locations for salsa in general:
door to floor.
Movie movie! Charanga Habanera plots their world invasion, fabulous documentary: Popular!
Cuba International - Other Resources
for the analysis of new Cuban music, chisme about its personalities, and great video clips from live shows (mainly in Europe). Also SalsaPower for lots of information and background on the musicians and the music and where it's found. Salsa Samurai has world wide salsa music news and what's cooking in Italy. Cuba Now has great writers with clear vision of Cuba.
One of the grandfather sites of cuban culture, hosted in the USA, is AfroCuba Web. In Israel, La Musica is the big bookmark.
For the hottest in CDs, check Descarga and Malecon Music. For some fine cuban style dance videos check Boogalu and Salsaville in the US, SalsaTap in England. In Europe, good music is for sale at La Cubanisima Records.
Yahoo Groups includes several groups of interest, including timba_geeks, CubanMusic, timbacubana. Usenet groups includes RMAL, rec.music.afro-latin.
Cuba music and dance film projects
Sarita Streng is working on a documentary of the Rueda de Guanabacoa, needs your support.
Charanga Habanera!, Jennifer Paz is producing a film, can la Charanga conquer the world? Popular!
Cuba-focused blogs
Cuba: Jesus on line, Desde Cuba, mi isla al mediodia
US: THE hot video blog, quedate en sintonÃa con la timba de cuba: TIMBA TV , Suki in , Seattle, Cecilia in NY
Canada:
Mr Bryans DJ and Timba impresario
Australia: Yemaya on Darling Harbour
Japan: Musica Cubana, Bailar Casino, Salsa Washoi
If needed, translate these (who speaks all those languages?) with Babelfish.
Vancouver Swings
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Edmonton Swings
Saving Edmonton for winter 2006, a new live latin music club, Bamboleo Latin Lounge. 9221 34 Ave with Live Latin Music every Friday and Saturday. ¿Donde es la gente que le gusta bambolearse?... at Cristian's new venue!
Toronto Swings
The main club for Cuban music lovers is Lula Lounge of course. Live Cuban trova is featured at the new Mambo Lounge, 120 Danforth Ave. Alfredo has set up a cozy spot with live music, mostly Cuban, good food, and salsa lessons on Saturday at Latinada, 1671 Bloor St. West. Havana Feelings farther east on Danforth, features some of the other styles of Cuban music, e.g. son, bolero, trova.
Son Ache points to the Cervejaria on
Billy Bryans
has been putting everything on the line for Cuban music and other latin
music for many years. You'll often see news and inside stories about
the scene in
Among active Cuban style dance teachers, las primeras son: Ana,
and Sarita. And a newer and very popular school with cuban style casino lessons:is run by Albena, called AfroLatino Dance Company. Also noticed, trips to Cuba being planned! Another Cuban style instructor is Vlad, teaching weekly classes.
Some other sites that might point to Cuban related activities in town:
Toronto Hispano, TOSalsa, SalsaTO. Ca?santa.com is new look across the arts of today, from a Latin point of view, including promoting Toronto Cuban artists and events.
Nearby
Ottawa Swings
Every year, the Ottawa Blues Fest has been presenting one of the very top, very hot, pegao Cuban music groups. Recent years have seen Pupy Pedroso y los Que Son Son, Azucar Negra, and Klimax. Check back, it'll happen in July.
Montreal Swings
A recent site in
SalsaMontreal,
Salsa Folie may also feature information about cuban-type happenings.
CUBANO'S CLUB 316 Ste-Catherine Oeste,
For many of the great cuban bands that come through
Canada, it seems Anays V. Ford... President of Productions L'ile de Cuba a
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Web Radio
ALL THE TIME: Timba Radio The home of "La Manana" Hosted by DJ Melao (Miami) and DJ WaltDigz (S.F.) The best Timba radio online period! The latest, unreleased, exclusive and live in concert recordings of your favorite Timba artists 24/7/365!
FRIDAY 7-8:30 PM EASTERN TIME:
Maria Elena Escobar "Ventana al Barrio", she's from
Chile, and hosts this wonderful show on CKLN FM 88.1 and online, University of Toronto . The music is great, covering all of
SATURDAY 4-6 PM EASTERN TIME: Amanda Martinez, "Cafe con Leche" Latin jazz and other high quality Latin sounds, CJRT FM 91.1 and online, Ryerson University. Click on "Hosts" to see about Amanda, "Playlists" show what she's doing!
SATURDAY 6-10 PM EASTERN TIME: Javier Rivera "Esencia Latina", Rochester Jazz90.1 FM, also online... at the center of Latin Music in Rochester, shares his passion of Salsa and Afro-Caribbean music to everyone who is willing to learn.
SATURDAY 8-10 PM EASTERN TIME:
Michael Bongard's ''The Latin Train'' show from
TUESDAY 7-8 PM EASTERN TIME: DJ Gury Gury presents Viejoteca (link shows playlists and comments)... with mainly NY/PR salsa, on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Listen online at CFRU.
Being in Cuba
What bands are playing this week in
Newer and interesting: Cuba Plus, with listing of various arts events including dance music.
The timba geek's guide to Havana... at Yemaya's Verse... yes, there is a Yemaya looking after Darling Harbour, has some great articles on generally what's on, how to find out the details, and good ideas what to do in Cuba.