Rumba class with Mi Salsa Cubana in Havana

Mi Salsa Cubana has published the dates of their Cuba dance trips for 2013 and 2014.
2013: 23-24 of March to 6-7 of April, 5-6 October to 19-20  October, 28-29 of December 2013 to 4- 5 of January 2014 (half price 1 week)
2014: 4-5 of January to18-19 of January, 12-13 of April to 26-27 of April

There are classes for all levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced as well as for singles, guys, girls, ladies, men and couples. All participants get a Cuban dance partner. The 14 days intensive dance program offers classes in Salsa, Son, Rueda de Casino, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, and Rumba. It is also possible for participants to extend their stay. For more information on terms and prices see Mi Salsa Cubana's website.

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La Orquesta Pomo toca un estilo propio de timba con un sonido especial. Con una gran dosis e influencia del soul/pop/jazz y la gran inspiración de la salsa de Cuba, Colombia y Puerto Rico. El material que interpreta la orquesta es original. El inicio de la orquesta fue en el 2011 con Jonas Pomo y Cecilia Ferrer. Jonas comenzó a componer la música y Celilia luego las letras. Los integrantes de la banda fueron luego elegidos detenida y cautelosamente por Jonas y consiguó los que él quería. La primera aparición en público de la "Orquesta Pomo" fue el 5 de abril en Estocolmo, Suecia.

Descarga "El Juego" de la Orquesta Pomo GRATIS aquí
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Otro punto de interés es que Jonas fué uno de los cantantes de Calle Real en su reciente gira de Sur América. Un pianista de jazz y otros estilos, él ha trabajado con muchos otros artistas y grupos en Suecia como La Tremenda, Jorge Cordero, Gilito y su Clave y por supuesto Calle Real.

Los miembros del grupo: Jonas Pomo piano & bandleader, Cecilia Ferrer lead vocals, Aksel Friberg bass, Linus Svanberg congas, Magnus Almqvist drums & timbales, Jonas Landolsi güiro, Cristina Pomo backing vocals, Cristian Guerra backing vocals, Alex Saltell backing vocals, Yuliesky Gonzalez Guerra trumpet, Johan Nordefeldt trumpet, Rickard Lindgren trumpet, Peter Fredriksson trombone, Nikolas Viisanen trombone.

Orquesta POMO on Facebook = www.facebook.com/orquestapomo

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Pablo Milanés will be back in Spain for two concerts in March before setting out on a world tour later this year. His long-awaited new CD will also be released later this year, and we will get back to you as soon as we have the details. For now the two dates in Spain are:
March 13, 2013  – San Sebastián, Spain  – Victoria Eugenia
March 15, 2012  – A Coruña, Spain – Teatro Colón

I finally saw Pablo live last October in Madrid and it was a thrilling experience. If you don't live in Spain, just take a a mini vacation like I did. You can read my full concert report here, including six videos of Pablo and two of opening act Andrés Suárez. If you don't have time for that right now, I leave you with one of the most beautiful songs in the Spanish language: "Si ella me faltara alguna vez".

Pablo Milanés performs "Si ella me faltara alguna vez" in Madrid 15 October 2013

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The brand new state-of-the-art SF Jazz hall plays host to Juan d'Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars for the next four nights. The acoustics are supposed to be absolutely sublime and the band definitely is. Juan will also give a lecture/demonstration (same venue) on Saturday afternoon. See you there!

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Click here for the rest of the tour (WA, Canada, Arcata, etc.)

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