SF/BAY AREA SALSA RUEDA FESTIVAL - Feb 20-22, 2009
http://www.salsaruedafestival.com/
Friday, Feb. 20th: Welcome Dinner with Cynful Eats, Salsa Timba dance party with Anejo Productions, Samba, Bomba, and Rumba dance performances, Brazilian Baterias and many more surprises.
Saturday, Feb. 21st: Rueda, Salsa, Son, Salsa Suelta, Afro-Cuban, and Rumba dance workshops from our great Festival instructors. . .Rueda, Cuban Salsa and Folkloric Performances. Mega-Rueda in the ballroom. Live Timba with Rumbache and Jesus Diaz y Su QBA.
Sunday, Feb 22nd: More great workshops from our instructors in all styles of Cuban dance. Dance performances from local companies and beyond....... Mega-Rueda in the ballroom and Timba, Salsa, Reggaton Dance Party with Anejo Productions.
Confirmed Instructors and Performers
duane Wrenn and Maribel Vasquez (Energetic Soul-Michigan)
Manuel Suarez (CultuCuba- Oakland)
David Huo - (Beijing)
Julian Meija (Salsalanta - Atlanta)
Sidney Weaverling and Ryan Mead ( Rueda Con Ritmo- SF/Bay Area)
Salsa Nick and Serena Wong (Salsa Vale Todo - SF)
Sandra Moro Sleeper (Street Salsa - Austin)
Ramon Ramos Alayo ( Cuba Caribe/Havana/SF)
Royland Lobato (CultuCuba - Oakland)
Cora Barnes (Timbea - Oakland)
Mike and Simona (Rumbanana - Corvallis)
Fuákata (New York)
Las Que Son Son ( S.F./Bay Area)
¡Timbea! (Oakland)
Ahmed and Katherine (Starlight Dance Studios-NY)
DJ Waltdigz (Anejo Prod. - Bay Area)
Ernesto Cardenas (Havana - Oakland)
India Gomez ( Bay Area)
Chris Rogicki (New York)
DJ Dark Rum (Anejo Prod. - Bay Area)
DJ Reyna (Washington D.C.)
Isaac and Mary (Salsa By The Lake - Oakland)
Jennifer Gonzales, Saoco D.C. ( Washington D.C.)
Jose Barroso (Havana - San Francisco)
Victoria-Hadar Harel(New York)
Leyder Chapman (Havana - Oakland)
Yismari Ramos (S.F./ Havana)
Marcos Ravelo (Havana/Calgary)
Leslie Vazquez and Reinier Fernandez (CMV con Ritmo-Mexico City)
Yussef Breffe (Havana/ Bay Area)
Ninoska Cumaraima and Javier Rosillo (Caracas, Venezuela)
Salsaddiction (Edmonton, Canada)
Casineros Que Son Son (L.A., Rueda4Fun)
Afri-K-sineras (Los Angeles, CA)
http://www.salsaruedafestival.com/ 
Marcus Lopez - Cubanacan Founder Interview
The very 1st time I have ever interacted with Marcus was when I was promoting Havanisimo event via Myspace for the 1st time! He wrote me a message, correcting me for erroneously calling his band, "Cuban Trio." "Rodney, it’s Cubanacan Trio, not Cuban Trio." Of course, I, having a limited knowledge of the Spanish Language, thought that Cuban and Cubanacan are synonymous. Needless to say, he scolded me gently.
When I met him in person, we hit it off right away. He is a positive person. When I got a chance to listen to his Trio live, I was impressed. I started asking around (Googled as well) about Cubanacan. My God, I had no idea that Cubanacan is such a legend in the Bay Area.
Since then I have great respect for Marcus because not only that he is the founder of Cubanacan, but that also, he is one cool guy. With his newly formed band, I had to ask him for an interview about his life and his new project.
Rodchata: Hey, Marcus, you are one of the veteran Latin Musician in the Bay Area. Tell me a bit of your background, music and where you grew up.
READ THE WHOLE INTERVIEW HERE...
ANNOUNCeMENT: HAVANISIMO IS NO LONGER @ LA TAZA
We have held our Havanisimo party every Saturday at this location for the past 9 months and we have made La Taza the ‘go-to’ spot in Oakland for Salsa dancing. But like the song goes ‘todo tiene su final’ and this one came via voice message from La Taza’s owner last night
“Havanisimo will go on”, stated Rodney & Jeison, owners and promoters of Havanisimo Productions.
We are obviously disappointed by these news but we feel very good about the future of Havanisimo.
We already have a new location for Havanisimo which will replace La Taza in the next few weeks. No need to worry about sound system problems and there's plenty of space to dance.
This is a premier club with high quality sound and dance floor, which we know our guests will love as much as we do.
In addition we are only 2 weeks away from the Grand Opening of Havanisimo Timba Tuesday.
This monthly event will be held at Glas Kat in San Francisco with the first event happening on May 3.
We are excited about bringing Havanisimo back to San Francisco which is where we started.
To top this off, our biggest venture yet: The Havanisimo Salsa Summer Concert Series will kick off this summer. We will feature top bands and Dj’s from around the globe as well as our very own local talent. Watch out for announcements later.
When you love salsa like we do, small things like this won’t keep us from promoting the love of salsa dancing and salsa music for our friends and dance partners.
A gozar!
- Havanisimo Management.
The Post Valentines Party - DOUBLE HEADER, Feb 15, 2008
Fito Reinoso y Su Ritmo y Armonia and Jesus Diaz y Su QBA to share the same stage for the 1st time!
February 15, 2008
Jelly's Cafe
295 Terry Francois Blvd.
SF, CA 415-495- 3099
www.anejoprod.com
Jeison and Daniel's Birthday Bash @ La Taza De Cafe (1/26/08)
7:30 Cubanacan Trio in the Dining Area
9:30 DJ Waltdigz spinning the best of Timba, salsa, reggaeton, bachata y mas
Only $5.00 All night
Plenty of Parking
Come and give them some love. Let's party!
Starts at 9: 00 PM
La Taza De Cafe
3909 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
Check the Havanisimo Myspace: www.myspace.com/lalunaclubs
Garry and Viola host Thursday Salsa @ Allegro
Level 1 (7-8PM)
- An introduction to salsa. You will learn G and V's system approach to partner dancing. No experience or partner necessary.
Level 2 (8-9pm)
- Combination moves focusing on higher level techniques and concepts in the art of leading and following for social dancing. No partners required.
9:00 TIL 12 midnight
- The legendary DJ Antonio with DJ GoodSho spins your favorite salsa, timba, and more!
Allegro Ballroom
5855 Christie Ave
Emeryville, CA 94608
www.freestylesalsa.com
