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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

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One of our salsa media peers, Salsa Central from Birmingham, United Kingdom, was on hand for Pulpo’s Hot Bread CD release party in New York in late April.  While interviewing Gilberto “Pulpo” Colon, Jr (former pianist for Hector Lavoe) and his thoughts about his first album , Mel C and Steve (the founders of Salsa Central) also interviewed Nuevotec’s very own Dimas Mero and Davin Riley.  They flipped the script on us, the tables have turned!   We also interviewed Mel C and Steve to find out how their salsa baby started.

Salsa Central serves as a complete portal and community for salseros in the UK and abroad. The site includes event and music album reviews (from a number of global salsa enthusiasts such as dancers and DJs) , directory listings for events and studios, and one of the largest salsa interview and performance video archives in the world.  They also sponsor and promote events in the UK such as Salsa Kingdom and the Great British Salsa Experience, in September and November of 2008 respectively.

Since both Mel C and Steve server as dancers and salsa DJs, they have taken a major interest in interviewing some of the world’s finest musicians and dancers, including Chino Nunez, Jimmy Bosch, Oscar Hernandez, and the New Swing Sextet.   The interview section might perhaps be the crown jewel of the site. The artist generally tells their own story without an onscreen / interactive interviewer, sometimes in their own home or studio, which gives an authentic and earthy feel of the interviewee.  For instance, the great pianist and musician Larry Harlow was interviewed in his home in New York, and he talked about his early music career to his current activities.  Want to learn how the mambo king started out? Eddie Torres was interviewed for more than 30 minutes in the UK, with Eddie telling his own story.  There’s always more to the artist than just what you seen on the stage.  (Just watch the interview with Ismael Otero or Susana Montero, phD).  Brilliant work.

Salsa-Central celebrates their one year anniversary on May 31 in Birmingham, UK.  Happy birthday!

Dimas and Davin (Nuevotec)
 Mel C and Steve (Salsa-Central)
Jimmy Bosch interview
 Chino Nunez interview
Larry Harlow interview
 New Swing Sextet interview

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2008 Connecticut Salsa Fest

Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

Connecticut Salsa Fest

Only four days left!  Connecticut’s largest salsa event celebrates its fourth anniversary with the Connecticut Salsa Fest on May 30-31.  Now in its fourth year, Luis Lopez from Latin Moves and Ivette Sanchez from Latin Rhythms continue to bring great talent for workshops and performances to the city of Stamford.

Scheduled instructors include Ismael Otero and Shani Talmor, Mario “B” Gonzales, April Genovese, and Darlin Garcia. Performers include Caribbean Soul and Plan B dancers from New Jersey, Tropical Image from New York, Hacha y Machete, Salsa y Control, Salsa Con Clase, and Rumba y Tumbal from Massachusetts.  In addition, there are a number of groups from Canada, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.  Luis and Ivette also bring an incredible amount of young dancers to the event, including Dancers Dreamzzz, Mas Estilo, and Rhythmic Fire.  The kids definitely bring the house down!

This year marks a new phase for the CT Staff.  The staff has teamed up with Erik Novoa of Swing Shoes Entertainment to also bring both west coast swing and hustle dancing to the event. So similar to the NY Salsa Congress, you’ll have exposure to other forms of dance expression.

The location is below.  Hope to see you there!

Hilton Stamford
First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902

Luis Lopez interview
 Combinacion Perfecta with Eddie Torres
Yamulee performance
 Salsa Con Clase performance

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Ritmo Masacote - Fantagious CD Release Theatre Production

Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

Update - Fantagious Video Gallery here , including Nuevotec’s Highlights Video featuring interviews and performances

Ritmo Masacote - Fantagious CD Cover

Talented musician and dancer from Boston’s Masacote Dancers, Joel Massicot and the Ritmo Masacote band returns with their second latin jazz album, Fantagious. Their 2006 debut album, Masacote, received critical acclaim with such musicians as Chino Nunez, Luisito Quintero, Raul Agraz, and Jimmy Bosch. The first album also inspired several performance numbers from Joel’s Masacote Dance Company, either as part of a track from the album, or routines from a salsa congress.

For the second album, the creative synergy from both the Masacote Dance Company and Ritmo Masacote band come together with a 2 hour CD release theater production entitled Fantagious. The production will include dancing performances choreographed by Joel’s wife, Ana Massicot, and a concert from Ritmo Masacote playing their latin jazz tracks. Special guests include San Antonio and Semeneya Dance Company’s Lee Rios and the Marshall of Magic from Bermuda as cast members. Sekou McMiller from Chicago’s Descarga Caribe (who is currently in the off-broadway play Celia) is the stage manager, and Gordon Neil from Atlanta will make his vocalist debut. Also featured is Marshall Weller from Bermuda, who mixes his magician skills with salsa. The production takes place on May 16, 2008 in Kresge Auditorium on MIT’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts at 7:30pm. Follow this link to get more schedule information.

Watch an in-studio session music video of “Melancholy” from Ritmo Masacote’s upcoming album “Fantagious”.

Ana and Joel Massicot discuss Fantagious Marshall Weller, Bermuda Salsa Magician
Lee Rios and Maria Falcon interview Fuerza Latina remix with Lee Rios
Sekou McMiller interview Descarga Caribe performance
Gordon Neil interview Gordon Neil and Julissa Cruz

Below is some additional information about Joel Massicot from CDBaby.com

While living in St. Croix, Joel was the director of “Various Artists”, his own reggae, jazz, and funk band, and a part of the 666th Army National Guard Band. When Howard University’s School of Fine Arts Music Department in DC recruited him as a Jazz studies piano major in 1998, Joel ventured from St. Croix to Washington, DC to pursue his musical career.

Since then, he has had the honor of playing with such highly acclaimed bands as Orquesta La Romana (Washington,DC), voted best salsa orchestra by salsametro.com consecutively 2001-2005, the 257th Army National Guard Band (Washington, DC), Sound V.I. Zion Records Reggae Band (St. Croix, VI), and Edwin Pabon and Orchestra (Boston, MA). In early 2005, he was selected to tour with Sound V.I.Zion Records during its Spring 2005 East Coast Tour. He has also had the honor of performing on stage with such Grammy winning salsa bands and artists as “Mambo 911” (Chicago, IL), New Swing Sextet, Chino Nuñez, Bobby Allende, Ray De La Paz, Frankie Vazquez, and Roberto Roena, among others.

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2007 World Salsa Championships on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Allan Tabilas

It’s broadcast time! The 2007 World Salsa Championships will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes and ESPN2 for the first time in the U.S. in May and June (tonight on ESPN Deportes!). The premiere competition attracts dancers from every corner around the globe, covering on1, on2, team, and cabaret divisions, and is also available on DVD. Watch some of your favorite performers, including Oliver Pineda and Luda Kroitor, Mario “Junior” Alabi and Emily Alabi, Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, and El Mulato y su Swing Latino. We’ve been to the 2006 and 2007 events, and have been always impressed with the incredible talent, organization, music, and social dancing. Simply put, it is salsa and mambo’s best dancers on the world stage. The event also had some great musicians, including El Gran Combo and Aldaberto Santiago. Live music at its finest as well - there is no music without the dance. You must come check it in out Orlando, Florida (U.S.) this coming December.


ESPN Deportes in the USA and Puerto Rico

Date                           Time
May 6                    9:00 pm ET           6:00 pm PT
May 10                  9:00 pm ET           6:00 pm PT

ESPN2 USA:

May 27                   9:00 pm ET            6:00 pm PT
June 4                   12:30 am ET
June 3                    9:30 pm PT
June 19                  2:00 pm ET          11:00 am PT

Additional schedules for Central America, South America, Africa, Middle East, Pacific Rim, and Europe, are available at the World Salsa Championships website.

Highlights at the 2007 World Salsa Championships

Albert Torres interview at the 2007 event. He discusses the depth of talent from all divisions, how Orlando and Disney World has embraced the World Championships, and the live music with Adalberto Santiago.

World Salsa Championships 2007 promo


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