La Voz Del Mambo Featuring interviews with some of the best dancers and musicians in the salsa/mambo scene!The Mission of "La Voz Del Mambo Productions" is to provide a global voice for the underground salsa and mambo dance community. Our website contains articles, interviews, polls, discussion topics, and various artistic expressions that concern the salsa and mambo dance community.
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That Salsa Lifestyle by J.D Smith Well it’s official, in the northeast it’s definitely winter, so I’ve decided to take the opportunity to spend more time in the clubs dancing(As if I needed an excuse) Just about any night of the week you will find me on the floor executing shines and cross body leads …
You know youre a Mambero if: taken from MAMBEROS! Myspace Discussion Group! http://groups.myspace.com/mamberos *You have a collection of dance supply catalogs for your jazz shoes *You hate when musicians don’t play a full bar *You get excited when there is a distinct 2/3 or 3/2 clave in a song *You can dance on2 to hip*hop …
Dance Performance Today by JD Smith (Boston) The other night after a really hard and satisfying salsa workout, one of my salsa dance buddies and I went out for a bite and a beer. I mentioned that I was trying to come up with a topic to write about for this column and if she …
by Johnny Johnson She possessed great rank but this was no opera song, Her nonverbal communication commanded our attention She exuded everything stylish and symbolized elegance, Most modern day Mamberos believed she was heaven sent Her movements captured rhythms and captivated musicians, Because she stressed notes behind bars like syncopated prisons She ruled the mambo …
Dancers Beware “If everyone could play like Jordan they would” – Mos Def You are a dancer and you may not be the greatest dancer but you have some skill. You go to some social event and people are impressed. As well they should be you spent a lot of time and money to get …
“Contigo No” – Wayne Gorbea y su Conjunto Salsa This is a very nice, in-the-pocket tune from groove master Wayne Gorbea. Many of Wayne’s songs are overplayed on the salsa circuit but this is not one of them. It features swinging bone riffs and Johnny Polanco on Tres! (Check out his interview in this issue). …
QUOTES OF THE MONTH: Johnny Polanco: I never went to school (for music), I never had a formal lesson. I was adopting instruments and then playing them. I would buy instruments from the streets; One time I purchased an instrument from a drug addict, it cost me $10.00, then I made music from the instrument.It …
Meet Ms. Sharon German – Boston (La Voz del Mambo’s Artist Correspondent) Johnny: For those who may not know you, can you tell us a little about your background as a musician? Sharon: My musical background as a muscian started when I was 8 years old, I was going into the fourth grade and my …
by Natalie Obiko Pearson – Tokyo, Japan A pulsating mambo fills the air at a cavernous club near Tokyo Bay. ”Ayyy-esssooo!” the song calls in exhortation as a sea of dancers — sweaty, skin bared, clothes clinging — roll their hips and swirl into turns with increasing abandon. The scene is a world away from …
Editorial Comments: First and foremost I would like to thank Mr. Jose Alberto, Mario Hazarika, Emily Alabi, Samantha Erskine and Sharon German for their terrific interviews. I would also like to thank Jason Pacheco and Mr. Rafael Brito for their great articles; and thanks to Ivi, Myron, Rob, Boyd, and JD for their fabulous discussion …
MIAMI, FL Spring Break Salsa Bash! Join us once again at the Canadian Club for non-stop dancing with South Florida’s DJ Joey G and New York City’s DJ Ray Colon playing only the best Salsa, Mambo, and ChaChaCha. While DJ Joey G has established himself as the premier Salsa DJ, blowing up the Social Scene …
YORUBA ANDABO PRESENTS! A weekend of workshops with Johnny Johnson and Lucy Lu of Atlanta GA. Visit their site at www.atlanta.lavozdemambo.com Workshop location: Positive Attitude Dance 23317 Orchard Lake Road. Farmington MI, 48336 – see Mapquest Workshop Schedule: Saturday from 1:00pm – 5:00pm 1 – 2 Beg / Int Partnerwork ON 1 2 – 3 …
Editorial Comments: I would like to thank Ismael Otreo, Jami Josephson, Alfredo Piceno, Cristina Zavala and Burju Hurturk for their wonderful interviews! I would also like to thank Marco, Charlene, Joey, Frankie, Eric, Katia, and JD for their outstanding contributions. This could not have been possible without you guys. Thank you so much for your …
by Rick Greenfield StuckonSalsa Atlanta correspondent Imagine this – the Piel Canela Social has ended, yet the night is still young and Salseros are aching to feed the Salsa Beast. This voracious appetite results in a “10-deep”caravan of cars leaving Buckhead winding through busy streets of Atlanta one Saturday night with one goal in mind.Salsero …
STUCKONSALSA PRESENTS THE ALL-STAR SALSA CRUISE! *$100.00 RESERVES YOU A SPOT RESERVE YOUR CABIN *RESERVE YOUR CABIN TODAY, THIS CRUISE WILL SELL OUT QUICKLY ! Just Confirmed…..Sekou Miller from Chicago, Shaka Brown from DC , Liz Lira from Los Angeles, Edwin Rivera from NY/LA , Ismael Otero from NY/NJ are the first to make verbal …
2nd Annual State Farm Ins. Dance Contest January 14-17 (MLK Holiday) Click here to see the pictures from this event! Mardi Gras Mambo is a Social gathering of Salsa/Mambo dancers from around the country. We celebrate the coming together of many Cities, Cultures, Race and Heritages during the weekend preceding the Martin Luther King Holiday. …
A Salsero’s Perspective: Jason Pacheco – Chicago, IL For my Salseros… Drinking and dancing do not mix. If you think you dance better drunk the truth is you don`t. It`s just easier to lie to yourself. All those people making room for you to dance aren`t impressed. They are actually laughing at you and don`t …
Stuck on Salsa – Last Party of the Year: Come out and party with StuckOnSalsa at their last party of 2004! StuckOnSalsa, in association with Eileen Torres of SalsaCentro Productions, presents…………”The Party” on Saturday November 20th, 2004 at Zanzibar on the Waterfront (700 Water St SW, Washington, DC). What is Stuck on Salsa? www.stuckonsalsa.com is …
A Salsero’s Perspective with Betto Herrera, Raleigh, NC I think dancing is an art of self-expression. It does not matter what you dance on as long as you have fun. Some people do not focus on fun or respect this as part of dancing. They spent too much time arguing about who is right and …
by Johnny Johnson Is tough being the new kid on the block, leaving the comfort of your old neighborhood, family and friends to try to rebuild your new life. The salsa community is no exception to this rule. In your old community, you have friends and family that watched you grow from child to a …
Stuck on Salsa – You did it again! By Johnny Johnson This past weekend I decided to treat some of my recent salsa depression with some of the best salsa medicine on the market….Travel. Although there are many proven products on the market, nothing soothes a feeling of salsa depression like a dose of the …
by Johnny Johnson The world revolved around them so much, that they frequently became dizzy…. They thought they were the best in town and got angry when you disagreed; They stepped on1, 2, and you; if you ever became a potential threat…. Regardless of the accolades you gave to them, they belittled you with every …
A Performer Vents, A Promoter Responds… PAY ME!! By Gordon Neil It’s time that somebody said something about it out loud, so I guess that I’ll be that someone. Why are we still being shorted out or our respect and our money? You might be asking, “Who is ‘we’?”. We are the reason that people …
Editorial Comments: I would like to give a special thanks to my mother, Beverly R. Johnson, for all of her support and assistance with this project! I would also like to thank Will, Betto, Earl, Burju, Mario, Rick, and Natalie for their fabulous contributions! “LaVoz del Mambo” is a free e-newsletter that will be distributed …
Interview with Go-Go Earl – Washington, D.C. JJ: Go-Go Earl, you are one of the funniest, most entertaining individuals that I have ever come across. Where did you get the nick-name Go-Go Earl? GGE: I started out going to see the legendary Chuck Brown every day at the GoGo and he coined me the name …