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Tempo Latino is a festival of salsa music
and latin music in Vic-Fezensac
, France (at the end of July).
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Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
and latin music in Vic-Fezensac
Vic-Fezensac
Vic-Fezensac is commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Auzoue flows north through the western part of the commune and forms most of its north-western border....
, France (at the end of July).
2008
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Ska CubanoSka CubanoSka Cubano is a London-based group which combines ska and Cuban music such as son and mambo, with elements of other genres including cumbia and calypso.-History:...
(website: SkaCubano.com)
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Roy PaciRoy PaciRosario Paci is an Italian trumpeter, singer, composer and arranger.-Music and career:Born in Sicily, Paci started playing the piano as a young child and picked up the trumpet at age 10...
& Aretuska
- 25/7:
- Yerba BuenaYerba BuenaYerba buena is a rambling aromatic herb of western and northwestern North America, ranging from maritime Alaska southwards to Baja California Sur...
Latin Giants of Jazz (website: LatinGiants.com) :
- Yerba Buena
- 26/7 :
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Los Patriarcas de la Rumba(website: PatriarcasDeLaRumba.com)
La 33
- 27/07 :
- Dave ValentinDave ValentinDave Valentin is a jazz flutist.He learned latin percussion first when he was a teenager, and then switched to flute. Valentin's teacher, Hubert Laws, suggested that he not double on saxophone because of his attractive sound on the flute. He studied at the Bronx Community College...
's Tropics Heat - Larry Harlow and Latin Legends of FaniaFania All-StarsThe Fania All-Stars was a musical ensemble established in 1968 by the composer, Johnny Pacheco, as a showcase for the musicians on the record label Fania Records, the leading salsa record company of the time.-Beginnings:...
- Dave Valentin
2007
- 26/07 :
Kekele (Republic of Congo)- Los Van VanLos Van VanLos Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, it is one of the most recognized post-revolution Cuban bands, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music....
(Yerba Buenacanceled)Yerba Buena (band)Yerba Buena is a Grammy-nominated fusion band based out of New York. The project was started by Venezuelan songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Andres Levin, and Singer, Composer Cucu Diamantes who brought Cuban composer Descemer Bueno to New York. All worked together during the conception...
- 27/07 :
- Maraca. Guests : Candido FabreCándido FabréCándido Fabré is a Cuban musician, song writer, and singer, famous for his art of improvisation.-Songwriting:...
& Tiburon - Israel LopezCachao LópezIsrael "Cachao" López , often known as Cachao, was a Cuban musician and composer who helped popularize mambo in the United States in the early 1950s....
Cachao (CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
/Miami)
- 28/07 :
Son Reinas (Japon)
Yomo ToroYomo ToroVictor Guillermo Toro is a guitarist and one of Puerto Rico's most famous cuatro players...
(Porto Rico)
- 29/07 :
AfricandoAfricandoAfricando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Musicians from other African countries were later included under the name Africando All Stars....
(SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, ...)- Willie ColónWillie ColónWilliam Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
(Spanish HarlemSpanish HarlemEast Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...
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- 30/07 :
Manu ChaoManu ChaoManu Chao , is a French singer of Spanish roots . He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese and occasionally in other languages...
2006
- 27/07 : 21 h 00
- Free Hole Negro (CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
) - Sergent Garcia (France - Cuba)
- 28/07 : 21 h 30 Special Porto Rico
- Son Boricua with Jose Mangual Jr & Jimmy Sabater (photos)
- Cheo FelicianoCheo FelicianoJosé Feliciano, better known as Cheo Feliciano , is a composer and singer of salsa and bolero music.-Early years:...
y Mercadonegro (photos)
- Samedi 29 juillet : 21 h 30 Special Porto Rico
- Son del Barrio
Plena Libre (annulé)(photos) - Bobby ValentínBobby ValentinBobby Valentin, also known as "El Rey del Bajo" , is a musician and salsa bandleader.-Early years:...
y su Orquesta (photos)
- 30/07 : 21 h 30
- La Charanga Contradanza (ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
) (photos) 
Oscar D'LeónOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
(VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) (photos)(video)
2005
- La Banda Municipal de Santiago photos - article sur le groupe
- Raul PazRaul PazRaúl Paz was born in 1969 in the province of Pinar del Río, in the west of Cuba. Commonly nicknamed the « French Cuban », he is known for having revolutionized the 21st century Cuban music.- Biography :...
photos - Grupo Caribe photos 1, photos 2, commentaires
- Big 3 Palladium Orchestra : Tito Puente JR(Tito PuenteTito PuenteTito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
's son, Machito JR (fils de MachitoMachitoMachito , born as Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, was an influential Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music...
) & Tito Rodríguez JR (Tito RodríguezTito RodriguezTito Rodríguez was a popular 1950s and 1960s Puerto Rican singer and bandleader. He is known by many fans as "El Inolvidable" , a moniker based on his most popular interpretation, a song written by composer Julio Gutierrez.-Early years:Rodríguez , born in Santurce, Puerto Rico,...
's son) photos 1, photos 2 - Mangu photos
- Johnny PachecoJohnny PachecoJohnny Pacheco is a Dominican producer, musician, bandleader, and one of the most influential figures in American salsa music.-Early life:...
with Ismaël MirandaIsmael MirandaIsmael Miranda a.k.a. El niño bonito de la Salsa is a composer and a singer of salsa music.-Early years:...
& Hector Casanova photos 1, photos 2, commentaires - Son Reinas (Japan) Photos 1, photos 2,Video 1
- Orchesta de la Luz (Japan) photos 1, photos 2
Photo Gallery
2004
- Olga GuillotOlga GuillotOlga Guillot was a Cuban singer who was known to be the "queen of bolero". She was a native of the Cuban city of Santiago.Guillot and her family moved to Havana, Cuba when she was a small child...
"la Reina del BoleroBoleroBolero is a form of slow-tempo Latin music and its associated dance and song. There are Spanish and Cuban forms which are both significant and which have separate origins.The term is also used for some art music...
" photos - Israël LopezCachao LópezIsrael "Cachao" López , often known as Cachao, was a Cuban musician and composer who helped popularize mambo in the United States in the early 1950s....
"Cachao" "El Maestro del Mambo" - Fruko photos
- Yuri Buenaventura photos
- Manny OquendoManny OquendoManny Oquendo was an American percussionist. His main instrument was the timbales, and was strongly influenced by Cuban drumming.Oquendo grew up in New York, and began studying percussion in 1945...
- Spanish Harlem OrchestraSpanish Harlem OrchestraSpanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez.Their debut album was released in October 2002...
photos - Los Soneros del Barrio photos
- Yerba BuenaYerba Buena (band)Yerba Buena is a Grammy-nominated fusion band based out of New York. The project was started by Venezuelan songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Andres Levin, and Singer, Composer Cucu Diamantes who brought Cuban composer Descemer Bueno to New York. All worked together during the conception...
photos - AmparanoïaAmparanoiaAmparanoia is the pseudonym of Spanish singer/guitarist Amparo Sánchez combining her first name with the word 'paranoia'. It was also the name of the band she fronted from 1996 to 2006. Debut album, El Poder de Machín, has been described as being "bright, exuberant.....
photos
2003
- MacacoMacaco (band)Macaco is a musical band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1997 by Dani Carbonell, who was also one of the original lead singers of the new flamenco group Ojos de Brujo...
photos - OrishasOrishas (band)Orishas was a Cuban hip hop group The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap. Orishas delved into a realm of music that created a black identity to which some...
photos - Maraca photos & Afro Cuban Jazz Master, Featuring: Tata GüinesTata GüinesTata Güines was a Cuban percussionist on the tumbadora, or conga drum, as well as a composer. He was important in the first generation of Afro-Cuban jazz....
- Giovanni HidalgoGiovanni HidalgoGiovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz.-Early years:Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he received his primary education. His grandfather had also been a musician as well as his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", who was...
et ChanguitoChanguitoChanguito is a Cuban percussionist.-Biography:Quintana was born in 1948 in Casablanca, Cuba. As a child he played professionally in bands such as Havana Jazz , with his musician father, and with La Pandilla de los Cabezas de Perros... - Cubanismo photos
- Plena Libre
- Richie RayRichie RayRicardo "Richie" Ray is a virtuoso pianist, singer, music arranger, composer and religious minister known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz...
& Samuel Prieto - Jimmy BoschJimmy BoschJimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University...
photos - Oscar D'LéonOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
photos - Grupo Caribe photos
- Tempo Latino 2003 photos
2002
- Omara PortuondoOmara PortuondoOmara Portuondo Peláez is a Cuban singer and dancer whose career has spanned over half a century. She was one of the original members of the Cuarteto d'Aida, and has performed with Ignacio Piñeiro, Orquesta Anacaona, Orquesta Aragón, Nat King Cole, Adalberto Álvarez, Los Van Van, the Buena Vista...
- Orlando Lopez "Cachaito" Guest : Anga DiazAnga DíazMiguel 'Angá' Díaz , was a Cuban percussionist. With his explosive soloing and inventive five conga patterns, Angá was widely acclaimed as one of the world's greatest congueros...
- Maraca
José AlbertoJosé AlbertoJosé Alberto is a Dominican salsa singer. José Alberto moved to Puerto Rico with his family at the age of 7, and inspired by Latin music went on to polish his singing at Las Antillas Military Academy...
"El Canario"- Manolito y su Trabuco
- AfricandoAfricandoAfricando is a musical project formed in 1990 to unite New York-based salsa musicians with Senegalese vocalists. Musicians from other African countries were later included under the name Africando All Stars....
2001
- El Conjunto
- Chapottin y su Estellas
- The New Salsa All Stars, guests : Alfredo de la FéAlfredo de la FéAlfredo De La Fé is a Cuban-born and New York-based violinist who lived in Colombia for more than 16 years and is responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music...
, Jimmy BoschJimmy BoschJimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University...
, Giovanni HidalgoGiovanni HidalgoGiovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz.-Early years:Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he received his primary education. His grandfather had also been a musician as well as his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", who was...
, Dave Valentin & José AlbertoJosé AlbertoJosé Alberto is a Dominican salsa singer. José Alberto moved to Puerto Rico with his family at the age of 7, and inspired by Latin music went on to polish his singing at Las Antillas Military Academy...
"El Canario". - Grupo Caribe
- El Gran ComboEl Gran ComboEl Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican Salsa music orchestra. It is Puerto Rico's most successful musical group, and one of the most popular salsa orchestras across Latin America...
de Puerto Rico - Omar Sosa
2000
- William Cepeda
- La Sonora PonceñaLa Sonora PonceñaLa Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Quique's son, Papo Lucca, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, including a 55th anniversary album...
- Yuri Buenaventura
- Jimmy BoschJimmy BoschJimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University...
- OrishasOrishas (band)Orishas was a Cuban hip hop group The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap. Orishas delved into a realm of music that created a black identity to which some...
- Sergent Garcia
1999
- Eddie PalmieriEddie PalmieriEddie Palmieri , is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.-Early years:...
Orchestra, Guest : Alfredo de la FéAlfredo de la FéAlfredo De La Fé is a Cuban-born and New York-based violinist who lived in Colombia for more than 16 years and is responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music... - Israel LopezCachao LópezIsrael "Cachao" López , often known as Cachao, was a Cuban musician and composer who helped popularize mambo in the United States in the early 1950s....
"Cachao" - Raul PazRaul PazRaúl Paz was born in 1969 in the province of Pinar del Río, in the west of Cuba. Commonly nicknamed the « French Cuban », he is known for having revolutionized the 21st century Cuban music.- Biography :...
- Maraca y Otra Vision
- Jimmy BoschJimmy BoschJimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University...
- Willie ColónWillie ColónWilliam Anthony Colón is a Nuyorican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.-Early years:...
- Camilo Azuquita
- AmparanoïaAmparanoiaAmparanoia is the pseudonym of Spanish singer/guitarist Amparo Sánchez combining her first name with the word 'paranoia'. It was also the name of the band she fronted from 1996 to 2006. Debut album, El Poder de Machín, has been described as being "bright, exuberant.....
- La Banda Municipal de Santiago
1998
- La Orquesta AragónOrquesta AragónOrquesta Aragón was formed on 30 September 1939, by Orestes Aragón Cantero in Cienfuegos, Cuba. The band originally had the name Ritmica 39, then Ritmica Aragón before settling on its final form. Though they did not create the Cha-cha-cha, they were arguably the best charanga in Cuba during 1950s...
- Manny Oquendo & Libre
- Ernesto Tito Puentes
- Afro Cuban All Stars
- Oscar D'LeónOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
- Celia CruzCelia CruzCelia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
- Mambomania
1997
- Yuri Buenaventura
- Adalberto ÁlvarezAdalberto ÁlvarezAdalberto Álvarez is a Cuban pianist, director and composer.During the 1970s, Álvarez attended the National School of Arts in Havana. He started the Cuban band Son 14 in the 1970s and disbanded it in the 1980s. In 1984, Álvarez started the group Adalberto Alvarez y su Son, which he directs today...
- A. Rodriguez
- Los Van VanLos Van VanLos Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, it is one of the most recognized post-revolution Cuban bands, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music....
- Orlando Poleo
- Oscar D'LeónOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
- La Familia Valera Miranda
- Raul PazRaul PazRaúl Paz was born in 1969 in the province of Pinar del Río, in the west of Cuba. Commonly nicknamed the « French Cuban », he is known for having revolutionized the 21st century Cuban music.- Biography :...
1996
- Yanza
- Jóvenes Clásicos del SonJóvenes Clásicos del SonJóvenes Clásicos del Son is a Cuban septet with double bass, tres-guitar, guitar, trumpet, congas, bongos and singer. The musical director is Ernesto Reyes Proenza.-Discography:* Fruta Bomba...
- Oscar D'LeónOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
- NG La BandaNG La BandaNG La Banda is a Cuban musical group founded by flutist José Luis Cortés. NG stands for "nueva generación" - next generation.In the late 1980s this group was founded with musicians like Elpidio Chapottin , Feliciano Arango, Rodolfo Argudin-Peruchin , Tony Cala , Issac Delgado , German Velasco , and...
- Compay SegundoCompay SegundoCompay Segundo was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.-Biography:...
- Orlando Poleo
- La Familia Valera Miranda
- Hidegar Maracay Salsa
1995
- Latin Groove
Azuquita- NG La BandaNG La BandaNG La Banda is a Cuban musical group founded by flutist José Luis Cortés. NG stands for "nueva generación" - next generation.In the late 1980s this group was founded with musicians like Elpidio Chapottin , Feliciano Arango, Rodolfo Argudin-Peruchin , Tony Cala , Issac Delgado , German Velasco , and...
- Papo LuccaPapo LuccaEnrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñonez, better known as Papo Lucca, born on April 10, 1946, Ponce, Puerto Rico.Papo Lucca is a famous Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist , but is best known as a pianist. Main musical genre focus are Salsa and Latin Jazz...
y la Sonora PoncenaLa Sonora PonceñaLa Sonora Ponceña is a Puerto Rican salsa band, founded in 1954 by Enrique "Quique" Lucca Caraballo. Quique's son, Papo Lucca, directs the band. The band has stayed active for a remarkable amount of time, recording dozens of albums, including a 55th anniversary album...
1994
- MacacoMacaco (band)Macaco is a musical band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 1997 by Dani Carbonell, who was also one of the original lead singers of the new flamenco group Ojos de Brujo...
- OrishasOrishas (band)Orishas was a Cuban hip hop group The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for African-American culture consisting of hip hop and rap. Orishas delved into a realm of music that created a black identity to which some...
- Maraca et Afro Cuban Jazz Master featuring: Tata GüinesTata GüinesTata Güines was a Cuban percussionist on the tumbadora, or conga drum, as well as a composer. He was important in the first generation of Afro-Cuban jazz....
, Giovanni HidalgoGiovanni HidalgoGiovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is an educator and percussionist associated with Latin jazz.-Early years:Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico where he received his primary education. His grandfather had also been a musician as well as his father, José Manuel Hidalgo "Mañengue", who was...
et ChanguitoChanguitoChanguito is a Cuban percussionist.-Biography:Quintana was born in 1948 in Casablanca, Cuba. As a child he played professionally in bands such as Havana Jazz , with his musician father, and with La Pandilla de los Cabezas de Perros... - Cubanismo
- Plena Libre
- Richie RayRichie RayRicardo "Richie" Ray is a virtuoso pianist, singer, music arranger, composer and religious minister known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz...
& Samuel Prieto - Jimmy BoschJimmy BoschJimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch Jimmy Bosch (c. 1960, aka "El Trombon Criollo", is an Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban Music trombonist and bandleader born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having performed since age eleven, by age thirteen he was playing in several local Latin music bands. While at Rutgers University...
- Oscar D'LéonOscar D'LeónOscar Emilio León Somoza, better known as Oscar D'León is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his salsa music. In Spanish, he is known as El Sonero del Mundo . His most famous song is perhaps "Llorarás," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina...
- Yuri Buenaventura