International Festival of Salsa

Willie Colón and his orchestra from New York, Tito Rojas and his orchestra from Puerto Rico, Ray Sepúlveda, Tony Vega, Caco Senante y Charlie Cruz, accompanied by Son Iyá, are just part of the lineup for the Festival Internacional de Salsa del Atlántico 2006, to be held at La Karpa in Vecindario, Gran Canaria and the Institución Ferial de Tenerife of Santa Cruz in Tenerife on the 19th and 20th of May, respectively.

This is the most important salsa date in Spain, with a history going back almost 20 years.

It was for the 1987 edition when, singer, composer, arranger, trombone player and orchestra director - one of the most innovative and charismatic artists of the world of salsa music and latin jazz - Willie Colón, was last in the Canary Islands. It is significant that he is returning to the islands with his current band in this year, in which he is preparing to retire after four decades active in the business.

Advance tickets are a steal at just €15 (about £10), available from Deportes Salud, Calzados Navarro and Music Line in Tenerife.

Willie Colon y Tito Rojas serán las estrellas de una nueva edición del Festival Internacional de Salsa del Atlántico

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2 Comments:

Anonymous wrote (on August 23, 2006)

Please can you let me know when the next salsa festival is in Santa Cruz, Tenerife in May 2007?

Pamela wrote (on August 24, 2006)

Yes, it would be logical to assume that, since this years was held in May, then the salsa festival will be due to be held again in May 2007. Unfortunately, I doubt if I will be able to give more precice details though until much closer to the date. One of the biggest problems here is that most events tend not to be mentioned in the press until days before they happen.