By Jamaican Salsero on May 31, 2008
The 22nd Annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival was held over the Memorial Day weekend. It was a “weekend of peace, love and music.” Sunday was Jam day with performances from acts such as The Roots, Immortal Technique, Tribal Jazz and Goapele. Monday was the Reggae day and featured act such as Stephen Marley, Mr. Vegas, Selena [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 20, 2008
I just remembered that I have this video of the 2008 Mayan Salsa Champions, David Nieto and Charlene Rose, previewing their 1st place routine. It was at Anna Celestria’s Pink Birthday Bash held at Silhouette’s. This was a little over a week before the finals. It is essentially the same routine they preformed at the [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
The final two videos from the Aavaa: Middle Eastern Performance Group Showcase performance.
The rest are here.
“Sayyajna Libnan”
Choreographers: Deema Saad & Amanda Rizkallah
Dancers: Leena Ameripour, Faisal Attrache, Walid Ismail, Elias Massoud, Amanda Rizkallah, Deema Saad Maher Abdel-Sattar
From the program: “Dabke is a traditional Lebanese group dance with historical roots in the villages of Lebanon. It is [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
Yesterday I checked out the 2008 Cuban Music Festival in Echo Park. Despite the heat, it turned out to be a well supported event. Most of the RITP family was in the house, so there were a Rueda going every few minutes. The bands, food performances and all round atmosphere was great. I don’t have [...]
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By Jamaican Salsero on May 19, 2008
The finals of the Mayan Salsa Competition was this past Saturday. Earlier in the evening they had a semi-final round for the “International/Out-of-State” competitors. This made no sense to the audience (yours truly included) as all three couples that competed made it to the finals that were held an hour later. The professional division was [...]
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