News & Updates — Fania

Discoteca Latina is back! Join us at Sevenstrong for Discoteca Latina! A night for dancers and lovers of Latin music. This coming Thursday, March 9, 10pm. Rob Suave (Boston, MA's #1 salsa DJ) joins Peace & Rhythm DJs Bongohead and Studebaker Hawk, spinning the finest in old-school, classic and hard salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue, timba, cha cha, boogaloo and more keeping the rhythms alive on the dance floor. Free entry, full bar, join the party! Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1763038127358188/ http://www.sevenstrongavenue.com/

Happy birthday to Louie Ramirez, one of the great figures in salsa as a producer, arranger, vibraphone player, percussionist, composer and mentor to many. He's been called "the Quincy Jones of salsa" for the diversity of his work and because he worked with many of the biggest names in salsa including Johnny Pacheco, Charlie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, Tito Rodriguez, Willie Colón, Jimmy Sabater, Hector Lavoe, Fania All Stars,Tipica 73, Sonora Ponceña, Ray Barretto, Sabu Martinez, Ralfi Pagan and many more. If rare grooves of funky salsa and boogaloo is what you want then surely you'll find him working on deep...

As Visual Clave winds down its nine-week run at Bronx Music Heritage Center this weekend, we have this souvenir short film put together by Mathew Ramirez Warren and Rodrigo Balseca Carmona recapping the event, featuring Mr Salsa Izzy Sanabria and our own Pablo Yglesias. With footage from the Brooklyn, Bronx and UMass-Amherst shows, there are so many friendly faces popping up in this, along with all that great album cover art! Check out the video.