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Latin American music delights in Nicaragua

by the El Reportero’s news services

Representatives of various nations were able to enjoy songs and compositions of Latin American authors during a concert at the Rubén Darío National Theater, in the Nicaraguan capital.
The show was enjoyed by diplomats from countries like Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Cuba and El Salvador, along with residents of this Central American nation.
Melodies as Caña Dulce (Costa Rica); Carnavalito (Perú), or Gracias a la Vida, by Chilean Violeta Parra, flooded the Hall of the theater, with the help of the Rubén Darío National Youth Orchestra and the Bach Camerata.
Also present was the Schola Cantorum Rubén Darío and other guest artists.

Salsa club Elbo Room
The historic Elbo Room in San Francisco, one of the few salsa clubs still existing in SF, will be closing it’s doors to make way for condos on November 1st, 2015.
“I’ve played so many great gigs and seen some really amazing performances in this club over the years, said a member of Orquesta Saboriche in his Facebook account, adding that “this Sunday will most likely be my final official gig at the Elbo Room.
Don’t miss this Sunday, July 7, at Elbo Room in San Francisco with special guest DJ Santero & resident DJ.

José Alberto El Canario will sing in Havana for the first time
Dominican salsa singer José Alberto, known for his melodious voice as “El Canario”, will give a concert for the first time in Havana on Sunday, at Salon Rosado de La Tropical, the stage where major musical orchestras perform in Cuba.
The Cuban band El Niño y la Verdad, founded in 2013 by singer and composer Emilio Frias, will accompany the popular musician
Although he had already performed in Cuba, at the Heredia Theater in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba during the 16th Matamoroson International Festival, El Canario was indebted to Havana´s audience
Jose Alberto Justiniano Andujar was born on Dec. 22, 1958, in Santo Domingo, but he lived his childhood in Puerto Rico, where he was influenced by Latin music.
After moving to New York, he founded his own band in 1983 and established a style known now as romantic salsa.
His debut album “Noches Calientes” (Hot Nights) in 1984 was a great success and earned him international fame. Oscar D’León, Johnny Rodríguez, Mario Rivera y Nicky Marrero are some of the musicians with whom he has shared stages.

Celebrations in Jamaica for International Reggae Day
Jamaica celebrates on July 1, the International Reggae Day with various activities that will highlight the contribution and influence of that rhythm in the culture and music of the Caribbean country.
Throughout the day, radio stations and television will broadcast songs of that genre, as well as programs and interviews about its development inside and outside the country since its emergence in the 1960s.
The International Reggae Day 2015 will grant awards to relevant groups, artists and movements promoting this musical genre.
Besides Jamaica, there will be festivities in New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States; Honolulu in Hawaii; London in England; and Mumbai in India.
Reggae is associated with Rastafarianism and reflects the lifestyle, the ideals of freedom and the fight of the followers of this philosophical-religious doctrine.

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