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¡Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso!

¡Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso! (2010) is the 63rd album by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.

2004–05 Victoria Salmon Kings season

This was not enough time for the arena to be completed, and in the summer of 2004 the Salmon Kings were forced to secure ice time in the Bear Mountain Arena in the suburban community of Colwood, which had been constructed with the needs of the junior 'A' Victoria Salsa and the Victoria Shamrocks box lacrosse club in mind.

Alonso Brito

Alonso Brito (born 1950) is a Latin, alternative, salsa singer, songwriter born in Havana, Cuba.

Bob Blumer

On June 12, 2010, Blumer broke the Guinness World Record for making the largest bowl of salsa at the 26th Tomato Fest in Jacksonville, Texas.

Bobby Cruz

As an experiment, they recorded what would become their most popular song, the salsa-merengue fusion "Juan en la Ciudad" (Juan in the City), in which Cruz's lyrics narrate the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Bobby Valentín

In 1978, salsa singer Cano Estremera made his singing debut with Valentín's orchestra and recorded various major hits for the band, particularly the Roberto Angleró song "La boda de ella" and "Manuel García".

Cano Estremera

Estremera has participated in "soneo" battles with other salsa singers, most famously with Domingo Quiñones.

CFRU-FM

CFRU's music programs feature a variety of musical genres including hip-hop, punk, metal, salsa, drum and bass and reggae.

Chris Kibble

Chris has also gigged with the following bands on the London music scene: Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet, Ricardo de Santos, Charlie Palmieri, Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers, Gordon Smith, Fuzz Against Junk, Terry Callier, Don Rendell, and King Salsa.

Cocolo

The usage, outside of the specific ethnicity of the Cocolos of San Pedro de Macorís, is vague, and at times the word can mean all blacks or all the poor of any race or those that identify with the Afro-Latino culture and music, such as Salsa and other Spanish Afro-Caribbean musical genres.

Dance India Dance

The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical, contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop, jazz, Kalaripayattu, Salsa, Samba and musical theatre styles, amongst others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented.

Edward Mena

On March 28 he was one of the headliner performers for the Maroone Hispanic Fest in Florida, sharing the stage with international Latin talents such as salsa singer Rey Ruiz, the group NG2, and Tiempo Libre.

Everybody Salsa

"Everybody Salsa" was originally a UK hit for Modern Romance in 1981 and was included on their debut album, Adventures in Clubland (1981) as part of the Clubland Mix along with "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey", "Salsa Rappsody", and "Moose on the Loose".

Flor Meléndez

He moved to Cantera, a San Juan area that is close to the childhood homes of salsa singer Andy Montañez and world boxing champion Ossie Ocasio, when he was still a child.

Grupo Fuego

Grupo Fuego has also shared the stage with many legends of Latin music including Víctor Manuelle, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar de Leon, Elvis Crespo, José Alberto "El Canario", Charlie Cruz, Tito Rojas, Aventura, Monchy & Alexandra, Tito Puente, Jr., Alexis & Fido, Ivy Queen, Sonora Carruseles, Fat Joe, and Huey Dunbar.

Hand drum

Congas and Bongos are essential to all kinds of Latin American music, especially that of the Caribbean and South American regions, used in both folklore (Punta, Santeria, Rumba, etc.) and popular music such as Merengue, Salsa, Son, Boleros, Bachata, Cumbia, latin jazz, and others.

Hans Orifice

With Bio Ritmo: El Piraguero 7" (Merge Records), Que Siga La Musica (Shameless Records, 1995), Salsa Galactica (Permanent Records, 1997), Rumba Baby Rumba (Mercury Records, 1998)

Jaqueline Negron

Siblings include David Negrón, and salsa superstar, Frankie Negrón.

Karl Wallenda

Salsa singer Marvin Santiago made constant references to Wallenda's death in a few of his songs, mostly as side comments.

Kevin Ceballo

The album included "Eternamente Te Amaré", a salsa interpretation of the Angela Via and Frankie Negrón duet recorded in 2000.

La Ruda

The group was initially called La Ruda Salska, a name inspired by the Polish town: Ruda Śląska; but also by their musical tastes (rock, ska, salsa), and the type of music they produced.

Los Van Van

In January 2010 "A Cali," a song from Van Van's latest album was selected as one of the winning songs of the 2009 Cali Fair held in the Cali (Colombia), a city known as Colombia's "salsa capital".

Music of Ecuador

People from the Coast of Ecuador, or Costeños, listen to music of Afro-Ecuadorian or Afro-Caribbean descent such as Salsa, Merengue, and Mapalé.

N'Klabe

In their album La Nueva Escuela, the group pays tribute to Salsa veterans like Lalo Rodríguez, Jerry Rivera, Luis Enrique, Eddie Santiago, and others.

Navidad Boricua: Mi Pueblo esta de Fiesta

In this album are various singers of Puerto Rico as Joseph Fonseca, Michael Stuart, Grupo Kaos, Plenéalo, Daniela Droz, Andy Montañez, Los Sabrosos del Merengue, Junny Ramos, Salsa Kids, Mary Ann Acevedo, among others.

Orange Drive Miami Beach Music Festival

Some of the talent from the 2010-2011 included Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield, DJ Irie, DJ Nino, DJ Vertigo, Adam Carolla, teen rock group The Kicking Daisies, Cuban-American singer Albita, legendary salsa king Gilberto Santa Rosa and salsa duo Hansel y Raul.

Orquesta La Solución

Orquesta La Solución is a Puerto Rican trombones based salsa band, founded by bassist Roberto Rivera in 1973.

Orquesta SCC

In 2001 Jose Vazquez-Cofresi moved to New York City with a promise to sign a salsa CD recording deal with ex-Fania Records and ex-RMM Records & Video employees, including Johnny Pacheco as a music consultant & Herman Rodriguez-Bajandas; the company preferred to invest in the reggaetón boom instead.

Otra Nota

Recording of the album began after Anthony asked RMM president Ralph Mercado to record Juan Gabriel's "Hasta Que Te Conocí" in salsa after hearing it on the radio during a taxi ride.

Paseo Boricua

Visitors can hear salsa, reggaeton, bomba, plena, and merengue music pulsating through the streets and smell the mouth-watering carne guisada puertorriqueña.

Ricardo Migliorisi

Ricardo was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on January 6, 1948 to Isolina Salsa Ferraris and Salvador Migliorisi Tumino, of Italian origin.

Richie Ray

It included hits such as Joan Manuel Serrat's "Señora", the bolero version of the Gardel/Lepera tango "Volver", and the Rubén Blades composition "Guaguancó Triste", as well as the salsa version of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain".

Salsa d'Haïti

Shortly after the 2010 Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010, SALSA d'Haïti began organizing relief efforts with several non-governmental organizations and foreign governments to assist in the transportation of supplies into Port-au-Prince and other Haitian communities outside of the capital.

Salsa golf

In countries outside South America 'Salsa Golf' is more commonly known as Marie Rose sauce or Fry sauce.

Salsa romántica

Young salseros gravitating to the form include Tito Rojas, Anthony Cruz, Frankie Negrón, Kevin Ceballo, Charlie Cruz, and Jay Lozada.

Salsa romántica arose at a time when classic, big-band salsa, of the kind popularized by Fania Records in the late 1970s and early 80s, was taking a severe beating on the Latin record charts, owing to the merengue boom and the rise of Latin pop.

Schaefer Beer

It became quite famous among Puerto Rican salsa fans and superstars like Frankie Ruiz, Tito Rojas, and Lalo Rodríguez.

So Pure

The single's video, directed by Morissette, featured her and (then boyfriend) actor Dash Mihok as dance partners transitioning through time and style, from ballroom to salsa, swing, tap, freestyle and rave.

Sociedad Latina

In 2003, The Boston Globe profiled Sociedad Latina’s Unique Rhythm dance team that performed salsa, merengue, hip-hop, and other styles, with participants receiving tutoring and additional support services.

Swing latino

Swing Latino is a salsa dance school academy from Cali, Colombia founded in the late 1990s by its current director, dancer and choreographer, Luis Eduardo Hernandez, also known as "El Mulato".

The Big Shot-Caller

Rhein wrote the film, inspired by her brother, David, who has Aniridia with Pathologic nystagmus, but overcame the obstacle and became a competitive Salsa dancer.

The Omid Djalili Show

The theme tune is a piece of Salsa music called "Amor Verdadero", performed by the Afro-Cuban All Stars.

Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson

The leader of the project is Peruvian-American musician Tony Succar and vocals are provided by a number of leading artists in Latin music genres, especially Salsa.

WCVG

The station's Latino/Hispanic music broadcasts included contemporary Mexican music and tropical rhythms such as salsa and bachata.

Zumba Fitness 2

Players can learn and perfect nine different dance styles: Reggaeton, Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Hip hop, Mambo, Rumba, Flamenco and Calypso as well as new routines including the Axe, Indian, Latin Pop, Bellydance and Pasodoble.


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