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Soulsa ®

Number 1 promoters of NuYorican Salsa in London!

About Me


Soulsa ® is a London-based music promotions company that specialises in the classic sound of El Barrio or Spanish Harlem (Old School NY Salsa, Boogaloo and Latin Jazz...with a fat slice of Soul, Funk & Disco).
Anyone who has a deep passion for music feels it from the soul...hence our slogan: Salsa from the soul! (Salsa del alma! in Spanish).
The colours we use are Gold and Burgundy Red. The Gold represents the Soul. It also symbolises a time period that is arguably accepted as the golden era of Latin American music. The Burgundy Red represents Salsa. Like good vintage red wine, we believe that the particular brand of Salsa we promote will undoubtedly become more appreciated over time!
For more information on who we are and what we do, feel free to check out our website: http://www.soulsa.co.uk.
You are also more than welcome to join our groups on facebook: Soulsa and Soulsa @ Barrio North.


Photos taken by Kimmy from Kiss Photography: http://www.kiss-photography.co.uk .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Like-minded chicos and chicas.

Music:

Fania, Alegre, Tico, Vaya, Cotique, Salsoul, Motown, Stax, Philadelphia International and many many more.

Movies:

Salsa (The movie), Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa), The Mambo Kings, Buena Vista Social Club, Musica Cubana, Calle 54, El Cantante, Shaft, Coffy, Superfly, Across 110th Street, Foxie Brown, Black Caesar, Jackie Brown and many many more.

Books:

Cuban Fire: The Story of Salsa and Latin Jazz by Isabelle Leymarie; From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity by Juan Flores; Salsa!: Havana Heat, Bronx Beat by Hernando Calvo Ospina; Sweet Soul Music by Peter Guralnick; This Business of Disco by Radcliffe A. Joe.

Heroes:

First and foremost, the musicians themselves past and present. Some of you are looking down on us from the skies...you may be gone but you'll never be forgotten. Gracias por darnos alegria, sabor y dulzura musical. Que Dios les bendiga!

Dominique Roome (our mentor), Roberto Pla, John Armstrong, John Child, Tomek, DJ Lubi, Snowboy, Jimmy Le Messurier, Robin Jones, DJ Cotique, Phil Levene, Phil Asher, Patrick Forge, Gilles Peterson, Dean Rudland, Adrian Gibson, DJ Nene Malo and the rest of the staff at El Barrio Music Center, Cristina and Vicente (from Casa Latina in El Barrio, New York). Thank you for keeping the music alive!

My Blog

Check out this event: Soulsa & Barrio Latino present...Descarga Live!

Hosted By: Soulsa & Barrio LatinoWhen: 13 May 2008, 21:15Where: Bar Rumba36 Shaftesbury AvenueLondon, London and South East|66 W1D7EPUnited KingdomDescription:Soulsa & Barrio Latino Click Here To View...
Posted by Soulsa ® on Sat, 10 May 2008 09:00:00 PST