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DJ El dela Clave (SF)

Diablo, Que tu no Puedes con Migo (Ray Barretto)

About Me


Get your own playlist at snapdrive.net!Performing at the SF Salsa Congress with Mambo RomeroMe & Tellina doing some Mambo. ..Im from Colombia, moved to the US in 1998 to play ProSoccer with the San Jose Clash, but i had a knee accident in the winter of 1999, and i dont play any more, i coached soccer for Berkeley High School for 3yrs. Iv been Dancing and DJn Salsa since 1999, and im one of the MAMBO DJs here in the Bay Area. i DJ @ few Salsa Clubs here in SF bay Area, the Glas Kat in SF, Cafe Cocomo, the 3rd Saturday of the month at Clun Monteros in Albany, and Main DJ for the Afinkao Social in Berkeley, im one of the DJ for the San Francisco Salsa Congress, and Reno Dance Sensation, Dallas Salsa Congress, North West Salsa Congress,Chico Dance Sensation. and a few other places......... i have work with Orquestas, and Artist like, Jimmy Bosch,The New Swing Sextet, El Gran Combo de PR, Jose Alberto El Canario,Louie Romero & Mazacote, Gary Flores & Descarga Caliente, Fito Reinozo, Orq La Verdad, Eric Rangel & Orq America, Anthony Blea & su Charanga, Tito Garcia y la Internacional, Johnny Polanco y Conjunto Amistad, and many others.... with DJs like Henry Knowles, Fab Fred, DJ Robby(LA), Super Chino, BoriQua, Babaloo (NYC),DJ Frank (LA) Osmar Perrones (NYC) http://www.fusionlatino.com/el_dela_clave as an Actor, iv been in 3 indie Films, and i was part of the Comedy Central the Roast of Pamela Anderson(as a Stand in for Greg Giraldo) what a fun gig.... and now im producing my own short film, ill be acting, directing..wow it will be a hard thing to do. but a good xperiance.(all about the SF Salsa Scene from my point of view, the music, the musicians, the Dance and the Dancers.As a Dancer, iv done many Salsa Congresses around the States since 2000, like LA, NY, SF, San Juan Puerto Rico, Ponce Puerto Rico, and many more.A DEDICATION TO ALL THE MUSICIANS WHO INSPIRED ME TO DJ AND TO DANCE.... I HOPE YALL LIKE THIS ALBUM

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

This is How Mambo its gotta be Dance!!!!!!!!!!!!! ((Performing on this Video Adolfo & Jessica, NYC, and the show was done in Monterrey Mexico)) ....... ..

Music:

Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Manny Oquendo, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Blas, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, New Swing Sextet, Ray Barreto,Johnny Blas,Mambo Negro, Larry Harlow, Andy harlow, Orquesta Broadway, Jimmy Sabater N Son Boricua, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ismael Miranda, Willie Rosario, Willie Bobo, Willie Colon, Louie Romero & Mazacote, Ruben Baldes, Angel Canales, Johnny Pacheco, Gary Flores y Descarga Caliente, Lebron Brothers, Mongo Santmaria,J immy Bosch, Son Cafe, Orquesta La Palabra, Los Van Van, Bobby Valentin, La Lupe, Celia Cruz, Azabache, Tipica 73, Pete Conde Rodriguez, Martin garza y la Conquistadora, Cachao, Sonora Pancen~a, Fuego 77, Johnny Planco Conjunto Amistad, Machito & his AfroCubans, Cal Tjader, Los Soneros del Barrio, Hector Ray, Eddie Santiago, Isaac Delgado, Wayne Gorbea, Andy Montan~ez, Willie Gonzalez, Hector lavoe, Cheo Felciano, Justo Betancur, Monguito, Africando, Jose Alberto El Canario, Rikoson All Stars, Spanish Harlem Orq, Conjunto Clasico, Grupo Gale, Guayacan Orq, Grupo Niche, Tony Vega, Fito Reinoso & Ritmo y Armonia, Karl Perazzo & Avance, Marvin Santiago, Quimbombo,RumbaCha, Anthony Blea y su Charanga, Frankie Ruiz... and 2000 more artists on the Tropical music. Rock: Guns & Roses, Nirvana, Metalica, Elefante, Aerosmith, Soda Stereo, Aterciopelados, Ekimosis, Enanitos Verdes and more..

Movies:

Horror, Action, Comedy etc i like all kinds, some of my fav are, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Pianist, Chicago, The Incredibles, Green Mile, Forest Gump,Xman, Back to the Future, Star Wars, The Mothman Profecies, Ray, Chicago, Rent, Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, all the Fania Videos, The Negotiator, Seven, Singing in the Rain.i like Indie Films..

Television:

i dont watch much TV but when i do...The History Channel, MTV, VH1, Mad TV, CSI, DR.90210, Comedy Central, NYPD Blue.

Books:

100 An~os de Soledad(Gabriel Garcia Marquez) Cuba and Its Music(Ned Sublette) Audio in Media(Stanley R Alten) Candida Erendira(Gabriel Garcia Marquez) El Amor en los Tiempos del Colera(Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

My Blog

RAY BARRETTO : BAN BAN QUERE

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=W6kagefW6zc ...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Sun, 25 May 2008 03:42:00 PST

Loose Change

Loose Change 2nd Edition http://vidsearch.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indiv idual&videoid=1243555444  ...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:25:00 PST

Viva La SALSA

VIVA SALSA! Chuy Varela Sunday, May 7, 2006 now part of stylesheet -->   Latin music used to be strictly a Latin thing. But since the 1930s, exotic dance infatuations like the tango, rumba,...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:11:00 PST

Where to go Salsa Dancing in the Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana St. Bands and DJs at 9:15 p.m. Sat., dance lessons at 8 p.m. $15. Bands and DJs at 9:15 p.m. Thurs., lessons at 8 p.m. $10. DJs at 9:30 p.m. Mon., lessons at 7:3...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:05:00 PST

R.I.P Ray Barretto

Legendary conguero Ray Barretto was hospitalized on the morning of Monday, January 30th, 2006, with post-surgical complications and pneumonia. He had undergone a quintuple bypass operation the day bef...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:30:00 PST

La Clave

The Clave Page 'Claves' is the name for an instrument used in Caribbean music, composed of two short but thick sticks, usually of as hard a wood as possible, often rosewood. They have great cutting po...
Posted by DJ El dela Clave (SF) on Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:10:00 PST