It's SF Salsa Rueda Festival Time

Masterminds Nick Van Eyck and Serena Wong of Salsa Vale Todo (video below) at the 2012 festival.

Here's this year's full schedule. Thursday night is a welcoming party featuring Bay Area timberos Team Bahía, followed by three fully packed days of workshops and performances. Among the highlights are Mayito Rivera's first California show since leaving Los Van Van on Saturday night, backed by Timbalive, who play their own show Sunday night, Roberto Borrell's Finding the Clave course on Saturday, The Bay Area Timba Salsa All Stars on Friday night, and dance performances by troupes from around the world each night in the main ballroom. For tickets and reservations.

Mayito Rivera

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Sunday, 09 February 2014, 09:59 PM

Issac is back in Cuba and has an exciting new band with three members of the original NG La Banda: pianist Rodolfo "Peruchín" Argudín, trumpeter Elpidio Chappottín and saxophonist/arranger Germán Velazco. On synthesizer is Yusef Díaz of Klímax fame. Click continue reading for a larger version of the poster.

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Wednesday, 05 February 2014, 08:05 PM

https://m.facebook.com/events/457220667712537

from afrocubaweb.com

It's been a long wait, but Feliciano Arango and Los Hermanos Arango have finally returned after their one-stop tour to Berklee several years ago. Arango is well-known to timberos as the founding bassist of NG La Banda and co-author of two books on bass-playing. But Los Hermanos Arango is an amazing project in its own right, combining Latin jazz with folkloric vocals, percussion and dancing. They'll be performing and doing master classes all week in Southern California. This is the real deal - don't miss it. The opening act for some of the shows is the changüí group of timba.com friend and contributor Gabriel García.

Thursday, Feb. 6 - Dizzy's, San Diego: 8pm

4275 Mission Bay drive, San Diego, California

dizzysjazz.com

Saturday, Feb. 8 - Noche Cubana at World Beat Center 9pm

2100 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA

worldbeatcenter.org

Sunday, Feb. 9 - Clinic 12-2pm World Beat Center San Diego

worldbeatcenter.org

Tuesday, Feb. 11 - Winston's 10 pm

1921 Bacon St, San Diego, CA

www.winstonsob.com/

Wednesday, Feb.12 SDSU Music Hall 7 pm

Thursday, Feb. 13 - Live concert with Changui Majadero at the Mbar

1846 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA

Here is the facebook RSVP link where we would like people to rsvp:

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Monday, 03 February 2014, 02:07 AM

Click here for Tom Ehrlich's latest gallery, from the amazing December reunion concert of Melón Lewis, Jimmy Branly and Carlitos del Puerto.