New
Year, new gigs for 2008..
come and hear
Bachata music aswell as salsa and merengue
from Merengada, for the first time live in
the UK !! sponsored by PRSF
JULY
08:
Sunday 20th:
Battersea Park outdoor concert, 5-7pm,
free
AUGUST
08:
Sat 2nd Aug:
NATIONAL
THEATRE FESTIVAL SQUARE STAGE, SOUTH BANK
, LONDON SE1, FREE
Sat 9th Aug:
SWINDON CONCERT BOWL 9-11.30PM
APRIL
07:
SAT 14TH: Salsa
Fest, LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND
JUNE
07:
Sat 23rd:
Wraysbury Middlesex
Fri 29th:
PATANGA, LITHUANIA!
AUGUST
07:
Sat 4th:
Colchester Arts Centre
Sunday 12th:
Hilly
Fields Park
Bandstand,
Browning Road, Clay Hill, Enfield EN1.
Family Picnic Concert, Free!
3-5.15pm
OCTOBER
07:
Friday 26th:
Chesterfield Market festival @ Winding
Wheel Theatre Tel: 01246 345
334
December
07:
Friday 14th:
Club Havana, St Albans
February
08:
Sunday 24th:
Lincoln University
Previous
years:
APRIL
06:
SUN 30TH
APRIL: THE
FORUM, KENTISH TOWN, LONDON
JUNE
06:
SUNDAY
18TH: ARTS
CENTRE, BARROW IN FURNESS
SAT
27TH: TORINO,
ITALY
JULY
06:
SAT
8TH:
BRISTOL
SAT
29TH:
SURREY
SEPT
06:
FRIDAY 1ST:
NATIONAL
THEATRE FESTIVAL SQUARE STAGE, SOUTH BANK
, LONDON SE1, FREE
6-7.30PM
SAT
2ND:
COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE
SUNDAY
3RD: HILLY
FIELDS PARK, ENFIELD, N.LONDON, 2-6PM,
FREE! BRING A PICNIC
SAT
23RD: ST IVES
FESTIVAL, CORNWALL
OCTOBER
06:
FRIDAY
28TH: "DAY OF
THE DEAD" FIREWORK FESTIVAL AT
GUNWHARF
QUAYS
PORTSMOUTH.
6.-7PM, FREE, OUTSIDE! with carnival
procession and Crocodile
Style.
DECEMBER
06:
SAT
9TH:
LONDON
January
2005:
Sat
29th:
Aylesbury Civic Centre, Bucks: Fundraiser
for Chiltern hospital
Fri 25th March
05:
Conga
Club, @
Inferno's, Clapham Common,
London
Thurs 7th April
05: Cap Cana
Media Launch, @ Isis, Dover Street,
Picadilly
Sat 16th April
05:
LatinoBeat
Salsa party Bournemouth, Carrington House
Hotel
Sat 23rd April
05:
London
Sat 21st May
05: The
Hilton, Birmingham
Sat 28th May 05:
WREXHAM
Festival,
@ Memorial Hall, LL12 7AG
Saturday 18th
June 05: Jena
Carnaval Sommer Festival,
Universitatscampus, Jena nr Leipzig,
Germany
Sat 25th June
05: Tottenham
Carnival Mainstage, Bruce Castle Park,
North London N17 FREE!!
12-6.30pm
Friday 1st July
05:
Festival Latinoamericando, Milan,
Italy
Sat 16th
July:
Colchester Arts Centre
Friday 12th
August:
"Dancers"
Salsa Night, Preston, Lancs @ Grasshoppers
RFC, Lightfoot Lane Fulwood Tel:
017772-686794 9pm
Sunday 14th
August:
Broomfield
Park, Broomfield Lane, Palmers Green, N,
London, free 1-5pm, bring a picnic and
family!
Fri 19th
August:
National Theatre Festival stage, South
Bank London SE1, 6-7pm FREE!
Monday 29th
August 05:
Gala Party
Expo 05 Festival, Leicester
Sunday 4th
September 05:
Hillyfields open air concert, Enfield, N.
London 2-5pm, FREE!
Saturday 10th
September 05:
Jazz Festival @ Alexanders
Jazz Bar,
Chester Tel: 01244 340005
Friday 16th
September 05:
Liverpool PICANTE Festival
info
Thursday
November 10th
05: Salsa
night, Norwich Hilton click
to contact
Saturday
November 19th 05:
Warwick
April
2004:
10th:
Earthquake Festival of International
Dance, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn,
Belfast
16th:
Leicester
Y Theatre
17th:
Colchester Arts Centre
22nd:
Aldershot, Surrey Arts
Centre
23rd:
Bristol, Fiddlers
24th:
Norwich
Arts Centre
30th:
Preston
May 2004:
1st:
William Howard Centre, Brampton
Carlisle
2nd:
Chipping Norton Theatre,
Oxfordshire
8th:
Juju
Club,
Sheffield
15th:
Club
La
Pachanga,
@ Town Hall, Leamington Spa. Tel:
01926-420533
22nd:
Trinity
Theatre,
Tunbridge Wells
Friday
28:
Exeter Phoenix
Art Centre
June
2004:
13th:
The
Point,
Eastleigh, Hants
July
04:
1st:
Latino-Americando
Festival, Milan, ITALY
3rd:
Igtham
Mote
National Trust, Kent
17th:
Lichfield
Festival
24th:
South Bank Festival stage, by the National
Theatre, London SE1 Free,
6.15-7.30pm!
August
2004:
7th:
Tenterden Kent
Sunday
22nd:
Broomfield PArk, Enfield, North London,
2-5pm, free, bring the family and a
picnic!
September
2004:
4th:
Salsa
Night @ The Hastings Centre, Hastings
8-1am Tel: 01424-293446
Thurs 9th:
LEADENHALL
MAKET, covered space, Nr Clerkenwell,
London, 6.30- 9.30pm FREE!
Sat
25th:
Wonkie Hills, Bristol
Ocotber
2004:
Thursday 7th:
Beer
Festival, Eastbourne @ The Winter Gardens
Theatre 6-11, with salsa/merengue classes,
and Cuban music from Trio Milagro. Info
Tel: 01323 415 442
Sat
30th:
Salisbury, Wiltshire
'Salisbury
Arts Centre inside out' programme ,taking
place at the 'Blackledge Theatre,
Godolphin School'. contact: 01722 430701
/703 liza@salisburyarts.co.uk
_______________
PAST YEARS:
2003
Schedule:
Sat 15th
February 03:
"I
LOVE CUBA"
cabaret,
annual event with allstar line up
including John Hegley and MARK THOMAS! All
in aid of Cuba
Solidarity.
London.
Sunday 30th
March 03:
Latin
American Festival - Lancaster,
2-6pm
Sat 19th April
'03:
Belturbet Latin Festival, Ireland
Sat
3rd May '03
- Bar
Lorca,
Brixton
Sat
10th May:
Oxford Paramount Hotel
Sat
17th May 03:
Royal Pavilion, Llangollen - this will be
the wildest night ever experienced in
Wales!
Sat
31st May:
Oxfordshire
Sat
21st June:
Much Haddham Summer Festival,
Herts
Monday
23rd June:
Latin Americando, Festival,
VERONA,
ITALY
(also on the programme:Oscar D'lLeon &
Fulanito!!)
Sat
12th July 03:
the Norwich Arts Centre
Sun
13th July 03:
HillyFields, Enfield open air concert,
3-5pm, free!
Thurs:
24th July:
London
Wine Festival,
Kensington Olympia - a huge concert with
plenty of dance space, and a special offer
on tickets - 2 for the price of 1
(£7) if you ring this booking number
and quote "Merengada": 0870 444
1061
Saturday
26th July:
Festival: PALERMO, ITALY
Sunday
3rd August:
Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, N. London,
2-5pm, free!
Friday
8th August:
"The Babylon Lounge" Brighton
Sat
9th August:
Oxford
Saturday
23rd August:
South Bank Festival Stage, by National
Theatre, London SE1. 1 hour FREE from
5.45- 6.45 pm
Mon 25th
August:
GREENBELT FESTIVAL, Cheltenham Racecourse,
4pm.Other confirmed acts and names for the
day include Billy Bragg, Aqualung, Willard
Grant Conspiracy, London Community Gospel
Choir, Umoja plus speakers including Anita
Roddick.
________________
TOUR
DATES 2002...
The
2002 tour was financially supported by
Jazz Services, The Musicians Union, &
PRS, for which Merengada is very
grateful
Saurday
30th March '02: "BAR
LORCA"
Brixton
Saturday
6th April '02:
Loughborough Town Hall
Sat
11th May:
Cranleigh, Surrey
Fri
17th May:
Harrogate:,Cedar
Court Hotel
Sun
26th May:
Latin
American Festival,
Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, 5-6pm
(free)
Sat
1st June:
Swindon Festival,
Canal Walk,
Waterfront,Swindon 12-4pm
Sunday
2nd June:
Coleford Jubilee Music Festival, Glos.
9pm
Monday
3rd June:
Bristol BBC Music Live Festival,Lloyds
Amphitheatre 1-2pm,
Saturday 15th
June:
Ramsgate Powerboat
Grand Prix 8-11pm
Sunday 16th
June: Marlow
Regatta Festival, 3.30-5pm
Saturday
22nd June:
Norwich Arts Centre 8pm
Friday
12th July:
Portsmouth University
Sat
13th July:
Lichfield Arts
Festival,
Beacon Pk, Lichfield, Staffs
8pm
Sun
14th July:
Dagenham Festival, East London, afternoon
4pm (free)
Thursday
18th July:
Shrewsbury
Sunday
21st July:
Hillyfields Park Bandstand, Enfield,
3-5pm, free event
Sat
3rd:
Sussex
Sat
10th:
Chilli Festival, West Dean
Gardens,
West
Dean, Nr.Chichester.West Sussex. PO18
0QZ
Sat
17th:
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland
August
22ndr-24th: Switzerland (Bern &
Zurich)
12th
October:
Juju
Club
@The Boardwalk, Sheffield
Fri
18th October:
Newcastle Arts Centre
19th
October nighttime:
Middlesborough
Sat
9th November: Colchester
Arts Centre, Colchester Essex
Fri
13th December:
"Y" Arts Centre, Leicester
watch
this space - continually
updated!!!
PAST
TOURS
Sat
14th October: Reading
Arts Centre
Sun
15th October:
THE
MILLENNIUM DOME, LONDON
Weds
18th October:
"El
Barrio",
Edinburgh
Thurs:
19th October:
"Aberdeen
Alternative Festival", @ Lemon tree,
Aberdeen
Sat
28th October: Queens
Park Health Club, Bournemouth
Friday
3rd November:
OFFICIAL
CD LAUNCH PARTY @ The Africa Centre,
London
Friday
10th November:
Casa
Latina
@
Wardrobe, Leeds
Sat
11th November:
Juju
Club,
@
The Boardwalk, Sheffield
Friday
17th November:
"Day
of the Dead Ball",
(NSC) Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, London
8-12am £7.50/4
Sat
18th November:
East
Coast Jazz Festival, @ Arts Centre,
Norwich
Thursday
30th November:
Copacabana,
Manchester
Thurs
7th December::Buttermarket,
Shrewsbury
Saturday
9th December:
Colchester
Arts Centre
Sunday
10th December:
Barbican Centre, London, Luchtime 12-2pm
free!
Saturday
16th December:
St
Clares, Seaton, Axminster,
Devon
Weds
27th December:
The Milennium Dome, London , Main Arena,
1.30 + 4.30 pm
Thurs
28th December:
The Milennium Dome, London , Main Arena,
1.30 + 4.30 pm
Fri
29th December:
The Milennium Dome, London , Main Arena,
1.30 + 4.30 pm
Sunday
31st December:
The Milennium Dome, London , Main Arena,
1.30 + 4.30 pm
**NEW
YEARS EVE, 31st Dec:
Trader
Vic's @Hyde Park Hilton,
London
- come
and party in style with
Merengada!**
Happy
New Year 2001
Saturday
17th February :@
the new "Bilongo"
club .......(@
Soneros) , London SW8
Saturday
24th February:
"Cuba Cabaret" @ Camden Centre, opp. Kings
Cross Stn, London tel:
0207-263-6452
Saturday
5th May:
Coventry Festival, afternoon
Sunday
3rd June:
new live Latin night @
La Finca,
Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, N.London
£6 - please come and supprt this new
night, and make it a success!!
Sun
24th June: Dance
Festival,
Eastleigh, Portsmouth
Sat
30th June:
South Bank late night open air Festival by
National Theatre, London
SAT
& SUN 21ST & 22ND
JULY:
Sesiwn
Fawr Dolgellau
FESTIVAL, Wales
Sat
18th August: **DAHLIADE,
BREDENE..BELGIUM!**
Sun
26th August:
Broomfield Park, N. London
What
the Press
say:
"Great
Sergio George / Isidro Infante style salsa
cover by the UK's top Latin Dance band" -
DJ Lubi OJC, Casa
Latina
"Probably
the most danceable Latin band in the UK "-
Vic Suarez, "The
Salsamaniac" magazine
"..los
componentes del grupo prometen movimiento
de caderas allá donde se presenten"
-
Noticias
Latino-americano
"ARRANCANDO
CD" - one of my all-time TOP 12
merengue/bachata
albums"
- Joan Shenton, Songlines Magazine
2001
"One
of Europe's top merengue bands, who also
play wicked Salsa! - Good
Band"
Straight No Chaser 2001
"A
popular London-based Latin dance
band....an honourable first
album"
Philip
Sweeney, Songlines
"The
most requested song of 1999"
JAZZ
FM Radio
"Pure
frenzied, kicking stuff - a must play for
DJ's anywhere" - The
Rough Guide, review Dec 99
"They
are notable both because of the sheer
enthusiasm and vitality in their playing,
and the variety in their
songs"
The
Guardian
"They've
recently been getting radio play with
their latest EP which features a mean
version of "No Woman No Cry"
Time
Out, London
"The
band are super-slick meren/salsa dance
machine Merengada. This is a killer"
- Salsa
World magazine
'
If you can sit still while the contagious
merengue rhythms blast past, you'd better
consult your doctor because you must be
nearly dead.....No woman No Cry is Hot
,Hot, Hot salsa. Brilliant playing by all
band members- Bob Marley would have
approved'. "Dance
4 U" Magazine
"The
UK's answer to "Orquesta de la Luz" '
Eddie
Rodriguez, MIDEM, New York
"A
masterpiece of totally radical banging
sublimeity....
-an instant hit throughout the world....it
is a top notch groove and production. 'No
Woman' works so well it makes you think
maybe it was written as a salsa song
first, and then Bob did his version!"
Dave
Hucker, The Beat magazine
or
in French/Dutch by Belgian DJ Marco
Demeyere on the US
Salsaweb site:
|
Haz
Click
aqui
