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
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