Dance Party to Celebrate the Publication of
*Salsa!: Havana Heat, Bronx Beat*
by Hernando Calvo Ospina
Monthly Review Press will host a salsa dance party
on Saturday, June 24 from 7 pm until whenever
at 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor
New York City
This dance is co-sponsored by Monthly Review Press, The
Brecht Forum, and the North American Congress on Latin
America (NACLA). Of course there will be lots of music,
dancing, and refreshments as well as salsa enthusiasts who
will discuss the development of a music that has become
popular around the world. The first hour will include dance
instruction for the salsa novice. The suggested donation is
$3.00. Cash bar/food.
For more information, contact:
Renee Pendergrass or Robyn A. Morales at
Monthly Review Press
122 West 27 Street
New York, New York 10001
(212) 691-2555
(212) 727-3676 (fax)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (e-mail)
*****
Praise for *Salsa! Havana Heat, Bronx Beat*
"A marvelous book. I am deeply grateful to Hernando Calvo
for helping our audiences understand the roots of our
rhythms."
--Celia Cruz
"Calvo shows a real affinity and respect for our music."
--Willie Colon
Hernando Calvo Ospina, a Colombian journalist, writer, and
avid salsa dancer takes the reader on a fascinating journey
through the roots and influences that have created modern
salsa.
La salsa que te traigo The salsa that I'm offering you
es salsa con ritmo de son is salsa with the rhythm of son
condimentado con bongo spiced with bongo
y con sabor a guaguanco and the flavor of guaguanco
oyelo bien. listen to me now.
(coro) (chorus)
Que me den de tu salsa, I'm your friend the salsa
compay
que me den de tu salsa. friend salsa am I.
--Compay salsa, version by Vitin Aviles
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