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Colombian Independence day - London

Quite depressing looking at the line up for Miami - Binomino de Oro, Grupo Niche (los maestros!!), Sonora Carruseles... and who do we have here in London? No one!
2 events I've found:
www.childrenortheandes.org
www.londonsalsa.co.uk (details here).
If anyone knows of anything else let me know please
Salsa Republic

at Bar Rez
1 nine Elms Lane
Vauxhall SW8
What's it all about?
Bringing you a special night to celebrate Colombian Independence Day, we will be having two classes, first with our resident teacher Michael Mandrel with his ever popular La Rueda class….
Also a class with RICARDO MURILLO & VIVIANA VARGAS (double World Champions). They will also be performing 3 shows that night, including their World Open Championship winning show,
THIS WILL BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM!! Sadly they will be flying home to Colombia the following day.
Doors open 8.30pm (NOTE…. earlier than usual)
Lessons
9.00pm – 9.45pm Michael Mandrel
9.45pm – 10.30pm Ricardo & Viviana
Club til 3.00am
Price £10.00 / £8.00 NUS (for this one week only)
Further Info:
Further info: www.simplysalsauk.co.uk email simplysalsa at ukonline.co.uk or olalatina at hotmail.com
Tel.: 07957 431216 / 07759 584591

By larumberainglesa on Jul 20, 2006, 03:15 in Friendly Talkzone.

gabo4ever says on Jul 20, 2006, 07:15:

Your lucky to have found one event... I was thinking the same thing, not one single festival to celebrate our Independence. I’m meeting up with some friends in the west end, to celebrate it. But some sort of carnival should have been arranged.

About the Colombian couple, I saw them in La Mazorca a few weeks ago and their really good, nice spectacle.

Larumbera, don’t search Miami, celebrations because you’ll be depressed all year. Imagine a couple of years ago I was in Flashing Meadow Park in NYC, with thousands of Colombians, watching a FREE concert, celebrating our Independence, with the likes of Jerry Rivera, Victor Manuelle, Los Hermanos Rosario, Dario Gomez and loads more.

And today im here at work, counting the hours.!

Y por si se atreven: Watsamatamaracuya?

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 20, 2006, 10:26:

gabsy, haz podido ver la pelota de letras? mi mama me mando el video original y funciono aqui en Inglaterra. si quieres verlo e mail me.

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Peter Miami says on Jul 20, 2006, 12:16:

Wishing you guys were here. I feel sorry for you guys. Because it has been pure 100% Colombian parties at different clubs every night here in Miami and South Beach since last Thursday. I have taken my new Colombian wife too a bunch of these events and they have been very good. I am dead tire at work and she sleeps all day and gets rest up for the next one. Have a good one and Happy Colombian Independence Day!

Regards,

Peter Miami

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gabo4ever says on Jul 21, 2006, 03:53:

kat.. Un amigo me lo trajo el otro dia, pero no me lo alcanse a ver todo! Es una risa total, genial sus descripciones de absolutamente TODO!

Me imagino que lo disfrutaste mucho!

Y por si se atreven: Watsamatamaracuya?

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larumberainglesa says on Jul 21, 2006, 04:20:

Yeah - boring, boring, boring..Gabsi4ever - let me know if any other events in La Mazorca - (love the food there)as we go there quite often. Considering London has a huge Colombian community it's pretty crap not to have any bands. Will go away in my campervan instead and blast out Salsa on the campsite!

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Cockney Colombian says on Jul 26, 2006, 16:34:

There is still the annual Latin American Festival to be held in Burgess Park (SE London) on 6th August. I always find it to be good fun.

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larumberainglesa says on Jul 28, 2006, 03:16:

Cheers Cockney C Had forgotten about the Carnaval! Husband is in foul mood and says he won't go but I showed him the line up and he was reading it carefully . I'll go anyway. Say some clips from last years on www.latinculture.net and it looked good. He is Colombian, not me so he should be more interested but life here has good to him so much he is just in a bad mood all the time!

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