I had been keen to catch up with Osvaldo for a while, and my opportunity arrived in the The International Cuban Salsa Extravaganza presented by Havana Nights on 1st and 2nd Feb 2008. Not only this, but a whole weekend jam-packed full of classes, music and fantastic tracks from DJ Javier were on offer. How could we refuse?Osvaldo was in great form, screaming the victory of timba in the UK (as a response to certain people who claim timba is dead I suspect)and the band was tight and pure energy! A great start to a great weekend. Even people who weren't familliar with his work were soon filling the dancefloor and showing off their best moves, even the NY style dancers.
Unfortunately, I couldn't hang around for the second night but my secret reporters tell me the music and atmosphere was FANTASTIC!
Make sure you head down to the next weekender they offer- I'm sure I'll see you there!!
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(Photos c. Lisa Barry and Rod Lawson)
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