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| Salsa Celtica at Huntingdon Hall Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester, UK is set to stage a stunning evening of music featuring a unique fusion of Latin and Celtic sounds for the first time when the acclaimed Salsa Celtica take to the stage on Thursday 29th March. Salsa Celtica's remarkable success story began in 1995 in the bars and clubs of Scotland's Edinburgh and Glasgow. They were an immediate hit with the locals and the newly arrived Hispanic community. After recording their debut album 'Monstruos y Demonios' (Monsters and Demons), Salsa Celtica took their music around the village halls of Scotland, from Skye to Mull, Iona to Barra, Lewis to Orkney, Ullapool and everywhere in between. After this they saved up their pennies and headed off to Cuba to hang out with salsa groups, including Son14 and Sonora La Calle, and to generally soak up Afro-Cuban sounds in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Swapping whisky for rum they were asked to join in at musical / religious "bembe" gatherings and were invited to worship the Afro Cuban "orichas". After acquiring new tastes and skills they returned to Scotland to sign to Scottish label Greentrax and to release two albums 'The Great Scottish Latin Adventure' and their current album 'El Agua De La Vida' . write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |