La maquina de Cuba

JAVIER CAME TO THE UK 10 YEARS AGO FROM HAVANA CUBA, WHERE HE WORKED AT THE CASTILLITO CULTURAL CENTRE AND WAS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS MUSICAL ACTIVITIES. HE HAS BEEN DJ-ING IN THE UK SINCE HIS ARRIVAL, PLAYING SALSA AND TIMBA CUBANA, REGGAETON, LATIN HIP-HOP AND R & B TO SUIT THE OCCASION. HE WAS A FINALIST IN THE BACARDI'S DJ COMPETITION AT HAVANA, HANOVER SQUARE IN 2003 AND FEATURED IN ID :LONDON MAGAZINE (OCTOBER 2005 EDITION) AS ONE OF THE UKS LEADING EMERGING ACTS IN THE URBAN LATIN MUSIC SCENE. HE HAS BEEN VOTED ‘BEST CUBAN DJ’ IN THE UK AT CUBA UK’S INTERNATIONAL CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 2006./7/8

HE HAS SUPPORTED MANY OF CUBA’S GREATEST MUSICIANS IN CONCERT IN THE UK AND FRANCE. THESE INCLUDE AS ‘LOS VAN VAN’, ‘PUPY Y LOS QUE SON SON’, ‘MAYKEL BLANCO’, ‘ELITO REVE’, ‘SIERRA MAESTRA’, ‘OSVALDO CHACON’, ‘PAULITO FG’, ‘SUR CARIBE’, ‘MANOLITO SIMONET Y SU TRABUCO’ Y ‘CANDIDO FABRE’. HE HAS ALSO PLAYED AT SEVERAL ONE OFF AND PRESTIGIOUS YEARLY EVENTS INCLUDING:

* THE ‘HAVANA NIGHTS’ RED CROSS JUBILEE BALL AT THE HILTON PARK LANE DEC 2003

* THE LATIN SPLASH FESTIVAL, CLAPHAM 2003/4

* THE SALSA UK INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2004/5/6/7 BOGNOR REGIS

* THE CARNIVAL DEL PUEBLO, BURGESS PARK, LONDON 2004/5/6/7

* POLO & GARDEN PARTY FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY 2004

* TSUNAMI SALSA APPEAL, THE COLOSEUM, VAUXHALL 2005

* MAMBOCITY 5 STAR SALSA CONGRESS, RADISSON EDWARDIAN HOTEL, HEATHROW 2004/5/6/7/8/9/10/11

* CARNIVAL CUBANO, SOUTH BANK IN JUNE 2005/6/7

* CLUB CUBANA, PONTINS SALSA WEEKENDER MARCH 2004/5/6/7/8

* CUBA UK’S INTL. CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS, BODELWYDDAN CASTLE, WALES, NOV 2006/7/8/9/10/11

* CUBASHE SALSA WEEKENDER 7TH & 8TH NOV,BRIGHTON 2009

* CUBALUNYA SAINT CYPRIEN SALSA FESTIVAL,FRANCE 2009/10/11

* DUBLIN SALSA CONGRESS 2010

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PREVIOUS REGULAR CLUB-NIGHTS HE HAS PLAYED IN LONDON INCLUDE BAR SALSA; THE OH BAR CAMDEN; SALSA CENTRAL, GT PORTLAND ST; BAR CUBA, KENSINGTON AND HAVANA FIESTA, HANOVER SQ.

HE HAS ALSO PLAYS OR HAS PLAYED AS GUEST DJ AT THE:-

RUMBA CARIBE, LONDON

BUENA VISTA CLUB, OXFORD

HAVANA NIGHTS, HINCKLEY

BUFFALO BAR, HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON

THE CONGA CLUB, INFERNOS, CLAPHAM

THE LOUGHBOROUGH HOTEL, BRIXTON

HAVANA, FULHAM

AFRO CUBA PATI, BARBICAN, LONDON

CLUB HAVANA IN LIVERPOOL

ROWING CLUB, MANCHESTER

PACHA IN SHARM EL SHEIK, EGYPT

VIVA LA SALSA, CLUB LATIDO, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

TU CANDELA, PERUGIA, ITALY

CANTIERI, PERUGIA, ITALY

SALSOUL AT THE ATRIUM, LEEDS

SALSA EXPLOSION, BOURNEMOUTH

CURRENTLY, YOU CAN FIND HIM PLAYING AT:

.SALSA FUSION (WWW.SALSA-FUSION.CO.UK)

.ONE SUNDAY AT MONTH .RUMBON CUBANO. CLUB NUEVA COSTA DORADA

47-55 HANWAY STREET, W1T 1UX

.RONNIE SCOTT’S

.FOUR SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTHS AT BAILA LONDRES AT CHARLIE WRIGHTS. CHARLIE WRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL BAR .45 PITFIELD STREET LONDON N1 6DA

AND AS GUEST DJ AT VARIOUS CLUBS, EVENTS AND CONCERTS IN LONDON, THE UK AND EUROPE (SEE BELOW FOR FORTHCOMING EVENTS).

CONFIRMED FORTHCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE:

▪ CARNIVAL DE CUBA, SOUTHWARK PARK, 28-29 JUNE 2008

▪ CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS (SALSA EXPLOSION), BOURNEMOUTH, 25-27 JULY 2008/9/10/11

▪ RUEDA DE CASINO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, NORWAY, 5-8 SEPTEMBER 2008/9/10

▪ AFRO-CUBAN SALSA FIESTA, MUNDESLEY, 12-15 SEPTEMBER 2008/9

▪ CUBA UK’S INTL. CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS, BODELWYDDAN CASTLE, WALES, 28 NOV – 1 DEC 2008/09/10/11

* CHRISTMAS SALSA RUEDA DE CASINO WEEKEND DEC2008/ 2009/10

* SALSA FUSION CHRISTMAS PARTY 20 DEC 2008/9/10

* BAMBOLEO LIVE CONCERT FORUM 18TH JULY 2009

* LA BOMBA (CUBAN SPECIAL) 6TH AUGUST 2009

* SIERRA MAESTRA LIVE AT THE DOME 1ST AUGUST 2009

* VAN VAN CONCERT 7 MARZO 2009 ROUNDHOUSE CAMDEN TOWN .LONDON

* VAN VAN CONCERT 20TH MARCH 2010 ROUNDHOUSE CAMDEN TOWN .LONDON

* CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS BOURNEMOUT 27TH TO 29TH (MANOLITO SIMONET CONCERT 28TH MARCH)

* CARNIVAL DE LA SALSA .POLAND 2009/10

* HOT SALSA FESTIVAL OSLO24TH -26TH OCT 2009

* APRIL 24TH APRIL BAILA LONDRES

* PALAVAS SALSA FESTIVAL 28 -30 MAY 2010 FRANCE

* CUBALUNYA FESTIVAL 10-12 JUNE2010/11 FRANCE

* SUMMER SALSA WEEKENDER 18-20 JUNE 2010

* CROATIAN SUMMER SALSA FESTIVAL 22-27 JUNE2010/11

* CICLON CUBANO LIVE CONCERT 21ST AUGUST 2010 AT CHARLIE WRIGHTS.

* LONDON INTERNATIONAL CUBAN CONGRESS 7TH TO 9TH APRIL 2011

* DANCATION ALL DAYER . THE LOFT LEEDS 16TH APRIL

* BAILA LONDRES FIRST ANNIVERSARY 23TH APRIL AT CHARLIE WRIGHTS WITH RENE ALVAREZ Y SU CUBAN COMBINATION LIVE

* MAMBO CITY 5 STAR LONDON SALSA CONGRESS. 29TH APRIL TO 2ND MAY 2011

* FIRST FESTIVAL AFROCUBANO DE PALO PA RUMBA 27TH ATO 29TH MAY 2011 .MAYORCA

* CUBANEANDO LONDON SALSA FESTIVAL 3-4 JUNE 2011

* CUBALUNYA FESTIVAL 10 TO 12 JUNE .FRANCIA

* CROATIAN SUMMER SALSA FESTIVAL 21TH TO 26TH JUNE ROVINJ

* SUMMER SALSA WEEKENDER 8TH TO 10TH JULY 2011