WBAI ANNUAL SALSA DANCE BENEFIT
- NYC 09/04/2014

WBAI Con Sabor Latino hosts Mickey Melendez and Hernando Alberrici will be hosting a benefit for WBAI on October 24th at SOB'S.

The line up of 6 bands includes:

  • Eddie Palmieri- Grammy award winning Latin, Salsa and jazz band leader.
  • Gil "Pulpo" Colon - pianist and Latin, jazz, and Salsa bandleader.

  • New Swing Sextet - a hot salsa band from the 1960s reunited
    after a 30-year hiatus- an innovative exponent of Latin jazz,
    salsa and pop music for over four decades.

  • Kambalache Negro -perform Afroperuvian music combined with Latin jazz.

  • Ralph Irizarry & Timbalaye - Percussionist Irizarry and his Latin jazz brass band.

  • Mauricio Smith & Chico Alvarez - WBAI producer Alverez, along with Smith, specializes in Cuban dance music.

  • AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY:
    *2X Grammy award winner Oscar Hernandez
    *Performing with Eddie Palmieri: Papo Vasquez on Trombone- Pete Nater on Trumpet- Mark Lopez on Bongos
    *Special invited Guests Vocalists- Hector "Papote" Jimenez and Pepito Gomez
    *Special Jam Session Tribute by world renowned percussionists from New York for Percussionist/Vocalist Milton Cardona led by Jose Mangual Jr.

Tickets are $20 to benefit WBAI at the door or order tickets online HERE.

Doors open 6pm, dancing until 1am.

SOB's is located at 204 Varick St NYC

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