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June 2007: "Salsa Loca: Amor Con Amor"
(CD review on www.quepasamagazine.com by Georgina Nicoli)
Georgina Nicoli from the English online magazine for Latin American music and culture,
Que Pasa Magazine Online ( www.quepasamagazine.com ),
has June 2007 reviewed the Salsa Loca Maxi CD - and she was very pleased with what she heard.
Quotes from the CD review:
"This is very unique and proves the power of Salsa as a universal style of music",
"Catchy fun Salsa, with a definite European sound",
"This is energetic Salsa, strictly for dancing to",
"Once you have heard this CD, you will know why it has won such critical acclaim",
"Salsa Loca’s music sounds unbelievably authentic"
Read the CD review.
Read also the Que Pasa Magazine interview with Tonny from Salsa Loca.
A little background on the
Que Pasa Magazine Online:
QPM was established in 1998 and brings news about the Latin scene
in the UK and around the world including events, interviews, reviews, CD reviews,
salsa radio stations, salsa video clips, tango, lambada and more.
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Feb. 2004: "Salsa Loca: Amor Con Amor"
(CD review on www.salsaholic.com by Rob Lücking)
The well known German Salsa critic, Rob Lücking alias DJ Zorro, listened to the Salsa Loca
mini CD and says he was amazed!
The mini CD became the CD of the month again - a repeat performance on
www.salsa.de - and was given top marks in the review,
scoring four and five out of five "congas" in the four review categories.
The review can be read on one of the most popular German Salsa portals,
www.salsaholic.de.
Quotes from the CD review:
"This is not only European style Salsa at its best, it also rocks the dance floors in Chicago",
"This is modern, orchestral Salsa as good as it gets!",
"... you hear the fun all over the place. It swings!",
"Descargas in Salsa Romantica? Yes, they are doing it",
"... highly energetic 'Salsa con Clase'!",
"... her name is Signe Asmussen... and she is as blond as it gets... couldn't be more Danish! ... and I just can't believe it".
Read the CD review.
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Feb. 2004: "Salsa Loca - Amor Con Amor"
(a German CD review on www.salsa.de holic.com by Michael Peters)
By February 2004 the rumours about Salsa Loca had reached international ears.
The mini CD was reviewed and selected as CD of the month on the German Salsa portal
www.salsa.de.
Even though the CD is not a full CD it was named 'Ein muss' (A must!).
The Salsa critic, Michael Peters, is one of Berlin and Germany's leading Salsa critics
as well as a highly popular Salsa DJ.
The CD review can be found on his own site,
www.dj-michael.de as well.
Quotes from the CD review:
"Was für ein Orchester! Was für ausgefeilte Arrangements, was für ein Sound! Whow!",
"... die Stimme von Salsa Loca. Richtig stark. Mit dem gewissen Etwas!",
"Die drei Titel machen süchtig!",
"Dass die CD auf der Tanzfläche pures Dynamit ist, muss ich wohl nicht erst erwähnen".
Read the CD review
(in German)
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Jan. 2004: "Excellent appetizer from Salsa Loca"
(a CD Review at HiFiSalsa by Bo Kristensen)
The long awaited first cd from Salsa Loca arrived Dec. 2003.
The Maxi CD with 3 original tracks has just been reviewed at Denmark's leading
Salsa portal, HiFiSalsa.
The fact that all the songs can be downloaded for free from
the Music page at this web site and in all the
major multi media formats (Mp3, Windows Media, Real Audio and the open source format Ogg Vorbis)
has resultet in Bo Kristensen writing this
English news flash
for the international edition of HiFiSalsa.
Quotes from the CD review:
"There's a danger that you'll end up being 'crazy (loca) about Salsa', too!",
"Smooth, it's Salsa Loca at their very best",
"They have succeeded in bringing the magic from the stage to the recording studio".
Read the CD review.
(in Danish).
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Dec. 2003: "Gedigen salsa"
(a CD review at Soundvenue by Peter Brandorff)
The first of several reviews of the first Salsa Loca CD release came from
the Danish band portal soundvenue.com.
The critic Peter Brandorff gave the Salsa Loca mini CD four out of a possible six points.
Citater fra anmeldelsen:
"Der er gang i den fra første sekund",
"Salsa Loca spiller rigtig god salsa".
Read the CD review.
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June 2007: Interview with QuePasaMagazine (in English)
(Georgina Nicoli from www.quepasamagazine.com talks with Tonny Pedersen from Salsa Loca)
Georgina Nicoli from the English online magazine for Latin American music and culture,
Que Pasa Magazine Online ( www.quepasamagazine.com ),
interviewed June 2007
Tonny Pedersen
from Salsa Loca. This resulted in a long interview available in both English and Danish.
Read the interview in English.
Read the interview in Danish.
Read also the Que Pasa Magazine review of the Salsa Loca Maxi CD.
A little background on the
Que Pasa Magazine Online:
QPM was established in 1998 and brings news about the Latin scene
in the UK and around the world including events, interviews, reviews, CD reviews,
salsa radio stations, salsa video clips, tango, lambada and more.
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Feb. 2004: Interview with HiFiSalsa (in Danish)
(Bo Kristensen from HiFiSalsa talks with Tonny Pedersen from Salsa Loca)
Bo Kristensen from the leading Danish Salsa portal, www.hifisalsa.dk,
interviewed in February 2004
Tonny Pedersen
from Salsa Loca. This resulted in a long and honest interview.
Read the interview at www.hifisalsa.dk.
Read also the HiFiSalsa review of the Salsa Locas Maxi CD.
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March 2003: "Salsa: the best lubricant for frozen hips"
(a report from a Salsa event in Esbjerg as seen in Jydske Vestkysten)
Salsa Loca visited Saturday March 29 for the first time
Tobakken in Esbjerg.
Amongst the dancers were Annelene Vestergaard and Lotte Lambæk from
the local newspaper, Jydske Vestkysten.
Their visit resulted on Monday March 31 in an article in the newspaper.
Read the article here.
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Aug. 2002: Salsa Loca at Kitty Club
(a personal concert review by Nis Kristensen)
Salsa Loca performed during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2002 at the
Kitty Club in Park Café. We received this very personal review of the concert from
Nis Kristensen.
From the review:
"Serious dress code", "Latinos or not they know their stuff",
"That is why they attract the very best dancers in Denmark when they go on stage"
Read the whole review (in Danish only).
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Aug. 2002: A Salsa Dancers concert review
(a word about the vibe at a Salsa Loca gig
Salsa Loca played as part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2002
at the Kitty Club in Park Café.
Michael sent us this festive description of the evening,
as he saw it - and with some serious name-dropping from the Copenhagen Salsa scene
thrown in for good measure.
Read the whole 'review'.
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July 2002: "Mad about Salsa"
(concert review by Bo Kristensen on HiFiSalsa.
Salsa Loca played the Kitty Club in Park Café during the
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2002. The concert was reviewed on
HiFiSalsa, Denmark's major information
resource for the local Salsa scene.
From the review:
"A sure-fire hit with any audience",
"A constantly engaging stage show",
"A show bursting with exuberant physicality and in-the-pocket Salsa grooves that cater
for all tastes!"
Read the whole review
(in Danish).
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Oct. 2004: Copenhagen Jazzhouse wrote ...
(from their programme for Sep./Oct. 2004)
Friday Oct. 15, 2004. SALSA LOCA:
"Joie de vivre, a sheer love of performing and raw musical muscle flow down from
the stage in torrents when Salsa Loca light the fire with their slick and swinging Salsa.
The dance floor will be packed and a hot night for dancers is guaranteed.
Over the last year, Salsa Loca have deservedly aroused international attention as well".
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Oct. 2003: Copenhagen Jazzhouse wrote ...
(from their programme for Nov./Dec. 2003)
Friday Dec. 5, 2003. SALSA LOCA:
"Again JazzHouse presents Danish Salsa at an International level.
Recently Salsa Loca was voted a clear winner as the best Danish Salsa band at the
Danish Internet Salsa portal HiFiSalsa, and it is an established fact that a concert with
Salsa Loca is an experience for all the senses. Enchanting rhythms, igniting horn arrangements
and not least the breathtaking vocal work by Signe Asmussen."
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Sept. 2002: Copenhagen Jazzhouse wrote ...
(from their programme for Oct./Dec. 2002)
Friday Nov. 22, 2002. SALSA LOCA:
"Salsa fever has the whole country
in its grasp. Latin music has gone straight to the heart of the Danish
public, and for dancing, nothing beats Cuban rhythms. Salsa Loca have a
substantial following, so the dance floor will be packed right from the
start. The infectious good-time vibe on stage is impossible to resist.
Get your dancing shoes on and sway your hips to Salsa Loca’s pulsating
rhythms."
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June 2001: Tivoli wrote ...
(from the pre-show press release for their concert series on Plænen in 2001)
Saturday July 15, 2001. SALSA LOCA:
"If the Danish summer doesn’t live up
to expectations, at least we can guarantee tropical heat on this
occasion. Scandinavia's leading Salsa band will be guesting Tivoli, and
with their spicy Caribbean rhythms it won't be a laid-back evening. The
11-man strong band play Plænen, which on this occasion will be
transformed into a gigantic dance floor."
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Nov. 2003: Nominated at the Danish World Awards 2003
For the second year running, the Danish World Music Association and
the World Music magazine Djembe
staged the popular award event where prizes for contributions to the Danish
World music scene are handed out.
The event took place on Nov. 15 2003 at the leading Copenhagen Salsa venue, Sabor Latino.
Salsa Loca is thrilled to be nominated in two of the three categories:
- Årets Specialpris goes to a person, a venue or
a band that has made a notable contribution to the Danish World music scene.
Salsa Loca was the only Salsa act amongst the nominees this year.
- Djembe-prisen (the Djembe Prize) is the readers' prize.
The relevant issue of the magazine Djembe came with a compilation CD comprising 16 tracks by
Danish World music acts all of whom were nominated beforehand.
Salsa Loca was one of only two Salsa acts to be nominated for the
Djembe Prize 2003.
Read more on the Danish World Awards 2003 at the web sites of
Djembe and
The Danish World Music Association.
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Feb. 2003: "The best Salsaband in Denmark!"
(Internet poll at HiFiSalsa)
In January and February 2003 the most influential Danish Salsa portal,
HiFiSalsa,
hosted an Internet poll with the title 'The best Salsaband in Denmark?'.
Salsa Loca was one of seven Danish Salsa bands nominated,
and came first with an overwhelming 42 per cent of votes.
See the result of the Internet poll.
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Nov. 2001: Signe Asmussen's Classical Debut
(concert reviews from Berlingske Tidende and Politiken)
Few singers are blessed with the ability to sing both Classical and Popular
music equally convincingly. One of these is our vocalist, Signe Asmussen.
In November 2001 Signe graduated from the Royal Danish Conservatoire's soloist class -
an event that always culminates in a Debut concert in the presence of critics from
the major dailies, in this case Berlingske Tidende and Politiken,
whose reviews can be seen here.
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Aug. 2002: The Salsa Dancers at the summer concert in the Tivoli Gardens 2002
In August 2002 Salsa Loca played a show at Plænen in Tivoli for the
third year in a row. With them on stage were eight of the country's best
Salsa dancers. You can meet them here as they were
presented before the concert in 2002.
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Aug. 2001: The Salsa Dancers at the summer concert in the Tivoli Gardens 2001
In August 2001 Salsa Loca played the Saturday night event at
Plænen in Tivoli for the second year running. With us on stage were ten of the country's
top Salsa dancers. You can meet them here as they were
presented before the concert in 2001.
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Aug. 2000: With Antonio Petz on a Salsa Tour to Berlin
(a photo scrapbook by Tonny Pedersen)
In August 2000, a group of Salsa freaks travelled to Berlin in a bus for a weekend
of non-stop Salsa dancing - an excursion that has become a Danish regular late summer
Salsa tradition. Along for the ride was our very own Tonny Pedersen (maracas),
who captured with his long lens something of what it means to be a Salsero on the loose
in a foreign city. See the pix here.
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