Pablo Cardenas Presents “Club Havana”

Saturday July 5th / The Coda (751 View St) / doors 9pm / dance class by Christina Morrison 9:05pm / showtime 9:30pm / mini percussion workshop and Latin dance performance at break time / Latin Dj between sets and after band. We're back for a second time at The Coda main stage! With more fun, surprises and the most valuable and famous Cuban music you never expected to listen over here. We can’t wait to show you the new things we're working on to keep the show fresh and exciting. Club Havana is dedicated to the history of popular Cuban music, the island of Celia Cruz, Irakere, Cachao, Arsenio Rodrigues, Miguel Matamoros, Celina Gonzales, Benny More and many other legendary musicians, where you will enjoy the endless universe of rhythms originated from the island of music and perceive that particular and engaging sound that made this music unique and internationally popular. Pablo Cardenas and The West Coast Cuban Orchestra will show you a great variety of rhythms and musical genres originated in Cuba from the roots to the most modern tendencies. Those sounds that represent Cuban music, also represent Latin music in a big portion, like the traditional son, cha cha, salsa, danzon, mambo, conga, rumba, bolero and many others. The main purpose of this event is giving the best Cuban music more exposure. Come ready to experience those classic melodies that so many are familiar with, and others that are very known but have not been promoted enough around here. For different reasons there is a part of Cuban music that has not been spreaded around enough, and that is one of the missions of Club Havana, giving it the exposure it deserves in this area of the world. The incredible Christina Morrison will be offering a dance class and her dance crew “Salsa Caliente” will perform at the break time. Also the amazing percussion instructor Jordan Hanson will host a mini worshop designed for this event's audience. You can bring your own instrument, or we will provide you with one. Come ready to engage with rhythm at a deeper level by creating it yourself while testing your musical capacities. The band will feature an all stars lineup of musicians and special guests, created to give you a fresh and international Cuban sound. This is a lot more than a live music show, it became an experience from beginning to end, a center of cultural values and human connections. We are the result of the support you’ve given us for so many years, contributing to what Club Havana is today, the event of our community.