LULA LOUNGE FESTIVAL 2013: Havana D'Primera will perform for 2 nights only September 19th and 20th at Lula Lounge. (See full listing below!)

Special 2 for 1 Saturday Salsa! Share our Havana D'Primera Concert facebook page or retweet our concert announcement, let us know, and we'll email you a coupon for 2 for 1 admission before 10pm this Saturday night. Enjoy the dance lesson with Dance to Live and and the Lula debut of salsa group Ricardo Barbosa and his Orchestra! Havana D'Primera will perform for 2 nights only September 19th and 20th at Lula Lounge. (See full listing below!) Wednesday, August 7, 8:30 pm Dwayne Morgan Spoken word artist Dwayne Morgan celebrates the 20th Anniversary of his infamous summer series! Thursday, August 8, 8pm Magia Negra Born in 2002 Magia Negra is a modern and ground breaking group that fuses traditional Candombe rhythms and melodies with Jazz and other Afro-American sounds. Don't miss this expression of Afro-Uruguayan Music and Dance! Friday, August 9, 8pm Roland Hunter Group Inspired by the Tropical Jazz sounds of Cal Tjader and Jerry Gonzales' Fort Apache Band, as well as the Modern Jazz canon, this Sextet strives to achieve their own personal sound. Their repertoire consists of mostly originals with some arrangements of jazz compositions. As part of our Cuba Libre Fridays admission is free for women before 10pm. This includes the dance lesson and the live salsa band, Cafe Cubano. Friday, August 9, 10:30pm Cuba Libre Friday with Cafe Cubano + DJ Suave + Vladimir Led by piano player Jorge Betancourt and featuring some of the city's top Cuban players, Cafe Cubano is one Toronto's most popular salsa and timba bands. 9:30 dance lesson by Vladimir. Every Friday this summer, Lula and Havana Club present Cuba Libre Fridays featuring free admission for ladies before 10pm, $4 Cuba Libres (made with 3 yr old Havana Club Rum), jazz show at 8pm, 9:30 salsa lesson, DJ and a live Cuban band at 10:30. Saturday, August 10, 10:30 am Saturday Morning Zumba Every week Audrey Vanderstoop, leads a Saturday morning workout. Zumba is a great way to get moving, get fit while having fun to great music from around the world. Zumba also helps dancers that are new to Latin music become familiar with the rhythms and basic steps of salsa, cha cha cha and samba. Saturday, August 10, noon Cuban Salsa Class Dailyn Martinez teaches Cuban style salsa every Saturday afternoon! This unique "casino" class encourages students to explore rhythm, steps, body oscillations and most importantly to enjoy the moment! Sabrosura! Saturday, August 10, 10:30 pm Saturday Salsa Ricardo Barboza y su Orchestra + Dance to Live Studios The Lula debut of one of Toronto's newest salsa groups featuring Ricardo's classic romantic salsa. Our Saturday Salsa package is perfect for birthdays, anniversaries and stagettes! Sunday, August 11, 11 am Sunday Family Cuban Brunch Take the family to Cuba for the day. Our Sunday brunch includes a lunch/brunch buffet, a beginner salsa lesson and live Cuban music. For just $15 you can enjoy a full brunch buffet, beginner salsa lesson and live Cuban music. (Children under 12 years, just $7!!!!) Sunday, August 11, 8pm Pedro Quental Band + Batucada Carioca "Carioca Soul" -- that is to say, soul music from Rio de Janeiro is a style that Quental sees as a mixture of MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and soul music. Quental presents a new recipe of sound dubbed the "Gafieira Carioca Soul," mixing old dancehall "samba de gafieira" swing together with the funky beats of Rio's soul movement. Monday, August 12, 8pm euphonia: Cool Classics for a Toronto Summer - Part 3 euphonia is a community of musicians, a new orchestra for a new generation, a ground-breaking ensemble of dynamic artists. G Paisiello - Overture to the Barber of Seville WA Mozart - Violin Concerto #4 (with soloist Tanya Charles) A Salieri - Sinfonia Veneziana J Haydn - Symphony no.8 'Le Soir' JUST ANNOUNCED!!! Havana D'Primera For the first time in Toronto! September 19 and 20, 2013 Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas West Toronto 416 588 0307 lula.ca $40 advance, $50 at the door. Limited number of early bird tickets for Thursday show only available until August 19 for just $30 . Tickets at lula.ca. $75 dinner and show package includes three courses, dance lesson and concert. Doors at 7pm, check lula.ca for set times. Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre, Okokan Productions & cubaintoronto.com After providing the backbone of Cuba's top Latin dance bands and recording on more than 100 CDs, Cuban trumpet virtuoso Alexander Abreu is storming the salsa scene with his own band Havana D'Primera, comprised of 13 of the most accomplished and celebrated musicians currently working in Cuba. Composer, arranger and lead vocalist for the group, Alexander Abreu has been called the greatest trumpet player of his generation and is widely renowned for his instrumental work with groups such as Irakere, Chucho Valdés, Juan Formell, Omara Portuondo, Paulo FG, Isaac Delgado and Manolín El Médico De La Salsa. In the five years since the band was formed, Havana d'Primera has become the foremost purveyor of "timba," a high energy incarnation of Afro-Cuban folkloric dance rhythms that incorporates everything from Cuban pop to American bebop, funk and R&B. With their complex rhythms and horn lines, Havana d'Primera has revitalized timba for a new generation of fans. Their singles Cuando el Rio Suena, Confiésale and Historia Verdadera are packing dance floors in Toronto and across the world. The group has two enthusiastically received CDs to its credit, Haciendo Historia in 2011 and Pasaporte in 2012. The latter won the Cubodisco Award this year for Best Popular Dance Music. After extensive touring through the US, South America, Europe and Asia where they performed for huge crowds, Havana D'Primera is poised to become the most popular Cuban group of our time. Fans won't want to miss this chance to see these first-rate musicians at the top of their game in Lula's intimate setting. Every musician is an all-star -- Timba.com Timba and salsa Cubana fans watch out, because Abreu and his crew blow the roof off... arguably one of the best modern bands in Cuba" -- Descarga.com A fast and furious salsa jazz jam -- The Sydney Morning Herald COMMUNITY NEWS! TORONTO2015 STREETSIDE LAUNCH In August 2013, the streets of Toronto and across the Greater Golden Horseshoe will come alive with STREETSIDE, a celebration of exotic, irresistible Pan American music that will literally cascade down the boulevards. Quique Escamilla, Praticia Cano, Aline Morales Jay Douglas, Kobo Town, Canaille and The Lula All Stars help to launch STREETSIDE (presented by CIBC) on Thursday at 6pm at Ontario Square at Harbourfront Centre. Check out the full festival lineup at toronto2015.org! LULA LOUNGE / LULA MUSIC AND ARTS CENTRE 1585 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO ON M6K 1T9 LULA.CA 416 588 0307