CURUYE’s L.A. CUBAN TIMBA DANCE PARTIES ARE BACK! DANCE at CURUYE’s 13 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH & CELEBRATE a DAY EXPLORING the AFRICAN ROOTS of CUBAN MUSIC & DANCE* at The GRANADA! Cuba’s LOS HERMANOS ARANGO kick off the party with a live set of AFRO CUBAN/TIMBA/JAZZ/ /RUMBA sharply at 5:30 PM, so be sure to come early to groove! DEEJAY WARAPO drops the best of CUBAN DANCE BEATS, PAST & PRESENT!

-Hours: 5:00-10:00 PM

-HERMANOS ARANGO live set 5:30-6:30 pm

-$15 cover, all ages welcome

-EATS! The Granada provides a varied menu that includes appetizers to entrees for hungry dancers!

DJAVAN one of the major icons of Brazilian music, returns to the U.S. on his VESÚVIO tour, featuring songs from his latest cd, as well as beloved hits from the past. Tix $65-$100 available on Ticketmaster.

The 7th Annual INTERNATIONAL MARIACHI WOMEN's FESTIVAL comes to L.A. again! The GALA CONCERT is happening SATURDAY, MARCH 28 at the SAN GABRIEL MISSION PLAYHOUSE! This year they will be featuring MARIACHI SAMURAI (direct from Japan!), harpist NATSUMI IMMURE, GRUPO BELLA, & MARIACHI DIVAS (2-time Grammy winners). Tickets are available at MariachiWomen.Org. Get your tix as soon as you read this! They always sell out!

AGUA! CURUYE’s next CUBAN SALSA TIMBA DANCE PARTY CELEBRATES THE BEGINNING of SPRING! Dance it up with DEEJAY WARAPO who will keep us fired up on the dance floor with his choice selection of contemporary Cuban dance music: salsa, timba and reggaetón ! Cuban dancer KATI HERNÁNDEZ kicks off the party with a class of Afro Cuban freestyle to add some Cuban sizzle to our dance, along with her dance team KIMBÁMBULA who will be leading some fun and funky line dances, including conga lines during the evening! We’ll be celebrating March birthdays with cake and the birthday dance, so message Curuye if you/re a March birthday baby! The Granada serves up a variety of dishes to keep dancers happy: from salads and generous appetizers, to full entrees. Share a meal with your friends! All ages welcome. FREE PARKING in the structure across from the Granada.

SPREAD THE WORD! SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR MARCH 1

A CELEBRAR EL AMOR! LA AMISTAD! COMUNIDAD! LA MÚSICA CUBANA! LET’s DANCE IT UP at The GRANADA on FEBRUARY 9 with DEEJAY WARAPO providing the musical inspiration with the latest CUBAN SON! SALSA! TIMBA! REGGAETÓN! KATI HERNÁNDEZ, Cuban dancer, teaches a Cuban freestyle dance class at 5:30 PM! Then we have a full evening to dance away! We’ll be dancing the birthday dance with many friends…including KATI HERNÁNDEZ, AKANE NELSON, BRIANA THORPE, CHULHEE KIM, JUDY LAM, MARINA RIVAS, NIKKI PÉREZ, PAULA WARD, RAMONA YOUNG, YEYE LOBET so far! Consider sharing a meal from The Granada’s varied menu with friends and family! All ages welcome! $10 cover includes Kati’s dance class. Free parking in the parking structure across from the Granada!

LA GOZADERA CUBAN NIGHTS happening SATURDAY, JUNE 18 featuring the latest Cuban dance music with Deejay WARAPO. Class with Cuban dancer WILFREDO GUILBIAC will teach you how to mix rumba with casino! Cuban cuisine available. Brought to you by by EnRuedame Más. For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/664159737453014/

CURUYE’s DECEMBER CUBAN SALSA TIMBA DANCE PARTY will be celebrating not only the holiday season, but also CHANGÓ, powerful deity of the drum, dancer par excellence, and warrior in Cuba’s Yoruba tradition whose day is celebrated this week! WELCOME DJ BYRON who will be the guest music man of the evening! He has the CUBAN SALSA! TIMBA! & REGGAETÓN! to keep us dancing all evening! KATI HERNÁNDEZ, Cuban dancer, will be leading an Afro Timba class, showing how Cubans give flavor to their CASINO (CUBAN SALSA) with influences from Afro Cuban dance legacies. It's 5:30 pm dance class! We’ll be celebrating the DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS of ANA GUAJARDO, CARMEN LUCERO, CHIQUITA FLOWERS, MARLA CHUNG, ROSSANA MARTÍNEZ, WILLA STEVENSON, YOLANDA MCALLISTER so far! (WARAPO’s hoping to dance the birthday dance too, running over after another commitment!). Consider wearing Changó’s colors tonight: RED & WHITE! ALL AGES WELCOME! The Granada's Chef Israel’s offers a varied menu for hungry dancers! $10 cover includes Kati’s class. Free parking in the parking structure across from the Granada!

Cuba's 'Chevere de la Salsa' ISSAC DELGADO performs at The Scherr Forum Theater of the THOUSAND OAKS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER! Tix: https://bit.ly/3710zRU

AFRO CUBAN DANCE ‘ORICHA THERAPY’ with KATI HERNÁNDEZ with LIVE DRUMMING ACCOMPANIMENT! PLS NOTE NEW LOCATION: NATE HOLDEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 4708 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. L.A. 90016.

CURUYE’s celebrating ‘en grande’ 10 YEARS of CUBAN SALSA TIMBA DANCE PARTIES with a blowout DANCE PARTY/CONCERT featuring Cuban singer YASSER RAMOS (formerly with Maykel Blanco y Su Salsa Mayor!) and Clave Dura! DEEJAY WARAPO, keeps the groove happening on the dance floor with the latest, hottest Cuban dance beats! It all takes place at The GRANADA, co-hosts for this special event!YASSER will be performing hits from his last cd, LA RESISTENCIA, on Warapo’s WARACHANDO label (available on iTUNES), offering the best of Cuban salsa and timba. KATI HERNÁNDEZ, Cuban dancer, will be warming up the crowd at 6 PM with a Cuban ‘salsa suelta’ class!

COVER including dance class is $20 in advance ($25 the day of concert). Purchase tix at https://www.thegranadala.com/event-tickets

FOOD: The GRANADA offers a varied menu. Consider sharing a meal with friends!

CONSIDER WEARING YOUR CURUYE TEE, HAT, SCARF for THIS EVENINGS FESTIVITIES!

FREE PARKING in parking structure across from the Granada.

COME OUT & CELEBRATE CURUYE’s MILESTONE CUBAN DANCE PARTY & WELCOME YASSER in his DEBUT L.A. CONCERT! SPREAD THE WORD!

CURUYE’s SEPTEMBER CUBAN SALSA TIMBA DANCE PARTY with DEEJAY WARAPO celebrates Cuban dance music, and this month ‘las aguas,’ the deities of the sea, and of the lakes and rivers from Cuba’s Yoruba tradition. Cuban dancer KATI HERNÁNDEZ will teach some traditional Afro Cuban movements that are sometimes incorporated into popular Cuban dance. In addition to the Cuban salsa, 'Casino' dancing, we’ll be dancing some fun and funky reggaetón lines throughout the night! KARLA MICHELLE, ALMA ÁLVAREZ, RICARDO SALAZAR, JESÚS ORNELAS, AFIMAYE GALARRAGA, PEDRO MUÑECO AGUILAR will be among those dancing the birthday dance! If you have a September birthday that you would like to celebrate, let Curuye know!P The Granada's staff provides table service with a menu that includes salads, sandwiches, and entrées! Consider wearing yellow, gold and/or blue, the colors of Ochún, and Yemayá, the water goddesses we will be honoring today! $10 cover includes dance class.FREE PARKING in parking structure across from the Granada.

SPREAD THE WORD! AND LET’s DANCE!

FREE LIVE SALSA at UNION STATION brought to you by METRO ARTS! 3 BANDS! SITARA SON (8:30 PM), RUMBANKETE (9:30 PM), SON MAYOR (10:30 PM)! Cuban dancer KATI HERNÁNDEZ will teach at 8 PM, & at 9:15 PM. DJ SUPER ROBBY will play between sets!

Join Deejay WARAPO 9 YEARS of playing, bringing, producing, the best of CUBAN MUSIC with his latest project The CONCEPT, which will feature dancer KATI HERNÁNDEZ, & JUNIOR, Cuban percussionist at EL FLORIDITA. $10 cover.

LOS VAN VAN from CUBA with EL GRAN COMBO de PUERTO RICO perform together at LA PLAZA de CULTURA y ARTES in downtown L.A.! Sure to sell out! For tix $60-$120: CLICK HERE. A Yambu Production.

SABROSURA! WELCOME SUMMER dancing to CUBAN SALSA-TIMBA-SON-RUMBA-REGGAETÓN at CURUYE’s JUNE CUBAN DANCE PARTY! DEEJAY WARAPO will be hot back from dj’ing in La Habana & Miami, and will be playing the LATEST CUBAN MUSIC that they’re dancing to across the island, and keeping our dance energy high throughout the evening! WE’LL BE CELEBRATING the JUNE BIRTHDAYS of KAY TORRES, TANIA de la PEÑA, JOHNNY MENDOZA, NOISEX GOMEZ… so far. Cuban dancer KATI HERNÁNDEZ will kick off the party with her hot Cuban dance moves. Throughout the evening—in addition to the salsa and timba—we’ll be dancing some reggaetón and conga carnival dances! Plan on having a meal or snack from The Granada’s varied menu!. Contact Curuye if you’d like to reserve a table. FREE PARKING in structure across from the GRANADA. All ages welcome. $10 cover includes dance class. SPREAD THE WORD! LET'S CELEBRATE SUMMER DANCING 'A LO CUBANO'!

BOMBA DANCE WORKSHOP & HONORING MOTHERS! Today Kati Hernández ft from PUERTO RICO. The multifaceted, APONTE, who will be sharing a glimpse of the AFRO PUERTO RICAN culture with a BOMBA DANCE WORKSHOP. Following there will be a small community gathering sharing Music, and Cuban and Puerto Rican food.

CALIXTO OVIEDO QUARTET performs a night of AFRO CUBAN JAZZ ft YOSMEL MONTEJO (bass), NATANAEL MOLINA (piano); LILY HERNÁNDEZ (vocals); CALIXTO OVIEDO (drums). Tix $15 at https://bit.ly/2IbzBLs

PA' GOZAR Y CELEBRAR! COME DANCE & CELEBRATE CURUYE’s DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY CUBAN DANCE PARTY- 15 YEARS of CURUYE.COM, and 9 YEARS of CUBAN DANCE PARTIES in L.A.! SITARA SON led by Master LÁZARO GALARRAGA will lead a LIVE SET at 7:15 PM. DEEJAY WARAPO playing the latest and hottest CUBAN DANCE MUSIC! MARITZA BAÍDA teaching a 5:30 PM RUEDA de CASINO class! An EVENING of CUBAN SALSA! SON! TIMBA! REGGAETÓN! RUMBA! RUEDAS! RAFFLES! GIFTS! CELEBRATION! FOR THE OCCASION, WEAR YOUR CURUYE TEE SHIRTS! HATS! (& you’ll get an extra raffle ticket!). Chef ISRAEL’s serves up some tasty offerings at The Granada! If you're coming in a group, message Curuye if you'd like to reserve a table. ALL AGES WELCOME! $12 cover.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 3 PM: 1st Annual CHANGUÍ FESTIVAL in L.A.! Not only will JOSÉ ANDRÉS RODRÍGUEZ (Changuí de Guantánamo) be performing w L.A.'s own CHANGUÍ MAJADERO, but Cuba's award winning HERMANOS ARANGO will also be part of the festivities! Check out ticket prices for general admission, Cuban meal with admission, VIP, etc at https://www.facebook.com/events/785248238488150/

CURUYE’s CUBAN SALSA TIMBA DANCE PARTY returns SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 and pays tribute to  the deities of ‘las aguas’, from Cuba’s Yoruba tradition celebrated this month. Consider wearing their colors, yellow or blue! DEEJAY WARAPO is the music man of the evening, making sure the dance floor stays hot! At 5:30 KATI HERNÁNDEZ will be teaching a fun and funky AFRO TIMBA dance class to add some Cuban spice to your freestyle dancing! September birthdays will be celebrated with a dance and a birthday cake! You can celebrate your September birthday along with PEDRO ‘MUÑECO’ AGUILAR’s ! Message Curuye. Consider sharing a meal with your friends: from appetizers and sandwiches to entrées. All ages are welcome! $10 cover includes Kati’s dance class. Free parking in the structure across from the Granada! GET OUT YOUR DANCE SHOES & JOIN IN ON THE DANCE FUN!

Dance with RICARDO LEMVO at a FREE CONCERT of LACMA’s LATIN SOUNDS summer music series. Dance and picnic to the live music in Hancock Park behind the museum! Some food and beverages available for purchase. LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 5905 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90036.

CUBAN HERITAGE DAY at DODGER STADIUM sponsors a pre-game happening with LIVE CUBAN MUSIC and special booths starting at 11 AM in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium Purchase your game ticket with the following link, https://atmlb.com/2M3OPmX and not only will it benefit YASIEL PUIG's WILD HORSE FOUNDATION, you'll get a DODGERS' CUBA DAY tee-shirt! WOOHOO! GAME STARTS at 1:10.