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Salsa Celtica - Scotland Salsa Band on European Tour

Salsa Celtica blends Cuban/New York rhythms with a South American and Scottish twist.
They have thrilled listeners and dancers all over the world.

Salsa Celtica has a remarkable success story beginning in 1995 in the bars and clubs of Scotland's Edinburgh and Glasgow. They were an immediate hit with the locals and the newly arrived Hispanic community. After recording their debut album 'Monstruos y Demonios' (Monsters and Demons), Salsa Celtica took their music around the village halls of Scotland, from Skye to Mull, Iona to Barra, Lewis to Orkney, and everywhere in between. After this they saved up their pennies and headed off to Cuba to hang out with salsa groups, including Son14 and Sonora La Calle, and to generally soak up Afro-Cuban sounds in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Swapping whisky for rum they were asked to join in at musical / religious "bembe" gatherings and were invited to worship the Afro Cuban "orichas". After acquiring new tastes and skills they returned to Scotland to sign to Scottish label Greentrax and to release two albums ‘The Great Scottish Latin Adventure' and ‘El Agua De La Vida'

See Salsa Celtica Live!

Friday 1 August 2008
at the Endinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Salsa Celtica will feature a big-big-band line up featuring guest singers and horn players from the Scottish jazz and traditional music scenes. Playing music from their last four hit albums - they will lift the roof at the Queen's Hall.

If you don't live in Scotland, make sure to catch them in your neck of the woods:
Aug 01 Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Queens Hall
Aug 02 Speyfest, Fochabers
Aug 09 Belladrum Festival, Scottish Highlands
Aug 10 Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
Aug 15 Deerlycke Festival, Belgium
Aug 16 Beautiful Days Festival, Devon
Aug 17 Beo Festival, National Concert Hall, Dublin
Aug 22 Towersey Village Festival, Oxfordshire
Aug 24 Port-Fest, Portmahomack

To learn more about Salsa Celtica check out their website: www.salsaceltica.com

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