Working for the Advancement of  Latin American Arts & Culture in the UK

 

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This is the season for Carnivals and Festivals and we have a number of free events this Summer not to be missed!

The Latin Carnival season kicks off with CARNAVAL LATINO @ THE TOTTENHAM CARNIVAL on SATURDAY 2oth JUNE. This is North London's biggest street Festival attracting well over 50,000 people and Ola Latina have teamed up with Minka News and Nicky Price, to once again bring you an authentic Latin American carnival area within the Tottenham Carnival.

CARNAVAL LATINO @ the TOTTENHAM CARNIVAL
A Carnival within a Carnival, Representing Latin America in North London’s Oldest and Biggest Growing Street Community Festival and Carnival

CARNAVAL LATINO will feature amongst other activities and attractions:

   *Latin American floats in Tottenham Carnival Parade        *The Inti Raymi – the Andean New Year celebrations
   *Some of the best local Artists from the Latin American community in London
   *Children and elderly dance groups                                       *Folk dance groups from various countries
   *A Latin American dance tent with classes  in different Latin American dance styles, plus Latin DJs
   *A Latin Village, with Latin American stall                           *Latin American food and drinks

 This will also be an opportunity to celebrate the 'Inti Raymi', the Festival of the Sun and beginning of the Andean New Year.

Join us for an unforgettable carnival experience on Saturday 20th June!

Click here  for more info and programme.


Our second summer free event this year will be SCOOP LATINO on Wednesday 22nd July, as part of the More London Free Festival taking place at the Scoop, next to City Hall by Tower Bridge. Ola Latina in association with Minka News will be organising and presenting a colourful showcase of Latin American music and dance, celebrating the proclamations of Independence of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. See EVENTS for more information. 

                     
July also sees the launch of our new Salsa Republic's Saturday Salsa Monthly, SALON REAL, the ultimate Salsa night to be held every month in Hammersmith Assembly Hall, boasting one of the largest sprung wooden dance floors in the country with a capacity for 900. This will surely prove to be a big hit with Salsa aficionados in the UK. For more information, please visit http://www.salsarepublic.co.uk/
                            SALONREAL


Since last year, we're organising SALSA HOLIDAYS TO COLOMBIA and now we can offer two amazing Holidays, one in September and another one in December.

SALSA IN COLOMBIA
Sponsored and supported by:
Salsa World Holidays, World Gate Travel Services / Crystal Travel, Proexport - Colombia, the Cali Tourist & Culture Board & Cali’s World Salsa Festival

 

Salsa in Colombia brings you!

 Amazing action-packed, great value Salsa, Culture and Eco-tourism holidays to Colombia

 

13th – 26th September 2009

Cali, Cartagena & Bogota, including

Cali’s world Salsa dance Festival

Showcasing the most exciting and amazing Salsa dancers on planet earth!

 

22nd December 2009 – 2nd January 2010

Cali & Cartagena, including

Cali’s world famous Latin carnival extravaganza

‘La Feria de Cali’

For more information about these amazing Holidays, please visit www.salsaincolombia.com






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