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BREAK out the maracas and shake those hips, its salsa time in Ennis.
One of the country’s most thrilling live salsa bands are coming to Ennis this Friday (March 9). Galway’s own Cuba Libre take to the stage in their new monthly residency at the heart of Ennis town centre in The Old Ground Hotel.
This eight piece band, which boasts two percussionists, piano and a pow- erhouse brass section 1s fronted by re- nowned vocalist Andres Martorell.
A native of Uruguay, he has worked with some of the most influential names in modern Salsa circles such as Eddy Pe Alver.
Musical director Stefano Mus- covi has collaborated with Europe’s top Latin acts such Oche Rios who played at the 7Oth birthday of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. It promises to be a terrific night featuring the music of Latin legends such as Ru- bens Blades, Oscar D’leon.
The concert is being organised in order to raise funds for the Ennis Street festival which takes place July 1. Festival organiser Ana Bella AlI- varez says people can expect a great vprcaalme elm
‘They have been playing in Galway
for years and they are really popular. It’s mostly Cuban music with lots of dancing, lots of people shaking their hips!”
This will be the second year of the Ennis Street Festival which brought colour and a carnival atmosphere to the market area last summer. Or- ganisers say this years event will be bigger with more acts while there are also plans to launch a festival web- Site
“T received a lot of encouragement from local people who had asked me to organise the festival last year. This year it will be bigger, there’ll be en- tertainment around the town, music and dance workshops and a stage with live music. I’m really looking forward to it, its really exciting”
She continues, “We would like to take this opportunity to call on local artists to collaborate with their own work or with ideas for the festival. For those interested, please call 065 6893966/086 3096096 or email us at ennisstreetfestival@eircom.net.”
Anyone wishing to make a dona- tion can do so at account number AIB 935387/063 91089.