Tag: salsa

In 2009, on my last weekend in Medellin, I spent two nights dancing at the 1st Colombian Salsa Festival. As luck would have it, I...

Slowly but surely, I continue to discover the names of the classic Colombian songs I've been hearing the last few years. Listo Medellin is by...

Cali may be Colombia's salsa capital, but Medellin is home to the country's annual salsa festival (or Congress, as they're called in Western countries). This...

So there is club dancing and there is Academy dancing.  Let me explain the difference. I have been going to the clubs that everyone goes...

Me Libere by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rio is one of my all time favorite salsa songs.

When Jessica expressed an interest in contributing to Medellin Living, little did I know I'd end up with a new salsa dancing partner. I had...

A salsa classic, and a lot of fun to dance to, this is Plastico performed live by Willie Colon and Ruben Blades. My favorite part...

I met Benny (Fluent in 3 Months) when he arrived in Medellin last November for a 2-month stay in Colombia. He wanted to learn salsa...

Hector Lavoe is one of the salsa greats, and you can see him rocking out here in Mexico, circa 1978.