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La Onda Latina

Latin American music has evolved from the cultural diversities and traditions of many countries, but with a common foundation that unites it all: the people’s natural ability to feel the pulse, the rhythm of the music and to allow their bodies to latch on to the beat as it moves from clave to bass to brass to vocal. They live their music. In the old days their systems of government would spread the word of their decisions through drumming patterns that the communities would enhance with song and dance to form the law and set up order.

Well Onda Latina have rules of their own:

* You must loosen up your body and let it dance
* You must enjoy yourself, smile and let your hair down
* You must get out of your seat, shake a little bit and make contact with those around you
* You must clap and shout and laugh and sing

And most importantly,

* You must shut off from the pressures of the real world for two hours and discover the full spiritual impact of the music.

Make no mistake; this is their culture, their religion. They eat, sleep, breath, live their music and you will find yourselves infected by their utter pleasure in what they do.

La Onda Latina put on a show that is unique to these parts. Drums, congas, guitar, bass, keys, brass, vocals, dancers combine to create a vibe of salsa, samba, rumba and Latino from tunes of their own countries to well known Westernised hits such as La Bamba, Tequila and Se Que Sera. This is a treat indeed…leave your baggage at home and discover the real you!











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Upcoming Gig in MayApril 27, 2010
It’s a celebration Mexican Style!
Wednesday 5th May 2010, Northern Whig, 7.30pm

Come along to the Northern Whig, Belfast, for our Mexican Style Charity fund-raiser Event,
sponsored by Corona Extra, on Wednesday 5th May 2010 @ 7.30pm and help us raise money
for Project Zambia.

Project Zambia was founded on the belief that all humans are equal and
deserving of basic rights. We, as community, endeavour, to the best of our
collective ability, to right this wrong for as many marginalised people as possible.
Rejecting the notion of ‘charity’ which has overtones of ‘giving something extra’,
we embrace the notion of justice and its indication that we ‘do what is right’.
For more information about Project Zambia please visit:
www.projectzambia.com

Raffle ticket £5 with a complimentary Corona - all proceeds to Project Zambia.
Includes an Ice Cold Corona reception, artworks for sale from the VENT collective:
www.ventcollective.co.uk (with 10% of sales being donated to Project Zambia), tunes by La onda
latina band: www.laondalatinaband.com @ 9.30pm and a fun introduction to salsa with
SalsaBelfast.com @ 10.15pm.
For more information please visit: www.thenorthernwhig.com

Written by Edgard

Upcoming Gig in JUNEApril 27, 2010
Charity social dance event and summer ball
Friday, 11 June 2010 at 19:30
Royal British Legion
Sackville street, Lisburn

Written by Edgard

Upcoming Gig in AUGUSTApril 27, 2010
Upcoming Gig in AUGUST
saturday 28th
University of Ulster - Jordanstown Campus
7pm - 9pm

Written by Edgard

Upcoming Gig in JULYApril 27, 2010
it will be a family event
BBQ,salsa and lot of fun!
sunday 11th
Ward Park (Bangor)
3pm - 5pm
free

Written by Edgard

A Big ThanksMarch 13, 2010
The band would like to give a big thanks to everyone that showed up to the event yesterday. It was a great success and we enjoyed it very much. We hope all you guys enjoyed being there and hearing us play as much as we enjoyed performing. We have created a section in the forums for the event if you would like to chat to us about it and let us know what you thought. Feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks again and see you again soon hopefully!

Written by Admin

Today - Ten SquareMarch 12, 2010
Don't miss today's event at Ten Square! Tickets will be sold at the door. Be there for 7pm to ensure a spot. Click the banner to the right for more information.

Written by Admin

New Site DesignMarch 4, 2010
La Onda Latina are proud to welcome you to our newly designed website. Several sections of the site are still heavily under construction so please bare with any unfinished parts. The forum section is fully up and running where the band visit on regular occasions so feel free to pop in and chat with us at any time. Any comments or praise (the web designer loves praise) is always welcome also. We will keep you posted on any new sections and features added to the site so stay tuned!

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Ten Square, Belfast - 12th, MarchMarch 3, 2010
Just an update to inform everyone that tickets for this event will be on sale from Thursday night onwards. You can pick them up from Ten Square Hotel reception located at 10 Donegall Square South, just behind City Hall.

DJ Edgard and Federico the percussionist from La Onda Latina play a live set there every Thursday for free from 9.30pm if you are interested in seeing them while you get your tickets. You can also purchase them directly from ourselves by emailing us at info@laondalatinaband.com or get them from any "Salsa Belfast" event. Feel free to contact us for any more information regarding the event.

Written by Admin