Music on the Square - Mazacote • Salsa

This concert is in association with the Redwood City Salsa Festival & Art on the Square

Mazacote is the hard-swinging, old-school salsa group led by legendary percussionist Louie Romero, who came to fans’ attention as the longtime timbales player for famed salsero "El Cantante" Hector Lavoe. Louie is also renowned for his work with Willie Colón, Rubén Blades, Celia Cruz, Ron Carter, and other salsa and jazz stars in his native New York. Based in San Francisco, Mazacote plays a crowd-pleasing, high-energy mixture of classic salsa favorites and original latin jazz tunes. It’s no wonder that Latin Beat magazine called Mazacote "one of the premier salsa ensembles in Northern California." Recently, the band released the album “Timbalero.” Its title track is a fresh take on Louie’s classic 1972 recording of the song with Hector Lavoe and Willie Colón. The album -- filled with soulful and danceable salsa, cha-cha, latin jazz, Cuban guajira, and bomba -- is receiving rave reviews from dancers, DJs, and music critics alike.
http://www.mazacote.com/

Come enjoy 23 wonderful shows not to be missed. With top-quality local and national musical performers — from rock, blues, Celtic, and swing, to Latin, Reggae, country, and more — music fans of all ages will be thrilled to discover and enjoy Redwood City's free summer concert series, every Friday through October 7th!

To help keep the music alive at Redwood City's free Friday night Music on the Square concerts, a creative new fundraising concept begins this spring. "Friends of Friday Night" offers sales of reserved seating, featuring special super-comfortable outdoor chaise lounge chairs, for all Music on the Square Friday night concerts. Only a small section of Courthouse Square will be reserved seating, everywhere else is open, with plenty of prime spots for everyone to enjoy the show! Purchase a Season Pass, a Monthly Pass or a Nightly Pass at: http://tickets.foxrwc.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=132

UPCOMING SHOWS - 2011 CONCERTS
7/29 - Cash Tribute (Johnny Cash)

8/5 - Caravanserai (Santana Tribute) plus Art on the Square

8/12 - Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's (Jump Blues)

8/19 - Cream of Clapton (Cream & Eric Clapton)

8/26 - The Rising (Springsteen Tribute) plus Art on the Square

9/2 - Stung (Police Tribute)

9/9 - Foreverland (Michael Jackson Tribute) Sponsored by 98.1 KISS FM

9/16 - Joel: The Band (Billy Joel Tribute) Sponsored by Oldies 103.7

9/23 - Mazacote (Salsa) plus Art on the Square

9/30 - Bump City (Tower of Power Tribute)

10/7 - Mustache Harbor (Soft Rock Covers) Sponsored by 96.5 KOIT

Along with Music on the Square, other exciting FREE events include: Movies on the Square on Thursdays, Dancing on the Square on Tuesdays, and Jazz on Main St. on Mondays. Other ongoing events in the coming months include seven special outdoor exhibits featuring Art on the Square, as well as weekend Target Family Days, and Classical Concerts.

Full details at http://www.redwoodcityevents.com