West Coast Salsa Congress - Highlights - Sunday, May 28th, 2006
CHINO ESPINOZA Y LOS DUENOS DEL SON - So it could be argued that I am a bit biased, but dang, these guys are good! They sounded great at Congress, and... how often do you see a full set of Costa Rican percussionists?!?
THE PUERTO RICAN MASTERS - WITH LUIS PERICO ORTIZ, CANO ESTREMERA AND ADALBERTO SANTIAGO -
Cano Estremera, self introduced as "El Albino, El Asesino del Codigo de Da Vinci" - We loved him, his manner, his humor, his soneos. The audience ate up his performance like candy. At least from where I was standing - first row - Cano seems to have gotten the most excited audience out of the last two nights of Congress. People sang with him, laughed, dance, could barely stay still. He'll be back in Long Beach on the 9th of July for the Colombian Festival and I bet, like me, many others will plan to be there.
I must say at one point the dancers disappointed me. Once Cano was off stage, Luis Perico Ortiz took some time to acknowledge Oscar Hernandez' presence, as well as Adalberto Santiago's, and a few others, just to get interrupted by the clave-clapping of salseros who can't be a minute without jumping around. One thing is Walter Segundo telling half lame jokes from the stage on a regular basis at the local clubs, and another one is to have Luis Perico Ortiz, once in a blue moon in our town, taking a few minutes on the stage to recognize equally amazing people. Don't we not know the difference?!? ugghh
Anywayssss.... I loved the Puerto Rican Masters, I loved Cano. What a great evening!
PEOPLE
