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SALSALAND: A REVIEW OF THE WEST COAST SALSA CONGRESS - PRESS

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Salsaland: A Review of the West Coast Salsa Congress

On Take Five, performed by Ana and Joel Masacote
By Maya, SalsaCrazy.com
May 2004

sabor magazine joel masacote...One particular performance touched me more than others: Ana & Joel Mazacote from Boston danced salsa to a jazz classic Take 5 written decades ago by Paul Desmond and made immortal by the legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck.  They did not even choose a Latin arrangement of this tune.  They stuck to the original composition written in 5/4 beats – uneven number theoretically impossible to dance to, especially salsa that needs 4 beats.  But they did it!...I started noting only the very best performances that stood out in any way.  Ana & Joel are certainly on that list....

 

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