2015 SAN FRANCISCO SALSA RUEDA FESTIVAL

SATURDAY FEBRUAY 21, 2015

PHOTOS BY TOM EHRLICH © 2015

Outstanding dance performances and the dynamic Mayito Rivera made Saturday a great experience.

Photos follow.

DJ Asho (Ariel Rolando)  gave an interesting talk on his expeiences as one of the originators of the Hip Hop movement in Cuba, his decision to come to the United States and his involvement with Cuban Timba.

World famous Yanek and Karelia from Santiago de Cuba

Dance performance

Outstanding group from Mexico - one of my favorites

Dance performance

Group from Mexico

Yeni Molinet and Roly Maden from Cuba who live in Italy gave a breath taking performance - Definitely my favorite dance performance this year.

DJ Walt Digz spinning some fantastic timba much of which were groups I never heard of.

Timbalive back stage getting ready to rock the house

DJ and radio personality Luis Medina introducing Mayito Rivera

William Paredes and Bayron Ramos

Yezi González and Mayito Rivera

Mayito Rivera

Mikael

Mayito

Coky García

Mayito and Carlos Parra

Pedrito Camacho

Yezi González

Bayron Ramos

Coky García

Pedrito Camacho piano and Lalo Vasquez

Mayito

Bayron Ramos

Coky García

Lalo Vasquez

Leo García

Yezi González and Mayito Rivera