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FRIDAY · 08:00 PM · Bi Nuu
FUEGO36
Fri 08.05.26 – Start: 20:00 FUEGO36 Live: La Melodica Tickets Ballroom Shop Fuego36 at BiNuu: Tribute to Willie Colón – live: La Melodica (Salsa Orquesta) La Melodica is back — with pure salsa dura.A tribute to Willie Colón, whose sound was created in the streets of the Bronx and the studios of Fania Records: striking trombones, heavy grooves and a raw New York vibe that…
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The tradition · The masters
Manifesto
Real Latin music, played live.
In an industry where catchiness matters more than musicianship, "Latin" has been reduced to generic playlists, interchangeable DJs and soulless dance nights. Cuadra 7 exists to bring back the real thing: live musicians, brass, congas, clave, and a direct tribute to the masters who founded this music: Fania, Palmieri, Mongo Santamaría, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente.
The 7 is a block in the neighbourhood, the street where this music lives without permission or formula. Corner, open door, radio on. That is what Cuadra 7 puts on stage.
Upcoming dates
What’s coming
SATURDAY · 08:00 PM · Son Latino Studios
Caballo Negro ✨ Salsa Concert ✨Live in Karlsruhe
Son Latino Events & Caballo Negro proudly present ---------------------------------------------------------- Caballo Negro ✨ Salsa Concert ✨ Saturday, May 9 at Son Latino Karlsruhe ---------------------------------------------------------- The full force of the Salsa Dura - earthy, snappy and yet full of joie de vivre – this is the music of Caballo Negro.
SATURDAY · 08:00 PM · Regenbogenfabrik
Spring Concert with Salsa Azul & Baila Berlin
Spring concert with Salsa Azul & Baila Berlin – live salsa, DJ sets and an open evening for all Latin music fans. · The ensembles of the music schools Fanny Hensel and Leo Kestenberg celebrate spring – and invite you to a special musical evening. This evening, SALSA AZUL and BAILA BERLIN will play live.
SATURDAY · 08:00 PM · LARK
La Regla Carnavalera 2026
As every year, La Regla throws the hottest after-show party of the Carnival of Cultures. Live salsa with Conexión and the best Latinx DJs in town.
SATURDAY · 06:00 PM · Harburger Binnenhafen
Fuego de Barrio at the Harburger Binnenhafenfest
Fuego de Barrio is a Hamburg-based seven-piece dedicated to Latin jazz, with a repertoire that runs from classic Cuban son to jazz standards. "Cuarto de Tula", "Chan Chan", "Bilongo", "Moliendo Café", "Blue Bossa". The catalogue you dance to and the one you listen to seated, in the same set. The Harburger Binnenhafenfest "Leinen Los!" is Harburg’s annual inner-harbour festival.
The tradition
The masters
The catalogue that holds up every night.
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Tito Puente
1923–2000
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Mongo Santamaría
1917–2003
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Eddie Palmieri
1936–
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Ray Barretto
1929–2006
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Willie Colón
1950–
MerleEllaPatsy · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rubén Blades
1948–
Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dizzy Gillespie
1917–1993
Reagan White House Photographic Office · Public domain
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Poncho Sánchez
1951–
Jeff Dunn · CC BY 2.0
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Compay Segundo
1907–2003
David Shankbone · CC BY-SA 2.5
The albums
The catalogue
The records that hold up the repertoire. On vinyl if possible. Read the credits.
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1963 · Battle Records
Watermelon Man!
Mongo Santamaría
Afro-Cuban jazz pushing boogaloo into mainstream ears.
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1969 · Fania
Cosa Nuestra
Willie Colón · Héctor Lavoe
Hard barrio salsa, trombones up front, clave with no compromise.
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1974 · Coco
The Sun of Latin Music
Eddie Palmieri
First Latin Grammy. Piano, Lalo Rodríguez on vocals, arrangements wide open.
The map
In Europe, right now
The next 16 shows on the calendar, placed in Europe. Click a dot for details.
Map: OpenStreetMap · tiles CARTO dark matter
The playlist
Latin Jazz
The house selection. What we listen to when we’re not playing.
What you’ll hear
Post-bop Latin jazz, Cuban descarga, hard Fania salsa, boogaloo. Played by musicians, not a DJ with a playlist.
What you won’t hear
Nothing designed to hook you fast and be forgotten tomorrow.
Where
Hamburg. Venues chosen for how the room sounds, not how many it holds. Dancefloor open when the repertoire asks for it.