DJs who play Salsa Romantica in/around Europe

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Al Israel

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Hey all, my favorite music is Salsa Romantica (Tony Vega, La India, Marc Anthony etc), and my fantasy when going abroad from Israel is to dance to it. Here are the DJs I have found so far:

Israel:
Sabi, Charlie Peretz, and Tzah (Usually at the Havana Club on Thursdays)

Adam Wain (Salsa Tel Aviv on Saturdays)

London:
DJ Julian the Duke

Greece:
Sotiris/DJ Salvador El Pecador (Thessaloniki I think)

UAE:
DJ Dimitri

Sofia:
Pabmos DC

I'd love to hear if you know more or of weekly dance parties or festivals that play a lot of romantica.
 
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A few more from CSSF
Sergi from Paris -nice set
Sabha - great energetic set
Rumbero - not exactly my cup of tea but fulfills the dedinition
 
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Julian Duke

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DJ RUMBERO

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DJ Dmitri Matalka - Latin

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Pambos Agapiou

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A couple more who played in the romantica room at MSF
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DJ Patrick El Clásico

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Does this definition make sense? I experience DJs play what they are paid for. I repeatly had well-known DJs play two hours straight only Timba when it's a cuban event, and no Timba at all on a "linear" event. That makes sense, because you serve the style the local dancers expect. And in the best case the DJ loves all different styles he plays, but maybe not. When offered a gig they will hardly refuse (unless they are rich). I think you can't guess if he really likes all what he's playing. I suppose they don't play what they detest, but do they really love all songs they play?

So maybe they don't appreciate romantica but play it because this gig demands it.
 
MamboJazz said:
Does this definition make sense? I experience DJs play what they are paid for. I repeatly had well-known DJs play two hours straight only Timba when it's a cuban event, and no Timba at all on a "linear" event. That makes sense, because you serve the style the local dancers expect. And in the best case the DJ loves all different styles he plays, but maybe not. When offered a gig they will hardly refuse (unless they are rich). I think you can't guess if he really likes all what he's playing. I suppose they don't play what they detest, but do they really love all songs they play?

So maybe they don't appreciate romantica but play it because this gig demands it.
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On one hand that is true, on the other some DJs have an affinity for a certain type of music and will play that regardless of the place they are at. DJ Julian the Duke will play a decent amount of romantica at a mambo festival for example in all likelihood. If a DJ detests a certain style he won't play sets for that crowd, especially at a big international festival.
 
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On one hand that is true, on the other some DJs have an affinity for a certain type of music and will play that regardless of the place they are at. DJ Julian the Duke will play a decent amount of romantica at a mambo festival for example in all likelihood. If a DJ detests a certain style he won't play sets for that crowd, especially at a big international festival.
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If you are paying a DJ, you can also give them an idea of what the crowd expects. That is assuming you know your crowd. Ofcourse you have to be sure you are hiring a DJ who can give crowd what they expect.

When DJ hasn't played upto the expectations, you can certainly have a word later with them.

Most DJs will play to what the crowd desires. And try to introduce some music they think that crowd will like. At the festival you also have to know what is the style of DJs who played before your turn. Or be there to listen to what was played.
 
After a festival this weekend adding DJ Chico from Larnaca. In terms of festivals in the near future with Salsa Romantica being relatively common - festivals by Pambos (He does them in Bulgaria and Cyprus), Sensualonica in Thessaloniki, Rovinj, Dresden Euro Salsa and Sensual Festival, Amsterdam Salsa Congress, Transylvanian Salsa Festival in Cluj Napoca, Possibly Madrid On1 festival.
 
I've recently had the pleasure to experience a superb romantica (he'd disagree, but more on that later) set by DJ Mambonito (based in Germany). Ernesto (his real name) has a reputation for very jazzy, heavy-hitting taste since this is what he used to enjoy and play a few years back, but is now playing mainly romantica, all of very, very danceable speed and structure, no 10-minutes songs, no Marc Anthony, neither :-D I think he'd rather call it "salsa classica" than "romantica" himself, but in this case I'll say "tomato tomato". It was simply awesome!

Also, there's an up-and-coming DJane from Hamburg, Germany, Michelle, whom I heard just once so far but was also very impressed with her selection.
 
All this talk of DJs specialising in one subgenre of salsa - that style of DJing does nothing for me. Sure a DJ's style can lean towards certain subgenres, but I want variety. Or I get bored. And not just as in: this DJ will play 45 minutes of dura, after which another DJ will play 45 minutes of romántica. DJs are not bands.
 
MamboJazz said:
Seeing Yuca's comment from april here I agree with him: at some festivals the constant hours of dura can become boring. Variety makes the evening interesting. RIP Yuca.
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At the festival in Brasov a few years ago I literally fell asleep in a chair after a few hours of dura waiting for the music to change (it never did).
 
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