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This report was originally
written by Jan Wax. Expanded with additional information by Diana Fox, Gypsy
Flores and Angel Romero
Artists
Way up in northern California, Mendocino County to be exact, we have
several salsa bands:
Mambo This - a 10 piece band plays salsa and jazz regularly at the Caspar
Community Center. Michael Hubbert, Paul Schulman, David Lipkind, Carl
Schoen, Jim Dooley, Ted Kidwell, Richie Rosenbaum, and Dan Albrecht.
Pura Vida - Some Salsa, some son. Featuring Amunka Dávila and Jorge Gómez,
and four or five other musicians.
Radio
Local Public Radio - KZYX FM - Mendocino Public Radio - Wednesdays, 2 to 4
p.m. - Radiorrama - Latin music show - with DJ's Jan Wax, David Lipkind, and
Paul Schulman.
Instruments
Mendocino is the home of one of the best musical instrument catalogs in
the United States. It has a print and online catalog with instruments from
many parts of the world. Lark In The
Morning, PO Box 1176, Medocino, CA 95460, USA. Phone: +1 (707) 964 5569,
Fax: +1 (707) 964 1979.
Record stores
In Mendocino the best store is Red Rooster Records. ("More world music
per square inch than any shop I've seen yet,"Diana Fox, Gaia Grooves
Radio, KVMR-FM.) Address: Red Rooster Records, 44951 Ukiah St. , Mendocino,
CA 95460. Phone: +1 707 937 1665, Toll free: +1-800 422 6553.
Schools
The Northern
California Spelmanslag is a non-profit public benefit corporation which
aims to promote Scandinavian music, dance and culture through special
workshops, regular meetings, concerts and performances. It holds a week long
Scandia camp in the Mendocino Woodlands. Northern California Spelmanslag,
321 McKendry Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025-2919.
Venues
The 200 Oak Club specializes in World Music. It supports a
non-profit public benefit association called the Center for Cultural
Expression.
Charles A. Peavey, 200 Oak Club and The Center for Cultural Expression, 200
Oak Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437, USA. Phone: +1 707-964-9472. E-mail;
cpeavey@pacific.net.
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Mendocino
Artists
Instruments
Radio
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Schools
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