Few weeks ago actually for my birthday i went out in Long Beach joining Josie Neglia ( not shooting for once!) and ended up at Sevilla where an amazing DJ was playing quite good music! i was curious to know more about Deejay JoJo and got to know he would play “Vinyl’s” all night for a social that happens every 2nd Friday of each month hosted by Aisha Philips at a dance school in Carson.
I liked so much the idea of listening to records i certainly never heard before, from the 50’s 60’s 70’s 80’s and so forth.
Most of these records have not been remastered for CD even less MP3. therefore they are hard to find, I thought it was a nice subject for Heart of Salsa and planned to go and scout !
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Albert Torres, was in town that day, which is quite rare knowing he is traveling almost every weekend, I know that Albert is very sensitive when it comes to music and the importance to transmit it from people to people and from generation to generation. As soon as i told him about this social he decided to come along and did not regret a second of it.
He actually brought some records from his collection to Dj JoJo in appreciation for his work,
It is way more work for a Deejay to play vinyls but Dj JoJo enjoys it so much ! By the end of the evening DJ JoJo was invited as a guest Deejay to play those marvels at the 15th Los Angeles Salsa Congress.
What a great moment to be there and witness that surprise invite! Dj JoJo might have no idea of what he is Up for ! LOL Heart of salsa was there . Thousands of “salseros/as duros/as ” to make Happy !!! and i know he will….
We both enjoyed very much the friendly and joyful ambience there, Aisha is a very welcoming host, and people were having fun, enjoying dancing to this great music. It was a treat..There is surely much more sound power and details in the way music was recorded and engraved on vinyl record. We have quite lost this quality on MP3 there is no doubt about this.
This is one of the things i like very much about making a documentary about Salsa .
It is beyond filming : Those surprising moments and People we discover…
There was a lovely young woman, Loreal, who takes action in supporting in Avon breast cancer campaign.
She will be walking 2 days on september 22nd and 23rd to support the cause and help women and family to get therapy support and transportation etc…
Heart of Salsa mini crew will go September 14th, for the next chapter of Mambo Madness Social and get some of that little treasure time on camera!
For those that have not tasted the sound of Vinyls and want to try out a “lay back” social in nice company and really good music this is coming up very soon
see you there !
HEART OF SALSA 
Wow, what a wonderful twist of fate that lead you to Mambo Madness! A million thanks for taking the time to write wonderful things and share your experience. So glad your curiosity about the music and specifically about it being on vinyl encouraged you to investigate! DeeJay JoJo and I are so excited to have you and the Heart of Salsa crew! Looking forward to Chapter 5!
Thanks again for inviting me here! I was amazed at how nice the music sounded and the ambiance in the middle of Carson! What a treasure. It was also a HUGE PLEASURE to meet you in person and learn about the projects you are doing.
I actually thought of you today when I was counting a dozen cookies ( I work at a bakery) and kept forgetting a number… only to realize that it was the number four because of how you count salsa on 1. I can’t do proper math anymore! I remember watching a video where Alberto Torres talked about this, and I could not imagine how that happened to anyone only for it to happen to me in the unlikeliest of places.