Miami Salsa Dance Events: 7th Annual Miami Salsa Congress 2008 , Congress Bands and DJ's

LIVE IN CONCERT
FRIDAY AUGUST 1st

Xavier Mili y su Grupo  
playing the best Cuban/Timba music. Very popular in South Florida and beyond. This band is a great addition to the Miami Salsa Congress.

LIVE IN CONCERT
SATURDAY AUGUST 2nd

Dante Vargas and the Cat Band
Dante Vargas who is the producer and musical director of the world famous Sonora Carruseles has now brought us "The Cat Band" made up of 13 talented musicians mix the influence of Mambo, Salsa, and Latin Jazz, reminding us of those great formations such as Machito Orchestra, Xavier Cugat or Cab Calloway.

Potencia Latina is one of Florida's most sought after latin bands. This show band brings back the Puerto Rican Salsa classics of the 70's, 80's & 90's

SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
with THE CAT BAND

Arturo Sandoval is fluent in at least four musical languages.  He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad; with equal power and grace.
Arturo Sandoval has been awarded 4 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. The latter for his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, “For Love or Country” starring Andy Garcia.  He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and has recently been seen by millions in the Grammy Awards performing with pop-phenomenon Justin Timberlake as well as on the Latin Billboard Awards with the gifted Alicia Keys, where he was awarded his 6th Billboard Awards for “Best Latin Jazz Album”. 

SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
with THE CAT BAND &
POTENCIA LATINA

 Alfredo de la Fe responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music. The first solo violinist to perform with a Salsa orchestra, De La Fe has toured the world more than thirty times, appearing in concert and participating in more than one hundred albums by such top-ranked Latin artists as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Cheo Feliciano, The Fania All Stars and Santana. His second solo album, Alfredo, released in 1979, received a Grammy nomination as "Best Latin album".