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Information for Artists and Bands

Tour agencies specialized, Record Labels etc. for Salsa/Latin in Germany

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Are you or your Salsa/Latin Band interested to come to Germany? You are very welcome!
You are looking for contacts? Here is a list of tour agencies or organizers of events, specialized on Salsa/Latin or Salsa Promotors. Of course I cannot guarantee if all this data is completely up to date.
Do you want to produce a record in Germany or do you want to publish or sell your CDs in Germany?

Index:

  1. Concert Organizers, Agents, Promotors
  2. Locations: Clubs, Discos, Concert Halls etc.: see the Salsa-Party and Club-List
  3. Links to other pages
  4. A few tips for the other European countries
  5. Record Labels, Record Production, Studios

Concert Organizers, Agents, Promotors

  Media Luna
  Live Music & Event Consulting
  Auf den Gathen 17
  D-40221 Duesseldorf
  Tel. +49 - (0) 211 - 300 671 - 0,  Fax +49 - ( 0) 211 - 300 671 - 15

Vertreten jetzt hauptsächlich Addys D´Mercedes. Früher waren Kubanische Gruppen dabei, wie Cubanismo, Charanga Habanera, Issac Delgado, Adalberto Alvarez, El Medico, Son Damas, Klimax, Paulito y su elite and the Germany-based bands Tumbatá, Los Salseros.

  El Latino
  latin music world
  Producciones Areito
  José Manuel Gómez
  Am Sportplatz 13
  76726 Germersheim
  Tel. and Fax 07274 1263
  Mobile: 0177-28289-30 / 31
  eMail: JGomez1470@aol.com

José Manuel Gómez plant ab Mai 2002 zusammen mit Claudio Zelaya ( Latino Treff ) Live - Veranstaltungen und Künstler-Tourneen. In der Vergangenheit waren es Touren von: Jose Alberto "El Canario", Oscár D'León, Tito Nieves, Los Van Van etc.

  Pachanga Promotion 
  Jenia Jerez Perez
  Rungestr. 19
  10179 Berlin
  Tel. 030 2707400, Fax 030 2707403
  or Tel. and Fax 030 4484654

They offer for example Cuban groups like Canela, Son Damas etc

Jose M. Gerena
Music Consultant
Tel/Fax 06241-55854 or 06188-6309 
Email: coquipro@i-con.de
or gerena@metroNet.de
Salsa & Merengue Management: 
  Tel. 02628 4206, Fax 4306, Tel/Fax. 07274 1263

E.g. they organized for Jose Alberto "El Canario" 1996

Alturas e.V.
  Hardtstr. 37 a
  76185 Karlsruhe
  E-mail: Alturas@t-online.de
  Tel. 0721-95537-00, Fax 0721-95537-03, 
 Havanna - Café Latino
  same Address
  Tel.: 0721 - 95537-02

They regularly organize small/medium events (e.g. in the Havanna - Café Latino) or big events with e.g. Oscar D'Leon, Los Van Van, Sierra Maestra, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, Raison

Kulturelle Veranstaltungen Lateinamerika,
J. Luis Torrey
  Stöberlstr. 52
  80686 München
 Tel./Fax: 089 5801950
Johnny Moran
  Feldmochingerstr. 74
  80993 München
  Tel./Fax: 089 145214
Creation Enterprises
  Pablo Alvarez-Ortiz
  An der Verbindungsbahn 5
  20146 Hamburg
  Mobile Telef. 0172 4196954
  Fax 040 2802891
Salsomania
Jorge Acevedo
Aegidiistr.42
48143 Münster
Germany
Tel. 0251 9816470, Mobile 0179 1195230, EMail info@salsomania.de
Represents international Latin Stars like:
Jose Mangual, Junior Gonzales, Papo Pepin, Andy Montañes, Melcochita, 
Cheo Feliciano, Antonio Cartagena, Jimmy Sabater, Tito Nieves, Ismael Miranda,
Larry Harlow, Son Boricua
Danza y Movimiento
  Matthias Möbius
  Neanderstr. 41
  20355 Hamburg
   or the PO Box address:
  Postfach 306114
  20327 Hamburg
  Tel. 040 340328, Fax 040 340317

He also has a Latin-CD-shop and -mail order. He (co)organizes concerts in Hamburg.

Vibraciones
  Drosselstr. 82,
  22305 Hamburg
  Tel. 040 56916692, Fax 040 6916782
Dieter Ott
  Moltkestr. 18
  79098 Freiburg
  Tel. 0761 31690, Fax 0761 286238

offers groups from e.g. Mexiko, Cuba (e.g. Septeto Nacional, Hermanos Rios) and South America. Some years ago also Canela.

Caribbean Rhythms & Sounds - Agency and Event Service for Latin Music
Marlies Noé
  Wilhelm-Stern-Str. 3 
  76344 Eggenstein-Leopolshafen (near Karlsruhe)
  Tel. 0721 782320, Fax 784720
  marliesnoe@yahoo.de
Engelhardt Promotions
Lutz Engelhardt
Bahnhofsplatz 1
34117 Kassel
Fon: [0049] 561/710 166
Fax: [0049] 561/710 167
EMail: 
engelhardt_promotions@t-online.de
Artists: Afro Cuban All Stars, Buena Vista Social, Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, 
Omara Portuondo, Orquesta Aragon, Sierra Maestra.
Nach Aussage der Agentur "die führende Agentur für kubanische Musik in Deutschland 
und ein ambitionierter Tourneeveranstalter für Weltmusik und Jazz."
Barbara Lamprecht
  Music Promotion
  Grosser Griechenmarkt 125 - 50676 Köln, 
tel +49(0)221 - 740 69 36, 
fax 49-(0)221 - 740 69 37.
  e-mail: ba.lamprecht@ndh.net
Kurios Promotion 
Schwanenwall 44 
44135 Dortmund
Tel. 0231 / 5594 130   Telefax 0231 / 5594 350
Latin ConAction Künstler- & Eventagentur
Murat Sahin
Postfach 102409
33521 Bielefeld
Tel. 0521 5217400, 
Fax 0521 5217406
Latino Bands, Shows, DJs, Latin Artists, brasilianische Shows,
Köche für lateinamerikanisch/brasilianische/spanische Küche,
Cocktails, Zigarren, mobile Bar, Booking for "Boca Chica" in Bielefeld
Latino Treff events
José "Pepe" Reyes
Tel. 06192-287368 Fax: 06192-287369 (Fax) 
E-mail latreffpep@aol.com
  Organization of e.g. concerts in Hofheim with 
  Salsa-Stars Victor Manuelle, Hector Tricoche
TRANSATLANTICO 
Events & Promotion GmbH, Frank Abraham und Anne Sasson,
Wilhelmshöhe 11, D-10965 Berlin, Germany 
Tel.: 030-788900-0, Fax: Fax 030-788900-99, e-mail: events@transatlantico.com

Transatlantico represents as the European or worldwide agent a large roster of interesting artists, mainly from Brazil. They also work as a (tour) promoter in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Oscar D'Leon, Celia Cruz, Manolito y su Trabuco, Jimmy Bosch, Orchestre National de Barbes, Khaled, a.o.).
Transatlantico also offers a promotion service - specialized in World Music - to record companies, agents and artists. They do mailouts to radios, press and clubs (DJs), they get you the reviews of the album that you want to promote, and they can organise promotion by interviews and showcases.
Transatlantiko vertritt seit 1998 die folgenden Künstler, und zwar in Deutschland exclusiv:
Celia Cruz, Oscar D´León, Jose Alberto " El Canario", Jimmy Bosch, Los Van Van, Gilberto Santa Rosa, David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera, Mangu, Plena Libre, Alfredo de la Fé und Tony Martínez & The Cuban Power.
Zudem buchen sie auf Anfrage Konzerte mit Rubén Blades, Willie Colón, Editus, Original de Manzanilla, und diversen anderen Künstlern. Sie organisieren Tourneen für diese Künstler in Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Agenturen. Weitere betreute Künstler sind: Eliades Ochoa, Los Van Van .

LatinArtMusic
Elektrastr. 7a
81925 Munich, Germany
Tel + Fax 089 91049594, EMail: LatinArtMusic@web.de
e.g. "Elio Revé jr. y su Charangón"

Hot Chili
Eventagentur, speziell für Latin Events.
Sucht ständig Bands, Tänzer, Künstler/innen aus allen Bereichen.
www.hotchili-events.de e-mail: info@hotchili.de

La Candela Büro für Kulturkommunikation: Musik und Tanz
Reinhard Allgaier und Achim Spyra
Mintropstr. 18
D-40215 Düsseldorf
fon +49 211 1593005
fax +49 211 1593009
info@lacandela.de
representing e.g.: Manolito y su trabucco (Cuba), Chispa y los complices (Cuba), Bayuba Kante (Afrocuban/Flamenco/Latin Jazz), ganzjährig Macondito, Coral Negro (Cubanisches Musik- und Tanzensemble)

Endirecto: specialised booking agency and label for Cuban Son
Endirectoy Agency
Am Römerstein 4
82205 Gilching, Germany
Fon +49. 8105. 2716-00, Fax + 49. 8105. 2716-09. info@endirecto.de
Representing e.g.: Issac Delgado, Caridad Hierrezuelo, Candido Fabré, Eliades Ochoa, Proposisón, Chanchullo, Vieja Trova Santiaguera.
Die Agentur Endirecto ist seit Jahren auf kubanische Musik spezialisiert und hat die Entwicklung des Son Booms im deutschsprachigen Raum von Anfang an mitbegleitet. Endirecto ist u.a. Exklusivagentur von Künstlern wie Vieja Trova Santiaguera oder dem Buena Vista Social Club Star Eliades Ochoa. Siehe auch: Son-Festival.

Annette Meisl, La Gala - Internationale Kulturprojekte
Postfach 30 08 08, D - 50778 Köln, Tel. +49.221.550 43 15, Fax. +49.221.955 35 08, info@lagala.de

L.E.S. Latin Event
Kurfürstendamm 209, D-10719 Berlin, Tel: +49 30 8800 1988, Fax: +49 30 8800 1989, email: info@latin-event.de

AAM-Agentur und Latin Connection (Peter Pfromm), Guxhagen

Margarita Cantero Management Cantero Cuba Music Musikverlag,
Schafgasse 1, 63225 Langen, Germany.
Tel.: +49 (0)6103 - 23222, Fax: +49 (0)6103 - 923139, eMail: margarita@cantero-management.de

CubaSon Promotions, Juan Carlos Alonso.
phone + 49 - 40 - 41 35 12 16, fax + 49 - 40 - 41 35 12 16, e mail juancarlosalonso@hotmail.com , carlos@sonerosdeverdad.com.
E.g. represents: CHARANGA RUBALCABA, CESAR PEDROSO, SEXTETO CHANCHULLO, DAVID ALVAREZ, SONIDO TRES, HAVANA OPEN, GRUPO AZUCAR, AZUCAR NEGRA

Team Pachanga
Renate Böhm, Agentur für Salsa Musik, Metzkauser Str.83, 40 625 Düsseldorf, Tel. 0211 - 15 48 40, Fax. 0211 / 60 24 97 3, email: duque@pachanga.de

CUBAnía
Dr. Michèle Knodt, 'Sonoc de las Tunas' Management
Frankfurter Str. 74a, 64546 Mörfelden-Walldorf
Tel. +49-(0)6105-207696, FAX +49-(0)6105-207693, Email: Michele.Knodt@gmx.de (2/2003)

Punto-Latino, Agentur für lateinamerkanische Kultur.
Teresa Montelier - Kiebeck 39, D-46284 Dorsten

Eva Koehler
Grabbestr. 7, 30165 Hannover, venenorojo77@hotmail.com , Tel.: 0511-3500720, Mob.: 0162-9810341 ,
Repräsentiert exklusiv in Europa den Bachatero Pablo Alejandro, der mit seinem ersten Album (Sept. 2004 erschienen) bereits in Italien erste Erfolge hat. Ausserdem Kontakte zu anderen Musikgruppen, u. a. Grupo Niche, Sonora Carruseles, Fruko y sus tesos und Tito Nieves. (Stand 6/2005)

Above addresses are in Germany. To use the Tel/Fax-Numbers from abroad you must leave out the leading zero and replace it with your code for Germany (++49).

Links to other pages

Klaus Reiter's gig contacts page: Kontaktbörse

If you yourself want to organize a Salsa concert and are looking for a band then have a look at my extensive list of Salsa Bands in Germany and Europe

Bei der Bundesvereinigung Soziokultureller Zentren e.V. gibt es sehr viele Informationen für Kulturprojekte aller Art: Finanzierung, Adressen, Agenturen (wähle etwa: Wissen / Kulturadressen / Musik / Agenturen), Medien und vieles mehr!
Look at "Soziokultur" (German) for Addresses of agencies, festivals and other infos regarding culture.

A few tips for the other European countries

Netherlands:
Amsterdam: 
H&I World Music Promotion
Kollenbergweg 2
1101 AR Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel:00 31 20 6910531
fax: 00 31 20 6915293
organised latin concerts in marcanti plaza and other places in the Netherlands.
Have done the shows: Joe Veras, Soberbia, Oro Solido, Victor Manuelle, Rey Ruiz, Los Hermanos Rosario, Rualin
Rodriguez and Grupo Galé. 
Belgium:
Caribbean Festival in Hoogstraaten, 
http://gallery.uunet.be/caribfestival

Spain:

  Producciones Wateke S.L.
  Director: Abili Roma
  La Cera 53, ático 3ª
  08001 Barcelona
  Tels. + 34 93 442 59 04,  Fax. + 34 93 324 90 22,  Móvil :  34 616 362 424
  eMails : wateke@retemail.es , wateke@teleline.es , watekep@eresmas.com , alfonsorita@hotmail.com
  Representation of e.g. EL CONJUNTO CHAPOTTÍN Y SUS ESTRELLAS

  Son Productions
  Comerc 62, 2-1
  06003 Barcelona
  Spain
  Tel. (93) 3101463, Fax (93) 3103365


Denmark:
  Latin Promotion
  Miguel Bautista Flores
  Langelandsgade 201, st. th
  8200 Arhus N
  Denmark
  Tel. 0045 86101539 / 40721539


France:
  Stefan T. Singer, EMail: STS@easynet.fr
  DIACOR
  worldwide-music management and production
  26, bd des Dames
  F-Marseille
  tel: +33 (0) 491 99 44 55
  fax: +33 (0) 491 99 44 59
    tour producer and booking agent for World-music;
  working for Charanga Habanera, Klimax, Sierra Maestra, 
  Los Van Van, Antonio Rivas 

  Music Messengers, Jean Morant, 
  10 rue Erik Satie, 94110 Arcueil, France
  eMail: morantj@free.fr  morantj@worldnet.fr    Hathemian@club-internet.FR 
  Tel/Fax (Frankreich) 33.6.16.40.75.53 or 33.1.49.69.97.48
  http://www.iijnet.or.jp/miles/index_s.html
    e.g. Cuco Valoy (Santo Domingo), NG La Banda (Cuba), Paolito FG (Cuba), Batacumbele (Puerto Rico), Sonora Carruseles (Colombia), Grupo Galé (Colombia), Charanga Forever (Cuba), Michael Stuart

"Noche Tropical" Production
French concert producer in Paris.
Has presented Paulito F.G y su elite, Raul Paz, Las Anacaonas, Sintesis, Adalberto Alvarez, etc....  
Is looking for german promotorss of concerts who would be willing to share transport money from Cuba, Porto-Rico or New-York, to bring great Salsa
groups from over there.
Claude, Noche Tropical [job@club-internet.fr]

Italy

Altri Ritmi, Rome
Represents e.g. Adalberto Alvarez y su son, Calzado y su Charanga Habanera, Eliades Ochoa, Haila Mompié .


  DUENDE Management
  Tel. (00) 39 11 8127525  -  Fax (00) 39 11 8127505
  e-mail: duende.ec@flashnet.it   -   http://www.ejn.it/duende 
   Duende is a booking agency that since 1992 organizes european tours 
  of latin artists, from salsa to brazilian, to cuban son and all caribbean area. 
  In the last years they organized tours for: 
  Celia Cruz, Oscar D'leon, Gilberto Gil, Willie Colon, Marc Anthony, 
  Caetano Veloso, Jose' Alberto "El Canario", Gal Costa, Los Van Van, 
  La India, Manolin El Medico De La Salsa, Charanga Habanera and others.
Josephine Almonte
EMail: almontej@tin.it 
Tel 0039 348 2633695
Fax 0039 0121 353317 - 0039 011 852327
representing, e.g. LOS ADOLESCENT'S ORQUESTA, SERGIO VARGAS, POCHI Y LA COCO BAND, JOSSIE ESTEBAN
Austria
  Mato Grosso, Artist Management and Agency, Claudio Gadotti-Rodrigues
  Praterstr. 48/8
  A-1020 Vienna / Austria
  Phone: 0043-(0)1-968 41 42, Fax: 0043-(0)1-968 41 34
  Mobil:  0043-(0)676-534 70 40
  e-mail: matogrosso@chello.at
 e.g. representing Pachito Alonso, Habana Son Club, Son Damas, formerly also (coop with "Altri Ritmi") Adalberto Alvarez, Eliades Ochoa, Charanga Habanera, Orquesta Elio Revé Jr., Charanga Forever, Alfredo de la Fé

Switzerland
  Soluar Promotion
  a booking agency based in Geneva working with Brasilian and Cuban bands
  http://www.latitudemusic.com/soluar/index.htm
  Suono'93
  P.O. Box 581-1701 FRIBOURG SWITZERLAND
  Phone +41 26 424 80 26  Fax +41 26 424 42 03
  Handy +41 79 381 21 88
  e-mail: promosud@anta.ch
    Vocal Sampling, Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro
  Latinissimo Productions
  Organisation de tournées, concerts et manifestations Latinos.
  Representant von Fulanito, Orquesta Carruseles, Grupo Gale, Eddy Santiago, 
  Banda Gorda, Quinto Mayor, Elvis Crespo....
  Daniel Urbina  e-mail: danurbinaob@hotmail.com
  tel.0041 79 6510767, fax 0049 89 8506721
  Hiltlstr 23, 82131 Gauting

A agency in the US: LatinMusicBooking.com

I hope this helps. Tell me when these contacts turn out to be successfull. Then I know that my time collecting this information was not wasted. And of course please inform me when you or your band come to Germany, so that we can meet each other and I can spread your concert dates. I maintain a regular list of Salsa/Latin Concerts in Germany.
Also feel free to email to me for further questions etc. Possibly I can give you some background information on specific contacts.
 

Record Labels, Record Production, Studios

Alvarez Music
Salsa studio and production label. I think it´s the only one in Germany and probably one of the few in Europe that is run by a Cuban musician/producer.
Cuba Chévere
young Record Label in Berlin for Cuban Bands
Tropical Music
German publisher of tropical records and books
Piranha
Record Label in Berlin
Enja Records
Record Label in Munich

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