News & Updates — Ola Fresca

Ola Fresca Breaks In New Venue in Montpelier VT 8/14

Ola Fresca breaks in a brand new venue in Montpelier VT this Friday!! Come check out the Brooklyn-based salsa band at La Puerta Negra, support a new spot for music and enjoy the Vermont energy! Ola Fresca have a brand new album out called Elixir, with a vinyl LP version out 9/1 on Peace & Rhythm. The event is FREE and runs from 10pm until 2am. La Puerta Negra will celebrate the opening of its top-floor nightclub with a free blowout bash. Fittingly, the show features a kick-ass Cuban band from Brooklyn, Ola Fresca. Led by Cuban American firebrand José...

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Ola Fresca Plays A Free Concert In Boston, 7/30

Ola Fresca plays a free concert in Boston on Thursday, July 30 as part of the Tito Puente Latin Music Series! 7 pm in O'Day Park, 85 West Newton St (with a rain location in the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts). Ola Fresca have a brand new album out called "Elixir", with a limited edition vinyl LP version out around September 1st on Peace & Rhythm! Details for the concert can be found here: https://www.berklee.edu/events/ola-fresca Ola Fresca official website: http://www.olafresca.com/

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Visual Clave exhibits in Brooklyn and Bronx

VISUAL CLAVE 50 Years of Latin Album Cover Design Visual Clave documents the little known evolution of ‘Salsa Graphics’ and  the expression of Latino identities through the prism of album cover art over  half a century of music packaging and graphic design. This exhibit explores the evolution of Latin music album cover art over the last 50 years,paying critical attention to issues of identity and aesthetics through depictions of Hispanic people and cultures, with an emphasis on historical context and the unsung graphic artists who helped present Latin music — and its attendant socio-cultural themes — to the world. Visual Clave’s premise...

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Ola Fresca "Elixir" Album Release Party at DROM 6/10

Release party for the brand spanking new full-length album by Ola Fresca!! Jose Conde‘s band has morphed into a hard-driving salsa unit and have been getting the dancers on the floor at every stop the past year. Come and celebrate the poppin’ new album Elixir at Drom, 85 Ave A, Manhattan on Wednesday, June 10. Also appearing will be Roman Diaz Rumba Ensemble, Ann Mazzocca‘s folklore-inspired choreography and DJ Turmix spinning salsa and boogaloo straight off of classic vinyl! Ola Fresca will be playing several gigs in support of the album and Peace & Rhythm will be pressing up a...

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