Updated at 8:38 a.m., Monday, February 12, 2007
Latin music festival turns up the heat in May
Advertiser Staff
Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawai'i will provide the sizzle when the Hawai'i International Latin Music Festival is held at 9 p.m. May 19 at the Hibiscus Ballroom of the Ala Moana Hotel.Latin, jazz, salsa, merengue and Brazilian samba rhythms will prevail.
Yvette will be featured with Salsa Hawai'i, with a roster of Latin and jazz acts slated: the Brazilian Connection Band, trumpeter DeShannon Higa, saxophonist Larry Cook from England, singer-pianist Judi Palmeira, percussionist Annette Lipson from New York, percussionist Mario Sanchez from San Francisco and singer Pedro Haro.
The Salsa Stars will provide dance music, with a Latin-salsa performance by the NIX Dance Academy.
Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $25, includes a Nachos Bar. Reservations: 955-4811, ext. 4250, or 342-0911.
