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LINKS

Salsa Events in Guelph Sites

  • Que Pasa Magazine
    Great Magazine from London about the world Salsa scene
  • Salsa TO
    Salsa Events in Toronto and surrounding area. Good coverage of Guelph and Area.
  • Salsa Ontario
    Salsa Events around Guelph, Waterloo and Area by good friend Looey Trembley
  • Salsapower
    International web site with Guelph site compiled by DJ GURY GURY

Salsa Artists

  • Grupo Arcano
    GRUPO ARCANO is a Salsa band that brings the best from a rich tradition, as well as the hottest trends in salsa music. To packed dance floors, Grupo Arcano plays the hits from decades past as well as explosive original compositions. Its members, whose expertise in a range of musical backgrounds including jazz, soul, merengue, funk, and classical, unite to perform some of the most exciting Salsa music in New York City. Drawing much of its influence from Salsa greats such as El Gran Combo and Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Grupo Arcano has created a sound that sets them apart from most other local bands, surely making them is one of New York City's newest and hottest salsa bands.
  • :: LA EXCELENCIA ::
    One of the Hottest new bands on the scene.
  • Latin Soul Records
  • la Orquesta Dee Jay
    Great Salsa band from the 70's.....
  • BIO RITMO
    Bio Ritmo Salsa Machine. One of the hottest groups in salsa today..
  • Orquesta Gali
    Buy Orquesta Gali's latestes CD and help Support independent Salsa around the globe..
  • Phil Robinson
    Salsero from the L.A. area
  • ORQUESTA GALI
    From the Salsa heartland of Switzerland visit Orquesta Gali's Site
  • Rigoberto Rodriguez
    Site for Obra Maestra Records. Featuring Rigo Y Obra Maestra
  • Salsa Celtica
    Official home of Scottish Salsa band Salsa Celtica.
  • Larry Harlow
    Official site of legendary salsero Larry Harlow!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Cache
    Toronto Salsa Con Cache
  • luisito Rosario

Salsa Radio Shows online

Salsero/as

Dancers

Contact

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  • Website: http://www.djgurygury.typepad.com/djgurygury
  • Location: Canada

One-Line Bio

I am a salsa DJ and radio show host from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Biography

DJ Gury Gury discovered Salsa music while living and studing Spanish in la habana Cuba. " I lived on the same street as the legendary el Tosco of NG la Banda and would wake up every afternoon listening to the sounds of their rehearsal" says Gury Gury. This inspired him to become involved in the world of Latin music. After moving for a short while to his adopted country Colombia he adopted the name Gury Gury after a television charactor because his family could not pronounce Gary.
He discovered his passion as a DJ, in his basement in the early 80's mixing Duran Duran songs on a 2 track. In 1986 after forming the legendary Toronto Punk Rock label X Records Gary began an internship on CHRY 105.5 FM out of York University. After numourous shows and promotions Gary X, as he was known then, became the music director in 1989. He remained in that postion until 1994 when he also gave up his show and other club DJing duties to travel the world.
Upon returning to Canada in 2001 the Salsa bug had bitten Gury. Viejoteca the radio program was begun on May 1st 2003 on CFRU 93.3 FM after a couple of years of reasearch about the music.
Since then Gury Gury has been asked to be the resident DJ at the E-Bar in Guelph Ontario Canada. The Latin Fiesta at the E-Bar has been recognized as the preimir Salsa night in the area by Echo Magazine. Latin Fiesta at the E-Bar is the first wednesday of every month.
DJ Gury Gury as also DJ'ed at various other events in Colombia, England, Spain, Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton, Rochester, Cleveland, New York, Chicago, Kitchener and London.
Gury Gury has become an Internationally recogized Dj and continues to travel and play special events around the globe. Gury Gury is the founder of the Salsa Ethica movement.
In September of 2006 Gury Gury launced his 24 hour online radio station on the Live365.com network.
Gury Gury has also been responsible for bringing some great live music the the Guelph region acts suchas Bio Ritmo, Bryan Vargas, Cache, Son Ache, Cassava.
For more information please visit www.salsa.cfru.ca
To book Gury Gury for your event contact Viejoteca Productions at salsa@cfru.ca.
You can listen to Viejoteca on CFRU 93.3FM at:
www.cfru.ca
Podcast can be heard at http://www.hardsalsa.com/viejoteca
Archives can be heard at
www.cfru.ca/archive
Viejoteca on Live 365 can be heard at
www.live365.com/stations/djgurygury

Interests

salsa, ultimate