DJs
    Mauricio Reyes
    Lubi Jovanovic
    Julian The Duke
    Gary Thomas
    Norman 'Sizzla'
    Tony Lara
    Dave Fenton
    Ian F
    Supermario
    DJ Ricardo
    Barry G
    Chris Mee


    Mauricio Reyes
    Originally from Latin America but based in Birmingham (UK), Mauricio Reyes is the co-promoter & founder of Latin Motion, the biggest salsa outfit in the Midlands since it was established in the early 1990's. Mauricio has been dancing and listening to salsa all of his life and has been teaching salsa dance since the tender age of 17. As a DJ he is guaranteed to read the crowd, spinning a broad range of top salsa, from NY to LA, Colombian to Cuban, etc. SALSA pa' bailar - dura pero sabrosa!

    Mauricio has been DJ-ing since 1994, playing and teaching regularly all over the Midlands, the UK and abroad. He is one of only two DJs to play at both UK / British Salsa congresses in 2002 and 2003, and awarded 'Top UK Salsa DJ', 'Top Regional Promoters' & 'Services to Salsa' awards at the 2003 congresses. As a dedicated salsa DJ, dance instructor and promoter for over a decade, Mauricio’s work within the UK salsa scene has been extensive. He has introduced & taught a huge number of people to Salsa, including many other Salsa dance teachers in and around Birmingham.
    www.mauricioreyes.com


    Julian 'The Duke'
    Coming soon...

    		Lubi Jovanovic: THE BEST IN LATIN MUSIC SINCE 1982!

    Lubi Jovanovic has been working in UK latin music and salsa scenes since 1982, and at all levels. DJ, club promoter, concert promoter, tour
    organiser, journalist and CD compiler.

    He first started spinning Poncho Sanchez and Charlie Palmieri mambos to jazz dancers in the North of England in 1982. The salsa scene was just starting to evolve - there were no danceteachers, DJs played vinyl and clubs featured live bands. By 1985, he started his first salsa clubnight - Club Afro-Latino in Leeds - mixing salsa dura with popular African music of the period.

    In the late 1980s he began promoting live bands and has always maintained a commitment to live music ever since. He has toured or featured at his legendary clubnight Casa Latina some of the finest Latin musicians in the world - Eddie Palmieri, Jimmy Bosch, Wayne Gorbea, Manolito y su Trabuco, Issac Delgado, Johnny Polanco, Tito Allen, Charanga Habanera, Ricardo Lemvo, Cubanismo, Son 14, NG La Banda, DLG, Orishas, Irakere, Grupo Klimax, Maraca y Otra Vision, Los Jovenes Del Barrio to name a few.

    As a DJ, he's always gone his own way. In the 80s, when romantica ruled the scene, he played his favourite classic salsa dura, mambo and descarga tracks. In the 90s, he pioneered the Cuban timba sound and Latin hiphop at his nights. And since 2000, he has been one of the leading lights in popularising reggaeton in the UK.

    As a journalist, he's featured articles in specialist Latin journals past
    and present like Dancevine, Latin London, Salsamaniac, but is best known for his Latin Lowdown column in global music magazine Straight No Chaser, printed in London but with a world-wide circulation of 100,000.

    In 2003, a new career move saw him compiling salsa and Latin music CDs for Nascente Records. The first one, "Beginner's Guide To Salsa", has gone on to sell more than 50,000 copies, making it one of the biggest selling UK salsa CDs of all time! He has produced 7 CDs for the label, plus one for World Music Network, and in 2006, begins work compiling V2 Records from the back catalogue of the legendary Fania Records.

    Over 23 years of work and commitment to Latin music and salsa, Lubi
    Jovanovic is one of the few UK pioneers still active professionally in the
    scene today. In 2005, he was honoured with a "Lifetime Achievement Award For Promoting Salsa" at the UK Salsa Congress.

    Still as enthusiastic and loving it as much as he did back in the
    beginning when he first started spinning those classic Machito, Palmieri
    and Tito Puente vinyls in pubs and tiny clubs up in the North of England.
    For Lubi, it's all about the music - it alway has been and always will be.

    Que Viva La Musica!


    Gary Thomas
    Gary is a well-respected, Midlands-based salsa/mambo instructor and DJ. He has been dancing for 8 years and is largely responsible for making New York On 2 style popular in the West Midlands. Whilst Gary has a special interest in New York style dance and has studied in New York under the guidance of the top On 2 instructors, he also dances and teaches Salsa On 1.

      Gary has taught and DJed at numerous events around the UK and further afield including The British Congress 2002 and 2003 and The UK Congress 2004.  Gary is currently resident DJ at Salsology, Manchester and for Latin Motion, Birmingham.
    www.mambosociety.com


    Norman aka Sizzla
    The combination of being an instructor, experienced dancer and an avid music fan gives his sets a fresh approach.

    Influenced by various music genre during his youth(not so long ago) Jazz, R&B, Funk, Latin led to his current love, salsa An experienced on 1 and on 2 dancer he knows exactly what dancers of all abilities want to hear.

    Sizzla is well know for his hardcore style for all the big salsa events. That said he’s able to read a crowd and play accordingly.

    Sizzla is currently in demand and has been selected to play at all the UKs major salsa events.
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    DJ Tony ‘El Matador’ Lara - Voted Best DJ 2005 at the UK Congress
    Plays a good uptempo mix of Dura with a touch of Romantica, Portorico with a flavour of Cuba, Old Classics with Modern Remixes.

    His aim is to keep the dancefloor alive and  Kicking. Tony says “I am an all round Latin DJ, I play music that is danceable and full of life. I don’t set my sight on genre I set it on what is soul moving”.
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    Ian F
    Ian F is a North-West-based Salsa DJ, who regularly plays at venues across the Midlands and the North and is also a regular DJ at Salsa weekenders.  He is a Salsa dancer himself, so he always picks the tunes which keep the dance floor busy, whether they are tunes from New York, Havana, Cali or London. Ian F always plays for the dancers, selecting the right style and pace of music for the mood of the dance floor.
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    SuperMario
    Better known perhaps as one of the world's finest instructors, Mario co-promotes and DJs at one of the capital's best loved salsa nights where his music keeps the dancefloor happy week in and week out. All the credentials we needed..
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    		Dave F
    An experienced dancer & teacher On1 and On2, Dave plays a no-nonsense style of music to suit all levels of dancers.
    Playing primarily a mix of New York and Puerto Rican music, splashed with a dash of Columbian and a hint of Cuban, what ever Dave plays he's there to "make the crowd sweat!"
    He loves the sounds of 60's and 70's New York's Spanish Harlem and mix this Classic era with the bright new sounds of 2005 and everything in between.
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    		DJ Ricardo
    DJ Ricardo's interest in collecting Salsa/Latin music started back in 1998/9. He has since developed his own style and focused on "giving the dancers that something a little different"
    He has DJ'd in several countries around Europe and has recently DJ'd in the USA at the New York Salsa Congress'05 and also the Boston Salsa Congress '04. He has also done guest DJ slots at many venues around the country for some of the top promoters.
    Favoured music styles are Old Skool New York Salsa, Mambo and Puerto Rican. He is one of the resident the DJ at Jongleurs in Nottingham every Sunday and Bar Phoenix every Wednesday. Some of his favourite artists are Hector Rivera, Tito Rodriguez, Tito Allen, Justo Betancourt, Hector Lavoe...the list goes on!
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    		Barry G
    Coming soon...
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    Chris Mee
    Chris Mee a.k.a. DJ Mambomagic
    Chris is a Northern Salsa DJ, who regularly plays at Salsa events all over the North and also at club nights and congress' in Europe.  From what started as a record collecting obession in his teens he has a deep rooted passion for latin music and always wanted to play it out.  Though known for his hardcore style set's, Chris has played at many different events both home and abroad so knows how to play to a varied crowd.

    His influences span wide with a range of music including early genre establishing artists, through Classic 60's and 70's salsa from New York and Puerto Rico through to breaking new artists and countries at the forefront of Salsa and Latin Jazz including Puerto Rico, NY, Columbia, Cuba and Venezuela. He concentrates on playing floor filling classic dance grooves that all dancers love and as a specialist in rare classic "Old Skool" music there are always surprises in store! Additionally, being a dancer, he feel's the mood of the floor, and works hard to keep the dancers "in the groove" all night. 

    Recent highlights for Chris include playing at the 2004 New York Salsa Congrses and the running of his own club night "Hattan Soul".
    www.mambomagic.net
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