Singapore International Salsa Festival October 24 - 26 2008
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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
JJSalsaRengue
JJSalsaRengue, established by June & Jackson in 2001, is a well-known dance school in the Singapore salsa scene.
June & Jackson are one of the few pioneers to build the salsa scene in Singapore and continues to actively support local and international salsa events. JJSalsaRengue is the organizer and sponsoring studio for the Singapore International Salsa Festival partnering Quebec Leisure International and Albert Torres Productions - renowed international salsa congress and festival producer based in Los Angeles, USA.
Quebec Leisure
Between the undulating masses of gyrating hips borne from Akon's chart topping numbers to the majestic guitar solos flowing off at Dragonforce's concert, Quebec Leisure was entrenched behind the scenes, grinding out the painstaking legwork with all the precision required to facilitate such superscalar productions. That, in essence, is what we take pride in our business of entertaining YOU. Just the wonder of children witnessing the blazing pyrotechnics of The Greatest Show or laughing at former cirque du soleil clowns' slapstick antics at Aga-Boom inspire us to expound our commitment to excellent service with utmost vigor. We don't just manage events, we craft them. From assembling the greatest of staging structures to ushering in whole constellations of world-class performers, we are there at every step of the way to guarantee an immersive and epic experience. Be it your event or our own, a modest corporate dinner to a fanfare of music and culture like the Singapore International Salsa Festival, we will do whatever it takes to make it a monumental success.
Putting our recent creations into perspective, it is hard to believe, that once, in 1982, we were only a humble mobile disco operation. Motivated with the finesse and passion we deliver for every project, we are now armed to the teeth with an arsenal bristling with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems and venues such as Downtown East, DXO at the Esplanade, Union Square, Jest D'place, Happy Days and the latest addition: Scarlet City, an oriental themed club.
• HAVANA CLUB
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Christopher Columbus introduced Sugarcane from the Canary Islands to Cuba
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By end of 18th century, Cuba was the world’s sugar reserve
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By 1860, there were more than 1,000 distilleries in Cuba. Cuban rum joined French Cognac and Spanish brandy as a favourite among refined palates
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In 1878, Jose Arechabala (founder of Havana Club) opened the La Vizcaya distillery in Cardenas (on the Cuban coastline)
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Havana Club was chosen to bring together 2 worlds – traditional Cuban roots and know-how of Havana and the international nightlife evoked by the Club
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In 1935, Havana Club bar opened in the heart of Havana preparing Havana Club cocktails for visiting actors and celebrities
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After the 1950s Revolution, the Cuban government re-launched Havana Club and made it its priority rum brand
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Today, Havana Club is the only truly international Cuban rum brand. From Europe to South American, it symbolises the tradition and passion of Cuban Rum
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The Giraldila, bronze statue of a woman, was cast in Cuba in 1634
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Overlooking the entrance of Havana’s harbour, she was said to be an homage to a Sevillian beauty (Isabel de Bobadila) who waited many years for her husband’s return who set off to search for the source of eternal youth
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Havana’s inhabitants nicknamed her Bella Havana and made her the unofficial emblem of their city
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She is a core element of Havana’s Club identity. On our logo, she rests on a red disc symbolising the sunset over Havana’s harbour
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