Jazzsister and Latin-Jazz-Lover, Joni Warren, shared this with JazzHouston:

Hot Latin Jazz is coming to Houston. On January 18, 2000, a 14 piece group called "Bamboleo" wwill be appearing at "Club Tropicana." This band is part of a revolutionary new sound emanating from Cuba that mixes JAZZ with Salsa and Cuban "Timba." The results tears the audiences up, be it in Europe, the Caribbean, or the Lincoln Center in New York where they played to a standing ovation time after time.

The group is a collaboration of several of the most talented young musicians in Cuba who are mostly graduates from some of the most prestigious music schools and conservatories on the island.

An important part of Bamboleo's appeal are the two dynamic vocalists. With strikingly beautiful, shaved heads, Vannia Borges, with a sultry smooth singing style, and Haila Mompie, who is often compared to Celia Cruz, have become two female stars in the male dominated world of Latin Jazz.

Put on your listening caps and "Salsa dancing shoes" and come join the party for:

BAMBOLEO - Tuesday, January 18, 8:00 pm - 12:00 Midnight @ CLUB TROPICANA - 3222 Fondren (at Richmond). ---For reservations (and $5.00 discount from door price), call: ----713-977-4188