La Maquina de Cuba ('The Engine of Cuban music')
Javier has been DJing in the UK since his arrival 8 years ago playing salsa and timba cubana, reggaeton, Latin hip-hop and R&B depending on the occasion.
Career so far
2008
Voted 'Best Cuban DJ' in the UK at the International Cuban Salsa Congress
2007
Voted 'Best Cuban DJ' in the UK at the International Cuban Salsa Congress
2006
Voted 'Best Cuban DJ' in the UK at the International Cuban Salsa Congress
2005
Featured in iD London magazine (October 2005) as one of the UK's leading emerging acts in the urban Latin music scene
2003
Finalist in the Bacardi's DJ competition in Havana, Cuba
He has supported many of Cuba's greatest musicians in concert in the UK and France. These include Los Van Van, Pupy y los que son son, Maykel Blanco, Elito Reve, Sierra Maestra, Osvaldo Chacon, Paulito FG, Sur Caribe, Manolito Simonet y su trabuco and Candido Fabre. He has also played at several one off and prestigious yearly events including:
Current Events
Salsa Fusion (www.salsa-fusion.co.uk)
Cuban Connection on Wednesdays (4 Wild Court, Holborn, WC2B 4AU)
Fiesta Latina on Thursdays (Tito's Bar, 4-6 London Bridge St, SE1 9SG)
Rumbon Cubano, one Sunday a month (Tito's Bar, 4-6 London Bridge St, SE1 9SG)
Cuba Linda on Sundays (Freddies Bar, Harrow)
and as a guest DJ at various clubs, events and concerts in London, the UK and Europe
Past Events in the UK include
Nov 2006/7/8 - Cuba UK's Intl. Cuban Salsa Congress, Bodelwyddan Castle, Wales
The 'Havana Nights' Red Cross Jubilee Ball at the Hilton Park Lane Dec 2003
The Latin Splash Festival, Clapham 2003/4
The Salsa UK International Congress 2004/5/6/7 Bognor Regis
The Carnival del Pueblo, Burgess Park, London 2004/5/6/7
Polo & Garden Party fundraiser for Childrens Cancer Charity 2004
Tsunami Salsa Appeal, The Coloseum, Vauxhall 2005
Mambocity 5 Star Salsa Congress, Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow 2004/5/6/7/8
Carnival Cubano, South Bank in June 2005/6/7
Club Cubana, Pontins Salsa Weekender March 2004/5/6/7/8
