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Baile An Salsa is a musical ensemble of 9 musicians who hail from 7 different countries (Argentina, Ireland, Italy, Cuba, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela), which performs a Latin-Irish hybrid style of music. This multicultural band takes its name from "Baile" which means town or home in the Irish language, but also means to dance in Spanish. "Baile An Salsa" loosely translates to "The Home of Salsa."

Appearance on the world's second longest-running late night television talk show, Ireland's The Late Late Show.

Their music was chosen as the soundtrack for the Folk Alliance International 2018 Conference, the world's largest gathering of the folk music industry and community.

Performance on June 22, 2018 at Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence Michael D. Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland.

Background
Formed in 2012 in Galway City, Ireland.

Formation
Several musicians, who played a regular salsa gig in Galway's west end, would visit the pub next door during their breaks. During one of those visits, the traditional Irish music in the pub began to mix with the salsa music in their heads. As they drummed the 'clave' (salsa rhythm) on the table, the idea emerged to play the two music styles together. Vocalist Andrés Martorell discussed the idea of forming a band with percussionist Alan Preims, who approached the fiddle player Michael Chang, about assembling traditional musicians for the project. The band was formed from members of the old salsa band and acquaintances from the traditional Irish music community.

Career
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Musical Style
The band's sound is a fusion of Celtic traditional music and Latin rhythms, described as a blend of Irish folk, Irish traditional tunes, and Sean-nós, with salsa, rumba, and flamenco. The band's music is frequently referred to as "Salsa-Trad" and features songs with vocals in English, Spanish and Irish.

Band Members

 * Andrés Martorell – lead vocals
 * Alan Preims – conga drums
 * AnnaLisa Monticelli – keyboards
 * Benjamin Becerra – bass guitar, vocals
 * Brendan McCreanor – uilleann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle
 * Brian "Rags" Ferguson – timbales, bodhrán
 * Frailan Moran – batá drums, bongos, small percussion, vocals
 * Gerard Chambers – diatonic button accordion
 * Michael Chang – fiddle

Discography
Baile An Salsa (2013) A self titled 4 track EP featuring a crossover blend of Irish traditional tunes and Latin rhythms. The EP charted at Number 2 in Colombia.

Tribu (2014) This 12 track album was recorded in Ireland at Sonas Recording in Killarney and Middlewalk Studio in Cloughjordan. Along with Salsa, Rumba, and Flamenco melodies, the album incorporated Irish melodies and lyrics in the Irish language, getting closer to the full concept of "Salsa-Trad" music.

Ériu (2018) An 11 track album recorded at the Grouse Lodge, a recording studio used by internationally renowned artists Tom Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, Simple Minds, and R.E.M., among others. Created in collaboration with five-time Latin Grammy Award winning producer, Walter Flores and six-time Latin Grammy winner, mastering engineer Felipe Tichaeur, the band's second full-length recording is a fusion of Spanish and Irish (particularly Galwegian) influences, exotic chant, and instruments of unity in a varied repertoire of notable songs.