LA-33 at St Paul's Centre in Cambridge, UK tickets and event info

 Whoa! If "Descarga 33" — the opening track of Gozalo — doesn't raise the dead then nothing will. This commanding salsa powerhouse makes it's point straight away: get up and dance NOW! It's a DJ's last resort, the secret weapon. Now, while all of the tracks on La 33's second album aren't the equivalent to a salsa defibrillator like "Descarga 33," they do share its drive, swing and vision: keep the party going. The Colombian band, led by bassist Sergio Mejia, made a big impact with their debut La 33 and they clearly decided to up the ante here. Listen to Juan David Fernandez's timbales roar on the explosive cumbia-salsa "Plinio Guzman." And the uptempo jazzy-mambo instrumental title track "Gozalo" shows that this band is made of real musicians who can play. But it's the tight-fisted straight-ahead salsa tracks like "La Rumba Buena" that define La 33 as the premium dance band that they are. Highly recommended.   Do not mis the song "La Panthera Mambo", yes!!! they are the originators.