Name: Primo Cubano
Start: 2026-01-30T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-30T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Dance Hall

Primo Cubano

The Dance Hall, located in the heart of Kittery Foreside, is a non-profit, all-ages music and arts venue that offers intimate and exciting shows in a recently beautified, historic Grange Hall. The hall has a charming, authentic vintage vibe and wonderful acoustics. The diverse programming, featuring artists from around the world as well as talent local to the Seacoast and New England, solidifies The Dance Hall as a hub for arts and culture.

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The Dance Hall welcomes back Primo Cubano, who together, channel the timeless joy of Cuban son—transporting audiences from Maine to Havana.

Primo Cubano brings the irresistible rhythms of traditional Cuban dance music to life, performing son—the style that first emerged in the Cuban countryside at the turn of the 20th century and later blossomed in Havana. Son became the heartbeat of Cuba’s popular music, blending African and Spanish roots into a sound that laid the foundation for modern salsa.The group was founded by guitarist Paul D’Alessio, who first encountered son during a 2004 trip to Cuba with the Brunswick–Trinidad Sister City Association. Captivated by its energy and spirit, he began learning the tres, a guitar-like Cuban instrument, and formed Primo Cubano—literally, “Cuban Cousin.”The band features a powerhouse lineup: trumpeter and percussionist Marc Chillemi, who adds bright brass lines and spirited coros (choruses); percussionist Lenny Hatch, whose passion for the congas began with the legendary Mongo Santamaría and has only deepened over two decades; vocalist and maraca player Eric Winter, whose lifelong love of singing and study of Spanish infuses the music with authenticity; and bassist Duane Edwards, a University of Maine at Augusta graduate whose mastery of the tumbao groove keeps dancers moving all night long. ** SALSA BEFORE THE SHOW** From 7:00-7:30 take a free Salsa lesson with Salsa Secrets! Salsa Secrets is a latin dance school in Portsmouth NH. They teach group classes for absolute beginners to advanced dancers. Salsa Secrets holds social dances on the third Saturday of each month at their Lafayette Road location in Portsmouth. Everyone is welcome to experience the healing power of dance!&nbsp;$20 advance | $25 day-of | $12 student

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