Good News for Ukraine's only Salsa Band disLOCAdos

In the fall of 2006 I met Karolina Patocki a Polish Canadian who had relocated to Kyiv as part of her professional career. We had met through a common friend who had been working here some time earlier. Some time after Karolina had settled in she was like usual getting in tune with the city she decided to get involved in a musical project which over time became very much part of her life.

By the time her contract with her employer had ended she was sing at a number of different clubs with what was then known as the Kyiv Salsa Kings... I mix of various musicians in Ukraine's capital, but not necessarily from Kyiv, who had a love for salsa music.

Sometime in the spring the band went a re-branding so to speak.. Karolina even consulted with me regarding the new name of the band.

The band started writing their own material, with Karolina, who had studied in Madrid, writing the lyrics... and Ilya, whose last name excapes me now, writing the music.

Today I informed Karolina to join our group on Multiply as a result of having forgotten to inform her of the Monopoly voting. Shortly thereafter she sent me some good news. disLOCAdos' original music will be given airplay on a station in Puerto Rico.... Congrats...

The hosts of "Salsoteca" a program on Puerto Rico have have expressed an extreme interest in their songs, and have agreed to play them on the radio!

You can listen via the internet. It's every Sunday 1-3pm Puerto Rico time. In Kyiv, that means on Sunday from 7pm-9pm. Listen LIVE here: http://www.wrtu.pr/index.html

So welcome Karolina to our group and if you love salsa ... tune in...

DisLOCAdos - with something new

A while back I made a note that the Kyiv Salsa Kings have changed their name to DisLOCAdos.

Yesterday, I was informed by band member Karolina Patocki that DisLOCAdos will be performing one of their last gigs at Art Club 44 this coming Sunday May 20, but they will also be presenting some of their new material.

So if you like Salsa check out their gig next Sunday.

Kyiv Salsa Kings make a shift

A while back I mentioned some different bands in Kyiv that are not necessarily Ukrainian, one of these bands, the Kyiv Salsa Kings are making a shift.

This morning I heard it directly from Canadian band member Karolina Patocki. The band has officially changed its name to DisLOCAdos. The name really says it all. A number of people playing music which is not natural for their location. Best of luck to DisLOCAdos, and their plans in the upcoming months.

Karolina had consulted me about the name change strategy, and given the band together with Karolina have been putting together some new materials, and with some change in personnel, we decided it was an appropriate time for a name change.