Palenke was born in 1990 to the collective talents of Fernando Suarez and Lisandro Zapata from Colombia. Both are professional performers widely experienced in the Latin and Jazz scene. The Band's eclectic repertoire is passionate, dynamic and eminently danceable. This all singing band is fronted by Colombian Adriana Santana, who captivates the audience with her magnetic voice and sensual dancing.
*Fronted by Adriana Santana - the ‘Queen of Salsa’*
Palenke was born in 1990 to the collective talents of Fernando Suarez and Lisandro Zapata from Colombia. Both are professional performers widely experienced in the Latin and Jazz scene. The Band's eclectic repertoire is passionate, dynamic and eminently danceable: from the characteristically hot blooded tempos of Cuban Salsa and Brazilian Lambada, the traditional folk rhythms of Colombian cumbia and Dominican Merengue, to the latest Caribbean Reggae and universally popular Spanish style ‘Gypsy Kings’.
This all singing band includes the traditional Latin rhythm section: piano, guitar, bass, congas, bongos and timbale and is fronted by Adriana Santana, also Colombian, who has become the ‘Queen of Salsa’ in London by captivating the audience with her magnetic voice and sensual dancing.
- 5 piece- Female and Male Vocal, Piano/ Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Congas, Bongos and Timbale.
Let’s Get Loud
Maria 123
Fever
Cuba
Chachas
La Burrita
Mais Que Nada
Mambo No. 5
Fiesta Caliente
Playa’ No More
La Bamba
Carrapicho
Hot, Hot, Hot
Besame Mucho
La Vida Loca
Fiesta
Suerte
Could You Be Loved
Don’t Know Why
I Like It Like That
Asereje
Tristeza
Tamborera
Corazon Espinado
Latin Girl
Volare – Bamboleo
Something Stupid
Jenna Parker, Events Manager, Vitesse Media
Hi Tracey, Thank you for your email. The band were absolutely fantastic and very professional, I will definitely keep them in mind for any future events or recommendations. Please thank them all for their fantastic performance.
Kay Ruby, John Lewis
The Band were fabulous and some of the moves on the dance floor weren’t bad either.
Peter Clucas – Salsa Chill out!
I once again thank you all for providing such a great performance at Salsa Chillout’s Christmas party in Chelmsford. You guys are the best live Latin music I have ever heard, simply Stunning!!!!
Kate Smith, St Lawrence College, Ramsgate.
Just to say, what a fabulous night you gave us on Saturday at St Lawrence College. You definitely lived up to your reputation, and the salsa lesson you gave Adriana was superb! We couldn't have asked for anything better. I cannot wait to organize another salsa do next year! We received so many compliments on the band, and my brother say's he loves you! You are a fabulous dancer. How do you sing and dance like that at the same time? Thank you again, for being so approachable and friendly. You nearly killed us with your energy! My feet have been crippled since.
Tina and Jeremy Whiteson
I thought I'd drop you a line to thank you for a wonderful time on Saturday. The band was brilliant and suited the venue perfectly.The weather was great and with the music we felt transported abroad, not boring Edgware. You are lovely people and put us at ease as host and hostess. We would surely recommend you.
Joyce and Rahim
Comments: Just an email to say thank you so much for your entertainment. You added the perfect finishing touch to my evening reception. You've done us proud!! Everybody had a wonderful time!! A few people have been asking for your details and I shall highly recommend you guys.
Sylvie Daw
Thank you so much for all your hard work last night; the feedback has been really, really fantastic. Everyone had a fabulous evening and I hope you enjoyed it too! I would love to book you again for next year hopefully for Feb around Valentine night if poss. I will contact you when the hotel confirm my dates and if not, then perhaps for our third birthday in July. Once again, many thanks. I will place your link on our website in the next few days when I update it.
Mark, Dancers Club Cambridge
Just a quick message to say thanks so much to your entire band for playing for us on Sunday. Everyone loved it and thought you were fantastic. You certainly helped make the event something special! Thanks also for the dance which was great fun! I look forward to seeing you again sometime soon and we can't wait to have you back in Cambridge!
Over the years Palenke has toured throughout Switzerland (Montreaux Festival), France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland and Turkey. The band has performed for dignitaries such as Prince Charles, the late King Hussein of Jordan, King Juan Carlos of Spain and has become a spicy ingredient at hotels, clubs and many pop stars parties.
In the UK, the band is well known from North to South as a leading Latin band that spreads the Latin fever from small to big audiences. Palenke has been invited to the Barbican Centre, the South Bank, The Edinburgh Festival and several TV shows. They are currently working on their first original CD.
Palenke, over the years, have collaborated with great Musicians such as Oscar Ruiz, Bill Bland, Alejandro Martinez and Luis Carlos Fuentes.
Palenke are also able to offer bigger or smaller line ups, dancers and teachers. Our prices includes PA system for up to 200 people events.
- 2 hours all together, 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 minute sets.
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
East
- Cambridgeshire - £1,150.00
- Huntingdonshire - £1,150.00
- Norfolk - £1,150.00
- Suffolk - £1,150.00
Mid Scotland
- Ayrshire - £1,495.00
- Clackmannanshire - £1,495.00
- Dunbartonshire - £1,495.00
- Fife - £1,495.00
- Kinross-shire - £1,495.00
- Renfrewshire - £1,495.00
- Selkirkshire - £1,495.00
- Stirlingshire - £1,495.00
- West Lothian - £1,495.00
Mid Wales
- Cardiganshire - £1,150.00
- Montgomeryshire - £1,150.00
- Powys - £1,150.00
- Radnorshire - £1,150.00
Midlands
- Derbyshire - £1,150.00
- Gloucestershire - £1,150.00
- Hereford and Worcester - £1,150.00
- Herefordshire - £1,150.00
- Leicestershire - £1,150.00
- Lincolnshire - £1,150.00
- Northamptonshire - £1,150.00
- Nottinghamshire - £1,150.00
- Rutland - £1,150.00
- Shropshire - £1,150.00
- Staffordshire - £1,150.00
- Warwickshire - £1,150.00
- West Midlands - £1,150.00
- Worcestershire - £1,150.00
North East
- Cleveland - £1,380.00
- Durham - £1,380.00
- East Riding of Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- Humberside - £1,380.00
- North Riding of Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- North Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- Northumberland - £1,380.00
- South Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- Tayside - £1,380.00
- Tyne and Wear - £1,380.00
- West Riding of Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- West Yorkshire - £1,380.00
- Yorkshire - £1,380.00
North Scotland
- Aberdeenshire - £1,725.00
- Angus - £1,725.00
- Argyllshire - £1,725.00
- Banffshire - £1,725.00
- Caithness - £1,725.00
- Inverness-shire - £1,725.00
- Kincardineshire - £1,725.00
- Morayshire - £1,725.00
- Nairn - £1,725.00
- Perth - £1,725.00
- Ross and Cromarty - £1,725.00
- Sutherland - £1,725.00
North Wales
- Anglesey - £1,380.00
- Caernarvonshire - £1,380.00
- Clwyd - £1,380.00
- Denbighshire - £1,380.00
- Flintshire - £1,380.00
- Gwynedd - £1,380.00
- Merionethshire - £1,380.00
North West
- Cheshire - £1,380.00
- Cumberland - £1,380.00
- Cumbria - £1,380.00
- Greater Manchester - £1,380.00
- Lancashire - £1,380.00
- Merseyside - £1,380.00
- Westmorland - £1,380.00
South East
- Bedfordshire - £1,035.00
- Berkshire - £1,035.00
- Buckinghamshire - £1,035.00
- East Sussex - £1,035.00
- Essex - £1,035.00
- Hampshire - £1,035.00
- Hertfordshire - £1,035.00
- Isle of Wight - £1,380.00
- Kent - £920.00
- London - £920.00
- Middlesex - £920.00
- Oxfordshire - £1,035.00
- Surrey - £920.00
- Sussex - £1,035.00
- West Sussex - £1,035.00
South Scotland
- Berwickshire - £1,380.00
- Dumfries and Galloway - £1,380.00
- Dumfries-shire - £1,380.00
- East Lothian - £1,380.00
- Kirkcudbrightshire - £1,380.00
- Lanarkshire - £1,380.00
- Lothian - £1,380.00
- Midlothian - £1,380.00
- Pebbles-shire - £1,380.00
- Roxburghshire - £1,380.00
- Strathclyde - £1,380.00
- Wigtownshire - £1,380.00
South Wales
- Breconshire - £1,150.00
- Carmarthenshire - £1,150.00
- Dyfed - £1,150.00
- Glamorgan - £1,150.00
- Gwent - £1,150.00
- Mid Glamorgan - £1,150.00
- Monmouthshire - £1,150.00
- Pembrokeshire - £1,150.00
- South Glamorgan - £1,150.00
- West Glamorgan - £1,150.00
South West
- Avon - £1,265.00
- Cornwall - £1,265.00
- Devon - £1,265.00
- Dorset - £1,150.00
- Somerset - £1,150.00
- Wiltshire - £1,150.00
