Thursday, June 19, 2008

A taste of Buenos Aires in Santa Barbara

If you are planning to visit the west coast and wanna try a little bit of Buenos Aires, this is the place to visit: Cafe Buenos Aires
http://www.cafebuenosaires.com/

Wednesdays
From 6:45 to 9:30 come and enjoy the only weekly live tango milonga.The Cafe Buenos Aires tango Orchestra is a quintet composed of bandoneon, two violins, piano, and upright bass, playing from a traditional repetoire. Social dancing starts at 7pm and ends at 10:30pm, being the longest running milonga in Santa Barbara.

Fridays
From 7:00 to 10:00 joins us for Latin-American folkloric music. The quartet composed of guitar, charango, zampoƱa (pan flute), bass, and percussion has an emphasis on Andean music. The group will transport you to the high mountains of South America.

Saturdays
From 7:00 to 10:00 The Martinez Brothers will make your feet tap to the rythm of high beat of Latin Jazz. The quartet composed of flute, piano, percussion and bass, plays all your favorite and world reknown latin songs.

Cafe Buenos Aires
Address: 1316 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 963-0242
Category: Latin American
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 5pm-10pm
Price: $10 - $20
Serving: Lunch, & Dinner
Reservations: Yes, recommended
Happy Hour: Mojito Thursdays

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