El Caobo Internacional

06/07/2026

NO COVER CHARGE!

ECI Tuesday Mambo Salsa Bachata & More
“Under the Stars 2026!” at Pier 31 — Year 12

Join El Caobo Internacional next Tuesday, June 9, 2026, for another beautiful evening of music, dancing, food, drinks, and lakefront summer energy at Pier 31.

Pier 31
31st Street Beachside Bar & Grill
3101 S. Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
6:00pm - 10:00pm

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bachata Lesson with Amina May

7:00pm - 10:00pm
Open Dancing with El Caobo

Come early for the lesson, stay for the music, and enjoy salsa, mambo, bachata, merengue, and more under the stars on Chicago’s lakefront.

This weekly summer tradition has been bringing dancers together since 2014.

All dates are tentative, pending weather conditions.

Full details:
https://www.elcaobo.net/pier31.html

Enjoy salsa, mambo, and bachata at Pier 31 in Chicago. Starting May 26, dance by the water all summer under the stars in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere.

06/05/2026

05/30/2026

https://www.elcaobo.net/fania.html

In 2009, Fania's assets were bought from Emusica by an investment firm called Signal Equity Partners, operating under the name Codigo Group. One of the owners of Codigo Group, knowing of El Caobo's previous work with the Fania catalogue, contacted him an

05/23/2026

LECTURA Y COMPRENSIÓN

Acabo de publicar un nuevo ejercicio de lectura basado en un fragmento de *Otro día nuestro*, de René Marqués.

El texto permite trabajar vocabulario, lenguaje figurado, comparación literaria y comprensión crítica, a partir de una descripción urbana cargada de tensión social, política y simbólica.

Es un buen recurso para estudiantes de español de nivel intermedio alto o avanzado, especialmente quienes desean ir más allá de la traducción palabra por palabra y empezar a leer con más profundidad.

Puedes verlo aquí:

El sol revelaba ahora para él, con claridad implacable, detalles que antes no había visto. La red de cables telefónicos y de hilos eléctricos, como una telaraña tejida burdamente por un...

05/19/2026

What does salsa owe Cuba?

This infographic gives a quick visual summary of a much deeper conversation: Cuban roots, New York transformation, Puerto Rican power, Latin American expansion, and the ongoing question of credit, recognition, and respect.

The point is not to erase anyone’s contribution. It is to tell the story more completely.

Cuba’s role is foundational.
Salsa’s journey is international.
The conversation deserves balance.

I wrote more about this in the full article here:

https://www.elcaobo.net/blog/what-salsa-owes-cuba-and-what-happened-after-it-left-home