La Rumbantana Salsa Bar Medellin
Source: La Rumbantana Facebook page
Name: La Rumbantana
Type of business: Bar
Address: Avenida San Juan con Carrera 74
This venue was dubbed by several connoisseurs as the bar with the best Salsa music collection in Medellin. It was located on Avenida San Juan with Carrera 74, in a Salsa and cultural environment that occupied other Salsa and Reggae bars.
Its founder, Sergio Santana Archbold, from San Andrés, is a writer and researcher of Afro-Antillean music, with several books published on Salsa.
The venue had 2 floors, was adorned with images of great artists, and was a Bohemian space, which was also open for literary and poetic events. It played exclusive, select music, high quality Salsa music.
Its music was less known and inspired and intrigued its clients to investigate, dream and live Salsa. This bar was in business from about 1996 to 2011.
Catalogado por varios conocedores como el bar que contenía la mejor colección musical de la Salsa en Medellín. Estaba ubicado en la Avenida San Juan con Carrera 74, en un entorno salsero y cultural que ocupaban otros bares de Salsa o de Reggae.
Su fundador, Sergio Santana Archbold, es un sanandresano, escritor e investigador sobre música afroantillana, con varios libros publicados sobre la Salsa.
Constaba de 2 pisos ambientados con imágenes de grandes artistas, un espacio para la bohemia, que también estaba abierto para eventos literarios y poéticos.
Sonaba música exclusiva y selecta, con alta calidad musical. Música que muy pocos conocían pero que invitaba a investigar, a soñar y a vivir la Salsa.
Este bar funcionó entre 1996 y 2011, aproximadamente.
Neighborhood: , Commune: , City: Medellin, Department: Antioquia, Country: Colombia
Price range: Normal
Facebook: @rumbantana.salsa
Public: Colombians
Noise level: High
