(headline image: Baile An Salsa – photo by Julia Dunin) Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa is set to perform at The Button Factory, Dublin…
Irish-Latin fusion band Baile an Salsa to Perform “Salsa-Trad” in Dublin
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