The heavy salsa beat from Malamanya could be heard a block away as I walked towards the Sunday night block party at Memory Lanes.
The music was intoxicating, filling the space in front of the stage with all sorts of people – people who had taken a spin on the salsa dance floor before, kids who couldn’t help but move to the beat, and even a few hipsters.
The block party is an annual two-day event, with a large line-up of bands that play into the night.
Lead singer Adriana Rimpel had a sound that was made for Afro-Cuban music. The Star Tribune’s description is apt – “sultry and soaring.”
Blue suede dancing shoes.
There were many families at the party with babies and kids.
The block party scene in the evening at Memory Lanes.
Memory Lanes & Flashback Cafe is located at 2520-26th Ave S, Minneapolis.
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