1. Marc Anthony
New York's favorite romantic salsa star, Marc Anthony, will no doubtedly be filling up Madison Square Garden with a special Valentine's Day 'Concierto del Amor.'
- Feb. 14: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
2. Gilberto Santa Rosa & Victor Manuelle
Talk about salsa romantica - it doesn't get much better than the Puerto Rican duo of Gilberto Santa Rosa and Victor Manuelle. Santa Rosa and Manuelle have performed together before - most notably in 2001 when they with their Dos Soneros, Una Historia concert and the subsequent DVD by the same name that came out in 2005.
- Feb. 13: Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium
- Feb. 15: San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
- Feb. 21: Miami, FL - James L. Knight Center
3. Akwid
This rap /hip hop duo from Los Angeles will be appearing at the popular Club Nokia is their home city.
- Feb. 21: Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
4. DLG
DLG (Dark Latin Groove) was one of my favorite groups of the 1990s, featuring an interesting mix of salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop and other urban genres. They broke up in 2000 when lead singer Huey Dunbar decided to go solo. Using the 2008 album Renacer as their vehicle, they're back with a new lead, Dominican singer Miss YaYa (Yahaira Vargas). The newly reborn group will be performing at the newly reborn Conga Room.
- Feb. 6: Los Angeles, CA - The Conga Room
5. Conjunto Primavera
The norteno group Conjunto Primavera's music is more romantic than corrido and, since they're from northern Mexico, they add saxaphone to their instrumental mix for a smoother, more romantic sound. Conjunto music fans should enjoy the Valentine's Day concert in Chicago.
- Feb 14: Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
- Feb 28: San Jose, CA - San Jose McEnery Convention Center
6. Puerto Rican Power with Ismael Rivera
Puerto Rican Power is a large band that's been devoted to salsa since the 1970s, playing with some of the early, great salsa pioneers. Ismael Rivera is one of Fania's earliest and best vocalist. The combinations should make for a hot, hot night in Orlando.
- Feb 13: Orlando, FL - House of Blues
7. Frank Reyes
Dominican music fans have a treat in store if they attend this concert by Frank Reyes, the 'Prince of Bachata.' It's also a known fact that, after listening to a bachat concert, you'll be especially lucky at the gaming tables! Well, who knows?
- Feb. 14: Atlantic City, NJ - Bally's
- Feb. 15: Lawrence, MA - Roxy Lawrence(featuring Miguel Jose)
8. K-Paz de la Sierra
Duranguense's K-Paz de la Sierra has been through a lot lately. In May 2007 the band divided up due to disagreements then, in December, 2007, lead singer Sergio Gomez was killed. But all that is in the past as the band warms up for a night of that special sound of Duranguense Mexican music.
- Feb. 13: Passaic, NJ - Fiesta Night Club
9. Pepe Aguilar
If romantic ranchera warms you, then you might consider a trip to Cabazon to hear Aguilar, a master of the genre.
- Feb. 14: Cabazon, CA - Morongo Casino Resort
10. Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias, the king of romantic Latin pop, comes to the U.S. for a series of concerts.
- Feb. 11: Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
- Feb. 14: Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
- Feb. 15: Melbourne, FL - King Center for the Performing Arts
