For festival programmers
Havana on your main stage.
Sixteen musicians, five horns, a repertoire that won the Premio Internacional at Cubadisco in Havana. On the bill at the Montreux Jazz Festival from 2007 to 2018, at JazzAscona in 2023 and 2025, at Caliente! in Zurich and at LakeLive in Biel.
Festivals, year by year
- Montreux Jazz Festival2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
- JazzAscona2023, 2025
- Caliente! Latin Music Festival2024
- LakeLive Festival2023
- Havana Jazz Festival2013, 2014
- Bogotá Timba Festival2018
- Cully Jazz Festival, OFF2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Fête de la Cité2006
Nolosé Salsa is a salsa orchestra of 16 musicians, founded in Switzerland in 2004, which has played the Montreux Jazz Festival between 2007 and 2018, JazzAscona in 2023 and 2025, Caliente! in Zurich in 2024 and LakeLive in Biel in 2023. Outside Europe: the Havana Jazz Festival and the Bogotá Timba Festival.
What the crowd does in Ascona, Biel and Montreux
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A sound that comes from Havana
The band recorded an album at the Radio Progreso studios in Havana, and the repertoire bears its mark: salsa, son, timba, rumba and original songs your audience won’t have heard anywhere else.The full story is here.
The horns end up in the crowd
The singers dance at the front, the guiro player comes down to whip up the front row, and now and then the trombones and trumpets wade into the crowd, still playing. On stage since 2004, with a single point of contact: the band’s manager, on +41 79 600 22 40.
What festival programmers ask us
How many musicians are on stage?
At festivals, the Big Band Salsa: 12 to 16 musicians, with four voices, five horns and the full rhythm section. Smaller line-ups are available for club stages.
Are there dancers on stage?
Nolosé is a band first and foremost. But the stage moves: the singers dance at the front, and depending on the event, a dance couple can join the show.
Who handles the technical side?
Your crew, as usual at festivals: we send the patch list and stage plan; your technicians do the rest. Nolosé can bring the backline if needed.
Does the band travel outside Switzerland?
Yes. Nolosé has played the Havana Jazz Festival (2013-2014), the Bogotá Timba Festival (2018) and the Half Note in Athens (2015).
How far in advance should we get in touch?
The earlier the better: summer line-ups are often settled the autumn before. If your date is sooner, ask anyway: we’ll reply as fast as we can.
