Conga Room
The Conga Room is a Los Angeles nightclub located at L.A. Live that focuses on salsa and Latin music.
History
Beginning in 1998 as a venue for salsa music performances, The Conga Room expanded its booking to incorporate artists in other genres: pop/rock, EDM, world beat, jazz, and hip hop. As it outgrew its old location, the club reopened on December 10, 2008 at the L.A. Live district in downtown Los Angeles.[1] The new club, with 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) and a capacity of about 1,000, is nearly three times the size of the old club.
The club has hosted record launches, movie debuts, award shows and after-parties for various entertainment, social, political and sporting events. It hosted the press conference that announced the 2001 Latin Grammy Award winners.
The Conga Room is co-owned by Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Rodriguez, Sheila E., Amaury Nolasco, Baron Davis, Trevor Ariza, and will.i.am.
Notable performers
- Prince
- Lenny Kravitz
- Stevie Wonder
- Justin Timberlake
- Black Eyed Peas
- Robin Thicke
- Snoop Dogg
- Avicii
- Capital Cities
- Aterciopelados
- Susana Baca
- Bobby Brown
- Billy Cobham
- Common
- Celia Cruz
- Brian Culbertson
- Jack DeJohnette
- Lila Downs
- Gloria Estefan
- Nelly Furtado
- Bebel Gilberto
- Gipsy Kings
- Enrique Iglesias
- Los Lobos
- Ricky Martin
- Tito Puente
- Renegade
- Poncho Sanchez
- Santana
- Olga Tañón
- Julieta Venegas
- Wyclef Jean
Notable events
- The Carlos Santana post-Grammy party in 2000.
- The 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards announcement press conference in 2001 due to the show's cancellation on September 11, 2001.
References
- ↑ Johnson, Reed (December 7, 2008). "The Conga Room at L.A. Live is thinking big". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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Coordinates: 34°02′43″N 118°15′56″W / 34.04523°N 118.26550°W