Projects & collectives

Distinct identities. One commitment to the music.

Congresses, collectives and event formats created across Paris and Rio de Janeiro.

Four editions within the 2000–2005 series

Paris World Salsa Congress

Co-founder · Organiser · Master of ceremonies · DJ

A formative European congress series where DJ Hervé helped shape the programme, guide the room and select the music across four editions.

Co-founded the congress
Four editions as organiser, MC and DJ
Part of the early internationalisation of the Paris Salsa scene

Paris, France

Documented from 2004

PapasDJs

Co-founder · Core DJ · Ace of Hearts

An early Paris Salsa-DJ collective built around distinctive selectors, a shared visual identity and recurring social-dance programming.

Recurring O’Sullivans Social Salsa Players series
Events at ENST / Telecom Paris
Hervé, Hubert, Gabriel and Willy formed the core quartet

Paris, France

2010–2011

Rio Salsa Congress

Co-founder · DJ

DJ Hervé co-founded the Rio Salsa Congress and served as a DJ, bringing his international congress experience into Brazil’s Salsa community.

Co-founder of the congress
DJ for the 2010 and 2011 editions
A bridge between the European and Brazilian chapters of his career

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2010–2014

La Vieja Guardia DJs

Creator · DJ · Producer

A two-DJ Salsa and Latin-music project created by Hervé for clubs, parties and congresses, with a dense surviving flyer trail and weekly Guimo’s programming through 2014.

Recurring programming at Guimo’s and Waxy’s
Salsa & Samba, Casa de España and Salsa na Glória
Salsa Na Lapa and the monthly Jimmy series

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Past project

Latin Music Entertainment

Co-founder · DJ

A separate past DJ collective co-founded by DJ Hervé, reflecting his work in Latin-music programming and event entertainment.

Co-founded by DJ Hervé
Part of the broader history behind the DJ Hervé archive
Latin-music programming and entertainment

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