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Early on, it broadened its musical repertoire beyond salsa (Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Buena Vista Social Club and Oscar De Leon) to spotlight popular artists in other genres: rock en Español (e.g., Aterciopelados, Julieta Venegas), world beat (e.g., Susana Baca, Lila Downs, Hugh Masekela, Bebel Gilberto), jazz (e.g., Billy Cobham, Poncho Sanchez, Jack DeJohnette), urban (e.g., Common, Wyclef Jean) and pop/rock (e.g., José Feliciano, Nelly Furtado, Los Lobos). With its rebirth at L.A. Live district in downtown Los Angeles, the Conga Room is poised to host an even broader array of concerts and parties, many in the wake of entertainment, social, political and sporting events at the nearby Staples Center, Nokia Theatre, Club Nokia and JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

The new club, with 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) and a capacity of about 1,800, is nearly three times the size of the funky, elbow-bumping old club. Basic cover charge for the new venue ranges from $18 to ...