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Alcazaba

50 Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, FL

Alcazaba is located in the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables and opened in late 1987 with DJ Jose Garcia and DJ Alex Gutierrez.

True to the Miami sound it's format was a blend of classic Disco, Salsa, merengue and contemporary dance hits. Never much on lights or sound but a Wednesday night institution for over 10 + years. A Wednesday night so solid that when rival club Canseco's opened up in the early 90s just when caller ID was becoming available a bomb threat was received at 9pm on a Wednesday Night. Still going on today , still play Disco, but mainly Salsa unless we start seeing more old timers . I left as DJ for about 3 years and now I'm back there on Wednesday happy Hours.

Photos below submitted by : Alex Gutierrez
Alcazaba Today after re modeling pics 1 and 2 DJ Alex Gutierrez pic 3

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djalexg
on Jul 13, 07 | 9:24 am

Reader Comments on Alcazaba

Not even worthy of being included in a site about DISCO> This place OPENED in the mid-nineties!!! About twenty years after the fact, still, it does play OLDIES!!

Posted Feb 17, 08 | 12:42 pm by vyniljunkie

Looks much nicer now but the lowlifes still call it home!

I went a few weeks ago on Wednesday night,and man if felt as if the Mariel boat lift had happen all over again!

And I'm Cuban,so figura te! lol

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 6:40 am by 305Disco

Never been a favorite place of mine. Not WORTHY!!

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 6:49 am by vyniljunkie

you know , i give up. Low lives in Miami? who knew.....but i'll keep playing disco, we always did and always will.
if not worthy ,then just hit the delete button Bernie.
and i'm Cuban too.....De madre!!

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 7:29 am by alex

Don't take anything personally Alex, I am not getting down on YOU! I just never liked the place. Hell, you must be doing something right, you have been there forever!! Good Job!! It is like in the old days, some people loved MUTINY, others thought it sucked!! The music, as long as its DISCO, will continue to rule!! My apologies if I insulted you, not my intentions, I just did not like the place or the crowd. You play great DISCO music, too bad there aren't more places!!!You're lucky, you still get to JAM!!!

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 7:37 am by vyniljunkie

Alex it has NADA to do with you bro,you kick a** and to be honest it was the ONLY reason I event went!

I dont mind the place,but the people that have been going there all this time,isnt exactly the Gables elite, that you cannot dispute!

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 7:49 am by 305Disco

group hug everyone.....it's cool i know what your saying

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 7:51 am by alex

Seriously Alex, how many years you been there now?? Since it opened?

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 7:56 am by vyniljunkie

since august 1987 opening night....left in 2002 to 2005 ..then when i got back, place was deserted...disco crowd headed to grand bay...grand bay closed...now you can see the old faces from before walking around ...happy hour 5 -7 you can always count on disco.....

Posted Apr 22, 08 | 8:06 am by alex

Guys and gals,

Alex Gutierrez will go down as one of Miami's best disco/ salsa DJ's of all time...

Alex, what happened to your elmixeo website?

Posted Oct 17, 08 | 10:29 pm by GilRodriguez

Great compliment coming from one of the pioneers of salsa mixing here in miami
The new web site is
www.djalexgutierrezmiami.com

Posted Oct 20, 08 | 1:42 am by Alex Gutierrez

with all due respect. i dont think all the credit should go to alex gutierrez. frank banderas is very good too. alex gutierrez; music is just too repetetive for my taste. he play same old songs every week. there is no variety in his music. either the same old oldies or the same old new ones.

de madre. is right.

Posted Mar 01, 09 | 10:45 am by Bami

is a shame that this place has closed alcazaba was the best place that you can go wednesday night.this place need to be open again

Posted Aug 03, 09 | 6:07 pm by manny

all these people that are making negative remark about alcazaza.just telling since all the time that i visited acazaba their were not even one fight at that place.just go to mystique club than you really will see thrash,come men do,t try to be so perfect or go to south beach.alcazaba need to be open again

Posted Aug 24, 09 | 2:52 am by manny

Now that it's closed,we can appreciate Alcazaba just a little bit more.People from our time have very little choice as to where to go, any day of the week!!
The clubs I work at now have mainly a latin format ,of course I'll sneek in something here and there usually towards closing,so that the last few drunks can do that dance where they point their index finger into the air in their intoxicated tribute to disco,but I least i get to leave with a smile on my face with the memories those songs bring back...

www.djalexgutierrezmiami.com

Posted Sep 25, 09 | 11:27 am by alex gutierrez

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