Long running Cuban night El Rumbon Cubano will be back on 10th May 2013 with live music from Son Yambu, featuring the cream of London’s Cuban music scene plus DJ Dr Jim spinning some delicious timba, salsa and son till 4am. Jim from well known Cuban club the Afro-Cuban Lounge will also be teaching one [...]
Fancy a leisurely Sunday Brunch listening to the sultry sounds of Cuba? Then head down to the gorgeous fusion bar and restaurant, Asia de Cuba at St Martin’s Lane Hotel in Covent Garden. Starting on 5th May from 12-4pm and then the first Sunday of every month, you can enjoy delicious Dim Sum nibbles, drinks [...]
Alexander Abreu from Havana D’Primera band may well be the best trumpet player in Cuba. I can personally verify how poetic his playing is, having heard him do a trumpet solo during their concert in Paris last year. The sound of his trumpet during a solo (Paris) was such, that the ear could almost hear [...]
Simply put, this event will be a salute to the motherland of Salsa so saved it in your calendar. Brighton city holds its first Cuban Salsa Congress from June 21 to 24th offering over 60 hours of workshops and three massive late-night parties. The event will be held in the 4 star Hilton Brighton Metropole [...]
Mundesley Holiday Village, Mundesley, Norfolk, UK workshops on a wide variety of Rueda de Casino, Salsa and other Latin and African dance 2 party room rooms for 3 nights till 6am – Salsa Room & Kizomba Room live Cuban Band Son Yambu plus animations and shows half board chalet accommodation (bed, breakfast and dinner) workshops, [...]
Presented by SaSa Music Promotions! Thursday 16th May 2013 / Doors 7.00pm / £15adv Book tickets online Sierra Maestra the ambassadors of Cuban son, the backbone of all Cuban music, combining Spanish and African influences will be playing at Cecil Sharp House, London, Thursday 12th May 2011. They are returning to London after their last [...]
Grammy-award winning Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes died Friday, March 22 in Sweden from complications from Alzheimer’s. He was 94. Valdes was suffering from the disease for years and lived his last years in Benalmadena, Spain. Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, whose son Chuco Valdes is a well-known musician in his own right. The leading society [...]
Presented by Ronnie Scotts! 25th April 2013 – 27th April 2013 / Doors 18.00 / £30.00 – £50.00 Book tickets online Cuba’s greatest pianist returns to graces the stage once more at Ronnie Scotts, performing 3 nights with a quintet of musicians from Havana (including his sister Mayra Caridad Valdés in the vocals), focusing on [...]
Presented by Comono! Alexander Abreu y su Havana d’ Primera Friday 12th April 2012 / 9.00pm – 3.00am / £24.25 (22.00 ticket + 2.25 Fee) Book tickets online or call the Box Office on 0844 844 0444 The wait is finally over! One of the most widely celebrated trumpet players, Alexander Abreu, and his Grammy-nominated band, [...]
Over 50 hours of workshops and 3 sizzling party nights including Shows and Animation hosted by Sue (Salsa…feel the heat). Making his Northern Debut in the UK Davide Rumberito – Italy and Yersin Guillen Rivas ( Cuba / UK ) Etian Antuche Almeida ( Cuba / UK ) Ileana Cachon Duque ( Cuba / UK ) [...]
