Acts tagged with 'cuban', from across the UK...

Barulho are a leading Brighton based Samba band. With a unique style and presence, they bring any event to life with infectious rhythms, funky beats and spectacular performances. Blending Afro-Cuban and South American roots with samba reggae, funk, hip hop and drum & bass, their passion for sound is guaranteed to get you dancing and lift your spirits. From ... » View band profile »

Cafecito plays a lively pre-salsa style of music still heard on the streets of Old Havana today - charanga! They play cha cha chas, boleros, danzones and Latin jazz, a flavour of which you may have heard on some of the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. Perfect for dancing and background music, weddings, parties, corporate events and Cuban or Latin themed ... » View band profile »

DIÁSPORA: United in the Latin Beat “Clave... To us the word goes beyond explanations and definitions. It means life, salsa, the food of our leisure time, the motion of intense rhythm, the emotion of 20,000 people simultaneously grooving to the natural sounds of life. It’s being played in beat, on key, on clave... It means to be on top o ... » View band profile »

The Jazz Cannons are a classic swing band, jazz band, soul band and pop band led by the magnetic vocalist and saxophonist Jimmy Cannon. When booking The Jazz Cannons you can expect everything from laid back jazz standards to cool Rat Pack style swing and dance floor stomping jive. If the mood takes you, they have an extensive range of classic pop, soul and f ... » View band profile »

MacUmba is a professional group of musicians based in Scotland who mix the traditional sounds of Scottish bagpipes with the infectious rhythms of Brazilian Samba percussion. MacUmba have played at many events and festivals all over the world and continue to develop their unique sound, entertaining audiences where ever they go. The normal instrumentation of t ... » View band profile »

Mariachi music is the unique and vibrant sound of traditional Mexican music, guaranteed, with its exciting blend of live musicians and colourful costumes to bring the passion of Mexico and the authentic Mexican ‘fiesta’ feel to your special occasion. Mariachi El Mexicano's bandleader Pablo Aguilar was born in the neighbourhood of the ‘Plaza de Garibald ... » View band profile »

This vastly experienced Mariachi band were formed by professional working musicians with a long and varied career behind them. The instrument played include : guitars, guitarron (mexican bass), violins, trumpet, vihuela and accordion. The director of the band David Castro had the idea to create and fuse many musical styles so created this project to promote ... » View band profile »

The Philips Man and Nanacere Band play a live fusion of Afro-Latin-Funk-Hip-Hop-Reggae-Reggaeton-Salsa. They have a live DJ and Electric Guitar, Bass and Guest Vocalists, Congas and Drums. Formal Biography... Philips Man was born in Santa Clara, Cuba.Together with his two friends Julio Gavilan and Tony Man, they formed the band Triangulo Oscuro in 1996 in ... » View band profile »

Rory Duffy is a London-based saxophonist, pianist and arranger/composer/director with a background in jazz and improvised music. As director of Diáspora, he performs with his jazz quartet and Latin trio, combining his love of jazz and improvised music with Latin, soul and contemporary styles from around the world. Diáspora, his large-scale Latin production ... » View band profile »

Salsa Strings is a fusion of violin, cello and backing track that brings a new twist to the rhythms of Salsa (with a touch of jazz), Bolero, Danzon and Cha-cha-cha among others; including some of the songs made famous by the Buena Vista Social Club. Salsa Strings creates an ideal musical backdrop for corporate events, private parties, weddin ... » View band profile »

This five piece Cuban band have been making waves across Scotland over the last year with their fantastic authentic sound. Son al Son was formed in 2008 by musicians from Cuba and Scotland. As the name suggests, Son al Son play son, a style of music made popular in 1920’s Havana and more recently in the film “Buena Vista Social Club”. To th ... » View band profile »

Son Guarachando are one of the top exponents of Cuban Son, Salsa and Latin Music working in the UK today. They are fronted by vocalist Adriana Lord from Havana, Cuba who has been a leading force on the Havana Scene for well over a decade having worked with the likes of William Vivanco, Eliades Ochoa (Buena Vista Social Club) and NG La Banda. Individually the ... » View band profile »

Son Real is one of the UK's most innovative and contemporary Latin bands around today. Created in January 2006 by Latin Touch Entertainments, Son Real aims to create a fresh sound representative of the UK's love affair with the "Latin spirit". Musically Son Real orchestra is collaboration between British and Colombian musicians. Son Real's style is modern ye ... » View band profile »

Soulatino is the result of a merging of ideas and influences of eight musicians living and working in Scotland. Latin American Afro Culture and rhythms are the roots from which Soulatino has grown and developed. The band is made up of musicians from a few corners of the globe including Venezuela, Cuba and Scotland. Soulatino is a mature, vibrant and explosi ... » View band profile »

With musicians hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv and London, Soul Fiesta really are one of the most cosmopolitan soul bands, funk bands and Latin bands on the scene. Having each made a name for themselves in their native countries the band members settled in London. Through their shared love of live music, friendships blossomed. Identifying the need for ... » View band profile »

'The Sterling Three' The Sterling Three is a London based jazz trio. The core group consists of three experienced musicians with exemplary credentials from famous and well known events/venues. All three musicians have performed at: Glastonbury '10 Big Chill '10 '11 O2 Millennium Dome '10 Jazz Cafe - Camden, London '11 The Sterling Three trio offers a diverse ... » View band profile »

Trio Latino is a band that plays from an extensive latin and jazz repertoire. Many songs are from the jazz greats like Duke Ellington & Gershwin, and popular Brazilian composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim. This internationally experienced band has a quality in the music that will bring an air of sophistication to any event. Kiki Sire is the singer & percu ... » View band profile »