Viva Cuba! Live Cuban bands & DJs

Doors 6pm. £10 in advance, £15 on the door Music starts 9pm

If advance tickets have sold out (there is no BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW button) there will be tickets available on the door.

The club reserves the right to give away ticketed seats on Fridays and Saturdays in the event of the ticketholder arriving after 8pm. In this case, the ticket holder will still be granted entry subject to availability with no guarantee of seating.

Cuba and its amazing music. In the 1980s Arturo Sandoval and Irakere were the synonymous with sound of summer in the club. Ronnie Scott travelled to Havana many times and was a founder of the Havana Jazz Festival, which is still going strong.  Viva Cuba is our celebration of Cuba, its culture and its music. For many years we have been running regular Friday nights upstairs and now we’re back with a sensational evening of music that cannot fail to propel you to dance floor…

20 May  – CLOSED TONIGHT FOR A PRIVATE EVENT

27 May  – SARABANDA + DJ ALFARO

JOSE CASCARET vocals

ALFONSO MONO DE JESUS guest vocals

SARA McGUINNESS piano

JIMMY MARTINEZ bass

BILL BLAND congas

TRISTAN BUTLER timbales

Expect passionate and exuberant arrangements of Cuban songs both classic and modern. The fabulous singer Jose Cesar, hailing from Santiago – the heartland of Cuban son, is much in demand for his fantastic vocal talents. Combine this with the blistering keyboards of Sara McGuinness and solid bass grooves from Jimmy Martinez supported by a steaming percussion section and you can’t go wrong.

3 June  – JESÚS CUTIÑO BAND + DJ GAVIN

ANGÉLICA LÓPEZ vocals

GUSTAVO ALCÁNTARA piano/backing vocals

RANDY LESTER congas

LUIS REYES timbales

JOSÉ ZALBA flute

JESÚS CUTIÑO bass/lead vocals.

Jesús Cutiño is a Cuban singer, songwriter and an accomplished performer of many guitar styles including Cuban, Latin jazz, flamenco, ska, reggae etc. He is recognised as one of the best tres players in Europe (the tres is the Cuban guitar that forms the mainstay of the Cuban 'son' sound).

10 June  – JAVIER CAMILO + DJ RICH

KISHON KHAN acoustic piano

NODA congas

ALEJANDRO baby bass

LANDI DÍAS trombone

JAVIER CAMILO lead vocals/bongos

One of London’s most popular Cuban bands purveying irresistible dance rhythms and a night-long party vibe.

17 June – SON YAMBU + DJ JIM

DUNIA CORREA vocals

JOSE VOLGA keys/BVs

JAVIER FIORAMONTI bass/BVs

RENE SAVIGNE congas/BVs

ALBERTO DANGER trumpet/BVs

TOBY HERSCHMANN timbales

Son Yambu are a UK based-band who play authentic Cuban son. Most of the band members hail from Cuba. Each has a lifetime’s worth of experience in playing son Cubano and are all passionate about maintaining the traditions of the genre. Son Yambu bring their audiences a truly sensational, authentic Latin-music experience and their music is guaranteed to turn any event into a fiesta!

24 June  – CAMINA BAND + DJ ALFARO

JOSE LUIS MARTELL congas, vocals

JOSE ALBERTO MUSIQUITO trumpet, vocals

ARIEL CUBRÍA bass

JOSE VOLGA piano

LUIS ALBERTO MUSIKITO trumpet

FELIX GONZALEZ timbales/vocals

Camina Band is an established  Cuban Band playing a wide range of styles from traditional to Timba, and exploiting elements of urban music from Cuba and Latin America . Energy and Cuban flavour are guaranteed.