Latin music & dance Fiesta!
REE Outdoor Salsa Spectacular in Leopold Square from 5pm until 10pm.
PLAYING IN THE SQUARE FROM 6pm
OMAR PUENTE AND RAICES CUBANA
Raíces Cubanas, led by virtuoso violinist and musical director Omar Puente, Winner of the 2017 Lukas Award, have their roots in Cuban Son and Charanga (violins, trumpet, piano, bass, timbale, congas with a strong vocal front line) infused with Afro- Cuban jazz.
Omar has toured worldwide with Cuban greats such as the late Ruben Gonzalez, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, Guillermo Rubalcaba, supported Tito Puente, Omara Portuondo and jammed with the Afro-Cuban All Stars. Over recent years he has performed, recorded and toured with British jazz stars Courtney Pine, Denis Baptiste,
Gary Crosby among others.
Live 6-piece all Cuban Salsa band – the amazing ‘Raices Cubana’
> Omar Puente: violin/vocals
> Flavio Correa: percussion/vocals
> Fernando Depestre: keys
> Oscar Martinez: congas/vocals
> Dorance Lorza: bass
> Roland Dominguez: trumpet
Plus fellow Cubano DJ ROLY CABALLERO, Bachata Dance Show from LAS FIERAS, Latin Animations, and so much more.
SALSA IN THE SQUARE AFTER PARTY – 10pm-2am
The party continues inside CUBANA from 10pm through until 2am with our
BARRIO LATINO
BANK HOLIDAY FIESTA – Three top DJs playing over two
> DOWNSTAIRS
DJ EBO (Baila Reggaeton UK)
– REGGAETON, SALSA, SAMBA, AND LATIN HOUSE
> UPSTAIRS
DJ CHANQUETY & DJ ANTONIO SABROSO
– KIZOMBA, SEMBA, KUDORO
