Ran Kan Kan: Made in Cuba

Submitted by OldFireStation on July 24, 2017 - 14:31

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
The Old Fire Station
Date(s): 
Saturday, 21 October 2017
Timing: 
8pm
Cost: 
£10/£8, £12 on the door

Weaving funky rhythms into sophisticated mambos, Ran Kan Kan conjure melodies of heart-stopping beauty into the foot-tapping music of the golden years of Cuban big bands … for you to dance to.

They are joined on stage by Special Guest Yelfris Valdes, the trumpet player from Sierra Maestra - one of the most iconic son bands in Cuba.

Made in Cuba kicks off at 8:30pm with a dance class led by a Cuban dancer and teacher.

A DJ will keep the Old Fire Station dance floor caliente and tropical from 8pm (doors open) through to midnight, with fantastic African, Caribbean and Latin dance tunes.

Classically trained, Yelfris Valdés has played and recorded with the greats of Cuban son montuno, including Ng La Banda and Guajiro Mirabal (Buena Vista Social Club), Trova with Pablo Milanes, and many more. Since moving to London in 2014 Yelfris has been mixing Cuban music (including Carlos Acosta’s Cubania at the Royal Opera House) with jazz, reggae and African sounds (Dele Sousimi, The London Afrobeat Collective, Lokki Terra and Grupo Lokito), playing at both Glastonbury (2008) and WOMAD (2005, 2008).

Further Information

Contact Details: 

The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AQ
www.oldfirestation.org.uk or 01865 263990
https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/?...

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