Tristan Butler y Timba Británica Present: A Tribute to Los Van Van de Cuba FEAT. Mayito Rivera

We are super excited to announce a super special event (One-Off) A TASTE OF HAVANA on (Thursday 22nd of August) @ LIQUID ROOMS EDINBURGH on (9C Victoria St, Edinburgh EH1 2HE) Heart of Edinburgh Old Town and in one of the most photographed street in Edinburgh. As featured in Edinburgh Fringe Festival Programme: TRISTAN BUTLER Y TIMBA BRITÁNICA Presents A Tribute to Juan Formell Y Los Van Van de Cuba. FEAT. MAYITO RIVERA (The way from Cuba 🇨🇺) Salsa & Bachata Classes + Salsa & Bachata Party, 15 Piece Live Band & After Party till 3am Meneo Music has partnered with Ami Emirato & Latin Dance Edinburgh to bring an unmissable night of Latin music and dance to the heart of Edinburgh. For their duet UK tour, 15 Piece London based group Tristan Butler y Timba Británica will be joined direct from Havana by world famous, Grammy-award-winning vocalist, Mayito Rivera to perform a tribute to Legendary Cuban Group, Juan Formell Y Los Van Van. One of the UK’s most sought after dance teachers, AMI EMIRATO and his team will provide a series of Salsa and Bachata dance classes from beginner to advance. 🕛7:00PM - DOORS 🕛7:30PM – BACHATA DANCE CLASSES 🕛8:30PM – SALSA DANCE CLASSES 🕛9:30PM – SOCIAL DANCE (50:50 Salsa/Bachata) 🕛10:30PM – LIVE MUSIC BAND 🕛12:00AM – AFTER PARTY (Reggaeton/Salsa/Bachata) CLUB NIGHT 🕛03:00AM - CURFEW Full Event Bio Direct from Cuba, and exclusively for summer 2024, all-star London based group Tristan Butler y Timba Británica will be joined by world famous, Grammy-award-winning vocalist, Mayito Rivera for a sensational night of Latin music and Dance in Edinburgh. World-class music, salsa and bachata dance classes, LATINO Club night afterparty - a taste of Havana without the 9-hour flight! The evening will begin with Dance Workshops led by Edinburgh UK Legend Ami Emirato and his team, Providing three levels from beginners to advanced. Mayito Rivera – “The Poet of the Rumba” will then take to the stage with London’s Timba Británica for the headline set. A giant of Cuban music, Rivera is renowned for the power and atmosphere that he brings with him everywhere he goes, moving audiences as well as keeping them moving. For fifteen years he was front man with Los Van Van, uncontested as Cuba’s top band, winning countless awards, as well as being Grammy-nominated for his own project Negrito Bailador. His guest appearances with other groups are legendary – “creating the mood, among the bandmembers and audience, that history is taking place before their eyes.” (timba.com). At the same time, he has featured on nearly every all-star compilation produced in Cuba in the last decade. Mayito will be in the UK performing his career defining repertoire, alongside Tristan Butler y Timba Británica. This 15-piece latin orchestra, led by Tristan Butler, one of the UK’s most sought-after percussionists, is dedicated to performing the intricate, groove-based arrangements of modern Cuban Salsa.