From the moment we entered the hall, it was obvious this would be no ordinary concert. The tickets were described as "standing", but no one was capable of standing still when Alex Wilson's salsa ensemble took to the stage.

Even before they started, members of the audience were practising their moves following a pre-concert salsa lesson.

And even those who had quite clearly never had a salsa lesson in their life (myself included) could not help but jig up and down, if not exactly in time with the music, then something approaching it.

Soul diva Aquilla Fearon opened with a few bars from the Chaka Khan hit Ain't Nobody before going into the title track from Wilson's fifth, dance hall orientated album, Inglaterra.

Following this with Afro- Cubana, the band skillfully whipped up the crowd into a Latino frenzy.

Wilson proudly introduced the members of his 12-piece band, who originated from as far away as Colombia, Cuba, and, somewhat incongruously, Croydon. Each talented musician had their moment in the spotlight and, behind it all, Alex Wilson's fingers danced over the keyboards.

The band's range of influences and fusion of different musical styles were shown in songs such as R&B Latino, the Nat King Cole/George Benson number Nature Boy, and a reprise of Ain't Nobody.

Other original compositions were more traditional salsa tunes, but all were performed with uplifting energy and verve.