Four years ago, Cuban dancer Roberto "El Tio" Molina decided to form a show to pay tribute to his country's rich musical tradition.
Assembling some of the best musicians and dancers, he called the show Rumba del Siglo (Rumba Of The Century).
At first performing only in Havana, they went on to win a Latin Grammy and have now embarked on a tour of England that includes such prestigious venues as the Royal Festival Hall.
The show consists of 15 dancers, singers and musicians (guitar, keyboards and bass, as well as three bata drums, three sets of congas, bongos, cajones and timbales).
The standard of musicianship was extremely high, with the main band joined by special guests Teresa Caturla (Afro-Cuban All-Stars) and master percussionist Tata Guines, although conga maestro Anga Diaz was mysteriously absent.
Not surprisingly given the title, most of the show was classic rumba (not to be confused with rhumba, which is used in the West as a general term for all Cuban music).
There were also brief forays into mambo, bolero and even Cuban rap, courtesy of Obsesion.
Dancing is a fundamental part of the rumba tradition and plays a big part in the show. Here again, the quality was excellent and it wasn't long before half the audience had joined in too.
It has to be said the show would have benefited from a bit more structure and - call me a killjoy - I wasn't sure about full houselights for the audience conga-line.
Altogether, though, it was a highly enjoyable evening.
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