'The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, the term rumba was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba,'
'In Spain, the term rumba was introduced in the early 20th century as rumba flamenca, one of the palos (styles) of flamenco'
'In the late 1950s, popular artists such as Peret (El Rey de la Rumba) and El Pescaílla developed an uptempo style that combined elements from rumba flamenca, Spanish gypsy music and pop. This became known as Catalan rumba (rumba catalana) In the 1980s, the style gained international popularity thanks to French ensemble Gipsy Kings'
The Perlas , a new rumba band from Dublin, will be playing some of the classic and new rumbas.
Calambre will be hitting the floor with his Tropical Bass, a cocktail of balkanic, latin , jamaican, mediterranean…. sounds.
Everything coated with Sangria and Spanish beer to get the real flavour…