Victor Alarcòn’s Mora Latino Band - Vintage Cuban Rhythms
Bar Nightjar129 City Road, Old Street
Sat 12 Sept · 21:00 · £10
About this event
Illegally importing Latin America’s greatest hits, spanning 100 Years Of Songitude. Mora Latino have been smuggling the New World & Caribbean’s hottest tunes into Britain, right under the noses of the ruling regime. What a coup! Injecting joy directly into your soul, Mora Latino insert revolutionary hip-snaking grooves into their music…just try NOT to dance. Bolivian guitarist/singer/songwriter Victor Alarcòn leads this lively latin band, backed with harmonised vocals from Cuban Trés guitarist Guillermo Hill & baby-bass player Jonny Gee, with a light sprinkling of latin percussion. Imagine a heady cocktail night Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot and really Living La Vida Loca , sandwiched between a super Smooth Carlos Santana and the bourgeois-but-beautiful Girl From Ipanema. Add a dash of spicy Cuban rum from the Buena Vista Social Club and squeeze in a little island romance on the zesty beaches of Montserrat...sip slowly…and enjoy. With songs like the 1963 hit Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes/Black Eyed Peas) to Prince Royce’s 2025 chart-topping “How Deep Is Your Love?” (by the BeeGees), Mora Latino smash out the best of samba, salsa, surf & ska...plus pop, reggaetón & rumba...backed up by batucada & Bossa nova, Spanglish gipsy & flamenco tunes from Puerto Rico & Panama, Bolivia & Brazil, Cuba & Colombia, Argentina and…er…Oasis — as well as New York’s Latin Quarter…you know: “I Like It Like That! ” - Victor Alarcòn (Venezuelan Guitar & Vocals) - Ernesto Cutiño (Cuban Tres & Vocals) - Jonny Gee (Contrabajo+percusiòn) Cover Charge: £10 + LATE SET from 00:00 until 01:00 (£6 on the door, £5 for those staying on) BOOK
