Rumba Caliente are one of the U.K.'s most exciting dance floor jazz groups with a unique and original Afro-Latin/Salsa-Soul sound. Led by Salsa Celtica's Toby Shippey and featuring Lino Rocha and Ricardo Fernandez Pompa on lead vocals, the group have a unique Afro-Latin / Salsa-Soul sound.

Combining musicians from the heartlands of salsa (Venezuela, Cuba and New York) with some of Scotland's most exciting jazz and world music players the group effortlessly move from salsa to soul, latin-jazz to funk, raga to rumba and back to salsa again.

The group have built a fantastic reputation for thrilling live shows, playing Jazz and World music festivals throughout the UK and Europe, and have appeared live in session on Radio Scotland, Radio 2 and 3. Thanks to the Tune Up tour fund Rumba Caliente will be taking their urban Latino sound all over Scotland. Their forthcoming album is due out in early 2009.
 

DJ favourite James Combe has been around the Edinburgh Salsa, Latin and Cuban scene for many years, and is currently resident DJ at the Medina and Merlin clubs. He’s also been guest DJ at various clubs including the Mambo and Bongo, and has performed at the recent Scottish Salsa Congress in the City.

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