music review

Rumba Caliente

Hot and rapturous latin rhythms is what you got from this brass-based group. Upstairs at the Three Sisters pub on Cowgate was an ideal location for Rumba Caliente to play, and the dance floor was full from the start. However, although they were faultless at generating that Hispanic feel, the group don't have a lot of variety in their songs and you're often moved to wonder if the tune they're winding up for is the same one they played ten minutes ago. They tried to alleviate this by throwing in a few bars from 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' and 'Sex Machine', but the overwhelming impression was that they don't have much diversity. A great gig if you can dance salsa, but a little repetitive for those there just to listen.

Three Sisters, 31 Jul, 10.30pm (12.30am), £10.00, fpp jbfpp 17

tw rating: 2/5

published: Aug-2008

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