are a 3, 4 or 5
piece lively and entertaining Latin band, playing popular modern
salsa and merengue dance hits. They are based in London, but have
travelled all over the world, from Dublin to Dubai!
Coco Xpress started
with a bang 9 years ago in 1999, playing a residency at a salsa club
abroad in the Mediterranean, and on their return to London they
rapidly grew in fame, playing weekly at all of the UK's top dance
venues and at many private/corporate/wedding party
events.
Hailed as one of
London's 2 hottest salsa bands for the last 5 years, Coco Xpress is a
frequent appearer at all the festivals, salsa events and club nights
on the Latin scene.
Playing
Salsa,
Merengue,
Bugaloo,
Bomba,
Lambada
and more - representing all the popular Latino rythms and countries,
from Cuba to Colombia via Santo Domingo, this band will guarantee an
excellent night's entertainment, for top dancers and left-footed
tropical party-goers alike.
"Coco"
means coconut in Spanish, and the band is guaranteed to bring you all
the flavour and heat of Latin America and the Caribbean.
One of the reasons
Coco Xpress is so loved by its fans is that they always have the
same line-up of great musicians, playing with great swing without
sheet music, with slick choreography and a great rapport with the
crowd.
Coco Xpress features
Ecuadorian singer Jorge with not only a rich voice but also an
entertaining manner and some slick dance routines.
Also in the front
line is female alto sax/ flute player/singer Nina: not only a strong
musician but also a smooth dancer - to make the band as easy on the
eyes as it is on the ears!
The line-up is
rounded off with Biembo from the Dominican Republic swinging on bass
guitar/vocals, Dominican Wilson "El Diablo" - a maniacal devil at the
piano, and Hamis on conga drums - a talented group of musicians who
know that on-stage presentation and lively performance is every bit
as important as talented musicianship.
As a 4 piece piece
band, they comprise 4 singing musicians - and playing
hand-percussion, piano keyboard, bass guitar and sax/flute, with
sequenced percussion. With the addition of a 5th musician, you get
live conga drums to really get the groove going.
Coco Xpress can play
100% salsa music when requested, but their unique line-up guarantees
the best genuine Merengue music of any small band in the UK, as they
have 2 Dominican musicians - from the home of Merengue music - the
Dominican Republic. Many newcomers to Latin music find merengue music
much more enjoyable and accessible - and easy to dance to - than
Salsa, and just as much fun!!
Coco Xpress is
equally suitable for
parties,
weddings
(more than 400 played so far) and corporate
events as it is
for full-on Salsa
dance nights, and
will bring a repertoire of songs suitable for whichever occasion.
They can also provide CD background music between sets, professional
dancers or displays, dance classes, DJ's and other ideas to make the
evening swing. They are based in London, with frequent appearances in
the Capital's busiest salsa venues, but will travel anywhere, and are
recently performed for 3 months on a luxury cruise liner all around
South America to Rio in Canival!
To contact the
band direct: call Tel/Fax: (+44)
020-8808 4290or
E-mail:coco@cocoxpress.co.uk
salsa band London UK
playing: salsa, merengue, cumbia, lambada, bomba, bugaloo, mambo Cuba
Son Rio Brazil Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican
Republic, Brazil, Panama, salsa Nueva York- all over Latin America
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