Rumberos de Cuba will be available to teach a variety of workshops for both adults and children of all levels. Workshops include:

• Rumba songs and percussion
• Rumba dance
• Orisha songs
• Orisha dance
• Songs and dances from Palomonte

Two-Day Summer Course (rumba workshops), London
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Acclaimed teachers will include:

Rogelio Ernesto Gatell Coto (“el Gato”) – singer
An outstanding and very experienced rumbero and teacher, el Gato has been a member of various rumba groups including Clave y Guaguanco and the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba. He has performed widely both in Cuba and abroad.

Yamilé Sardiña Molina – dancer
A former member of folkloric groups Pinos Nuevos, Evano, and Omo Olorun, as well as the renowned rumba group Yoruba Andabo, Yamilé is a very experienced soloist dancer with 12 years experience of teaching Afro-Cuban folkloric dance.

Maximino Duquesne Martinez – percussionist and singer
Maximino is one of the most prominent percussionists in Cuban music today – the new generation of rumberos look to his mastery and performances of Afro-Cuban rhythms (and in particular the rumba) as a vital reference point for their own development as performers. He was a founder member of Rumberos de Cuba, a former member of groups including Coro Folklorico, Grupo de Tata Guines, Los Tercios Modernos, and Grupo de Chavalonga, and he has travelled and performed extensively abroad.

Jesus Lorenzo Peñalver Lombira (“Cucito”) – percussionist and singer
Cucito is an experienced musician who has, since a very young age, focussed on the bata drums and Orisha songs, as well as the songs and rhythms of rumba. He is a former member of various folkloric groups including Raices Profundas, Clave y Guaguanco, and Yoruba Andabo, and has years of experience and an innate talent for teaching Afro-Cuban songs and percussion. Given his extensive knowledge, he is truly considered to be a “complete rumbero”. He has also travelled and performed extensively outside of Cuba.