Four years!! Four beautiful years full of music, dancing, family, full of RUMBA!! Let this month be a celebration of everything we've done since February 2016 (!). For our anniversary this month we've got a very special guest for you (our first live singer at Rumba!). We'll also be looking back at momentos claves in Rumba history over the whole month of February, leading up to our event. Come join us and celebrate four years together!!

We are very honoured to have a special guest appearance by Daymé Arocena, the powerhouse vocalist, who has been called “Cuba’s finest young female singer” by The Guardian and who The New Yorker has claimed as “one of the world’s fastest-rising jazz vocalists.” Often compared to Celia Cruz and La Lupe, Dayme embraces her Cuban roots, but has also managed to carve out her own unique approach to music/song-writing and has been receiving critical acclaim as a result since her debut album in 2015. She has also performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, WOMAD, the Barbican in London, and has also worked closely with Gilles Peterson and Havana Cultura!!

La Rumba Buena is a night dedicated to classic Latin sounds inspired by the salsatecas in Cali, Havana, and New York. No frills, pure vibes, and a non-stop dance floor open to anyone who catches the rhythm.

La Rumba Buena just means a great party and ‘Rumber@s’ are people who love to dance. Expect to hear Salsa Dura, Boogaloo, Cumbia from the resident DJs. With a stack of vinyl collected over a decade from across the Americas, DJs Blancon and Drumspeak play out the sounds from the Latin Diaspora and bring La Rumba Buena to Toronto.

This is all going down at the 254 Lansdowne (just north of college on the west side of the street, downstairs).

Cover is $10 in advance. More at the door.

La Rumba Buena is a queer-positive space.

We regret that 254 Lansdowne is not a fully accessible venue.