Keko Son
Fri, 15 Aug
|Bar Oussou
As if channelling the essence of Cuban street music. Keko leads the only Australian Traditional Cuban Son band culturally recognised by a Cuban Ambassador.
Time & Location
15 Aug 2025, 10:00 pm – 16 Aug 2025, 12:00 am
Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia
About the event
Get ready to move, groove and clap! Keko Son is bringing the fiery sounds of Cuban street music straight to the Bar Oussou dancefloor. So get us to shake you up a Pisco Sour while you shake your hips !
In 2001, Keko Virán travelled to Cuba to meet Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Cachaito López – his idols from the Buena Vista Social Club – and to embrace the essence of the country and the people that inspired the rich, earthy roots of modern salsa music. The trip inspired the formation of Australia’s premier Latin band, with a nod to the Buena Vista through its strong Cuban Son foundations.
‘The idea was to create a small musical group to research and promote rhythmic Afro-Latin styles and have a whole lot of fun with it along the way.’ As if channelling the very essence of Cuban street music, Keko fronts…