De Cuba Son
Based in Perth
About this act
De Cuba Son is a Latin band from Perth, Western Australia.
De Cuba Son performs salsa, son, changüi, rumba and Latin jazz in Perth, drawing on Cuban standards from across the decades alongside more contemporary material. Founded by bassist and lead vocalist Arvis Mena in 2016, the group scales from a quartet up to a full octet depending on the occasion, with Glenn Rogers and Jeremias Sosa on guitar, Julius Rogers on drums, Oslu Castañeda on percussion, Mahomed Builo on piano, Max Wickham on saxophone and Matt Smith on trumpet filling out the bigger formats. Sets lean toward high-energy dance music, though a smoother, jazz-inflected lounge style is available on request for a quieter room.
