My favourites Are:
That's how it is: Mondays: Bar Rhumba
Norman Jays Musiquarium: Mondays: Blue Note - Starts mellow but the pace
slowly builds up until you just can't dance fast enough. Plays a
great selection of soul, jazz and acid jazz in the venue run by the Acid
Jazz label
Magic Bus: Fridays: Blue Note - An eclectic mix of anything that makes the
crowd dance.
The Mambo Inn: Saturday: Lougborough Hotel. Packed for the funky Latin
,African sounds
Starskey and Hutch: Wednesday and Thursday: Ronnie Scotts. Cheap. 70's and
80's sounds. Fortunately finishes at 3 am so you don't have to be late for
work.
The Hi Hat: Sundays: Blue Note. An incredibly laid back way to spend
Sunday. Dance downstairs with some jazz dance, or relax upstairs with West
Indian Food an dthe Sunday papers with soft Samba calming your nerves
Club Forca Brazil: Tuesday: Salsa. Comes with free Salsa lesson.
As always, things might be different by December, check out Time Out, the
London Listings guide and also the magazine Straight no Chaser do a good
club guide. The next issue is out on the 4th Dec.
While I'm here.. I missed the deal with Gabriel's "Orquestra Rojo Amor" how
can I get it ? Everyone on the list who's heard it raves about it.
Raj