CUBAN SOCIAL CLUB

Sat, 19th Sep 2026 07:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Lazybones Lounge, 294 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204

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Son · Bolero · Cha Cha Cha · Guaracha · Changüí Cuban Social Club A night of authentic Cuban music at Lazybones. From the driving energy of Son and Guaracha to the tender pull of classic Bolero, led by a bandleader whose presence reaches from the stage to the back of the room. Richard Ortega López is not simply a musician. He is a conductor of experience, shaping the music in real time, drawing the crowd into the performance, and commanding the room with the kind of authority that only comes from a lifetime inside the music. A graduate of Havana’s Escuela Nacional de Arte, Ortega spent years on piano with Azúcar Negra and Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor, two of Cuba’s most celebrated ensembles, touring Europe, Canada, and Jamaica. He later founded La Jugada in Stockholm, building a following across Europe and the Americas. His piano playing features on Cubano Soy by Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros, nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 55th Grammy Awards (2012). At Lazybones, he leads Cuban Social Club through the full depth of the Cuban repertoire: the canon and his own original compositions, with a rotating roster of Sydney’s finest Latin musicians. On any given night, the band grows as players join from the crowd. Nobody leaves a spectator. It’s not a nostalgia show. It’s the real thing, live. First in, best dressed. Luison Capote — Vocals · Percussion Coco Man — Congas · Vocals Steve — Drums · Timbales Alex Herran — Trombone Rafael Landa — Trombone Cesar — Bass Amaru Jurado - Piano Richard Ortega —  ·Vocals · Bandleader 7pm Doors/Restaurant 🍹 🍕 8.30pm Cuban Social Club 12am late night band on back stage Open late