WEDNESDAY 8th JUNE 7 pm to 11 pm

** 2 FILM SCREENINGS: 7 PM & 9 PM (Limited Cinema capacity, 24 seats) 

PRICES: £10 + booking fee, Film & Live music (Limited Tickets) from Eventbrite.co.uk 

/ £5 donation at the door for Live Music Only 

Directors: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal & Tono Errando / Music: Bebo Valdes / 2010 / Spain – UK – Canada - France

Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. With an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Bebo Valdés, and featuring music by jazz legends Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie and Freddy Cole (brother of Nat King Cole). Chico & Rita captures a definitive moment in the evolution of jazz music. 

> > Live music by Leo Duany’s Tumbao Tivoli trio playing two sets at 8 pm and 9.15 pm. Tumbao Tivoli trio led by Leo Duany on vocals and Cuban tres guitar, is the smaller version of this sensational London based Cuban band with the big authentic sound from Santiago de Cuba, known as the cradle of “son”, they play a mix of Leo Duany’s own dynamic Cuban beats and Cuban classics. The strong percussive sound led to the name “Tumbao Tivoli”, “Tumbao” meaning beat and “Tivoli” the Santiago neighbourhood that gave them their unique groove. 

The Venue: The Exhibit, Balham is a multi-purpose venue over 3 floors offering a bar, restaurant, event space and boasting London's smallest independent boutique cinema.