Three to five piece lively Latin band playing salsa, cumbia, merengue, bugaloo and Gypsy Kings styles with a Colombian and Cuban slant

Bloco Do Sul play samba, a music that evolved in Brasil with the meeting of African Yoruban slaves and the native South American Indians, and is a long way from the TV 'Come Dancing' kind of samba.

Up to 10 piece Latin band featuring congas, coro, piano, drum, bongos, campana, bass, saxophone, flute, trombone, trumpet and vocals and playing a hot mix of funk, soul, salsa and jazz. Smaller line-ups also available and the band has a Latin funk offshoot - Bugalu.

The four members of Choro Bandido formed the group after many years of playing Brasilian samba together.