Havana nights

E is drawn to live music like a moth to a flame. She loves music. We began to think bands only play two songs. Everytime we heard a band playing in a cafe we would go in , order a drink, hear the end of one song and all of the second. The band would then stop playing and the hat would go round. This has happened a number of times so it is getting expensive to listen to music! So we decided to do it properly.  T had read about La Casa de la Musica a place to hear the best cuban musicians.  There 2 venues,  one in town the other in the suburbs. Our oracle Oscar the senor who made our amazing breakfast,  told us that the city centre one was closed for a referb. So off we went. Only when we got there did we realise the band didn't start until 1am. We had a mojito then sat with the other customers in a theatre like venue watching music videos drinking rum. The thing to do was buy a bottle for the table. They then gave you a tub of ice. We also got lemonade as there is only so much neat rum you can drink. The lack of dance floor didn't stop some impressive dancing. A chap we named Snake hips was a particularly flexible dancer.  E fell asleep but was up and dancing once the band got going. They were called Havana    
          And are one of the best in Cuba it seems. To be honest I wasn't mad keen
They had too much of a jazz feel for my liking.  We got home at about 3 am
In complete contrast Hubby and I went to the Cafe Parisienne at the hotel Nacional was all a tourist could want. A very colourful flamboyant show with scantily clad women and excellent dancers. We really enjoyed it. You could imagine you were back in the Havana of Hemingway and Greene.