Club Tropik is a new weekly Wednesday night party at the very stylish bar/club/restaurant Stanza in Soho promoted by tropikalmusic.co.uk events. From 8pm to 10pm there are Kizomba dance classes with Iris De Brito & Miguel Monteiro. At 10pm the party starts, with our DJs playing all tropical music styles until 3am.

Club Tropik @ Stanza, 93 - 107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D 5DY. Tube Leicester Square/Piccadilly Circus/Tottenham Court Road. Admission free before 9.30pm then £5 guestlist (£7 after midnight)/£10 door. Dance classes 1 hour £7, 2 hours £10 (includes club entry). For guest list email info@tropikalmusic.co.uk (with your full names please) by midday on the day of the club at the latest (or phone or text me on 07950 634 045 anytime). Strictly over 18's (ID required). Dress code smart/casual - no hoods, caps or tracksuits.

Club Tropik is a weekly Wednesday night tropical music party presenting top Latin, African & Caribbean DJs in a very stylish Soho venue. DJ Marito (Portugal) & guests including DJ Loco (Colombia), DJ Guerrito (Angola) & DJ Rafa_L (French Caribbean) will be playing Kizomba, Zouk, Reggaeton, Salsa, Merengue, Dancehall/Bashment, Soca, Kuduro, N'Dombolo, Coupe Decale, RnB, Hip Hop & all Latin, Caribbean, African & Urban Tropical sounds. A www.tropikalmusic.co.uk promotion.

Seating reservations : Stanza has several seating areas (booths) which can be reserved. Please contact me on info@tropikalmusic.co.uk or phone 07950 634 045 for details.

Restaurant : Stanza's restaurant can seat up to 80 guests, with an additional private dining space for 38. See http://www.stanzalondon.com for more details about the restaurant. Please contact me on info@tropikalmusic.co.uk or phone 07950 634 045 if you would like to reserve a table (Wednesdays only).

Thanks to all who came to the 30th August Rumba Caribe - click on the link on the left to see photos of the night. The next Rumba Caribe will be on Saturday 27th September with DJs Loco, Lio & Marito. Departure has new air conditioning in place now to keep us all cool (it worked a treat the last 2 months in case you weren't there). Don't forget to send me your full names for the guestlist - you can email me on info@tropicalmusic.co.uk or text the names to 07950 634 045.

Rumba Caribe takes place 10pm - 4am last Saturday of every month, next date Saturday 30th August @ Departure, 2 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2HT. Tube Aldgate/Tower Hill. Admission £10 guestlist (£7 before 11pm) / £15 door (£10 before 11pm). Last admission 2am. For guest list email info@tropikalmusic.co.uk (with your full names please) by midday on the day of the club at the latest (or phone or text me on 07950 634 045 anytime). Strictly over 18's (ID required). Dress code smart/casual - no hoods, caps or tracksuits.

Rumba Caribe is a Saturday night tropical music party presenting top Latin, Caribbean & African DJs in a stylish club with a bass heavy sound system & plenty of room to dance. DJ Loco (Colombia), DJ Lio (Cameroon), DJ Marito (Portugal) & guests will be playing the best selection of Reggaeton, Zouk, Dancehall/Bashment, Soca, Salsa, Merengue, Kizomba, Kuduro, N'Dombolo, Coupe Decale, RnB, Hip Hop & all Latin, Caribbean, African & Urban Tropical sounds. A www.tropikalmusic.co.uk promotion.

Seating reservations
Departure has 3 well situated reservable seating areas (booths) with room for up to 10 people in each. If you would like to reserve one of these areas click on one of the seating reservation links on the left. Booth reservations must be paid in advance by midday on the Friday before the club.

Directions to Departure
By Tube (Underground/Metro) you can go to Aldgate or Tower Hill stations. From Aldgate station you cross the road (Aldgate High Street), turn right and then take the second road on the left (Jewry Street). After 50 metres you will see Departure on the left just as the street becomes Crutched Friars. From Tower Hill station you turn right on to Coopers Row. After going under the railway bridge the street curves to the right and becomes Crutched Friars (do not take the sharp right turn). Departure is on the right a few metres up. For information on buses to the venue and on night buses from the venue click on the links on the left. Click on venue location map on the left for a map of the location, a good idea is to print out the map & take it with you!

Parking
There is plenty of free parking near Departure on Saturday night on parking meters or on single yellow lines.

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