Review Centre: Latin / Salsa / Mariachi Bands

"It was an absolute pleasure and delight meeting you on Saturday, you completely blew me away with expectations. I know that you had not had the best of weeks prior to Saturday, but please don’t let peoples opinions or actions define who you are as a person, or your passion. You are extremely talented and is a gift. So many people came to me and said how amazing you are! "If you are considering hiring Rory for your event 100% do it. Rory played at our wedding and completely blew us and our guests away, such a talent. Before our wedding we collaborated on what vibe we wanted to set, songs, some surprises for our guests and Rory completely understood the assignment and just continued to surprise and bring pure joy. Rory made our wedding the most magical, joyous and beautiful experience possible."

Reply by Rory
Hi Lyndsey, Sorry to hear you’ve not been feeling great, although I can understand with the wedding and everything, with all the preparation and seeing so many people from your life in one go, it can be emotionally and physically draining. Do take plenty of rest and care of yourself. You deserve it! Thank you so much for your wonderful testimonial, really, it means the world to me! As you know, I had such joy contributing to your special day and I really appreciate your kindness and the energy of everyone at The Merlin. Thanks also for your understanding, Sarah-Jane was very supporting, she said that this wedding was what I needed right now, and like you said it was meant to be! It was great spending some time in Manchester again! It was a fantastic event, a true pleasure to be a part of, and feel free to give SJ a shout if you need any help with any future events. Many thanks and have a wonderful Christmas. All the best for 2025! Cheers Rory

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"I had the pleasure to hosts Aldo & Eleonora at 1001 nights Cabaret last March at Privee of Knightsbridge. The experience with this amazing duet was fantastic. They totally captivated the audience and filled the space with their talent, charisma and strong energy. It was not only me that was enchanted by their music but also my guests gave me just amazing feedback about this act. I can not recommend enough how wonderful artists they are. I Can't wait to see them live again! "

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"Thank you so much Rory for yesterday it was a pleasure meeting you and your wonderful talent!"

Reply by Rory
Hi Grazia, Many thanks for your wonderful feedback! 😊 Hope to see you again soon, Thanks, Rory

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"I have been meaning to email to let you know how great my do was and Rory made it extra special. Hearing him play was such a surprise for my guests they all loved his music... Rory Duffy was the icing on the cake for my 40th birthday celebrations. We had afternoon tea at Fanhams Hall Hotel with Rory playing the saxophone as my guests entered the venue and and throughout the afternoon while we ate our afternoon tea. I asked Rory for Christmas music and jazz to go with my birthday celebrations as it was three days before Christmas and he played amazingly. All my guests were so impressed with Rory's set of lungs as he played for hours. Rory made the atmosphere amazing and I would definitely recommend him. My friend has recently enquired about Rory for another do. Again thank you Rory for making my day extra special."

Reply by Rory
Hi Androulla, I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Thank you for the testimonial, which is perfect and much appreciated. I have passed on your kind comments to Rory. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again for working with us, and I look forward to hearing from you again in the future. Thanks_Jo

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"The best Spanish performance I ever heard. So much soul and dedication these duo are giving to the audience and it is an amazing pleasure to listen their performance. Truly incredible talent and it made our venue very impressed with the style of their music! I will definitely recommend them for anyone's taste in Spanish and Cuban music! 10/10 "

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"As a station, we had hired Latina Festivale to play at our Summer Ball. They were to play at the beginning of the evening to create the atmosphere and to get everyone in the mood. Latina Festivale turned up in plenty of time and was nothing but professional. He was incredible helpful with supplying burnt disc with appropriate music on which were going used during our meal. This was above and beyond what they needed to do and was very much appreciated. The music that they played was perfect. It was just the right blend of upbeat and chilled to allowed all party goings to mingle and be heard but also enjoy the music. I would have no issues recommended this band to anyone and using them for future events. Many thanks for all your assistance and please pass on my thanks to the band. Kind Regards Sam (Samantha)"

Reply by Latina Festivale
Hello Samantha, Thank you for your feedback regarding [Latina Festivale] on 30/07/2016, which is perfect and much appreciated. I'm delighted to hear that it went well, and I have passed on you kind comments to Rory. Meanwhile, on behalf of [Latina Festivale], I would like to once again thank you for the opportunity, and I send you our best wishes for the future. Best Regards, Claire Maillot

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"Thanks for entertaining us at our office Christmas party! Everyone really enjoyed the music, it was good to get everyone dancing, and to have something a bit different as our entertainment! "

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"Thank you for playing both nights and extending your set. Everyone has been very complimentary."

Reply by Rory
Hi Philip thank you so much that is a lovely photo haha, I look forward to hearing from you in the week

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"Rory was incredibly professional, flexible and enthusiastic for our event. He played wonderfully, dressed up for our theme and brought so much enthusiasm which we all very much enjoyed. I would 100% recommend Rory for all future events as he went above and beyond (including playing the flute unexpectedly!) and is incredibly talented."

Reply by Rory
Hi Vicky & Caio, Hope you’re both well and managing to stay warm! Thank you very much for your e-mail Caio. Yes, indeed Vicky sent me a lovely review, so we are all sorted now. Think I e-mailed you both at the same time after the gig. Have a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Hope to see you guys again soon, Cheers Rory

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"Michael and his band made the party. They were extremely professional (before the party I was already reassured by their professionalism and attention to detail). As soon as they started playing, the atmosphere of my party became joyful and fun, they sounded amazing (they play and sing fantastic and their sound system was great). It was my 50th birthday party with a mix of people from a broad range of nationalities and almost everyone was on their feet dancing because their music and presence was irresistible. Furthermore, they made me feel very special because they included my name in some of the songs that they played (it was all Cuban/Latinamerican as per my request) which was really fun. I would absolutely recommend them and would hire them again if I had another party. They were the highlight of my event (many guests of my party said this to me as well)."

Reply by VIP Formula
Hi Teresa, I'm so happy to read again this amazing review from you. Thank you very much again for everything! The food was delicious, everyone was friendly from the beginning and your guests were a lovely crowd to entertain, dancing from the first set and getting involved in the show easily. We did enjoy performing at your 50th Birthday Party. Thank you so much for having us. Kind regards, Miguel. VIP Formula

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"Rory was hired to play at my friend's proposal and he did an amazing job! He is an incredibly talented saxophonist and performer and he really went over and above to make sure that our friends and family had a great experience. We really couldn't have asked for a better musician! Thank you Rory!"

Reply by Rory
Hello Barbara, Thank you for your feedback regarding Rory on 28/05/2017. I'm delighted to hear that it went well, and I have passed on your kind comments to Rory. Meanwhile, on behalf of Rory, I would like to once again thank you for the opportunity, and I send you our best wishes for the future. Best Regards, Claire Maillot

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"We booked Rory for our daughter's 21st where he played the piano for a relaxed drinks reception in the house, followed by sax working with the DJ in a much more lively party setting afterwards over at our annexe. Rory blended in perfectly in both settings, with relaxed sets being played on the piano followed by very engaged, immersive sets with the sax on the dance floor with our guests. He really just gets on with his thing and really made the event that extra special and received a ton of compliments from some very happy guests. We would whole heartedly recommend."

Reply by Rory
Hi Damon, I hope you enjoyed your travels! Thank you very much for your feedback for Rory @ Private House, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex on 18/11/2023 That is perfect and very much appreciated! Thanks once again, All the best, Rory

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"Golden Latin Soul is perhaps the best and more versatile Latin singer in the UK nowadays. Completely bilingual she is able to make any song hers and take it to a higher level. "

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"Thank you very much for Friday at our wedding. We loved your playing! Thank you again, Sharon and Verity."

Reply by Rory
Dear Verity & Sharon, Thank you for your feedback on 12/07/2019 and kind appreciation of my work! I'm delighted to hear you were happy with my services. Meanwhile, I would like to once again thank you for the opportunity, and I send you my congratulations and warmest wishes. Thanks, Rory

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"Edina added so much magic to our wedding day! The groom arrived to Game of Thrones which he absolutely loved and all the guests commented on how beautiful Edina's music was as they arrived in the old sunny courtyard of our wedding venue. You can't lose with such beautiful Spanish guitar. I am such a fan and will continue to follow Edina's wonderful music. "

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