Robert White AKA (DJ Cruz and Bobby Blanco) has a strong and diverse background in music and is a former session musician who has played reggae and R&B on a semi-professional basis
He has always enjoyed a wide variety of music from reggae, soca, R&B, jazz to salsa, mambo, merengue, zouk and bachata etc.
Some of his favourite artists are: Jose Alberto, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Puente, Juan Luis Guerra, Louie Ramirez, Rey de la Paz, Oscar De Leon, Africandos, Los Van Van, Manolito Simonet, Frankie Dante to name but a few.
Robert regularly DJs at MamboCity events, but has also had the pleasure of being invited to DJ at the following events:
Clubs: The original resident DJ at Club SOS for a number of years and Club Havana St Albans.
Salsa Weekenders/Congresses: The First New York Salsa Congress 2001, The First German Congress (Darmstadt) 2001, The UK and British Salsa Congresses, Dubai Congress, “Salsa Fusion 2” Dubai, Paris Salsa Congress, Barcelona "Salsa Con Poa" Congress, Norwegian Salsa Congress (Oslo), Pontins and Latin Fest Weekenders.
Robert and his wife Jean are also founders of Mambo City, one of the leading promoters of salsa in the UK.