“ Remember the past, challenge the future”, the city motto, of a carefully mastered Southern California community of  Lake Forest,   became the meeting ground each Friday night as “ RumbaMenco “, assembled in a private nightclub to perform their unique blend of gipsy, afro-cuban, jazz and rock style music, “rumba flamenco “,    with origins hailing  from the gipsy settlements in the south of France . The fast, yet carefully strummed guitar work of  Daniel Steagall, Jaime Michel and Darvin Vardayou, the lead guitar mastery of  Moris Koriel, acoustic and electric bassist Herbert D. Smith, and percussionist Cruz “Jr” Maldonado  round out this unique ensemble. Five different countries around the world are home to these six artists. Since the summer of  2004, RumbaMenco , has been performing all over Southern California to packed audiences. You can see them regularly on Thursdays at  Darbands in Irvine, Fridays at Valentina’s in Mission Viejo and many Saturdays at Café Sevilla spots in Riverside and Long Beach. The overwhelming response at Café Sevilla in Long Beach has made the group a regular favorite there.