It’s funny to recall how much I hated disco at the time because this is another of those songs that just puts a smile on your face the minute you hear it.

Hands up who knows the connection between this and Daft Punk…

The fiery fusion of disco and salsa, about as authentic as a Malibu and Coke in a Romford disco, was written and produced by Daniel Vangarde in 1978.

And he’s the father of Thomas Bangalter – one half of the Fench dance duo who came to fame 20 years later.

That morsel of pop trivia has led me to the discovery that The Gibson Brothers are also French, though that’s because the Caribbean island of Martinique is technically part of France. They even use the euro as currency.

In another surprise, the trio really are brothers, although none of them are called Gibson.

Chris, Patrick and Alex Francfort moved to Paris with their parents when they were babies. They were performing as Martinique Express when they were spotted and guided to fame by Vangarde – who was also responsible for Ottowan’s memorable but irritating D.I.S.C.O.

He anglicised their name and launched them with a single called Coming To America, a country they had never visited, before taking them back into the studio to pay tribute to Cuba – another country where they had never been.

They first stamped their mark on the European disco scene with the million seller Non Stop Dance and followed it up with their first UK hit, Ohh! What A Life.

Que Sera Mi Vida did even better, reaching No.5, but Cuba, released in between those two, was only a minor hit on its UK release in 1970, despite topping charts all over the world on its way to selling five million copies.

It did better a year later on its re-release, peaking at No.12 and was followed by their final hit, Mariana. Sadly, Patrick Gibson/Francfort was one of the early victims of Covid, dying early in 2020.