Your guide to the best Latin events coming up in London.
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I first met Marcelo Frota, the London-based Brazilian singer-songwriter known in the music world as MOMO., when drafting the publicity for his first London album, Gira. The album was chosen by Mojo magazine as one of its Top... Read Article
After a thoroughly wonderful week’s holiday in the stunning island of Corsica, I’m back at S&C Central, plugged into the Infoscope (not yet powered by AI), and itching to let you know what to expect in the coming... Read Article
It’ll be upon us before we know it – and then it’ll be gone in a trice. So if you’re anywhere near London on the second day of the traditional Day of the Dead festivities, Saturday 2nd November,... Read Article
Described by Time Out as “one of the world’s most eclectic celebrations of Latin music”, The London Latin Music Festival – or La Linea as it’s known and loved – returns to the capital from April 12th, 2024.... Read Article
Experimental short film Ode to the Papaya by Edward Heredia showcases the Spring/Summer 23 collection by London-based fashion brand, Anciela. Named after her grandparents Angel and Graciela, Anciela is the four-year-old brainchild of Colombian-Chilean creative director Jennifer Droguett... Read Article
First set up in 2011, Pisco Disco is one of London’s longest-running South American parties. Set up by Igor Siveroni, aka producer Southern Exposure, at a time where Latin events - not to say Peruvian events - were few and far between, Pisco Disco has become a staple of London nightlife; with editions every two-three months in Hackney, attracting up to 150 partygoers.
Aterciopelados is the most legendary rock band from Colombia, formed by frontwoman and guitarist Andrea Echeverri and bassist and producer Hector Buitrago (also known as Conector). They were pioneers in creating rock music with a Colombian identity, and... Read Article
La Linea kicks off tomorrow in London, with a whole host of international guests and rising stars from the UK’s Latin music scene descending on the capital over the next two weeks for the festival. Like every year... Read Article
This November, Marimbea are coming to the UK and Austria for a series of marimba workshops and a very special event in conjunction with Movimientos to bring you a night of music from the Pacific Coast of Colombia. ... Read Article
London-based Los Bitchos are a psychedelic cumbia quartet formed in 2017 after having found inspiration in the acclaimed compilation of instrumental Peruvian Cumbia The Roots of Chicha. Since their formation they have beguiled audiences with their breezy blend... Read Article
COLECTIVA are an all-female instrumental group based in London who describe their sound as “exploring the spaces between Afro-Latin music and Jazz together”. This is undeniable on their first single, “Under The”, which begins as a taut percussive... Read Article
São Paulo’s seasoned keys trio Caixa Cubo are proving to be, in the fashion of samba doido forebearers Azymuth, Brazil’s latest à la mode export. Less than a year since we premièred their seventh studio album Angela, the... Read Article
This morning’s bleary-eyed Con Alma Mixtape was hastily assembled between eight and ten o’clock, today. Following a drop-out, I thought I’d fill in, assembling a patchwork of possiblys and potentiallys that had made their way into my music... Read Article
It took London-based Wara three years to make their latest video, and the lengthy gestation period is more than justified. Filmed in six countries, “Yo No Me Voy” (“I’m Not Leaving”) is a message of solidarity for Latin... Read Article
Tetine are Brazilian artists Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado who have been living in Hackney since 2000. Having met in Brazil while making waves in São Paulo’s & Belo Horizonte’s underground art-punk scenes, the two have worked on various audio and visual... Read Article
At the beating heart of London’s jazz and global dance music communities, Wah Wah 45s label co-owner and DJ Dom Servini is an incomparable authority. That Servini is one of the UK’s most accomplished DJs and turntablists is... Read Article
Since its inception in 2016, Tim Garcia’s Música Macondo has blossomed into one of the UK’s go-to platforms for globe-spanning music. Starting with mixes, premières and radio shows, Música Macondo has grown to hosting events with internationally revered... Read Article
While having relocated to London in 2019, the Brazilian selector and producer GeraH cemented his place as one of the most indispensable members of Brazil’s music world when he launched dublab Brazil (the Brazilian branch of LA’s favourite... Read Article
Without Cal Jader, London’s Latin American cultural landscape would be a lot less vibrant. His non-profit organisation Movimientos – which hosts seminal nights at Notting Hill Arts Club and the adored Love Carnival – has been involved in major musical... Read Article
Inspired by the wealth of vivid Con Alma contributions thus far – from Trepanado‘s inaugural, languid mix, to Cauana‘s meticulously researched collection – I decided to compile my own. Besides editing the Sounds & Colours music section, I... Read Article
Earlier this year I spent time with Expresión Inka, a Latin American community arts group working with the diaspora in London. Led by a Peruvian family, the group utilises Latin American folk culture to unite the Latinx diaspora... Read Article
An Interview & Conversation featuring La Perla’s Diana Sanmiguel “It’s the difference between a painting the size of a whole wall with loads of different elements to it, and a wall with lots of different canvases on it.”... Read Article
Yara Rodrigues Fowler grew up in a Brazilian-British household in London, where she is still based. She is the author of Stubborn Archivist, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and... Read Article
Poly-Ritmo is an ubiquitous name in London’s global music scene. Worldwide FM host and member of the Soundway Records crew, the SOAS ethnomusicology graduate’s position as one of the UK’s most cognizant selectors has become irrefutable of late.... Read Article
