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Pisco Disco: London’s Peruvian Party Is A City Staple  

By 31 July, 2023

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. 

MIXTAPE DANZ ON 18: Los Bitchos

By 16 April, 2021

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

Under The Influence: Caixa Cubo

By 10 March, 2021

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

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 22: j yettram

By 15 February, 2021

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

MIXTAPE RARO 08: TETINE’S POST PUNK TAPES

By 01 January, 2021

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

CON ALMA 13: Dom Servini

By 23 November, 2020

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

MIXTAPE Con Alma 12: Tim Garcia

By 16 November, 2020

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

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 11: GeraH

By 09 November, 2020

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

MIXTAPE RARO 04: DJ Cal Jader

By 23 October, 2020

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

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 08: j yettram (Brazilian Wax)

By 19 October, 2020

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

Nubya Garcia: The Big Picture

By 07 October, 2020

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

MIXTAPE RARO 01: Poly-Ritmo (Worldwide FM)

By 11 September, 2020

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

MIXTAPE DANZ ON 01: Papaoul (Worldwide FM)

By 04 September, 2020

Gabriel Francis, A.K.A Papaoul, is a DJ, presenter and journalist from South London inspired by the sounds of the global underground. It is Latinx music, though, that takes pride of place in his heart. Holding down Worldwide FM’s... Read Article

REVIEW Waaju – Grown

By 12 June, 2020

The second album from this young London-based quintet is, in terms of its musical influences, about as diverse as one might expect from a sprawling multi-cultural 21st century capital city: jazz predominantly, with traces of dub, funk, Latin... Read Article

REVIEW Imperio Bamba – Mis Cosas Favoritas EP

By 19 May, 2020

North London-based Imperio Bamba perform psychedelic, funked up immigrant songs using guitars, synths, catchy lyrics and Afro-Peruvian percussion to express why freedom of movement is essential for every individual. Imperio Bamba’s influences span their Latin American roots and... Read Article