Latin Events in London | Sounds and Colours

MIXTAPE DANZ ON 18: Los Bitchos

By Joe Osborne 16 April, 2021

London-based Los Bitchos are a psychedelic cumbia quartet formed in 2017 after having found inspiration in the acclaimed compilation of... Read Article

PREMIÈRE: COLECTIVA Deliver Ode to Sisterhood on Debut Single

By Russ Slater 12 March, 2021

COLECTIVA are an all-female instrumental group based in London who describe their sound as “exploring the spaces between Afro-Latin music... Read Article

Under The Influence: Caixa Cubo

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 22: j yettram

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

PREMIÈRE: Wara Deliver Message of Solidarity for Latin American Migrants in Epic New Video

By Russ Slater 11 February, 2021

It took London-based Wara three years to make their latest video, and the lengthy gestation period is more than justified.... Read Article

MIXTAPE RARO 08: TETINE’S POST PUNK TAPES

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

CON ALMA 13: Dom Servini

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

MIXTAPE Con Alma 12: Tim Garcia

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 11: GeraH

By Joe Osborne 09 November, 2020

While having relocated to London in 2019, the Brazilian selector and producer GeraH cemented his place as one of the... Read Article

MIXTAPE RARO 04: DJ Cal Jader

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 08: j yettram (Brazilian Wax)

By Joe Osborne 19 October, 2020

Inspired by the wealth of vivid Con Alma contributions thus far – from Trepanado‘s inaugural, languid mix, to Cauana‘s meticulously... Read Article

Expresión Inka: New Documentary Explores Community and Identity in London’s Latinx Diaspora

By Patrick McMahon 12 October, 2020

Earlier this year I spent time with Expresión Inka, a Latin American community arts group working with the diaspora in... Read Article

Nubya Garcia: The Big Picture

By Joe Osborne 07 October, 2020

An Interview & Conversation featuring La Perla’s Diana Sanmiguel “It’s the difference between a painting the size of a whole... Read Article

Double Lives, Healing and Alegria: Yara Rodrigues Fowler on ‘Stubborn Archivist’

By Sarah Jacobs 24 September, 2020

Yara Rodrigues Fowler grew up in a Brazilian-British household in London, where she is still based. She is the author... Read Article

MIXTAPE RARO 01: Poly-Ritmo (Worldwide FM)

By Joe Osborne 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,... Read Article

MIXTAPE DANZ ON 01: Papaoul (Worldwide FM)

By Joe Osborne 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... Read Article

REVIEW Waaju – Grown

By Mark Sampson 12 June, 2020

The second album from this young London-based quintet is, in terms of its musical influences, about as diverse as one... Read Article

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