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La Mambanegra

La Mambanegra are certainly no ordinary salsa band. Yes, they may hail from the Colombian capital of salsa, Cali, where... Read Article

By Russ Slater 16 February, 2017

With the international release of La Mambanegra‘s debut album El Callegüeso y su Malamaña fast approaching we are very happy... Read Article

By Russ Slater 22 December, 2016

Here is Movimientos’ main man DJ Cal Jader to present ten of his sure-fire Latin dance floor heaters from 2016, as... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 November, 2016

La Mambanegra don’t do things by halves. Their motto is clear, to get people dancing as quickly as possible, using... Read Article

By Russ Slater 27 July, 2016

As we’re now more than half the way through 2016 we figured it was only right that we shared some... Read Article

By Russ Slater 27 July, 2016

We are now just a day away from the start of this year’s WOMAD, a festival which is quite rightly... Read Article

By Russ Slater 26 July, 2016

Mixing hard salsa, funk and endless levels of exuberance, La Mambanegra are a force of nature and one of the... Read Article

By Russ Slater 05 May, 2016

We are loving this new track from Colombian rapper Emci Rimas. Recorded in Bombo Records in Cali with some of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 20 January, 2016

La Mambanegra are not your average salsa band. Speaking to bandleader Jacobo Vélez (in the interview below) it is clear... Read Article

By Russ Slater 21 December, 2015

Enjoyed reading about our favourite South American albums of the year? Well, now we’ve put together a Soundcloud playlist featuring... Read Article

By Russ Slater 18 December, 2015

In what is hopefully becoming an annual tradition here is DJ Cal Jader to bring you some of his favourite... Read Article

By S&C Team 16 December, 2015

The criteria for our annual year-end list is simple: these are collectively our favourite South American albums of the year,... Read Article