Austin, Texas: Gina Chavez, ‘Ella’ Gina Chavez, the Austin, Texas-based singer/songwriter who recently received her first-ever Latin Grammy Awards nomination for her 2020 release La Que Manda, has a beautiful new music video for her single, “Ella.” Featuring... Read Article
Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical DJs in the UK, and the man behind the Movimientos radio show, record label and parties. It’s for... Read Article
In 2012, at the Petronio Álvarez festival in Cali, a group of some of the finest musicians and singers from Colombia’s Pacific coast got together for an informal jam, uniting to perform each other’s songs and celebrate their... Read Article
To be honest the idea of Colombia’s tourism gathering together a selection of musicians to promote the country’s diverse regions sounds like a really bad idea. So often, the institutions are woefully out of the loop, hence we... Read Article
La Mambanegra are certainly no ordinary salsa band. Yes, they may hail from the Colombian capital of salsa, Cali, where the genre is not quite religious but instead part of the chaotic beating heart of the country’s Pacific coast.... Read Article
With the international release of La Mambanegra‘s debut album El Callegüeso y su Malamaña fast approaching we are very happy to bring to you one of our favourite tracks on the album, the fast-paced break salsa (should that... Read Article
Here is Movimientos’ main man DJ Cal Jader to present ten of his sure-fire Latin dance floor heaters from 2016, as well as an extended Tropicalista mix featuring a wider selection of choice cuts from the year. As well... Read Article
La Mambanegra don’t do things by halves. Their motto is clear, to get people dancing as quickly as possible, using their fiery mix of rap, funk and salsa – which they like to call break salsa. “La Mamba... Read Article
As we’re now more than half the way through 2016 we figured it was only right that we shared some of the tracks that we’ve been loving so far this year. What follows is a playlist featuring some... Read Article
We are now just a day away from the start of this year’s WOMAD, a festival which is quite rightly deemed the #1 world music festival in the UK. The festival, which was set-up by Peter Gabriel and... Read Article
Mixing hard salsa, funk and endless levels of exuberance, La Mambanegra are a force of nature and one of the most exciting bands to come out of Colombia for a while. With their self-christened variety of salsa, known... Read Article
We are loving this new track from Colombian rapper Emci Rimas. Recorded in Bombo Records in Cali with some of the same musicians and producers who work with Herencia de Timbiqui and La Mambanegra, amongst others, the track... Read Article
