Event Preview: La Linea Festival 2023 (London; Friday, 21st April to Sunday, 7th May 2023)

In just under a month, London will once again host the electrifying beats and eclectic melodies of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal as La Linea – The London Latin Music Festival makes its highly anticipated return. Get ready for a vibrant celebration of culture and music that promises…

Artists: Alex Etchart , Alvorada , Dengue Dengue Dengue , Duarte , Eliane Correa , Eliane Correa & La Evolución , Emicida , Grupo Luma , Jorge Drexler , Mestizo , Morgan Szymanski , New Regency Orchestra , Sabor A Mi , Sagrada Familia , Susana Baca

Event Preview: Toya Delazy + Juanita Euka + T-Bone Afrika All-Stars @ the Jago (London; Saturday 16th April 2022)

An Afro-night like no other! On Saturday the 16th of April, we will jam-pack the Jago with nifty vibes from across the African continent courtesy of Toya Delazy, Juanita Euka and T-Bone Afrika All-Stars. The Dalston venue will be brimming with rhythms, grooves and beats from Kongo, Zimbabwe and South Africa to…

Artists: Carthnage , Juanita Euka , Moon Presence , T-Bone Afrika All-Stars , Thabany Nyoni , Toya Delazy

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #519 – Metropolitan Maloya

Ti’Kaniki pursues its passion for maloya and its various evolutions on Douz, album of the week on Radio Mukambo. United by their common passion for maloya, the collective brings together musicians from Reunion Island and metropolitan France with diverse origins. This French Maloya fusion is only the start of one…

Artists: Abdul And The Gang , Afro-Zen Allstars , Bonga , Dowdelin , Jembaa Groove , Juanita Euka , K.o.g. , Marcus Gad , Mylmo , Polyrhythmics , Tamal , Ti’Kaniki , TisDass , Yohann Le Ferrand

Rhythm Passport Free Compilation – Vol. 68 – February 2022

Download this exclusive FREE Rhythm Passport album TODAY! Preview of the album:   This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below:       Every…

Artists: Aguanedo Nnewi , Atongo Zimba , Baeshi Bang , Etran de L'Air , Hackney Colliery Band , Haya Zaatry , Ip Koa Son , Juanita Euka , K.o.g , LNDFK , The Scorpios , Yama Warashi

Podcast: Rhythm Passport Presents… #4 (February 2022)

Rhythm Passport holders… welcome on board! The fourth Rhythm Passport Presents round-the-world flight is ready to take off from the RTM FM studio and for the next two hours we will travel together in sound from Japan to Brazil. So, sit back, relax and get ready to listen to the…

Artists: Bab L' Bluz , Bandua , Ben Marc , Candeleros , Chacalón Y La Nueva Crema , Chancha Via Circuito , Diogo Ramos , Dirtwire , Dowdelin , El Khat , Gonora Sounds , Ibrahim Babayev , Isaac Sasson , Joseph Ray , Jr Thomas & The Volcanos , Juanita Euka , Ka Safar , Kansado , Lakou Mizik , Lenna Bahule , LNDFK , Pastor Champion , Rokia Kone , The Ano Nobo Quartet , The Busy Twist , The Super 20 , Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra , YIN YIN

Album Review: Orkesta Mendoza – Curandero [Glitterbeat Records; April 2020]

How best to shake off the dust from down Calexico way? Sergio Mendoza has the answer- give your listeners a good time to rival tequila as Mexico’s best export, as on Curandero. What follows is perhaps best described as a more authentic take on the faux-Tex/Mex border radio sound (at…

Artists: Orkesta Mendoza

Preview: Global Afrobeat e-Fest (Saturday 23rd May 2020)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, afrobeat’s rise in global popularity in the past decade has unavoidable. But the genre, with a rich history based on instrumental figures such as Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Oghene Kologbo dating back to the late 60s, is more than a commercial fad….

Artists: Carapaus Afrobeat , Chief Commander Yabaa , Dele Sosimi , Dj Eric Soul , Duke Amayo , Firmann , Juanita Euka , Kologbo , Macarena Rozic , Monica Avila , Pedro Rajão , Rumshot , Thaïs Diarra

Album Review: Totó la Momposina – Oye Manita [Astar Music; September 2018]

From Colombia, one of the most musically rich countries in the world, comes a new album by Totó la Momposina, the Queen of Cumbia. A prolific year for the star, this album, Oye Manita (released by Astar Music), presents a range of songs spanning over 30 years of Totó’s career,…

Artists: Toto La Momposina

Playlist: Tropical Pressure Festival 2018 @ Mount Pleasant Ecological Park (Porthtowan; Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July 2018)

The most tropical weekend of the year is upon us! So, if you haven’t already, pack your tent, sunscreen and fun appetite, and head for Mount Pleasant Ecological Park. From Friday 13th to Sunday 15th July, Tropical Pressure festival will drop its cargo of Latin, Caribbean, West, East and Central African…

Artists: Afriquoi , Johnny Clarke , Lakuta , Let Drum Beat , Orchestre Les Mangelepa , Soothsayers , Sounspecies , Toto La Momposina , Zara Mcfarlane

Interview: Totó La Momposina (April 2017)

She rarely visits and performs in London, but when she does, she’s always keen to bring the Caribbean sun and enthusiasm with her. A few days ago, on the eve of her gig as part of La Linea festival, we had the honour to meet and have a chat with…

Artists: Toto La Momposina

Playlist: Sergio Mendoza – Orkesta Mendoza

As you probably have already understood, we genuinely love Orkesta Mendoza sound… So we made our way upstream and tried to understand where their artistic inspiration comes from. We asked Sergio Mendoza (the banda leader) to reveal to us some of his music influences and most-beloved tunes and the following playlist represents,…

Artists: Orkesta Mendoza

Interview: Sergio Mendoza – Orkesta Mendoza (March 2017)

In a month’s time, on the 21st of April, London will be blown away by the sound of Orkesta Mendoza. Rich Mix and La Linea 2017 will be hosting the first date of the band’s UK tour and its energetic vibes built on a Pan-American repertoire that welcomes Latin American styles and…

Artists: Orkesta Mendoza

Preview: Aurelio & Juanita Euka @ Rich Mix (London, 1st February 2016)

There’s no better way to start organising and running events than with artists that you deeply and sincerely admire. That’s why we are simply thrilled to announce that, in partnership with Movimientos, we are giving you the opportunity to enjoy an exclusive performance of Aurelio Martinez and Juanita Euka at Rich Mix on the 1st…

Artists: Aurelio , Juanita Euka

Daily Discovery: Juanita Euka ‘ Stronger than me’ Amy Winehouse Cover

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Artists: Juanita Euka

Review: Orkesta Mendoza @ Hootananny (London, 4th November 2016)

They say the show must go on. After a freak outbreak of Norovirus meant the Wahaca Day of the Dead Fiesta was cancelled, a last minute bit of rescheduling and help from the lovely guys at Movimientos meant that the show finally could go on at Hootananny tonight. Orkesta Mendoza…

Artists: Orkesta Mendoza

Album Review: Orkesta Mendoza – ¡Vamos A Guarachar! [Glitterbeat Records, 7th October 2016]

Laying down simmering slabs of cumbia and mambo, tempered with a folkloric, tex-mex psychedelic edge, Orkesta Mendoza brings you their latest album all the way from Tucson Arizona. Lead by musical polymath, Sergio Mendoza, who is also a member and co-producer of Southwestern music legends Calexico at the helm they…

Artists: Orkesta Mendoza