As a matter of fact, Jenny Ball comes from London but lost any British characteristics years ago, when she embraced her own hearty Spanish hearty, energetic Latin approach to music and an all-inclusive perspective of life. On Saturday, she’s back in her hometown, on the Forge stage, to perform with...
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View Mundo FM Collective bio here DJ Cal Jader (Movimientos) “Here’s my take on the new folklore digital movement in Latin America. From the coast to the selva and the sierras with one foot firmly in the natural world and another in the electronic club scene it’s cumbia, bass, ambient and...
Willy-nilly, it’s that time of the year again, when you have to deal with the Christmas list. Luckily, the Sounds and Colours guys have made things easier this December. Their latest guide, the fourth of the series after Colombia, Brazil and Peru-dedicated monographs, is just fresh off the press, and...
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...
If you like your cumbia, mambo, afrobeat, blues and funk in a big brass band style, then tonight at Rich Mix you were in for a big happy, vibesy, energetic treat. Voodoo Love Orchestra were kicking off their new album, Inglorious Technicolor, tour, bringing the full power of their brassed-up...
Orkesta Mendoza is led by Sergio Mendoza, the multi talented, long time member and co-producer of the South-western musical phenomenon Calexico. Those in the know will already be aware of Orkesta Mendoza’s ability to fashion a borderless sound that crosses the Americas while laying down simmering slabs of folkloric cumbia...
View DJ Pedrolito’s bio here Track List: Humo Intenso – Quiere demostrar Kchakers – Otra vez (Sara Hebe vs Chamigo Sound System) Los Turros – Ay vamos R Fili – Chica timida El Villano feat. Fraude – Dejame tocarte Face-T (prod. Dreadsquad) – Wine (Come Test Riddim) Soom T –...
They just released a new album, are ready for a new tour with a brand new show, choreography and tricks, but they still preserve the same old Carnival attitude, which characterised their career since their debut. As a matter of fact, you can be dead sure that with Voodoo Love Orchestra...
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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...
In a gig that oozed class and revitalised my Sunday, Sidestepper brought the verve of late night Candelaria to a thoroughly impressed Dalston. I rarely buy the shirt, but these guys earned my indulgence at Echoes last week. At 7:15pm I descended the stairs of this new East London musical...
