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...
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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...
![Album Review: Orkesta Mendoza – ¡Vamos A Guarachar! [Glitterbeat Records, 7th October 2016]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a0442170445_10-335x335.jpg)
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...
On the 25th of June, the Royal Albert Hall audience and hundreds of colombianos living in London enthusiastically welcomed the pop Latino hero and multiple Grammy-winner Carlos Vives for his second performance in the British Capital. The Mexican ensemble Nortec Collective introduced the event and warmed the atmosphere with their electronic...
If the British Summer is hesitating to make its appearance, let’s enjoy the Colombian one. From the 14th of July at Larmer Tree Festival to the 31st with their gig at Port Eliot Festival (including stop-overs at WOMAD, Latitude, Tropical Pressure & London Village Underground), Sidestepper will warm your soul and...
They have waited for years, but finally Carlos Vives’ UK fans can celebrate and irse de farra: the eagerly anticipated show of the pop Latino hero is nearly upon us. In fact, the Colombian music star will play not just one, but two gigs in London in less than two-weeks...
![Album Review: La Mambanegra – La Galeria [Afropicks, 21st January 2016]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12548885_728731533924299_3410603655503218173_n-335x335.jpg)
La Mambanegra, the excellent Colombian dance orchestra is on a mission to, “bring a new concept of salsa and Latin music to the world.” Colombia is the birthplace of the now infamous cumbia that made its way up the Magdalena River to receive an almost mythical status as a musical...
The historical Electric Ballroom in the heart of Camden Town, was indeed a ballroom on April 27th. Few bands are able to make the audience dance from the beginning until the very end, but Chico Trujillo is definitely one of them, with their music making it physically impossible to stay...
