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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...
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Heading to Womad or maybe you are already strolling along Charlton Park green, good and ready to enjoy the world music festival par excellence? We have something for you…We went through the music treasure trove that is Womad 2017’s line up and picked 20 acts you shouldn’t miss. From Thursday to Sunday, Open...
It’s Springtime, and there’s no Springtime without the Latin vibes brought to London by La Linea. Since 2001, the celebrated festival, organised by ¡Como no! has enhanced the London musical calendar for more than a week, updating British audiences on what is happening in the Spanish, South and Latin American...
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,...
La Linea 2017 gets underway tonight with Julieta Venegas and Gizmo Varillas at Barbican. Since 2001, the festival has brought a generous touch of Iberian and Latin American rhythms and dances to London and this edition won’t be an exception. Have a glimpse of what awaits you in the next 12 days and...
We wanted to surprise you, but instead of an April Fool’s Day prank, we chose some amazing music. A few days ago, we went back to SOAS Radio for the third episode of Rhythm Passport on Air to guide you throughout April with our live music suggestions. So, stay tuned for...
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...
This month’s playlist is a bit different from the ones you’re used you to: no style or genre introduction. Instead, we chose to celebrate 2016 and wanted to do it in “our way”. We picked some of the best tunes we have listened to throughout the year and asked our contributors to...
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...