There was a time, at the turn of the century, when the so-called patchanka (also defined as rock mestizo, rock metis or alt-Latino) finally enjoyed the fruits of two decades of underground music militancy. Manu Chao, Barcelona and its Ramblas, and the anti-globalization movement became the protagonists and subjects of...
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Music and food have always been a tasty pairing, which sadly features on TV screens only on rare occasions. One of the few ‘enlightened’ TV hosts (next to brilliant chef, music lover, writer, cultural observer and a half a dozen other things) who delved into and narrated the link between...
Preview of the album: Track List: 1. SOJA – Tried My Best [from Poetry in Motion; ATO Records] 00:00 – 02:589 2. Ebo Taylor – Krumandey [from Yen Ara; Mr Bongo] 02:59 – 06:01 3. SUPERSAN feat. Lola Porfirio & P-Gial – Mira Quente (Captain Planet Remix) [from Half Man...
We’re almost there, just a few more days and La Linea Festival will “Latinise” London once again. With its 2018 edition, the music series, organized by ¡Como No! will reach its coming of age: 18 years dedicated to supporting, celebrating and spreading Latin music around London. It will keep on fulfilling its...
Even though places like El Raval, las Ramblas and El Barrí Gotic are far away, for one night it will feel like being in (and partying in) beautiful Barcelona. La Pegatina’s rhythmic drive is quintessentially and energetically Catalonian and since 2003, they’ve brought it along to everywhere they play. On...
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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Let’s clear all sort of doubts from the beginning; Miramundo and their self-titled debut album could only come from the cultural fabric of a city like Barcelona. They are the perfect embodiment of the lively and colourful, but also absorbed in its local dimension music scene of the Catalonian capital....
When rock and electronic sounds reinvigorate (Fuel) an already hot-blooded and passionate style like flamenco (Fandango), the outcome can only be combustible. That’s why Fuel Fandango have developed into exciting and acclaimed actors on the Spanish music scene. With their latest release, Aurora, and its respective Summer tour, which brought...
The Omara Portuondo & Diego El Cigala concert at the Barbican Hall to celebrate Portuondo’s 85th birthday and 70-year musical career prompted such enthusiasm, excitement and feelings that both audience and critics have to recognise an incomparable and historical event – along with the rests of the concerts of the...
The long international careers of Omara Portuondo and Diego ‘el Cigala‘ are held together once more through the ‘85 Tour’. A total of 12 concerts throughout Europe’s most important cities have been set up to celebrate Portuondo’s 85th birthday and a 70-year musical career. The seventh concert at the Barbican...
