Blaze Festival have announced another stellar line-up of artists this year with artists including Bomba Estéreo, Calle 13, Quantic, and a selection of bands from Pernambuco playing across a number of London venues in June and July. Continue Reading

Over May and June Fuerza London will be bringing a wide variety of Latin Music to London, including legendary performers such as Hombres G, Fito Paez and Susana Baca, and relative newcomers Bacalao Men, Andres Cepeda and Natalia Lafourcade. Continue Reading

Today is Cinco de Mayo (5th May) so we figured it would be the perfect day to feature Lucha Future, the new Lucha Libre mexican wrestling event hitting the UK this summer. This is what wrestling is all about, forget all that nandy-pandy stuff with The Undertaker and Triple H – this is proper! Continue Reading

When it comes to high-profile celebrity break-ups, its hard to forget that of creative duo Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo Arriaga. After collaborating on three outstanding films, Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel , director González Iñárritu and screenwriter Arriaga suffered a very public falling out. Continue Reading

In the first instalment of what will hopefully be a long-running series, Cal Jader, one of the people behind the great Movimientos collective, has chosen some of his favourite records from the first half of 2011. Continue Reading

VAMOS festival doesn’t like to do things lightly, which is why their line-up for 2011 looks so daunting on paper. Music, film, dance, carnival, education and Mexican wrestling spread out over 37 days across the north-eastern cities of Newcastle and Gateshead. Continue Reading

Don’t you just love it when having Royalty makes a difference? Only the Royals could arrange an extra bank holiday right after Easter, guaranteeing us two long weekends in the sun. Also giving us the excuse to get all anti-establishment and plot loads of alternative wedding plans, ones that don’t involve talking about dresses! Continue Reading

When I think of my homeland Brazil - an ocean and a hemisphere away from my chosen home in London – I feel a gentle sense of longing. I remember my family, my school friends, my childhood places, my favourite TV shows, the vibrant colours, tastes and smells. Continue Reading

Back once again following a wonderful run of performances last summer, Zecora Ura/Para Active showcases ‘Drylands’, part II of Hotel Medea, at the brand new festival of performing arts and media, Digital Stages. Continue Reading