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Havana Rumba @ Southbank Centre

Juliano — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:10:53 +0000

Intoxicating cocktail of salsa, rumba, rum and reggaeton Havana Rumba! are ready for another party show summer in London.

The hottest Cuban dancers will take the audience on a musical journey through pulsating beats and Cuban rhythms bringing the Havana spirit to London. Starting on the 30th of May the event is part of the Uderbelly Festival in town until the 8th of July. Featuring mambo, salsa, rakatan and cha cha cha, the show written by the director Tony Gough promises to transform the Southbank Centre into proper Cuban atmosphere full of sensuality and vibrating dancers.

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30th May – 8th July

Havana Rumba

Southbank Centre

Udderbelly Festival

Belvedere Road
London
SE1 8XX

Tickets: £25 £20 £15 £10

Danza Contemporanea @ Sadler’s Wells

Juliano — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:50:59 +0000

After their spectacular performance in 2010 Danza Contemporánea de Cuba returns to London for another thrilling evening. Their visit to Sadler’s Wells brings the world première of Sombrisa by renowned and award winning choreographer Itzik Galili.

The audience will also have the chance to review the huge 2010 programme hit, nominated for both an Olivier Award and a TMA Award, George Céspedes’ Mambo 3XXI, as well as Carmen?! from choreographer Kenneth Kvarnstrom. With more than 280 premières since its formation in 1959 Dance Contemporánea de Cuba is a must-see dance show full of intensity, sensuality and exquisite dancers.

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29th May – 1st June – 7.30pm

Danza Contemporánea de Cuba

Sadler’s Wells

Rosebery Avenue,

London

EC 1R

Tickets: £12, £16, £22, £25, £32

La Fura dels Baus @ National Maritime Museum

Juliano — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:10:51 +0000

Ten days of stunning theatre productions, dance performers and music shows will stir up the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival.

In the historic Olympic year the festival returns with extraordinary surprises that will take over the streets of Greenwich and East London. One of the highlights of the event is the incredible and epic re-interpretation of the Greek myth with Prometheus Awakes.

The project was developed by the talented and worldwide renowned Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus along with Graese, the inventive disabled-led theatre group. The amazing structure will light up the skies and wonder the eyes of the audience with such a spectacular visual show.

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22nd June – 10pm
Prometheus Awakes
Greenwich + Docklands International Festival

National Maritime Museum
Royal Museums Greenwich

London

SE10 9EF
Free entrance

Brazil visits Shakespeare twice in London

Juliano — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:37:43 +0000

Thousands of artists from all over the world will be taking part in 70 productions in The World Shakespeare Festival, and Brazil is taking part with two innovative theatre companies from this week on.The Roundhouse, the amazing venue in North London, will receive, from the 18th to 23rd of May, the Companhia Bufomecânica, with the play Two Roses for Richard III – a visually stunning interpretation of Shakespeare’s historic plays, combining theatre, music, circus, aerial skills, visual metaphor and multimedia.

On the other side of the river, at the World famous Globe Theatre, Grupo Galpão will bring its carnivalesque Romeo and Juliet – as part of the event Globe to Globe – on May 19th and 20th, with its thrilling mix of circus, music, dance and Brazilian folk culture.

The play Two Roses from Richard III reunites two of Brazil’s leading directors: Claudio Baltar from the circus companies Intrepida and Archaos, and Fabio Ferreira, known for his text-based theatre and multimedia work. A guaranteed array of astonishing costumes will be on display thanks to the knowledge and experience of the costume designer – the renowned carnival winner Rosa Magalhães, who collects five titles of Rio’s carnival.

Almost at the same time, Grupo Galpão will take over Globe’s stage for the second time and promises to repeat the same success it enjoyed the last time around, featuring circus language and live music – played by the actors, translating world classics into Brazilian popular culture, in a wonderful mix between the popular and the erudite.

The World Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of Shakespeare’s world’s playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international arts organizations. Almost 60 partners are coming together to bring the Festival alive. The festival has been running since April 21st and is part of the London 2012 Festival which is the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.

By Bruna Gala

Esperanza Spalding @ KOKO

Juliano — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:03:42 +0000

Esperanza Spalding is the kind of singer one is always aiming to see again and again performing around in London. Last year she played two sold-out shows at the Barbican Centre. This year she is back in town with a Grammy Award in her bag touring her brand new album Radio Music Society, already out in the UK.

After the tremendous success of her chart-topping Chamber Music Society she is now coming to London for an exclusive concert to present her new album. A rising star in the jazz music scene this time Spalding brings nu-soul, pop and r’n’b to her new set of original songs .

A natural live performer, the multi-talented Afro-haired singer and composer promises to play another mesmerizing concert at the intimate KOKO’s atmosphere making it one of the hottest must-see gigs of the year.

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28th May -7pm

KOKO

1A Camden High Street

London

NW1 7JE

http://www.koko.uk.com

Pinta showcases the best of Latin art at Earls Court

Juliano — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:09:10 +0000

Following its second London edition in 2011, PINTA, the Latin American Art Show will return to Earls Court Exhibition Centre to present the very best in modern and contemporary Latin American art.

Over fifty art galleries from the Americas, Europe and London will be showcasing an exciting range of works by established and emerging Latin American artists. This is an opportunity to experience the sophisticated, international and most distinguished visual art from Latin America through museum-quality works representative of abstract, concrete, neo-concrete, kinetic and conceptual art.

For 2012, three sections will be presented at PINTA London: Galleries, Solo Exhibitions and Art Projects – the latter of which is set to be curated by London-based Mexican, Pablo Leon de la Barra. Once more, the fair will include the participation of over fifty international art galleries, amongst these São Paulo’s Luciana Brito, Baró and Casa Triângulo, and Rio’s Anita Schwartz.

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7th – 10th June
PINTA London 2012
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Warwick Road, Earls Court
London
SW5 9TA
http://www.pintaart.com/

General Admission £15
Student £8
Groups (8+) reduced price £12

Do Amor back for more loving

Juliano — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:40:33 +0000

The first and only time Do Amor played in London it was a small affair at Notting Hill Arts Club on a night promoted by Movimientos – and accordingly to those who survived to tell the story (a few among the JungleDrums crowd) it was a hell of a concert. Exactly one year after their first visit they are back for more, this time at the Bedroom. The venue is still small which will guarantee the great atmosphere and to get you as close as possible to the crazy sounds that come from the instruments of Marcelo Callado and Ricardo Dias Gomes – drummer and bass player in Cê, Caetano’s band, respectively – plus the guitar players Gabriel Bubu and Gustavo Benjão. The quartet went to school together and the name, Do Amor (From Love, in English), couldn’t be more appropriate. Completely independent, the band released their first album in 2010, but are very well known by the carioca’s. They’ve been playing in Rio for the last few years with many different Brazilian artists and last year started playing their own gigs, always packed by a curious crowd that almost always end up amazed by the band. This time promoted by the Palm City crew and Fernanda Rabelo, the latter a londoner and huge enthusiast of the new and interesting sounds from her home country, Do Amor are sure to surprise the crowd with their unique sound, made of eclectic influences ranging from Carimbo’ to Manchester Rock mixed with an exciting 21st Century Brazilian sound. The band will then perform at the Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival. This year the event returns with a wonderful array of theatre, dance, world and classical music shows. Brazil vibrant culture is a key theme for the 2012 festival with lots of fantastic Brazilian artists, conversations, workshops and some Brazilian film premières. Do Amor are scheduled to wrap up the festival finale at the Party in the Close on the 9th June. ____________________________ Friday 8th June, 8pm Do Amor @ BEDROOM 62 Rivington Street Shoreditch London EC2A 3AY bedroom-bar.co.uk | 0207 739 5706 Saturday, 9th June Do Amor @ Salisbury Festival www.salisburyfestival.co.uk | 0845 241 9651

Heidi Vogel @ Mau Mau

Russ — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:50:24 +0000

Heidi Vogel performs with The Cinematic Orchestra, as well as mining her own style, singing latin and nu-jazz with her incredible band, as she will be doing for this night.

Heidi interprets songs in a unique and exciting way, fusing styles from Brazilian music with jazz and soul. Having toured extensively she heads to Mau Mau, bringing with her sweet soul sounds and style.

You can read our interview with Heidi here.

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Saturday 14th April, 9pm
Heidi Vogel
Mau Mau Bar
265 Portobello Road
London W11 1LR
Tel: 02072298528
skiddle.com/events/11602594

myspace.com/heidilevo

Jandira Silva Album Launch @ 606 Club

Russ — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:08:27 +0000

Launch night for Jandira Silva’s first album under her own name. Born in Rio de Janeiro, grown up in Espirito Santo and hugely popular in Portugal before moving to London five years ago, Jandira is a Brazilian singer that we more than lucky to have here in London.

Her new album includes samba, baiao, a good dose of jazz and a mixture of covers and originals, proving she is not content simply singing other people’s material. Jandira will be joined by a terrific Brazilian band that features the wonderful pianist John Crawford and the great Uruguayan guitarist Guille Hill. For this event she will be performing a mix of classic Brazilian songs with some of her own excellent originals. Expect plenty of fun and some Surprise Guests. One of Europe’s leading exponents of classic Brazilian Music. Highly recommended.

myspace.com/jandira

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Monday 16th April, 8pm
Jandira Silva
606 Club
90 Lots Road
London SW10 0QD
606club.co.uk

Get Dancing With Soundway

Russ — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:20:59 +0000

BIG East London warehouse party coming up on Friday 20th April. Arranged by Soundway Records to celebrate their 10th anniversary and promote two recent releases by Los Miticos del Ritmo and Batida, the party promises to be a tropical fiesta of the highest order.

The big news regarding this event is the fact that this will be the first UK appearance from Los Miticos Del Ritmo, the new project led by Will “Quantic” Holland, and that will feature a mixture of Colombian and UK musicians for this performance. The band will be playing music from their new self-titled album, a mixture of original music and some very unlikely covers, as this audio clip shows:

Also performing live will be Batida, Soundway’s latest singing and their first release of new music. We reviewed his recent debut album here and loved the mix of traditional and modern Angolan and Portuguese influences. If his debut London show – featuring MCs, VJ, live samples and percussion – is anywhere near as incendiary as his album this will be one hell of a show!

Rouding off the night will be DJ sets from Soundway Records boss Miles Cleret, Sofrito’s Frankie Francis and Quantic too, keeping the tropical madness going until first light. This is a party not to be missed!

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Friday 20th April, 9pm – late, £15 (cheaper early bird tickets available)
Soundway Records 10th Anniversary Party
Secret East London warehouse (TBC week before party)

soundwayrecords.com/articles/dancing-time-with-soundway-10-year-anniversary-party.html

Tickets available from the following record stores:
Phonica Records – 51 Poland Street, London – 0207 025 6070
Sounds Of The Universe – 7 Broadwick Street, London – 0207 734 3430
Flashback Records – 50 Essex Road, London – 0207 354 9356
Eldica Records – 8 Bradbury Street, London – 0207 254 5220