Movimientos and Global Local present their annual showcase of the finest new Latin acts to emerge in the capital. From heavy Peruvian cumbia grooves, Cuban/Reggae fusion to the freshest urban electro tropical beats and all female Latin folk and roots. Catch these acts before they take the festival stages by storm! Continue Reading

Its time to forget those winter blues – Carnival is here! Dust off your havaiana flip flops and reach for your bikinis and celebrate carnival the Brazilian way. As Rio de Janeiro comes to a standstill for 4 days Batmacumba and Arriba La Cumbia will be joining forces to celebrate the spirit of carnival with a London twist. Continue Reading

From the innovators that looked for inspiration in the lyrics of Vinícius de Moraes other insertions emanated, with disconcerting beats from Mutantes, the free ruffle rhythms of Chico Science and, even tough he turns his nose up, a little seasoning of Pop via experimentalism – “I am a roots composer, in the head of a pop producer”, Tupiniquin admits. Here is the link that brings Bossa to our ears. He is not “João”, he is Jorge, he is not “Gilberto”, he is Tupiniquin in constant affirmation that the “new” always comes. Finally, Elis Regina was right. Continue Reading

Chula is Brazil’s primordial samba, daughter of the semba, carried to Bahia by African Bantu slaves and grown up on the sugarcane plantations. Chula is in danger of dying out, although you might doubt that when you encounter the vital energy of the veteran brothers Joao and Antonio Saturno. Together with their friends and family from the small community of Sao Braz, they’re keeping this seminal style very much alive. Not to be missed! Continue Reading

The Bikini Beach Band will be turning Camino into The Beach Hut Surf Shack on New Year’s Eve. There will be two tropical sets of instrumental Exotica from the Fezzed Four – The Bikini Beach Band – and DJ sets from the wonderful DJ Scratchy and DJ Johnny Fortune plus DJ FireHorse. Continue Reading

Traditional Spanish hospitality and fiery flamenco at Costa Dorada for a New Year’s eve of fine cuisine and hospitality. This is a great opportunity to try something different this year and experience a unique New Year experience. Continue Reading

Three of London’s best Latin music nights are joining forces again this New Year’s Eve for what is surely the only way to see out the year. DJs from Movimientos, Batmacumba and Arriba La Cumbia will be seeing Rich Mix into the New Year, and will be joined by one of London’s finest samba bands in doing so. Continue Reading

Great night of live music and film lined up by Movimientos at Passing Clouds. There’ll be rumba-flamenco from Jardares Por Fuera, Andean-rock fusions from Remolino Kieto, and a selection of short films from the excellent Rio Film School. Continue Reading

Tulipa Ruiz charmed the audience at her last London appearance thanks to her mix of playfulness, an effortlessly great voice and a selection of fine tunes from her debut album Efêmera that seem impossible to grow tired of. Continue Reading