Arriba La Cumbia return to Brixton’s Hootananny for a special mid-winter show. There will be latin vibes, cumbia running through the veins, DJ Russ Jones aka Hackney Globe Trotter on the decks as well as three top live bands. Continue Reading

AmazonArt are doing a good bit of fundraising in London at the moment, raising funds to help the deprived riberinho (river people) community of the Brazilian Amazon. Therefore, donations are more than welcomed for this performance from Diego Carneiro and friends (including Anselmo Netto) at the Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church. Continue Reading

Movimientos will be celebrating the release of Our Latin Thing on DVD by joining forces with Shook magazine and Strut records to screen this salsa classic at Notting Hill Arts Club, where it will be followed by the normal Movimientos mix of live Latin music and DJs. Continue Reading

Launch party for Soundway Records’ new The Original Sound of Cumbia compilation featuring DJ sets from their very own Miles Cleret, Sofrito’s Frankie Francis and a special guest DJ to be announced closer to the date. They will be spinning a mixture of rare and classic tropical grooves, as well as some extremely rare cumbia and porro cuts. Continue Reading

Manzana Tropial are an exciting new Latin act from London playing the form of Peruvian Cumbia known as Chicha. They will be headlining a quality night of Latin entertainment at The Camp on Saturday. Continue Reading

Mauricio Velasierra offers up a masterclass in Latin folk and jazz music, featuring his own distinctive flute playing as well as a quintet that includes cello, upright bass, drums, charango, tiple and his own assortment of flutes and pipes. The music exists in a space between folk and jazz with African influences and a love for Colombian rhythms, which is where Velasierra is from after all. Continue Reading

On 26th November 2011, Continental Drifts Music / Magpies Nest / Kazum / Movimientos / Wormfood – the people behind legendary music festivals and club nights including Global Local, Club Dada, Hootananny, Passing Clouds, Polka Tent, Valley of the Antic and Electro Swing – launches a brand new music festival called The London Remixed Festival. Continue Reading

Launch for the new Havana Cultura album featuring DJ sets from Gilles Peterson and Louie Vega (exclusive Nuyorican set) as well as the Havana Cultura live band performing. Continue Reading

Brazilian vibraphone and percussion master Alua Nascimento joins up with pianist Kit Downes for a show at the Brixton. Nascimento – son of renowned Brazilian percussionist Dinho Nascimento – now lives in London and offers up regular shows like this in Brixton where influences of Brazil, Africa and the Latin world meet for a high-energy performance. Continue Reading