They are thrilling audiences with big band style cumbia, spicy classic salsa rhythms, vallenato and traditional rhythms from Cuba and other Latin American regions. They also lace their sound with some fiery salsa numbers.īrighton-based Sonpikkante are proving to be one of the hottest Latin outfits in the South-East. Baila la Cumbia are a horn and percussion-heavy 10 piece playing the "big band cumbia" sound of the mid 20th century. Cumbia music was originally a cultural fusion of native Colombians, African slaves and the colonial Spanish. One of the UK's top exponent of the cumbia – the native music of Colombia's Caribbean coast. Since their formation in 2001, they have gained a reputation for creating a full-on party mood at festivals and gigs around the world. Also now signed to the Freestyle label, their debut LP “Tremendo Boogaloo” received rave reviews from Time Out, Modern Soul and R ‘n’ B and Fact magazine amongst others. They have headlined Camden’s Jazz Café on the “Messin’ Around” clubnight, and feature Colombian vocalist Martha Acosta who is joined by the finest latin musicians in London. They have received DJ support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova, Snowboy and Truby trio.Įxhilarating nu-latino sounds taking in latin funk, boogaloo, salsa and descarga. Formed by vocalist Azhar Saffar and pianist Joe Cavner in the spring of 1998, they have since played worldwide and released four acclaimed albums. They have become one of the UK’s most respected Brazilian jazz acts. Sunny bossanovas, vibrant sambas and fiery batucadas from this west country 6 piece. Lubi Jovanovic, international Latin journalist/DJ since 1982īrazilian jazz-dance maestros now signed to the Freestyle label.
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“Young musical revolutionaries who simply ignore convention” Cumbia and caribbean rhythms fuse with cutting edge UK influences of soul, funk and hip hop into the tropical template.
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Emerging out of the UK Latin scene, these 9 youthful musicians with roots in Cuban salsa and timba have forged an exciting new sound of their own.