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FULL PROGRAMME
THE LONDON LATIN MUSIC FESTIVAL APRIL 18 – 29
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“La Linea has built an impressive international reputation as one of the world’s most eclectic celebrations of Latin music.” Time Out
Welcome to La Linea - The London Latin Music Festival – in venues across Central London each April. Founded in 2001 the festival is a twenty first century presentation of all that is best and current in contemporary Latin music. La Linea gratefully acknowledges support from the National Lottery through Arts Council England Director: Andy Wood Production: Laura Agustin Administration: Helen Turner PR: Riot Squad Publicity Social Media: PFR Illustration & Design: Todo Bien Estudio Programme Design: chapmandesign.net
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Fri 26 May
Manana // Cuba with DJ Tennis, Plaid, Ariwo, Soundspecies, Aché Meyi, Obbatuké, Yelfris Valdes A night of Afro-Cuban Collaborations featuring electronic artists and traditional Cuban musicians
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APRIL 18 – 29 2017
The London Latin Music Festival 18 APRIL JULIETA VENEGAS + GIZMO VARILLAS BARBICAN EC2
20 APRIL FUTURE LATIN SOUNDS
LA KASHA & TELAJETA CONCRETE E1
21 APRIL ANTONIO ZAMBUJO + JUANITA EUKA CADOGAN HALL SW1
21 APRIL ORKESTA MENDOZA + DJ SCRATCHY RICH MIX E1
23 APRIL ESTOPA
+ENTRE DOS TIERRAS DJS O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE W12
25 - 29 APRIL VIOLETTA’S LAST TANGO
WILTON’S MUSIC HALL E1
28 APRIL TOTO LA MOMPOSINA Y SUS TAMBORES CADOGAN HALL SW1
29 APRIL ELIANE CORREA EN EL AIRE + THE LONDON LUCUMI CHOIR RICH MIX E1
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JULIETA VENEGAS + GIZMO VARILLAS
TUESDAY 18 APRIL 7.30PM BARBICAN CENTRE SILK STREET EC2Y 8DS ÂŁ15 - ÂŁ35
Grammy award-winning Mexican singer/songwriter Julieta Venegas performs her all-time hits along with many other highlights from her back catalogue in a stripped-down, accordion-led, organic and intimate format. Since her debut in the 90s, Venegas has pushed her traditional Mexican ranchera influences into new directions and absorbed a whole host of twenty-first century styles. Support comes from London based Gizmo Varillas, with a unique combination of folk tinged with South American tropical. Julieta Venegas Piano, acoustic guitar, accordion, vocals Sergio Silva Guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass, drums, percussion, vocals Matias Saavedra Keyboards, electric guitar, accordion, percussion, bass, drums, vocals Gizmo Varillas Vocals & guitars Sam Davies Bass Gerry Morgan Percussion
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FUTURE LATIN SOUNDS:
LA KASHA & TELAJETA THURSDAY 20 APRIL DOORS 7PM CONCRETE
BASEMENT OF 56 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET E1 6JJ £10 (£13 ON DOOR) A night of Future Latin Sounds with Latin influenced music from London featuring La Kasha and Telajeta. Created by Venezuelan DJ/producer Jose Luis and Colombian percussionist Emeris Solis, La Kasha is a new collective that mixes the rich cultural heritage of Latin American folklore with London’s evolving electronic music landscape. Telajeta bandleader and Venezuelan percussionist Ernesto Marichales brings together international musicians to forge a fresh approach to the rich tapestry of Venezuelan music, rearranging and reshaping the traditional folk compositions of his native land with mesmerising results.
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Telajeta Åshild Bjørkeng Vocals Joseph Costi Keyboards Greg Gottlieb Double bass Greg Sanders Guitar Ernesto Marichales Drums La Kasha Paola Pestana Vocals Richard Downing Bass Emeris Solis Percussion Jose Luis DJ and programming Guest: Lya Drums Cajon Tito Gomez Flute & vocals Presented in association with Latino Life
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ORKESTA MENDOZA + DJ SCRATCHY
FRIDAY 21 APRIL DOORS 8PM RICH MIX
35 - 47 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD E1 6LA £13 - £15 IN ADVANCE (£15-£18 ON DOOR) Orkesta Mendoza’s mix of cumbia, mambo, indie and borderline rumbadelica comes to the UK. Focused, fierce and beautifully executed by a superbly drilled set of musicians dressed in their uniform of black suits and sunglasses, the band look like nothing so much as the Blues Brothers playing at a Day of the Dead party. Orkesta Mendoza is led by Mexican American kingpin Sergio Mendoza, who is also a member and co-producer of Tucson music legends Calexico, and arranger and founder member of Mexrrissey. The night features an opening set from London’s revolutionary DJ Scratchy . Sergio Mendoza vocals, keys, guitar, vihuela Salvador Duran vocals, percussion Raul Marques trumpet, guitar Sean Rogers bass Jaime Peters drums, percussion Marco Rosano baritone sax, clarinet, accordion & keys
ORKESTA MENDOZA ON TOUR:
22 APRIL Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds 23 APRIL Band on the Wall, Manchester 24 APRIL The Sage, Gateshead 25 APRIL Komedia, Brighton 26 APRIL Corn Exchange, Cambridge
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ANTÓNIO ZAMBUJO SINGS CHICO BUARQUE + JUANITA EUKA FRIDAY 21 APRIL 7.30PM CADOGAN HALL 5 SLOANE TERRACE SW1X 9DQ £15 – 35
António Zambujo is the biggest star in Portugal’s contemporary music firmament, carving out a distinct musical path between fado and the traditional music of Alentejo. The rhythmic influence of Brazilian popular music has also played a key role in his work, and his latest album Até Pensei Que Fosse Minha is a tribute to the songs of Chico Buarque, one of Brazil’s greatest singer-songwriters. Having premiered this new show in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre in Brazil, he brings the Chico Buarque songbook to London for the first time. The concert will also include favourites from Zambujo’s earlier albums. Support comes from Juanita Euka singing a soulful acoustic set drawing on her Congolese Argentine heritage. António Zambujo vocals Marcello Gonçalves guitar & musical direction Ricardo Cruz double bass João Moreira trumpets José Miguel Conde clarinets Juanita Euka Vocals Greg Sanders Guitar
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CAETANO VELOSO &TERESA CRISTINA Friday 21 April Barbican
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DIRECT FROM COLOMBIA Saturday 15 July Omeara + on tour
‘Raw, passionate and visceral salsa’
CARMINHO SINGS JOBIM WITH PAULO JOBIM DANIEL JOBIM JAQUES MORELENBAUM PAULO BRAGA
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ESTOPA + ENTRE DOS TIERRAS DJS
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SUNDAY 23 APRIL DOORS 7PM O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE SHEPHERD’S BUSH GREEN W12 8TT £30 IN ADVANCE
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Estopa - José and David Muñoz, from Cornellà, Spain - fuse rock, rumba, and flamenco to make a new sound that is completely their own. Their songs El Run Run and Cuando Amanece reached number one on Billboard’s chart in Spain while Con La Mano Levanta reached number four. The band’s name comes from the expression their old boss in a car factory would use to keep the workers on their toes “Dale Estopa a la maquina,” (Crank it up!) David Muñoz Lead vocals Jose Muñoz Spanish guitar, lead vocals Miguel Angel (Anyie) Bao drums, Musical director Ludovico Vagnone Electric & acoustic guitars Antonio Ramos “Maca” Bass, backing vocals Nacho Lesko Keyboards, backing vocals Juan Maya Spanish guitar, backing vocals Luis Dulzaides Percussion Presented with
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VIOLETTA’S LAST TANGO
TUESDAY 25 APRIL - SATURDAY 29 APRIL 7.30PM + 2.30PM ON 29 APRIL
WILTONS MUSIC HALL 1 GRACES ALLEY E1 8JB £15 - £24.50
Enter the world of tango diva Violetta, a singer who lives out her dreams in the milongas of Buenos Aires. This is a fully staged evening of specially arranged tangos, popular opera, dance and musical numbers in London’s oldest and most beautiful music hall. One night, sitting alone in the bar after an encounter in the street, Violetta is overwhelmed by vivid memories of her youth and the young man with whom she was in love. Her past comes back to haunt her and she loses herself in her dreams as she wanders the streets and milongas in search of her long lost love. Ann Liebeck Vocals Nuno Queimado Vocals Miriam Orcutt Tango Dancer Dante Culcuy Tango Dancer
Omar Puente Violin Julian Rowlands Bandoneon Michael Haslam Piano Tom Mason Bass
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TOTÓ LA MOMPOSINA Y SUS TAMBORES FRIDAY 28 APRIL 7.30PM CADOGAN HALL 5 SLOANE TERRACE SW1X 9DQ £15 - 35
Colombian artist Totó la Momposina makes a rare London appearance with a new show inspired by her last album Tambolero. Now in her 70s, Totó has become a legend worldwide for her work with traditional music from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Investigating and preserving the music of her homeland when it was unfashionable to do so, she has inspired several generations whilst constantly developing her own musical traditions.
Totó la Momposina Lead vocals Marco Vinicio Oyaga Basanta Tambor hembra, chorus Rafael Castro Vegara Bombos, chorus Wilmer Guzman Arevalo Tambor hembra, llamador, guitar, chorus Jorge Luis Aguilar Gaita macho, maracas, llamador, chorus Edwin Hernandez Ardila Gaita hembra, guitar, soprano sax, chorus Euridice Oyaga de Hollis Chorus & dance Maria del Mar Hollis Oyaga Chorus & dance Paolo Hollis Oyaga Tambor hembra, llamador Oriana Hollis Oyaga Chorus & dance
Presented with support from the Embassy of Colombia to the UK
Embajada de Colombia en el Reino Unido
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ELIANE CORREA & EN EL AIRE PROJECT + THE LONDON LUCUMI CHOIR SATURDAY 29 APRIL DOORS 7.30PM RICH MIX 35-47 BETHNAL GREEN RD E1 6LA £12 – £14 IN ADVANCE (£15 - £17 ON DOOR)
Eliane Correa, genre-defying pianist, composer and bandleader, is tipped by Gilles Peterson as one of the freshest new sounds to come out of Havana. The strong presence of Afro-Cuban roots and folk music with batá drumming and rumba rhythms is complemented by a taste of London’s contemporary soul and funk. The London Lucumi Choir opens the evening. Formed by Afro-Cuban singer extraordinaire Martha Galarraga and musician Daniela Rosselson De Armas, the choir’s songs to the Orishas are accompanied by traditional batá drums with original arrangements by MD Daniela. Presented in association with
Eliane Correa & En El Aire Project Eliane Correa Keys & Vocals Binisa Bonner Lead Vocals Yasmeen Quintana Lead Vocals Graeme Flowers Trumpet Gabriele Pribetti Saxophone Aleph Aguiar Guitar Frank Portuondo Bass & Synth Will Fry Percussion Jamie Murray Drums + Special Guests The London Lucumi Choir Daniela R De Armas Director, Soloist Sonia Kounasso Soloist Juanita Euka Soloist Mish Aminoff Soloist Leah Barnett, Soloist Jarreau Thompson Soloist Rocio Ayala Soloist Choir members: Gavin Durrant Xenia Savva Anita Chakraborty Susan Ward-Davis Collette Bordman Astrid Jones Sophia Barrett Dan Greifer Mariam Veni-Vidi Anne-Marie Perks Sandra Morales-Cordovez Jim Le Messurier Bata Drums & Percussion Bill Bland Bata Drums & Percussion Antonio Urdaneta Castro Bata Drums & Percussion
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