REGGAETON EXPLOSION

3:30PM

The rise of Reggaetón as the world’s most streamed music literally amounts to an explosion. Reggaetón is all about the party vibe and the Latino club feel and here we present London’s hottest LatinCaribbean performers from the UK’s burgeoning urban Latin scene.

We have in the house our Dominican crew whose unique musicality, swagga and swing always get the party going. OGs of the Dominican urban music scene, Faqundo Gonzalez EmCee and powerful lyricist extraordinaire teams up with much loved Dominican dembow don Tatto RD unleash their Spanish Caribbean flow. Meanwhile, fellow DR lyricist La Frecuencia, who killed it on the Viva Stage at The Lambeth Country Show recently earning him his rightful place on the main stage.

Joining them from across the shark infested waters, is Panamanian rapper R Louis Colombia’s Finest Dukus and Yvli who’ll be igniting London’s largest Latin community to show how a party is really done.

Presenters And Djs

Keeping the music flowing…

DJs Jovy, Saul Maya, Flecha, Cano, Luigi Sanchez

Keeping the party going…

Presenters Jemelin Artigas, Richard Marcel and Cariana

Talentos (Colombia), Morenada Bloque Kantuta & Tinkus Puros (Bolivia), Mestizo (Mexico), Ñustas, ArtPeru & Peru Fusion (Peru), Ñukanchik (Ecuador), CofoChilex (Chile) and Eirete (Paraguay) + more TBA

After the huge success of our dance parade at The Lambeth Country Show, we invite the wonderful dance and drumming troupes, representing countries from all over Latin America, for the biggest dance explosion any park has seen! A parade of up to 300 dancers and drummers, their colourful costumes and diverse sounds pulsating through the festival, deliver a guaranteed feast for the senses!

It’s time to bring back the Salsa!

The Salsa community has long been lobbying for a stage of its own, where DJs play non-stop classic rhythms of the Latin Caribbean and you can dance, uninterrupted, unfettered and uncontaminated. And so we’ve answered their call!

For the first time we’ll be dedicating a whole stage to salsa, bachata and merengue with the best DJs from Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, live percussion, animations and dance shows on stage.

Lovers of the tropical vibe will be able to enjoy our throwback to the 90s New York and Miami Latino club scene when the big orchestras of Gran Combo, Oscar D’Leon and Frankie Ruiz rocked the dancefloors. Let us take you on a journey of non-stop percussion-fuelled dancefloor classics, from the golden era of salsa when the Fania hitmakers like Hector Lavoe ruled the 70s, to Marc Anthony and the mega salsa stars of the noughties, via Grupo Niche and the romantic salsa of Colombia and Los Van Van and the funked up timba from Cuba.

Playing

Hosted by DJ Cafecito + special guests