An Afro-Cuban explosion of rhythm – Rumba Orisha feat. Martha Galarraga Date: 16 December 2011Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00PM Venue: Brunei Gallery Room: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre Series: SOAS Concert Series- FREE Martha Galarraga is an expert in Afro-Cuban styles, from Yoruba to Congo, Arará, Tumba Francesa, Franco Haitiano, Gagá, Carabali and Rumba. Following in [...]
La Charanga Habanera – Acabaito De Nacer Label : Egrem | Release: July 07, 2011 Available on Amazon US and Prodland Long waiting usually leads to disappointment… but not in this case. This album is everything fans of Charanga Habanera have been waiting for. Their new album “Acabaíto de Nacer” is out on sale. The [...]
Havana Rakatan at Peacock Theatre Tue 13th Sept – Sun 9th Oct 2010 / 7:30pm / £15 – £42 Book tickets online or call our Box Office on +44 (0)844 847 1768 The Once not long ago one of the Sadler’s Wells’ most successful productions, Havana Rakatan returns to the UK! The international highly acclaimed [...]
Direct from Havana! Asere are now beginning a tour of the UK and Europe, one of Cuba’s hottest bands I discovered back in 2006, they will be playing songs from their acclaimed new album ‘Junio Groove’. They are classic son septet, featuring guitar, bass, trumpet and percussion: top class musicians who know exactly how to [...]
The Cultura y Cubania Festival returns for a third year this October. Put the dates in your diary because this year’s programme is going to be the biggest and best yet! Running from Saturday 1st – Saturday 8th October 2011 this week-long festival celebrates the richness of Cuban culture as part of Black History Month. [...]
Presented by Southwark Council in Association with Latin American Multicultural Group Camberwell Green / Sun 18th September 2011 / 12:00 midday – 6pm FREE EVENT The organisers of the Elephant and the Nun festival have taken the decision to postpone the weekend events until September. This decision has been taken, following discussions with the police [...]
The Panamanian, who took five years out to devote himself completely to his role as Minister of Tourism, landed in London, accompanied with a band formed by Roberto Delgado and the famous trombonist Jimmy Bosch. The last time Ruben Blades played in London was 7 years (2004) ago and last night again did not disappoint, [...]
Latin Rave Street Jam Salsa @ Notting Hill Carnival Outside no. 318 Portobello Road (near Golborne Road) London, United Kingdom London’s Notting Hill Carnival is without a doubt Europe’s largest street party. It takes place every year on the last weekend of August and is free to attend. The first day of the carnival (Sunday) [...]
Start saving now! Many say that a night out to see the Buena Vista Social club in London’s beautiful Kew Gardens is over priced, overly attended by white middle professionals with picnic hampers and over rated. Whilst the first two criticisms may be right, we still say start saving now! This year featured Chucho Valdez [...]
Beginners Guide To Timba is the first major compilation CD to comprehensively showcase the contemporary Afro-Cuban style of salsa, otherwise known as timba. Timba was born in the barrios of Havana in the early 1990s when a new generation of innovative young Cuban musicians created a sound that blended traditional Afro-Cuban dance rhythms, such as [...]
