LATINOLIFE @ FEIRA PRETA 2025

With the help of the British Council, LatinoLife took British/Angolan/Portguese rapper Broken Pen to Brazil to perform at Feira Preta, Latin America’s largest festival of African diaspora culture, which took place n Bahia, the "afro-capital of Brazil", where he collaborated as a guest artist with Salvador’s acclaimed percussion-fuelled funk-punk outfit Afrocidade. LatinoLife also participated in a panel discussion of Afro-Latin diaspora in the UK. Arriving 3 days earlier to rehearse with the band, a slightly nervous Broken Pen was immediately put at ease by the Bahian bandmembers, and gobsmacked by the warmth and openness of the musicians. The encounter wasthe first ever bi-lingual exchange between UK hip hop and Afro-Brazilian music. Following the strong creative chemistry established, Broken Pen has been invited back to Bahia to collaborate on a new album and live shows.