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THE LUKAS MUSIC WINNERS 2019

Undoubtedly the best ever year in terms of the range and quality of nominations, we proudly present this year’s LUKAS winners 2019 for Outstanding Contribution to Music

Classical Jazz and Folk
Latin Londoners #28: Andria Antoniou and Roman Gomez, musicians

Argentine-born Roman Gomez, is a piano, bandoneon and guitar soloist, as well as composer and arranger. Andria Antoniou is a renowned Jazz and Tango vocalist. Their unique blend of Argentinian tango and Latin American Folk with…

Classical Jazz and Folk, Tropical Music, Alternative
Strength in Music

And the music must go on. We brought together eight of London’s finest Latin bands and artists to record together, some of them for the very first time since lockdown in March, in what proved to be an emotional encounter. All…

Colombia, Tropical Music
City Music Guide: Cali

Over the years LatinoLife has built up relationships with amazing DJs around the world; their passion, knowledge and dedication to the music they love we admire. As part of a new series, we decided to ask our friends for the…

Tropical Music
Eliades Ochoa's Fantasy Island Discs

If you were stranded on a desert island, which tracks would you absolutely need to get you through those times of despair? Our castaway this month is Eliades Ochoa, known as Mr Chan Chan in his hometown of Santiago de Cuba, from…

Pop & Rock, Tropical Music
Trovador Extraordinaire

In an era where bland music and meaningless lyrics pollute the airwaves, singer-songwriters such as Pablo Milanes, the legendary Cuban icon and one of the founders of Nueva Trova, are revered more than ever. His songs about the…

Tropical Music
DESTINY’S SONG

Luis Enrique is arguably Latin America’s biggest and most enduring romantic salsa star of the modern era. Hits such as 'Desesperado', 'Así es la vida' and 'Tu no le amas le temes' made him a…

Classical Jazz and Folk, Tropical Music, Alternative
TAMBOLERO by Totó la Momposina y Sus Tambores (Real World)

A wonderfully ambitious remixing and remastering of her classic album La Candela Viva.

Alternative
It Takes Three to Tango

Plaza Francia is changing perceptions in the tango world. Consisting of ex-Gotan Project’s Christoph Müller and Eduardo Kakaroff and solo singer Catherine Ringer, the Paris-based group is propelling tango music into mainstream…

Tropical Music
Things That Matter to…Omara Portuondo

One of the most inspirational women in music and known for her vibrant live performances, Omara Portuondo rose to fame in the 1950’s in pre-revolutionary Havana in the vocal group Cuarteto D'Aida, before becoming a huge name…

Urban, Tropical Music
Sounds Like London

A new generation of Latin musicians in London are creating entirely new genres as they draw on and fuse the sounds of urban London and British pop with tropical beats and melodies to produce a Spanglish melting pot of unique…

Tropical Music
The Salsa Group that IS Cali - an interview wth Grupo Niche

It has been said that 'Grupo Niche IS Cali and Cali IS Niche', indeed Niche is the most significant band to come out of the Colombian cIty that is known as the 'Capital of Salsa' more, and arguably out of…

Urban
Ozuna ‘Odisea’

Make space for the next superstar of reggaetón, Ozuna. This young is already a veteran of the scene, having cut his teeth as hype man of pioneer reggaetonero Guelo Star. after having enjoyed almost two years of immense chart…

Pascuala Ilabaca @ Rich Mix

Accordion-wielding Chilean songstress Pascuala Ilabaca wows and woos her East London Audience. By Sarah Quarmby

Urban, Tropical Music, Alternative
Louie Vega’s E.O.L. Soulfrito @ Royal Festival Hall

Little Louie Vega's Nuyorican soul turns the South bank concert hall into a club night. Latinolife's review with special video reportage

Sergio Mendes' Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert Island, which tracks would you absolutely need to have to get you through those times of loneliness and despair? Man cannot live on sun and fish alone right? Our castaway, Brazilian music legend,…

Urban
THE NOVEMBER REGGAETON RECAP

As our noses turn red and our cheeks turn rosy, artists are still showing up and showing out to help music lovers find their next music obsession. November has been a month of accolades and celebrations for lots of Latin…

Urban
Paisa Prince

Since the last time we talked to J Balvin (cover of 2016 autumn edition), the Medellin born artist has soared to new heights and become one of a handful of urban Latin artists who have conquered the world. Hits such as 'Mi…

Alternative
Venezuela Reconstructed

The winner of two 2017 LUKAS (Musician and Alternative Act of the Year) Ernesto Marichales is making waves on the London music scene with his daring and experimental re-arranging of traditional Venezuelan music. Performing with…

Urban
Convoque Seu Buda Criolo (Sterns)

The Latest album form the increasingly respected Brazilian rapper and soul singer.

Music, Baseball and Cacao

It’s not only Rio Ferdinand who sees himself as the next Simon Cowell, baseball legend Bobby Abreu has put his weight into promoting Venezuelan music worldwide, with a marketing strategy only fitting for a baseball star.

Classical Jazz and Folk
Ana Moura at the Cadogan Hall

Ana Moura’s last week’s show in London sold out weeks in advance. Yet the selection of the Cadogan Hall in the heart of Chelsea – home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) – seemed a good choice. The venue provides the…

Urban
Bad Bunny Drops Surprise New Album

Partially recorded during quarantine, Benito Martinez delights his fans for the second time in a row this year with an unexpected album.

Film, Portuguese, Society, Street Dance, Urban
Hip-hop on Lisbon’s South Bank – 40 years in the making

Hip-hop Tuga, otherwise known as Portuguese hip-hop, began in the late 1980s on the south bank of the river opposite Lisbon, the area known as the Margem Sul (South Bank), including Almada and Miratejo, where Cape-Verdean culture…

Urban
Top Ten Hits April 2020

Another week of lockdown, another week of boredom...but wait! Here’s our Top Ten Hits of April 2020 to keep your spirits up and hips swaying through quarantine...

Brazilian Music
SOYO by Dom La Nena (Six Degrees)

A global album with a Brazilian soul, a nostalgic feel but full or raw energy from a truly modern day globe-trotting Bohemian.

Classical Jazz and Folk
Danilo Perez' Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert island, which tracks would you absolutely need to get you through those times of despair? Our castaway this month is Danilo Perez, the composer and pianist who has put Panama on the map of…

Urban
THE SEPTEMBER REGGAETON RECAP

September brings a temperature drop but the artists’ this month are still making some fire records. From a bossa nova song performed in Portuñol to a track with six artists taking their turns to show off their fast and sharp flow…

Urban, Brazilian Music
A Soulful Voice from Brazil

Natacha Andueza Bosch talks to emerging Brazilian vocalist Sarah Roston, who draws on a range of influences from funk, soul, jazz, to reggaeton and traditional Brazilian music

Tropical Music
All Hail the Vinyl Collectors!

Salsotecas are the mythical vinyl-sharing encounters that began in Cali, Colombia. We explore the legendary phenomenon that helped give the city its reputation as home to the world’s most passionate Salsa lovers.

Classical Jazz and Folk
Susana Baca's Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert island, which tracks would you absolutely need to get you through those times of despair? Our castaway this month is Susana Baca, the greatest international exponent of Afro-Peruvian music, having…

Urban
Classic Album: 'MTO² New Generation' by Don Omar

We revisit Don Omar's Album "Meet the Orphans 2: New Generation", released nine years ago. Full of surprises and without a shadow of a doubt, an album that made history in music.

Tropical Music
Latin Londoner #20 ..Emeris Solis - Percussionist

Emeris is one of Europe’s best Latin percussionists and the epitome of the Latin immigrant who has earned success in London through his craft. Chilled, good humored, and professional, he is a master in Colombian folklore,…

Tropical Music
Juan Luis Guerra’s Fantasy Island Tracks

If you were stranded on a desert island, which tracks would you absolutely need, to get you through those times of despair? Man cannot live on sun and fish alone right? Our castaway, Juan Luis Guerra, one of Latin America’s…

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