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"I wouldn’t mind dying if there were guitars in heaven"

Tiago Pereira talks about his latest documentary on Portuguese regional music: Chamarita - the country rock of the Azores.

Obituaries | Tropical Music

In Praise of Jairo Varela

A tribute to the founder and band leader of Grupo Niche, who put Colombian salsa on the global music map and helped make Cali the renowned capital of Salsa that it is known as today.

In-depth Interviews | Tropical Music

This year the BBC Proms pays tribute to a new British-Colombian generation by featuring the London born and bred accordionist Jose Hernando who won the BBC Radio 3 World Routes Academy at only 19. Here the burgeoning star talks…

In-depth Interviews | Urban

TEGO CALDERON: Beyond the Genre

In the history of Latin Music there have been a lot of big stars. Yet we can still count on both hands the artists that have gone beyond the genre they were famous for to become true artists, representatives of a time and an era…

In-depth Interviews | Tropical Music

Going Back to Move Forward

If anyone knows the secret to moving ahead by looking back it is Juan de Marcos, the man behind the original Buena Vista Social Club Album and all that followed. He talks to Latinolife with frankness about Music, Cuban Identity,…

Spotlight on... | Tropical Music

The People's Salsero

At first dismissed for his wordy complexity, Rubén Blades - composer, singer, salsero, lyricist, narrator, poet, social conscience and political activist - soon proved to be Fania's biggest money spinner. In this…

In-depth Interviews | Classical Jazz and Folk, Brazilian Music

The Good Vibe

Not only did he showcase Bossa Nova to the world, Sergio Mendes personifies how you don’t have to be a shark to succeed in the global music business. The Brazilian music legend reminisces with Amaranta Wright on an amazing music…

In-depth Interviews | Urban

The Talent

An encounter with superstar Puerto Rican rapper Voltio in a London hotel.

In-depth Interviews | Tropical Music

'The Marvellous Jew' - an interview with Fania legend Larry Harlow

Known affectionately as ‘the marvellous jew’ Larry Harlow was such a talent that the great Latino stars of Fania more than embraced him as one their own; they revered his musical leadership and vision. Jose Luis Seijas talks to…

Things That Matter To | Pop & Rock

Things That Matter to…David Bisbal

My earliest memory was music, it's more of a feeling than a particular event, a love for music whenever it was played, my love for singing.

Things That Matter To | Brazilian Music

Things That Matter to...CRIOLO

Dubbed as "the most important figure on the Brazilian pop scene" by Caetano Veloso, Criolo is a hard-hitting MC of the people who has had massive cross-over success in Brazil.

Reviews | Tropical Music

Rumbero de Corazon by Dorance Lorza & Sexteto Cafe

The latest smooth salsa sounds from maestro arranger and vibrophonist Dorance Lorza

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Classic Latin Albums produced in the UK

Artists from all over the world come to record in London, and Latin Americans are no exception, from Soda Stereo to Buena Vista. But we are not interested in these 'parachute recordings', only the Latin artists who…

In-depth Interviews | Pop & Rock

“Who would I invite on stage in London?...probably Jessie J!”

Juanes, the world’s most successful all-Spanish artist, talks to Latinolife exclusively about music, idols and ideals.

In-depth Interviews |

Gilberto Gil: “I’ve always felt I was in the best place I could be”

Thirty years after first seeing him in concert at the age of eight, Amaranta Wright comes face to face with the Brazilian music legend Gilberto Gil on his recent visit to London, and gets an insight into the man that inspired her…