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OUR LAST TANGO (Un Tango Más) 2015 DIR: Germán Kral
Argentina and Tango seem to be riding on the crest of a wave in London with Tanguera having mesmerized audiences at Sadler’s Wells, Evita on stage in the West End and now German/Argentine Germán Kral’s new film ‘Our Last Tango (…
Sabrina Malheiros ‘Clareia’
The most up-lifting and danceable album to date, from the queen of Nu Bossa Nova
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
” Viajando Com o Som” (The Lost ’76 Vice-Versa Studio Sessions)
Señor Ceviche in Fitzrovia
Señor Ceviche reaches maturity with its more sophisticated sister restaurant in Fitzrovia
‘Sully Night’ at the DARC Collective
‘Drawing is metaphysical striptease’ says Chilean artist Pato Bosich, one of three artists including Raul Pina Pérez and Jorge Rojas Goldsack, exploring the practice and experience of “Drawing.”
'Return to Ithaca' (Dir. Laurent Cantet)
“You can’t talk about Cuba without letting the Cubans speak,” says French filmaker Laurent Cantet, director this this fascinating study in the complexities of human behaviour in difficult times.
Paco Peña's Flamencura
A truly memorable evening as London's favourite Flamenco guitarist brings Sadlers Wells to their feet.
Iphigenia: Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell that was once her Heart (A Rave Fable)
A challenging multi-media and a multi-layered play by Caridad Svich, an Argentine- American playwright, with a richness of references that are not entirely lost even to those who never read the Greek Myth. It debued at The Clumsy…
Tanguera @ Sadlers Wells
The Tango ballet/musical that was born out of an Argentina crisis shows its relevance to a London audience
HOLA London @ The 02
Summer Showers Couldn’t Rain on Hola! London’s Parade of Latin Stars including Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, David Bisbal and Sebastián Yatra
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in London
Argentine rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (aka LFC) set the place on fire for almost two hours non-stop at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London on Friday.
Ana Maria Pacheco's ‘DISPERSING THE NIGHT’ Sculpture exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral
A not-to-be-missed exhibition of original works by Ana Maria Pacheco.
These Trees are Made of Blood @ The Arcola Theatre
A brave piece of theatre, using sensitivity, humour and music, to depict the horror of Argentina's dirty war.
La Follía de Corelli - music video with Lina Tur Bonet and Ángel Haro
A superb collaboration between Lina Tur Bonet, the renowned baroque violinist and the Spanish visual artist Ángel Haro has resulted in possibly the first ever Classical music video. Taking the music of one of Arcangel Corelli’s…
JESSE & JOY (East West Records)
This is the album that won Jesse & Joy, the Mexican brother and sister duo, their first US Grammy for best Latin pop album in February this year. It’s also their first to feature songs in English, some of which have already…
Philippe Baden Powell: Notes Over Poetry (Far Out Recordings)
New era Brazilian Jazz rooted in its history
Eliane Elias: Dance of Time (Concord Jazz)
Eliane Elias breathes new life into samba in her latest album - a celebration not only of this uniquely Brazilian sound, but also of her collaboration with musicians who have played an important role in her career.
Paradise City by Joe Thomas (Arcadia Books)
American style 'noir' set in South America's biggest megatropolis - a lonely cop's battle with corruption, despair, and his own demons makes for an enthralling Sao Paulo thriller.
Neruda (2016) Dir. Pablo Larrain
The latest Chilean addition to a great Latin American tradition of highly entertaining political thrillers, or 'Latin Noir' as the genre is now known. Neruda, focuses on the the arrest warrant issued in 1948 for the…
“Fenix” Nicky Jam (Sony Music)
Reggaetón pioneer who sprung to global fame with his first album “Diferente a Los Demás” and consolidated his success in 2015 with “El Perdón” ("Forgiveness"), delivers another classic.
Aquarius (2017 Dir. Kleber Filho Mendonça)
A richly painted portrait of Brazilian society, of corporate greed and, ultimately, of a woman of a certain age.
'Yo amanecí' Andres Landero (Vampisoul)
A fantastic compilation of Colombia's King of Cumbia
La Tortuga de Darwin @ Cervantes Theatre
A delightful, thoughtful and hugely comical experience at the innovative Spanish Theatre initiative in Southwark
“Macondo revisited” Various Artists (Vampisoul)
A rare and unique compilation from one of Latin America's most innovative record labels
MERCEDES RUIZ @ SADLERS WELLS
Mercedes Ruiz' fiery charm and intimacy leave her audience spellbound
Tango Fire @ The Peacock Theatre
The playfulness, passion and techniqal brilliance of German Cornejo's award winning Tango Fire helped keep the winter blues away for Judy Frankl
Cubafonia Dayme Arocena (Brownswood recordings)
Cuba's new Jazz queen comes into her own in her exquisite UK debut album
BLACK ORPHEUS (Dir. Marcel Camus 1959 - new Blu-Ray release)
The classic 1959 Rio Carnival adaptation of the ancient Greek tale about Orpheus and Eurydice, two lovers meeting and falling in love, pursued by the macabre figure of Death, is brilliantly brought back to life in a new Blu-Ray…
Looking for Trouble – The Life and Poems of Roque Dalton
As the first bi-lingual edition of a selected works of the Salvadoran poet, Roque Dalton, is published, Roger Atwood reflects on the life and work of one of Central America's greatest literary figures and revolutionaries…
Tapas Revolution
Madrid meets the British high street with Omar Allibhoy's Tapas Revolution
Peyotito
Finally, Mexican food as it was always meant to be eaten, becomes part of London's quality dining repetoire
Stand Still and Listen: The Vinyl Museum of Salsoteca
Music fans and dancers unite in their passion for Salsa's vinyl at London's Tate Modern 'Salsoteca' event
Los Amigos Invisibles @ Islington Town Hall
The renowned Grammy winning Venezuelan band LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES hit London with a bang on Sunday 21st Nov with an energetic show at the Islington Assembly Hall.
Joe Bataan ‘Call my Name’ (Vampisoul)
Joe was one the faces of New York’s Latin music movement in the late 60’s and 70’s. He recorded some of the biggest hits of Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Salsa and Funk, including ‘Gypsy Woman’ and ‘Subway Joe.’ He has become a cult…
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