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Spanish Albums That Rocked the World

From flamenco, bolero and copla to hip-hop, reggatón and pop, Spanish music has evolved in exciting ways. Before the days of streaming stats music changed the world via album sales, but more than that, as Spain emerged from the…

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WOMEN ON THE VERGE: Iberian Female Talent on the Rise

In the last few years, in an attempt to catch up with the US-based powerhouse that has become Latin music, Spain’s musical output has been in overdrive. While Karol G overtakes her male counterparts as reggaetón’s most successful…

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WOMAN IN THE VERGE: Sila Lua

Born in Galicia, Sila Lua started her musical career while studying music production in London and released two EPs ('The Black Door' and 'Vía') before 'ROMPE', her sea-culture inspired debut album.…

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Woman on the Verge: Lala Hayden

Having gained notoriety and popularity fronting indie outfit Anteros, Catalan-British singer-songwriter Laura 'LALA' Hayden is now diving deep into her solo project under the guise of Lala Hayden. Empowering, powerful…

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Woman on the Verge: Eva Ruiz

Born in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Eva Ruiz has the ability to paint  pictures with words and sounds, through her distinctly graceful, smooth yet powerful voice. She also portrays Jenna in Culpa Mia, a hit Amazon Prime…

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Woman on the Verge: MAVICA

Originally from Cartagena in south-eastern Spain, London-based Marta Casanova blends folk, indie, pop and electronic sounds. In September, Mavica’s debut album 'Sometimes a Person Never Comes Back (but that’s okay)',…

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Woman on the Verge: Ona Mafalda

"I am what I do," is how self-described compulsive composer, inevitable lyricist and optional instrumentalist Ona Mafalda identifies.  Her music often leads to comparisons with artists such as Lorde, Mitski, Florence…

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Southern Passion at the Cervantes Theatre

The Flamenco Festival London 2022, based at Sadler’s Wells (dance) and the Cervantes Theatre (music) featured renowned stars and legends like Tomatito, the Compañia Jesús Carmona, El Yoyo and his troupe, Rocío Márquez and…

Interviews
Passage of Time: an Interview with Paco Peña

As guitarist, composer, dramatist, producer and artistic mentor Paco Peña has transformed perceptions of Flamenco since his arrival in the UK in the late 1960s. Fusing his own Andalusian heritage with London influences, there is…

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Top 10 Music Docs on Netflix

At LatinoLife we love our music and there are some great documentaries we've discovered on Netflix that we want to share...from a panoramic view into the electrifying world of Latin Rock to the fascinating lives of music…

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Things That Matter to… Joao del Monte

We came across Joao del Monte a year ago through a video that went viral of him improvising in a bar in Spain with flamenco singer Daniel Peña “Deni.” The music-making chemistry between the two, with Joao mixing in his cuban…

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Things That Matter To...Antonio Lizana

Growing up immersed in the world of Flamenco, Cádiz-born Antonio Lizana studied Jazz in Musikene, the Advanced Music School in San Sebastián. Though submerged in jazz composition, he found that flamenco crept into every song he…

Obituaries
Camarón de la Isla, Spanish Flamenco Singer (1950-1992)

Camarón de la Isla was considered by many as the gipsy god of flamenco. Today we remember his legacy and his legendary trajectory that left a mark in Spanish music history, leaving his memory to be respected with great zeal.

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Spotlight on...Rosalia

She might have started off singing flamenco, but truth is Rosalia has now become a multifaceted international pop-star.

Culture Guides
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

Reviews
Enrique Iglesias @ The 02

After a four-year absence from UK stages, Enrique Iglesias made an impressive return to Britain for his 'All the Hits Live' tour. In a packed o2 arena the Spanish pop icon proved this was more than the comeback of an…

Features
The Latin Momentum: the Story of The LUKAS

The Latin UK Awards, known affectionately as the LUKAS, was launched 7 years ago to recognize the impact of Latin culture in the UK. Today it is Europe’s only Latin Entertainment Awards ceremony and its widest-reaching Latin…

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LOVIN’ LATIN LONDON - The Musicians

London’s Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese communities are well into their second and third generations. Some came here decades ago, as political refugees or economic migrants, and those born and bred here form part of the…

Reviews
Gerardo Nuñez and Ulf Wakenius ‘Logos’ (Act Music)

Gerardo Nunez is considerd a master of New Flamenco, and this time he partners up with Swedish jazz guitarist Ulf Wakenius in a unique meeting of virtuosos. Much more than just a Flamenco album, Logos is the musical dialogue…

Reviews
Raíz - Lila Downs, Niña Pastori, Soledad

An ambitious collaborative project from Mexican-American folk singer/songwriter Lila Downs, Latin GRAMMY-nominated Argentine folk/pop singer Soledad and Latin GRAMMY-winning Spanish flamenco singer Niña Pastori.

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It's OK to Love a Love Song…in Spanish

Love e'm or hate 'em, nobody can deny the power of a good love song. Especially when it's in Spanish. No, not even Phil Collins and Bryan Adams can top the Latino crooners. Actually, especially them. A sentimental…

Latin Londoners
LATIN LONDONER #9 Paco Peña - Flamenco Guitarist

The Spanish Flamenco Maestro who has become living example of an artist that has explored the best of London’s diversity and multiculturalism whilst cherishing his Spanish roots to make simply beautiful music.

Latin Londoners
LATIN LONDONER #3 LAMAR - Vocalist, Composer, Producer

Born in Barcelona in 1979, Javier Moreno got his Flamenco influence from his Andalucian dad. He grew up in a little Catalunyan village, playing in the streets and 'with a great sense of freedom' Moreno before emigrating…

In-depth Interviews
El Emigrante: Javier Moreno on his Lukas nomination and life in the UK…

Javier Moreno currently resides in London, when I spoke to him on a lovely sunny morning he was off to work on his side project: a Catalan inspired café! Born in Barcelona from a Catalan mother and Andalusian father, Javier has…

First Person
We Owe Paco So Much

Paco Peña, one of the world's most celebrated flamenco guitarists mourns an irreplaceable Flamenco soul and friend

Obituaries
Paco de Lucia

Paco de Lucía: (Francisco Sánchez Gomez), guitarist and composer, born 21 December 1947; died 25 February 2014

Reviews
Buika: 'La Noche Mas Larga' (2012)

A few months ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Concha Buika. Charming, clever, talented beyond words and with a unique a yet universally appealing personal history: the daughter of African immigrants who grew up in Spain…

In-depth Interviews
Music Speaks

At only 46, Vicente Amigo is already considered a Flamenco legend and the greatest Spanish guitarist of his generation. Currently touring with his new album “Tierra” Vicente Amigo talks to Latino Life.

In-depth Interviews
BUIKA THERAPY

Born of immigrants from Equatorial Guinea and growing up among Romani gypsies in Mallorca, Concha Buika has emerged to become Spain’s most unlikely Flamenco star. Yet her haunting, velvety voice, her sentimiento and chiselled…

In-depth Interviews
Lenacay: A New Chapter

Ramón Giménez El Brujo talks to Latino Life about the transition from Ojos de Brujo to Lenacay.

Features
Carlos Saura – A Flamenco Retrospective

The great film director's passion for Flamenco marked his career and helped force the arts establishments in Spain and abroad to give this great art form the respect it was due. Here we pay tribute...

Fantasy Island Tracks
Paco Peña's 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, Flamenco guitar legend…

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Top Ten Flamenco Legends

It's no surprise that a culture as old and fascinating as is Flamenco has its plethora of legends. As a mere starting point, here we introduce you to a few of those, so they can serve as just a starting point for…

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Top Ten Spanish Crooners

Spain, the land of passionate flamenco, bolero and copla, more recently fusions of reggeaton, hip hop and punk, but what’s wrong with good old romance, and when it comes to crooning no one does is better than the Spaniards (you…

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