Next Friday the 31st of January we are warming up for Carnival with a very special line up of two of London's hottest Brazilian live acts to celebrate Independent Venue Week at the lovely AMP Studios in SE London.
Fiery flute and percussive North Eastern Brazilian vibes from Olayá, plus the Tropicalia inspired Beloved George, whose Jambu music jam sessions have taken London by storm in the last few years, will take to the stage.
+ Special guest DJ Galego dropping heavyweight Brazilian tunes from funky Sambas to Forro and way beyond
Tickets via Eventbrite / DICE
Feliz Año gente ✨️ To kick the new year off in style Zaperoco returns next weekend to continue its mission of celebrating Colombian 'Picotero' soundsystem culture for a double header weekender at Jam Jar Bristol on Friday 17th and returning to Peckham's Carpet Shop on Saturday 18th 🎉
Get ready for an unforgettable night of infectious Afro-Caribbean dance beats and beyond with international special guests who have been prominent in championing the Picó music and culture in Europe, Paris based Colombian DJ La Niña Gina, founder of the El Elegante Picó party in Paris and Turin based sound system pioneers Turbomaradona both joining DJ Amancai on the decks 🎯
Tickets going fast via RA / DICE in London / Headfirst in Bristol
#picotero #Colombia #soundsystemculture #peckham #Bristol
Throwback to some memorable moments from our ¡Muévete! party at @thejagodalston this year 💥
Featuring here @mpeach / @pahuamusic / @machakiddo / @sabor_a__mi shout out to all the acts /djs who've brought the heat at this session this year 🔥
We return to Dalston on Friday night for one more session in 2024 with more international special guests and tropical heat for the dancefloor 🌴
Adv tix going fast >> link in bio
Incredible night with @losgaiterosdesanjacintoficial in London @thefoxandfirkin ... there was a beautiful energy in the crowd and the band was on 🔥 🔥🔥
Thanks to @omproduccionesmusic and @dj_bossingwa for making this happen and helping to bring this powerful ancestral Colombian music to South East London 🙏
RECOMMENDED! Our friends from @wearewblive are putting on an incredible Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 Bomba fusion big band @ellaberintodelcoco this Thursday @jujusbar in Brick Lane ... check their full NPR Tiny Sesk session on YT for a flavour of what they do. This is a very rare opportunity to see an act like this in London.
Part of the incredible Día de Muertos, a celebration of life festival - our Cumbia de los Muertos fiesta will take you on a journey of uplifting musical vibrations. Welcoming very special international live guests Romperayo - flying in from Colombia - with their wild psychedelic sound explosion and Mexican DJs Ritmos Cholulteka & Sabor A Mi bringing all their incredible energy to the decks.
Tickets going fast via DICE / RA / Eventbrite
Not long now until @losgaiterosdesanjacintoficial long awaited return to London bringing their deep ancestral sounds to @thefoxandfirkin on 30th October 💫
Big response to this one! Don't miss out!! Ticket link in bio + a handful of group tickets still available
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, one of the most important gaita and traditional cumbia ensembles in Colombia since the mid-1950s, return to London for a very special one off show as part of their European tour this Autumn. As LATIN GRAMMY WINNERS, for best traditional album 'Un Fuego de Sangre Pura', and Latin Grammy Nominated for Best Traditional Album 2020, they have persisted through several generations of musicians and the group provides a crucial link between traditional gaita & cumbia music and its contemporary renewal.
Just over 1 month until @romperayo return to London and in Bristol for the first time for Cumbia de los Muertos!! TB to when they came in February and set the stage ablaze 💥💥💥
Very few early bird tickets remaining and we have a limited ammount of group tickets available via Resident Advisor and Headfirst 👀
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#dayofthedead #diadelosmuertos #cumbiadelosmuertos
#cumbia #hackney #bristol
This Saturday, we have curated a very special Pacífico meets Caribe daytime event featuring an incredible meeting of traditional sounds from both the Pacific and the Caribbean coasts of Colombia.
Welcoming special guests Agrupacion Patacoré from Tumaco - with their majestic Marimba fuelled traditional rhythms and voices - winners of the best vocalists at the legendary Petronio Álvarez festival last year.
If that wasn't enough London’s very own purveyors of Bullerengue @akola.tambo with their euphoric, ancestral beats rooted in Afro-Colombian traditions have invited very special guest Nelda Piña - the legendary traditional singer from the Colombian Caribbean to join them for a unique show.
Ticket link in bio / group tickets available
🔥 **Zaperoco fam, get hyped!** 🔥 Jetting in from Colombia 🇨🇴, **Don Alirio** isn’t just any DJ—he’s a true Picotero, bringing that raw, authentic sound system culture straight to London. 🎶 This legendary selector has lit up stages from **Berlin** 🇩🇪 to **Paris** 🇫🇷 and **Mexico City** 🇲🇽, spinning a wild mix of salsa, cumbia, funk, and more. If you're down for some serious carnival vibes, this set will be puro fuego! 🔥
Don’t sleep on this—grab your tickets now! 🎟️💥
🔗 https://bit.ly/ZapeIns24 🔗
#DonAlirio #Zaperoco #PicoteroCulture #CarnivalVibes
Next week we welcome Chilean maestro @rodrigogallardomusic for two special shows in Bristol and London.
Friday @thejamjar_bristol
Saturday @mothclub
Alongside our friend @djgypsybox
Don't miss out on these special nights of Futurismo Ancestral 🪐💫🍃
Tickets link in bio
Just over a month until we return to the garden of the Fox and Firkin for another epic daytime party with two pioneers from the Latin American and global underground electronic scene Chancha Via Circuito and El Búho going b2b for an extended session plus incredible support from Alumine Guerrero and Auka @viva_msimang___ ... over a third of the tickets are gone and moving fast ... don't miss out! Link in the usual place 👀
Visuals courtesy of @sergem.0
