The record label that specialises in reissues of Peruvian music, Ritmo del Barrio and Grow Hackney present “Chicha Por Favor” an excursion into Peruvian Cumbia, also known as Chicha!!
Featuring..
LOS BRAVOS DE LA K’UMBIA (Live!)
Directed by and led by Wilfredo Avalos, Los Bravos de la K’umbia is band formed few years ago’ in London by a group of friends sharing their Peruvian heritage and a deep love for Cumbia!
Los Bravos de la K’umbia with their captivating sounds will take you to a musical journey from the earth of the Amazon Forest to the coastal city of Lima to the peaks of the Andes.
Re
Jalo Nuñez Del Prado (Discos Fantastico, Pastilina Records)
For the past fifteen years, the work of music archaeologist and collector Jalo Núñez Del Prado has been focused on the exploration, curation and promotion of diverse musical expressions of the Latin American world. His trajectory dates back to 2006 when he founded Plastilina Records with the purpose of stimulating the music industry in Peru. Today, through Discos Fantástico, Ellas Rugen, Discos Horóscopo, among many other record labels that he leads, Jalo has rescued thousands of forgotten works and stories of the tropical spectrum such as cumbia, boogaloo, cha cha chá, descarga, boleros.
Paskal Rough & Tough (Cool Breeze)
Paskal is a music enthusiast and record collector of variegated music genres, with a main focus on the vintage sounds of the 60s and 70s from Jamaica, the Caribbean and Latin America. He also runs “Cool Breeze” is a music night focused on the vintage sounds of the American tropics travelling restlessly across the Caribbeans islands and the Latin American borders. A musical journey from the Peruvian Andes to the Colombian coasts, listening the pungent lyrics of the calypsonians from Panama and feeling the African inspired drums of the French Antilles, soaking the low frequencies of the Jamaican bass lines and dancing at the hypnotic melodies of the Mexican accordions... and beyond.
Independent record label based in London, UK, Ritmo del Barrio has been focused on the exploration of vintage Latin American music with a special attention to Peruvian Cumbia, also known as Chicha.
Founded in 2021, RDB reissues feature Peruvian artists of the caliber of Cuarteto Universal, Los Shapis, Julio Mau y Los Imbatibles and Los Dexters de Uchiza; collaborating and working together with historical peruvian labels like Discos Horóscopo, Music Shop Peru’ and Sono Radio.
£5 from 9pm
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Food & Drink - Kitchen open till 10pm
Our Spice Trail Menu is predominantly plant based, with some ethically sourced meat options, as part of our conscious drive towards sustainability. Our passion is for the cooking of the Middle East and southern Mediterranean so expect punchy flavours, warm spices and as always the best ingredients we can find to comfort and nourish the soul.
With our drinks, we partner with breweries St Austell and Signature Brew for our lagers and IPAs and serve organic wine and prosecco which help international wildlife charity, Born Free. We design our spin on such drinks as Rum Punch, homemade Hackney Spiced Rum, Vegan White Russian and Espresso Martini.