FRIDAY 15 NOV. ARRIBA LA CUMBIA! w ATLANTICO [Direct from Southampton] + Dj Russ Jones + Natty Bo @ PASSING CLOUDS

FRIDAY 15 NOV. | ARRIBA LA CUMBIA! w/ ATLANTICO [Direct from Southampton] + Dj Russ Jones + Dj Natty Bo [Top Cats-Ska Cubano] Time: 8 pm - 3am Free before 9pm £5 before 10pm / £8 after 10pm @ Passing Clouds, 1 Richmond Rd, Dalston E8 4AA Don't miss Arriba La Cumbia! this Friday 15th November 2013, a party with Cumbia, tropical, latino and amazonic and tonight Colombian vibes with a piece band ATLANTICO bringing the best of Colombian music from the coast of Southampton! On the decks spinning the best Arriba la Cumbia! tunes our host Dj Russ Jones aka Hackney GlobeTrotter + Special guest Natty Bo (Topcats, Ska Cubano) doing a Dj Set + more TBA. The rise in popularity of cumbia and tropical sounds just continues; with pleasure we return with another session of Arriba la Cumbia!. *********************************** LINEUP: *********************************** ATLANTICO Based in Southampton Atlantico are one of Britain's leading exponents of Cumbia, the rootsy music most closely associated with Colombia. The band featured sensational Colombian vocalist Antonio Porras from Bogota,accordionist Oren Stone who has played in Boyaca and Rio Negro and talented Colombian drummer Gregorio Merchan to name a few. The dynamic line up includes three Latin percussionists and three horn players together with accordion, bass and piano. Atlantico present "Musica Tropical" at it's very steamiest and most contagious. You just won't be able to sit still when this band is playing. Whether they are locked into the back-beat of Cumbia, galloping through the loping rhythm of a Porro, or throwing in some Mambo, Merengue or Colombia's own style of Salsa, you have to get up and move to the joyful rhythm. No dance lessons needed! More info: www.atlanticomusic.co.uk / www.myspace.com/atlanticomusic *********************************** DJ RUSS JONES aka Hackney Globe trotter The musical adventures have seen Russ djing literally all around the world to hosting his own festival in East London and festival stages at the likes of Glastonbury and Bestival. There have been mixes on BBC Radio 1, 6Music and more. A number of compilation CDs including the ground breaking Future World Funk series and a couple of releases with the Basement Jaxx . There is currently a weekly podcast on www.SOASRadio.org and he still hosts a monthly party with a whole plethora of amazing tropical bands and DJs. http://www.myspace.com/russjones1 http://www.hackneygt.com/ *********************************** GUEST : NATTY BO [Dj Set] Natty Bo is an internationally ren­owned DJ, MC, singer, dancer, artist and man about town. He grew up in Thames­mead in South East London and started collect­ing records at a young age. His vast collect­ion of 45rpms, 78rpms and LPs is now much envied and includes jump blues, rock 'n' roll, swing, Latin jazz, gospel, soul, funk, ska, rock­steady, reggae, son, mambo, calypso, mento, cumbia, Township jive and more. As well as performing with his bands: Ska Cubano, Top Cats and Natty Congeroo & The Flames Of Rhythm, Natty is a resi­dent DJ at Soho's famous Thursday night club, Gaz's Rockin' Blues, a post he's held for over a decade. He also spins records on Gaz's sound system at Notting Hill Carnival each year and is in great demand as a DJ all over the world. With nearly 30 years experi­ence under his belt, Natty's skills as a selector and deejay are second to none. As a dancer himself, he knows what works and is guaran­teed to keep a dance­floor jumping. Over the years, Natty has also run clubs of his own such as Killer Dillers, Bakelite Bop and Brixtown Special. ******************************** UPSTAIRS : HAWAIIAN BOP SPINNIN' STRICTLY VINYL : ROCK 'N' ROLL, 50'S R 'N' B, 60'S SOUL & MOTOWN PLUS SOME VINTAGE SKA & LATIN http://tinyurl.com/hawaiianbop ******************************** Curated by Arriba la Cumbia! Carlos Nino & Russ Jones www.arribalacumbia.com |[email protected] www.hackneygt.com | www.latinosinlondon.com | [email protected] Twitter @latinosinlondon @arribalacumbia @HackneyGTUK