Diáspora + Fiesta Latina @ The Jazz Café
30 October / 19:00 / More Info / Buy Tickets

Channeling the spirit of the vibrant island, the Jazz Cafe presents An Evening In Cuba.

It'll be a night of thrilling music, dancing and will feature some of London's finest Latin performers.

Performing live are Diaspora and Fiesta Latina, with their shared vision to unite the rhythms of the Americas, their music is uplifting, inspiring and unifying.

Diáspora is a London-based Latin band bringing you a one-way ticket to the music of the Americas. The 12-piece lineup (3 vocalists, 3 percussionists, 4 brass, piano and bass) lends itself to an expansive big band sound without losing the dynamism and spark of a small group, and combines sensuous vocals, sophisticated horn lines and explosive percussion solos... With their vision to unite the rhythms of the Americas, their music is uplifting, inspiring and unifying, celebrating the diversity of cultures that arose out of the African Slave Trade, whilst focusing on the Cuban, Brazilian and globalised salsa sounds which have become significant musical languages and forms of solidarity and cultural exchange among communities throughout the world.

Fiesta Latina recreates the sizzling, scorching sounds of Latin America and the Caribbean with an uplifting sound which is inspiring and unifying, mixing salsa with other influences to bring you a fresh, funky and instant Latin house party experience. With its compact 4 piece line-up of vocals, piano, percussion and trumpet, Fiesta Latina distils a vibrant + stylish mix of salsa, funk, soul and samba, from Cuban classics and laid back Brazilian beats right through to the present day.

JUST ANNOUNCED!
Due to the success of last month's event, The Jazz Cafe presents An Evening In Cuba ft. Diáspora 12-piece + Fiesta Latina.

Channeling the spirit of the vibrant island, it'll be a night of thrilling music, dancing and will feature some of London's finest Latin performers.

JUST ANNOUNCED
Due to the success of last month's event, The Jazz Cafe presents An Evening In Cuba ft. Diáspora 12-piece + Fiesta Latina.
Channeling the spirit of the vibrant island, it'll be a night of thrilling music, dancing and will feature some of London's finest Latin performers.

Tonight, Diáspora took us on a journey through the music of Brazil. From the samba-reggae of Caetano, to the funky MPB of Djavan, to the rich Bossa Nova of Jobim and many more...
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We experienced the insatiably, sensual Brazilian Zee Filho, the radiance and finesse of Alexandra Soto, the tour-de-force of Cléa Thomasset, a Saudade underpinned by the incredible Balança (side-to-side swing) of Diáspora's rhythm section - Will, Will and Harry, and with Rory on sax, flute and clarinet...

JUST ANNOUNCED!
We are delighted to be joined by very special guest vocalist and flautist Cléa Thomasset for tomorrow's A night in Brazil at The Jazz Cafe.

Elle se forme à la musique brésilienne à Paris et à Rio de Janeiro, auprès d'Eduardo Lopes, Felipe Abreu (chant populaire brésilien), de l'Escola Portátil de Música, de Lucas Ciavatta (O Passo).
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En 2010 elle participe en tant que flûtiste et vocaliste au projet Nimbus Orchestra, sous la direction du flûtiste de jazz Magic Malik.

A Paris, elle participe à la création du Collectif Braséine puis cofonde avec le guitariste brésilien José Ferreira le projet poético-musical TRAVESSIAS, consacré aux grands compositeurs du Brésil d'aujourd'hui, tels que Guinga, Egberto Gismonti, Maurício Carrilho... Fin 2014, naît le projet Chora Cléa! navigant entre choro, samba et forró.

En 2015, elle s'établit à Londres et rejoint le Clube do Choro UK en tant que coordinatrice, aux côtés de Zé Kouyaté (Gaio de Lima).

Début 2016 elle une nouvelle collaboration avec le guitariste brésilien Vitor Celestino (établi à Stockholm), se produisant en Suède (Clube do Choro Sweden), à Paris (Festival de Choro), Londres (Hyde Park)...

Développant actuellement un projet de création personnel, entre poésie, jazz et musiques du monde, Cléa collabore également sur scène ou en studio avec de nombreux artistes tels qu'Aurélie et Verioca, Virginie Henry, l'Orchestre de Flûtes Français, Joyce Cândido, Choro with Tea, Karine Huet, Mario Bakuna...

Join us as we take a foray south of the border and into Brazil. A night in Brazil at The Jazz Cafe takes a trip through Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, MPB and even a sprinkling of Sertanejo.

This Thursday, Diáspora is in Brazil! Join us for A night in Brazil at The Jazz Cafe as we take a foray through the best of Samba, Bossa Nova, Funk, MPB and even a dash of Sertanejo.

Every day I'm more and more astounded and even blown away by the incredible people I get to work with... Truly amazing.
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Big shout out and love to Ingrid, Alejandro, Angelica, Will, William, Dave, Harry, Lilli, Oliver, George, Tom, Claire, Liloo.

Wow guys. What an outstanding performance tonight. An outrageously talented and fabulous group of people! Thanks to the staff at The Jazz Cafe for your awesome work, and thanks to everyone who came and danced the night away!