Fuerza London Latin Music Festival begins

Fuerza London Music Festival runs until 30 June.

The inaugural Fuerza London Latin Music Festival begins this Saturday and runs until 30 June.

The festival encompasses a whole range of Latin music and London venues, with highlight acts being Hombres G, Spanish crooner Manolo Escobar and Grammy Award-winner Fito Paez.

Acts hail from Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Colombia and venues in the festival include the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Clapham Grand and Koko.

Here’s the schedule in full:

HOMBRES G
Saturday 7 May
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=334009747628

BERSUIT
Sunday 8 May
KOKO
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174466462605617

SUSANA BACA
Friday 20 May
Jazz Cafe
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184023161634560&ref=ts

Fito Páez appears at Fuerza London. Image via Wikipedia

MANOLO ESCOBAR
Saturday 21 May
Union Chapel
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200483513316698

FITO PAEZ
Wednesday 25 May
The Clapham Grand
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115623588513185

ANDRES CEPEDA + Domingo Candelario
Friday 27 May
Union Chapel
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172731446101414

LOS DELINQUENTES & TOMASITO
Saturday 4 June
O2 Academy Islington
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172731446101414

MOLOTOV + Natalia Lafourcade
Wednesday 15 June
The Clapham Grand
www.fuerzalondon.co.uk

BACALAO MEN
Thursday 23 June
The Clapham Grand
www.fuerzalondon.co.uk

LOS PERICOS
Thursday 30 June
The Clapham Grand
www.fuerzalondon.co.uk

More details can be found at Fuerza London and the very excellent Latinos In London.

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