Get a little cha-cha in your step this spring as the world's most fiery musicians bring their unique flair to London. Latin music festival La Linea will mark its milestone 25th anniversary next week with its 'broadest and most ambitious line-up' to date. Returning to venues across the capital from April 22 to May 3, the festival will feature performances from world-famous Latin music icons.
Joining the line-up for La Linea 25 is Eliades Ochoa, a star of Buena Vista Social Club and one of the most renowned Cuban artists of all time, who will play tracks from his new album Guajiro as well as back catalogue classics including ‘Chan Chan’ and ‘Candela’, at the Barbican on April 22, two years on from his sell-out show at KOKO in 2023.
La Linea also welcomes Latin Grammy Award-winning Mexican music star Ed Maverick, 23, at Union Chapel in Islington on May 1, where he will perform songs off his new album “La Nube en el Jardín”. The folk singer-songwriter gained prominence for his hit single ‘Párteme la Cara’, which reached the top 5 in the Spanish Single Charts and has sold nearly one million copies worldwide. The concert will be Maverick's only UK show of the year.
Puerto Rican rap star and transgender activist Villano Antillano, known for her blend of Latin rhythms, will appear at The Jazz Cafe on Friday, April 25. Antillano's NPR Tiny Desk performance amassed over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
Spanish superstar Rodrigo Cuevas will showcase his latest project La Romería, fuelled by humour, social criticism and Asturian culture, at Islington Assembly Hall on April 23.
The festival has also confirmed Brazilian powerhouse outfit Francisco, el Hombre for a farewell show at the Jazz Café on April 26. The five-piece rock band blend Brazilian traditions with Afro-Latin rhythms, psychedelic punk-rock and electro-punk creating a sound unlike any other.
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London-based musician and LGBTQ+ rights activist Alex Etchart makes a return to La Linea after a sold out show in 2023 and will be presenting his new project in a double bill with the Argentinian composer and producer Juan Inaki. Linking dual-heritage folk roots with prog-rock electronica, Queer Utópico is at SOAS on 30th April.
Also set to play the festival this spring and marking her first UK show is Portuguese singer-songwriter and producer Ana Lua Caiano joined by special guest Guatemalan/Swiss singer Baby Volcano, multi-million streamed Muerdo, BadBadNotGood collaborator Juana Aguirre and special guest Monatñera whose work crosses between Latin American folklore and experimental/alternative sounds.
Tickets are on sale now and available from www.lalineafestival.com.
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