From Colombia, to Cuba, to Brazil and back to Africa Movimientos presents a spectrum of Latin sounds from across the continent and back to the source with special documentary films on Cuba and healthy dose of revolutionary spirit !

Early: Documentary films from Latin America with RiceNpeas Cuba double bill:-
6.30pm: " Hasta Siempre"
7.30pm: Special screening of Rice N Peas ' brand new film on Cuba
"With or Without Fidel/ Sin o Con Fidel"

Then with live acts:-

B-Loco
If you didn't catch this awesome urban Bateria troupe smash up the Salmon and Compass recently - another chance to catch their live Brazilian beats this time with a twist bringing MCs, funk, drum 'n' bass, hip-hop and looped laptop dance floor samples to their already unique sound!

Monkfish Big Band
Stamp ya feet with the Monkfish dance orchestra's beating spirits, rising up from Africa, Cuba, Antilles and South America

VeRO
Traditional Colombian sounds fused with a pop sensibility. Acoustic guitars and rhythms looped live with layers of vocal melodies

+ Movimientos DJs Arias & Springfield
After ripping up the Cuba tent at Rise festival last weekend Movimientos DJs lay down the hottest Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Latin Hip Hop, Ska, Reggaeton, Brazilian and underground Latin beats!!!

Visuals, Latin American food y mucho mas!

Tuesday 24th July
6pm – 2am, £5 (£3 before 8, £6 after 11)
Notting Hill Arts Club, 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ
(2mins from Notting Hill Gate tube)

See below for the full lowdown:-

MOVIMIENTOS - Latin America Network

This month from Colombia, to Cuba, to Brazil Movimientos presents a spectrum of Latin sounds & culture from across the continent and back to Africa, with 3 exceptional and innovative Latin & world music acts emerging from the London's heady musical melting pot.

Movimientos is also proud to present one of the first screenings of the new RiceNpeas documentary, a follow up to 2005's "Hasta Siempre", "With or Without Fidel" with introduction and Q&A with one of it's producer's Natasha Tsangrides. And speaker from Cuba Solidarity Campaign.

Plus after the music Movimientos DJs provide a Latin club session that befits the Arts Club's reputation for providing cutting edge, underground and downright funky music!

Movimientos is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of Latin culture in the UK and beyond. Through our events we aim to support the musicians, DJs and artists at the forefront of the Latin music scene as well as providing a platform for political/social documentaries on
Latin America . And also to connect, and provide space for the organisations that promote awareness or campaign on issues relating to the continent.

LIVE ACTS

B-Loco

B-loco are London's urban bateria. B-loco was born in 2004, formed by 15 musicians with a shared desire to bring the sound of World percussion up-to-date for an eclectic, global London. Since then, the 'loco has created a buzz performing its original, loud and energetic set to capacity crowds in London, Glasgow and Cardiff. Their loco sounds blend Brazilian and African influences with funk, drum 'n' bass, hip-hop and dance-floor samples. A unique performance that bends boundaries on the stage and on the streets! The urban sound of a global London!

www.myspace.com/blocolondon

VeRO

VeRO inspired by influences from a changing and yet traditional world, doesn't slot into a specific category. She projects her Colombian style strong, distinctive voice, and a fun way of creating sounds. As a sound, a mixed up melting-pot of Latin urban sounds, acoustic guitars and hand made rhythms looped live with layers of vocals that sounds like a band and a female choir are backing her up.

Veronica's quirky lyrics, sexy, smiley grooves, of gorgeous laid back soulful sounds and her broken English chats between tracks has the irresistible ability of drawing the audience in, a mischievous yet addictive, a very international mix of music that crosses cultures and reflects the merging multicultural society. Previously she has sung with V-Ro a Colombian/English band whose album Manana is a Passionate slice of uplifting Beach pop.

www.myspace.com/vromusic

Monkfish Big Band

Monkfish are a London collective of musicians who at present have 9 contributors, all sharing a deep love for African music and the music of the African Diaspora in the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Each member brings their own knowledge and experience to the group and all compositions emerge from a truly democratic system, so when a classic souks styled tune is tackled you may also hear the congas produce a guaguanco Cuban rumba rhythm underneath; at other times a classic 6/8 jazz kit may drive a West African influenced guitar line; or songs sung in Swahili, Lugandan, or Lingala may receive a soca-beat treatment, and true to their African influences Monkfish remains a feet stompingly good night out!

FILM

With Or Without Fidel

With Or Without Fidel is a ground-breaking documentary that features Cuba's leading politicians, intellectuals and dissidents, who debate the future direction of the Island's 48 year-old revolution.

How do Cubans feel about their own identity and freedom of speech? For the first time, the people of Cuba question the values that western democracy holds sacred and the price Cubans have paid for their independence.

With Or Without Fidel is an extremely rare glimpse into the heart of Cuban society. Rice N Peas Films was given unprecedented access to produce an honest portrayal of the Island.

Filmed during the most precarious period in Cuba's history, With or Without Fidel reveals the aspirations and vulnerabilities of a country on the brink of change.

About RiceNpeas

Founded in 1999, riceNpeas is an independent film production company that specialises in producing evocative, thought-provoking programmes. Having earned a reputation for producing hard-hitting social documentaries, the company aims to question, to challenge and to educate. In an era where mainstream journalism is often saturated with propaganda, we attempt to make films that accurately represent the lives and stories of the people we record without prejudice or bias.

With this philosophy in mind, our photojournalists and film-makers produce documentaries that, as accurately as possible, capture and translate the integrity of the moment.

www.ricenpeas.com