Organisers

Cultura y Cubania - Organisers

Cultura y Cubania is organised by Cubacheche & Ola Latina

Ola Latina was established in 2003 as the continuation of a cultural project started in London in December 1994 under the name Bilongo Productions.

The company aims to promote and raise awareness of the richness of Latin American culture through the arts;
act as a platform to showcase and develop Latin American talent based in the UK;
enhance the work and development of Latin American Artists based in the UK;
promote inter-cultural relationships and enhance the lives of Latin Americans living in the UK;
act where possible as a tool to fund raise for charitable Latin American organisations working in London and/or within Latin America.

Ola Latina have acted as agents and organised European tours for some world renowed Latin Artists and organised major music and cultural events staged in London.  These include concerts and tours of major Latin music artists, such as Africando, Andy Montanez, Victor Manuelle, DLG, Tito Gomez, Son de Cali, Tito Nieves, Maelo Ruiz, Tito Rojas, Gran Combo, Paulo FG, amongst others.

Ola Latina have been behind some of the major Latin American music and cultural events staged in London in the last few years. In June 2003 Ola Latina were asked to create and organize Latin Splash 2003, the biggest Latin music and dance Festival ever to take place in Britain.

Ola Latina have been fully involved as one of the main organisers in various charitable events, such as Colombian Disaster Appeal in 1999 held in Holticultural Halls - Victoria; Tsunami Salsa Aid 'The Big One' in 2005 held at Club Colosseum in Vauxhall.

The company  launched a new arts and cultural festival in 2006  Festival Encuentro Latino which encompasses the wide range of cultural and artistic expressions known to Latin America. In 2007 they organised the Balham Latin Carnival Parade in south London. Since 2008 Ola Latina are artistic directors and one of the organisers of Carnaval Latino @ the Tottenham Carnival in north London. Events in 2009 have also included Scoop Latino, a celebration of Latin American music and dance staged at the Scoop, next to City Hall.

Cubacheche works to promote Cuban and Afro-Cuban music and culture both in London and around the UK. Using its accumulated experience of event organization and management, tour management, and artist management, Cubacheche brings a wide variety of authentic Cuban dance, music, and song to the wider community.

Cubacheche events have ranged from the 3-week 2008 UK tour of the top folkloric group Rumberos de Cuba to the monthly El Rumbon Cubano – and have included dance performances, concerts and live music, salsa nights, dance classes, percussion workshops, and Cuban-style children’s parties.

Drawing on their expertise in festival programming, plus their experiences of bringing Cuban artists to the UK, current and future Cubacheche projects now include the organization of festivals and events on a larger scale, starting with this week-long Cultura y Cubania cultural festival.

Cubacheche has also formed a new Cuban dance company – CubanaDanza – bringing together a group of professional dancers to perform and teach a variety of different Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms via public performances, workshops, events in schools, private parties, corporate events, and salsa congresses.

Collaborating with other well-known organizations and prestigious London venues, Cubacheche celebrates the richness of Cuban and Afro-Cuban culture and showcases the work of some of the best Cuban artists living in the UK and other important Cuban cultural figures.

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