Movimientos celebrate their 15 year anniversary with ‘santuario/sanctuary’ a compilation of 18 Tracks from the UK-Latinx community and beyond.
Sanctuary is a representation of a new scene of artists taking the UK-Latin sound forward into the 21st century and at the same time dedicating its revenue to raising much needed funds for the UK latin american community impacted by covid-19.
It includes 10 exclusive tracks specially commissioned for this project and features a range of styles from mutations of reggaeton, rnb & hip hop alongside acoustic soul, cumbia, jazz, afro-latin and future tropical electronic sounds.
The compilation stars long standing members of the scene and part of the Movimientos familia. We’re excited to premiere producers Soundspecies who team up with Venezuelan vocalist Luzmira Zerpa on a track merging Afro-Cuban percussion with deep electronics.
”In Soundspecies we have always had an open ear and mind when it comes to the rhythms and genres that inspires our music. The latest phase of our music, exploring the traditional rhythms of Afro-Cuban music, was sparked by our involvement in the Manana festival of electronic and traditional music in Santiago de Cuba. ‘Agua’, one of the tracks from our new project featuring Luzmira is a pan-Caribbean offering, pitching Luzmira’s deep Venezuelan Amazonian chant against a backdrop of Cuban Bata drums with some of our own analogue synth pulsations and electronic beats plus some tasteful melodic additions courtesy of guitarist brother Nathaniel Keen and London-based Cuban salsa maestro and trombonist Rene Alvarez.‘
100% of the profits generated from this project will go toward supporting latin migrant communities in the UK impacted by covid-19.
Movimientos will support the following organisations LAWA (Latin American Women’s Aid), LAWRS (Latin American Women’s Right’s Service) and APOYO COMMUNITARIO SUR DE LONDRES COVID-19 to ensure money will go to support workers in precarious situations, vulnerable women affected by the rise in domestic violence and more.
With much of the Latin American community here in the UK already in insecure situations, and with the loss of culturally important spaces like Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, and with the Seven Sisters Latin Village under threat it’s more important than ever to use the power of music and art to fight against injustice & inequality and to help raise up voices of the under represented.
Out February 5th please support by ordering your copy here.