Kids
Camilo Mejura’s Spanish Sing-a-along
WORKSHOP
Join us for a session designed to sing with your little ones but this time... in Spanish! We'll learn a selection of simple nursery rhymes so in no time you and your kids will be singing some Latin American/Spanish nursery rhymes hits
Lead by: Camilo Menjura, Award-winning Colombian singer, guitarist and choir master, Camilo is loved by Londoners, not only as an artist but as a community leader.
Apart from beng a guitarist with the “Velasierra Quintet” (Andean Jazz), “Amira Kheir Quartet” (Sudanese music), and as a singer and band leader with “Cumbe” (traditional Afro-Colombian music), Camilo’s passion for Choral and A Cappella music, has taken him to festivals as an arranger and choir master leading school choirs, the 'SOAS University World Music choir' and the 'LOLCHOIR'.(45min, Age: +3) (£5)www.menjuramusic.com
Tribo Samba Kids
PERFORMANCE
After his hugely popular mass batucada, which rocked Crouch End last year, Marcos Santana will be back to get Crouch Enders in the rythmn yet again. This time we’ve sent him into Rokesly Primary school to train up a group of kids who will accompany him in this year’s Batucada. TRIBO London is a non-profit based music organisation playing samba-reggae inspired from Bahia, Brazil
Haze Samba
PERFORMANCE
A children's samba reggae bloco whose members are aged 8-14. Currently the group has thiry-five membersand growing. The bloco has been running for six years and has performed at a number of events in the local area and they perform traditional samba reggae as well as samba funk, samba drum and bass, samba bhangra and a few other musical surprises!
Futsal Mini-Copa America
COMPETITION
Back by popular demand, after last year’s success, Anglo-Chilean Football coach Ben Corbyn, organizes London’s only Futsal Copa America, in the splendid main theatre (and ideal wooden flooring) of the Hornsey Town Hall.
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Futsal an exciting, fast-paced small sided football game that is widely played across Latin America and the reason, many say, they are so good at Football! Pele, Zico, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Xavi, Fabregas all played Futsal to develop their skills.
Ben helps introduce Futsal in 7 primary schools, together with PE teachers, in weeks before the event. Each school puts forward a team, representing the different Latin American countries. The winning team will get its trophy on the main stage in the afternoon.
There will be a break between the group stage and the finals where Ben wll run a futsal workshop where all children are welcome.
To get your school involved email amaranta@latinolife.co.uk