Latin/Spanish
CategoriesFiesta! Mambo, rhumba, cha cha, tango, salsa, merengue, driving rhythms, feverish dance beats - Latin music is the music of a proud and passionate people who sing, dance and play with their hearts on their sleeves. Thrill to the skill of Allegro's Latin and Latin-influenced artists and be caught up in a web of passion and intrigue - viva el amor!
Araliya
Araliya is an acoustic trio featuring vocalist Nilusha Dassenaike, guitarist Hugh Paddle and percussionist Alex Pertout in an intimate setting, performing charming arrangements of jazz, Latin and contemporary popular compositions.
Victoria
Avatar
Outstanding musicianship and an ever-expanding repertoire allow Avatar to tailor its performance to suit every occasion and need. Avatar can step up to perform in a concert environment at festivals and jazz venues or can supply a sublime unobtrusive background over which any corporate function or event will flow. Exploring the high end of Guitar Improvisation through each of these styles Avatar is expandable from duo format upwards.
Victoria
Azucar
Azucar is a high-energy, 6-piece line-up with a huge repertoire of Latin hits, both old and new. Their versatility sees them covering a range of musical styles including traditional salsa, cumbia, funk, rap, Spanish rumba, cha cha and much, much more!
Victoria
Bahia
Bahia is an exciting, authentic Latin American band that specialises in salsa, rhumba, merengue, cha cha and mambo. Bahia perform the music of Cuba, Columbia, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Bahia conveys the passion of Latin music to its audience ensuring that everyone feels involved in their performance. Bahia is one of the most highly respected and recognised Latin bands in Melbourne. They work as a 9-, 10- and 11-piece line-up.
Victoria
Capoeira Dancers
Capoeira is an art form originating from Brazil and is today practiced all over the world. It is a unique Afro-Brazilian tradition combining martial arts with dance, acrobatics, music and rituals.
Victoria
Carlito's Way
One of the most powerful bands to hit the Latin music scene in a long time, Carlito's Way is the answer to those in need of the authentic sounds of Cuban music.
Victoria
Ced Le Meledo
Paris-born Ced Le Meledo combines melancholy and joyous singing with Spanish guitar, harmonica and accordion. He sings in French, Spanish, Italian and English - solo or with a band.
Victoria
Colectivo29 Tango Quintet
Colectivo29 are a vibrant, adventurous quintet featuring some of Australia's finest musicians. An ensemble playing Argentine Tango from the Golden Era of Tango in the 1930s - 50s, Colectivo29 evoke sounds shimmering with energy and excitement. From a subtle glance across a crowded room or a lonely solo violin evoking lost love, this group captures a world of emotion in every performance.
Victoria
Cosmo Cosmolino
Cosmo Cosmolino is a remarkable ensemble of talented musicians. They are musically superb, visually appealing, intelligent, highly skilled composers and performers, who naturally, and without a jolt, switch from European classical tangos and seductive Hungarian songs to their own compositions.
Victoria
Croque Monsieur
For eight years, Melbourne-based Croque Monsieur has been performing an extensive repertoire of calypso, dixieland swing, mariachi music, Balkan jazz, fiery klezmer, Fellini film scores and tarantellas. The ultimate result of this long journey into foreign sounds is a unique musicality that would make a Bulgarian think their national folk song is Mexican and vice versa. As long as it has a fever of unbridled festivity, Croque Monsieur plays it.
Victoria
