“There's a place where you can go dancing in the rain and people sleep like great freight trainsâ€Latin Dub Sound System is about big bass lines and carnival rhythms. It’s about that moment when the music just makes you want to lose control. Latin Dub Sound System delivers a live music experience never to be forgotten. It is part sound system, part South American orchestra featuring an ever changing array of like-minded singers and MCs. So far Latin Dub Sound System has featured artists including Rodney P, Ska Cubana, Yungun, Eva Abraham and Benjamin Zephaniah.It is a genre-defying live sound that incorporates Latin percussion, house-driven melodies, dub beats, uplifting vocals, flamenco guitars, Mambo horns and rap.The sound system was launched with an acoustic set at Momos in February of last year and two secret shows at Favela Feva and The Vortex in the spring. By the summer the band reached out to The Paradise Festival with a main stage appearance, Lovebox Festival and The Secret Garden Party. In addition to this LDSS also appeared at a handful of festivals in and around London and played the last Fish Seeks Bicycle to be held in Bournemouth as well as their New Year’s Eve Party.So as a new year begins, the first EP due for release in April and exciting gigs coming up. London venues such as Koko and Jazz Cafe appear on the horizon. Then as the summer commences they will be warming you up Latin Dub style with festivals to be announced, watch this space!Latin Dub Sound System is all about the fusion of the band’s vibe with the audience.“We’re heavy, cos your heavyâ€
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