Bebel Gilberto and Israel ‘Cachao' LÃ?pez top La Linea Festival
Monday, March 12, 2007
Brazilian bossa-jazz star Bebel Gilberto, daughter of Joao Gilberto, and legendary Cuban bassist Israel ‘Cachao' LÃ?pez, who is credited with inventing the mambo, are among the headliners at this year's La Linea festival of Latin Music that takes place in London from 13-30 April. Launched by one of Cuba's most exciting timba bands, Los Van Van, at Hammersmith Palais in late February, the festival, has one of the broadest, most exciting line-ups in its history, with artists such as Cuban guitar giant Eliades Ochoa, LA's Ozomatli, Spain's Patriarcas de la Rumba and Chango Spasiuk from Argentina.
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