Leandra Varanda & Jonathan Preiss Duo
The Duo specialises in Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba - singer Leandra Varanda is herself a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who in both Brazil and the UK, has worked with numerous top musicians, producers and songwriters.
Guitarist Jonathan Preiss has a superb CV including numerous private events for major agencies and 5-star venues, and other performances including work with major artists such as Aled Jones and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Leandra and Jonathan are also members of Brazilian group Caratinga, which features some of the finest Brazilian musicians in the UK; the group is available in sizes from trio up to a maximum of 8 musicians.
Latin Salsa bands for all types of occasions, from corporate functions to weddings and other private events...
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Latin Salsa Bands
The Janeiro Trio
The Janeiro Trio consists of an established classical guitarist, a much-travelled bassist and a top international percussionist. The result is a unique crossover of classical guitar and latin jazz, inspired by South American composers such as Jobim, Almeida and Baden Powell. Performances can be tailored for any event, from background accompaniment for parties, dinners, wedding receptions, corporate functions, to full concert performances. This beautiful music encompasses many styles, from romantic and intimate sounds of the classical guitar, to the sophisticated ambience of latin jazz, through to the exciting rhythmic styles of authentic latin american tradition. Although every event is different and requires specific planning, there are a few general catagories that can employ The Janeiro Trio...
Dinners
Eating, drinking and conversing can be enjoyed to the setting of beautiful, non-intrusive latin music. Subtle amplification is used to fill out any size of room, without stifling conversation.
Wedding Receptions
An extremely popular choice, for when the party is underway! Songs can be arranged on request.
Parties
The choice of playing material can be chosen to reflect the mood - from rhythmic samba-style latin jazz, to sing-along classics, through to relaxing classical/latin jazz pieces to create a certain sophisticated atmosphere or to wind down with at the end of the night.
Romantic Guitar
Providing a relaxed, elegant ambience for special occasions in settings such as stately homes, wedding marquees, ornamental gardens and many, many top-class restaurants, hotels and country clubs; playing for corporate hospitality, receptions, business promotions and anniversary dinners. Beautiful Italian Serenades, Vibrant Latin-American Music Spanish Classics, Fire of Flamenco, Elizabethan Style Hollywood, Broadway & the American Jazz Age...
A Touch of Pop!

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Carillon
Classical / Latin guitar duo
Weddings
Corporate Events
Themed Events
Product Launches
Nothing would complement your special occasion more beautifully, than the soft gentle music of Two Classical Guitarists. Quiet background music ideal for wedding’s, or exciting Latin rhythms. Carillon give your occasion the ambience it deserves.
Music from: Rodrigo, Bach, Mozart, Pachelbel, Faure, Vivaldi and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Carillon have chosen a programme, which includes popular classics. Among these is the world famous 2nd movement ( Adagio ) from Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto, also their own arrangements from many of the great composers through to contemporary music such as Cavatina and popular Latin standards.
“Nothing is more beautiful than the guitar…
save perhaps Two”
F.Chopin
El Adivino
El Adivino have a lot of experience of different kinds of functions and can accommodate your requirements in Various ways.
They play music that people dance to, wonderful exciting latin songs and rhythms, tempered by congas and crooning saxaphone.
El Adivino play and sing the music of The Gipsy Kings, Julio Inglsias, Los Panchos, Peret, Manzanita, Luis Miguel, Nat King Cole, Santana, Carlos Jobin, Augustin Lara and they cover all the standards and most popular latin hits. Their repertoire is extensive and appealing to all generations.
Gipsy Kingdom
Spanish Music Duo
From Romantic Mood to Dancing. The perfect choice for Hotels, Cruises, Weddings, Receptions, Private Parties, Special Events.
Our act is ideal for small venues and gatherings as well as for big parties and large events.
We aim to tailoring our shows to the venue, always providing with the right mood.
"Bringing keyboard sequencer enables us to provide with a fully orchestrated sound"
Some of the venues where Gipsy Kingdom have performed: Sheraton Hotels in London, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Pomodoro Music; London, Jordan and Bahrain, Colour Line; Denmark and Norway, Abu Dhabi Marina; “The Alamo" and “Portofino”, Hit Casino; Slovenia etc.
Gipsy Kingdom has also performed for celebrities such as Michael Caine, Joan Collins and Sarah Ferguson.
Palenke
Palenke, London's leading Latin American Dance band, was born in 1990 to the collective talents of Fernando Suarez - "Kinacho" and Lisandro Zapata from Colombia. Both are highly professional performers and are widely experienced in the Latin and Jazz scene.
The Band's eclectic repertoire is passionate, dynamic and eminently danceable: from the characteristically hot blooded tempos of Cuban Salsa and Brazilian Lambada, the traditional folk rhythms of Colombian cumbia and Dominican Merengue, to the latest Caribbean Reggae and universally popular Spanish style "Gypsy Kings".
This all singing band includes the traditional latin rhythm section, piano, guitar, bass, congas, bongos and timbale. It is fronted by Adriana Santana also Colombian, who has become the "Queen of Salsa" in London captivating the audience with her magnetic voice and sensual dancing.
Over the years Palenke has toured: Switzerland (Montreaux Festival), France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland and Turkey. The band has performed for dignitaries such as Prince Charles, the late King Hussein of Jordan, King Juan Carlos of Spain and has become a spicy ingredient at hotels, clubs and many pop stars parties.
In the UK, the band is well known from North to South as a leading Latin band spreading the Latin fever from small to big audiences. Palenke has been invited to the Barbican Centre, the South Bank, The Edinburgh Festival and several TV shows.
Palenke over the years had worked with the collaboration of great Musicians such as: Oscar Ruiz, timbale; Bill Bland, congas; Alejandro Martinez, multi-percussionist and Luis Carlos Fuentes, Drummer.