🍑🍑 This summer we're getting back to our sexy salsa roots! 🍑🍑

Dream of dancing salsa with a cutie but don't know the pasos (steps)? 

Desperate to know which way to shake your melocotón? 🍑💔

On the 19th of August we are BACK at Matchstick Piehouse with some extra special guests and afterparty: it's classic MARICUMBIA with a peachy twist!

Salsa class: 7-9PM

We're so excited to announce that we'll start with a salsa class led by dance instructors from Queer Salsa Ldn.!

• The class will cover some animation, footwork, partner work, and a little performance at the end by the instructors. 💃🕺
• ALL levels are welcome (from total beginner) to come learn some moves before the afterparty. 
• Relaxed environment with breaks to breathe and rehydrate 💧

DJs: 9PM-1AM

EL TUMA and DJ OPI will play B2B, pumping old school classics and new hits in salsa, bachata, cumbia, champeta, merengue, chicha, perreo y más...

Join the salsa class from 7-9PM, or swing by the afterparty later for some peachy nonstop temazos!

Tickets:

• Limited tickets on the door for 7PM entry (£12), and 9PM entry (£10).
• Low income BIPOC and disabled people are prioritised for pay-what-you-can tickets.
• Personal Assistants (PAs) get free entry.
• For pay-what-you-can and free PA tickets, please email us at maricumbialondon@gmail.com. 

For “allies”, please consider buying a Pay-It-Forward ticket to support!✨

Access Info:

• The space has step-free access and an accessible toilet.
• Chairs will be provided around the dancefloor space which can be moved as needed.
• The bar/living room will be a quieter space with ample soft and hard seating at the bar/living room space.
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be served at the bar.
• The bar has a standard height counter.
• Ear plugs will be available to purchase at the event for 20p.
• Toilets will be gender neutral.
• Flash photography may be taken on the night - consent will be asked beforehand.

For additional access info, check out Matchstick Piehouse's Accessibility Statement and walkabout to view the space.

Please do get in touch if you have any access requirements so that we can do our best to meet them: maricumbialondon@gmail.com.

Re. COVID-19 and Monkeypox:

Disabled and immunocompromised people are important and valuable members of our communities - we must do what we can to keep each other safe. Our communities are being heavily impacted by the monkeypox outbreak, and many are struggling to get vaccinated. 

• We encourage all attendees to take a lateral flow test on the day, and you must stay home if you feel unwell. 
• We also encourage people to wear face masks, and regularly sanitise their hands. This is especially vital when social (partner) dancing. 
• Hand sanitiser and nitrile gloves will be available at the venue.
• Please see the WHO guidance on COVID and monkeypox for more info.

Salsa Class (7-9PM):

• Tyler  and  Jennifer  are cross body salsa teachers who have been teaching for a number of years and teach their own salsa class  Queer Salsa Ldn. They put emphasis on breaking down technique so you will always know when to do a move but most importantly, they emphasise the importance of having fun with salsa!

DJs (B2B 9PM-1AM):

• EL TUMA:  EL TUMA is a London-based DJ, organiser and co-founder of MARICUMBIA. He keeps his mixes tropical and energising, journeying from salsa dura and merengue to electrocumbia and classic perreo. He has performed extensively within the LGBT+ and Latin music scenes including EPOKA, Boiler Room SYSTEM, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Clashbash, Fringe! Queer Film Fest, CASA Festival & more.
• DJ OPI: Poet, co-founder and resident DJ of MARICUMBIA, DJ OPI mixes traditional cumbias, reggaeton, latinx trap, hip-hop, and pop.

MARICUMBIA

For muchachxs of all genders, from your suavest butch reggaetonerx to your most passionate bachatera. 

Founders EL TUMA y DJ OPI are a pair of UK-born Colombian DJs based in South-East London, reclaiming the dance-floor with tropical rhythms and puro perreo. MARICUMBIA holds space and centres QTIBPOC (queer, trans, intersex, Black people of colour) and bodies of all shapes, sizes, and abilities.

We held a residency at Limewharf from 2016-17, and have played all over London including BFI Flare, as well as opening for Las Cafeteras at Rich Mix and collaborating with Sin Vergüenza in Quito, Ecuador. We push for the representation of Latinx talent in London and the UK, as the 8th largest growing migrant and ethnic community.