City Sounds: No Way José, 29 March
Sunday, 12:00pm, 1:00pm and 2:00pm @ Queen Street Mall Stage
No Way José is a Latin Jazz and salsa ensemble based in Brisbane Australia, founded by Colombian pianist Juancho Manrique, Australian singer Amila Sargeant and Colombian percussionist Jośé Luis Mendez Rodríguez. The project is a space where Juancho and José's formal study of jazz, salsa, bolero, and other Latin genres, and Amila's intuitive and powerfully fun vocal style, come together in an explosion of colour perfect for dancing. The group interweaves original works and unearthed classics from the mid to late-20th-century Latin Americas, bringing the energy and passion of Latin music to Australian audiences in a way that the young and old alike can identify with and derive joy from.
Between private and community-based gigs, No Way José aims to reach the Hispanic diaspora with shared nostalgia for music bygone and build connections between them and other members of multicultural Australian society.