Connect with the Colombian ancestral fire of bullerengue through song, percussion, dance and costume.
Akolá Tambó ignites spaces with the ancestral fire of bullerengue, an Afro-Colombian cultural expression born from resistance. Based in London, this group evokes the powerful, hypnotic rhythms of Colombia's Caribbean coast to uplift the spirit and awaken memory. With each beat of the drum, Akolá Tambó connects with the living memory of bullerengue and transforms spaces into rituals of encounter. This powerhouse collective not only honors an ancestral tradition: it expands it, spreads it and transforms it into a heartbeat that summons bodies, voices and memories from all over the world. In just five years, it has sown a bullerengue movement in the British capital where the ancestral technologies of song, dance and drumming open paths of resistance, celebration and deep connection.
The group's name, which in the Palenque language means "remember the drum," is a call to reconnect with the roots: with ourselves, with each other and with the pulse of collective memory. From intimate spaces and community gatherings, to large-scale festivals in the UK and Europe, to the Bullerengue Festival in María la Baja, Colombia, Akolá Tambó unites diverse audiences, transforming each performance into a joyful and profound collective ceremony.
LUZMIRA ZERPA
Luzmira Zerpa is a prolific Venezuelan singer/songwriter based in UK, who has performed internationally as a solo artist and toured extensively throughout Europe with her band Family Atlantica (Soundway Records). She played with Manu Chao in the Sahara Film Festival, and has presented three times at the Royal Albert Hall hosting the most important Latin American Artist such as Juan Luis Guerra, Seu Jorge and Buena Vista Social Club.
Luzmira has performed at many of the most prestigious venues in London: Barbican, Round House, Koko, King Place, Royal Academy of Music, Jazz Café, Bolivar Hall, Earth. In Europe she has played at Elbphailarmonie (Hamburg), as well as International festivals including Glastonbury, Womad and the World Music Festival in Udaipur, India.
Luzmira’s music blends traditional, folkloric music from Latin America with world influences, including Afrobeat, blues and jazz.
Luzmira Zerpa is also a coach and healer. She was initiated by her father who is a metaphysical and spiritual teacher. Luzmira has studied extensively within the field of energy healing and completed trainings in Los Angeles, California and with Mexican Curanderas in London. Luzmira specialises in creating traditional ceremonies and events based on Latin American folklore where she combines her love for music with her healing abilities.
She also embodies a passion for working with communities, and has worked with Live Music Now to bring concerts to people who would not usually have access to her music. With this organisation she played all around UK on Prisons, Elderly Centres, deprived communities, special needs institutions and young offenders units.
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