La Linea, London’s biggest and longest-running Latin music festival, returns in spring 2026 with another vibrant celebration of sound, story and culture across venues throughout the capital. Presented by Como No, the festival runs from 20^th April – 6^th May 2026 featuring a diverse line-up of established icons and rising talent from across Latin America, the UK and beyond.

Now in its 26^th year, La Linea continues to champion the ever-evolving Latin soundscape that shapes London’s global identity. This year’s edition presents a 90% female lineup, reaffirming La Linea’s commitment to amplifying women’s voices in Latin music and positioning the festival as a leading platform for innovation in the genre.

This year’s festival will feature Mexican singer and songwriter Silvana Estrada, who won the Latin Grammy in 2022 for Best Newcomer, making her La Linea debut with two shows at the Union Chapel on Tuesday 28^th and Wednesday 29^th April (watch her NPR Tiny Desk performance HERE). Estrada sold-out EartH Theatre in 2023 and returns to London with her widely acclaimed new album Vendrán Suaves Lluvias – hailed by Rolling Stone as “her most powerful album yet.”

At the Barbican on Monday 20^th April, Portuguese sensation Sara Correia – a Latin Grammy nominee and one of Fado’s brightest rising stars – begins a new chapter in 2026, bringing a new album and new show.

The festival has also confirmed an exclusive show from one of the most successful Mexican rock bands of all time, Caifanes. Selling over 3 million albums worldwide, the band were named one of the 100 Greatest Artists in Latin American Rock by Rolling Stone and will swap stadium stages for a special show at Electric Ballroom on Tuesday 28^th April.

Brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zé Ibarra, best known as the lead vocalist of Latin Grammy-winning group Bala Desejo, makes his UK debut at the Jazz Cafe on Wednesday 6^th May, bringing his modern take on Música Popular Brasileira to London audiences for the first time.

Following her sold-out London debut last year at Hootananny Brixton, Spanish singer-songwriter Lia Kali performs at Village Underground on Thursday 23^rd April. Kali, who’s headlined major European festivals including Primavera Sound, has amassed over 440 million streams and will showcase songs from her 2025 release Kaelis.

There’s a welcomed return for Latinas of London led by UK-based Latin artist Desta French celebrating London’s vibrant Latina community at the Jazz Cafe on Saturday 2^nd May with performances from Peruvian saxophonist Allexa Nava and Spanish/Ecuadorian artist Xativa. Also at the Jazz Cafe, Eliane Correa presents Las Salseras – A Tribute to Celia Cruz, a one-night-only homage marking the centenary of the legendary Cuban singer. The show features an all-female salsa band incorporating musicians from across Latin America and the UK.

Argentinian Nu Cumbia singer-songwriter La Yegros, described by The Guardian as the “queen of the scene”, brings her hypnotic fusion of electronica, psychedelia and Nu Cumbia to The Fox and Firkin in Lewisham on 24^th April, performing tracks from her 2024 album Haz. Performing on the same day at the Jazz Cafe is innovative indigenous Peruvian artist Renata Flores, presenting her first ever London show with her powerful blend of trap, pop, Andean sounds and use of Quechua – one of the world’s oldest indigenous languages – and coincides with new music set for release in March. La Linea will also welcome to the Barbican on 4^th May Las Poderosas which brings together three of Colombia’s most compelling female voices, Adriana Lucía, Nidia Góngora & La Muchacha known for blending Caribbean rhythms such as cumbia, porro and vallenato with contemporary pop influences.

And Maria Arnal – one of Spain’s most innovative voices – presents Ama, a bold new avant-pop project, at the Jazz Cafe on Friday 1^st May. She will be joined by Catalan singer Queralt Lahoz who will share music from her new album 9:30 PM which fuses flamenco, bolero, hip-hop and R&B. The festival has also announced that Colombian vocalist Montañera will perform an intimate show at SOAS on 29^th April.

Elena Beltrami (Director of Como No & La Linea Festival):

“La Linea has always been about connection – between continents, generations and sounds – and this year’s line-up captures that spirit more than ever. We’re proud to showcase the extraordinary creativity of women who are shaping Latin music today while celebrating the London-based artists who are reimagining it for the future.”