La Linea Latin Music Festival opens at Barbican

La Linea, London’s Latin music festival, opened its 2026 edition at the Barbican on Monday, April 20, with Portuguese singer Sara Correia launching a new live show. (barbican.org.uk) The festival runs from April 20 to May 6 across venues in London, including the Barbican, Village Underground, the Jazz Cafe, Union Chapel and Electric Ballroom. It is presented by Como No and is now in its 26th year. (comono.co.uk, ents24.com) Correia’s Barbican date was billed for 7:30 p.m., with Mimi Froes opening, and the Barbican listed the event as part of La Linea Festival. The venue posted stage times of 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. Mimi Froes and 8:30 p.m. Correia. (barbican.org.uk) La Linea’s 2026 program stretches well beyond fado, the Portuguese song form associated with Correia, into Catalan urban music, Peruvian rap, Argentine electronic cumbia, salsa and Mexican rock. Shows this week include Lia Kali on April 23, Renata Flores and La Yegros on April 24, and Las Salseras on April 25. (comono.co.uk, londonist.com) The 2026 lineup has been promoted as roughly 90% women-led, a tilt that stands out in a festival now spread over 17 days and more than a dozen events. Preview coverage also describes this as La Linea’s 26th edition. (rhythmpassport.com, culturecalling.com) Later dates extend the run into early May, with Caifanes scheduled for April 28, Silvana Estrada for April 29, Desta French’s Latinas of London on May 1 and Zé Ibarra on May 6. Como No’s listings show Caifanes as sold out. (comono.co.uk, latinolife.co.uk) Londonist listed La Linea among the capital’s headline events for the week of April 20-26, underscoring how the festival now works less like a single-site event than a citywide circuit. The opening night at the Barbican set that pattern: one artist, one hall, and a wider program unfolding across London through May 6. (londonist.com, comono.co.uk)