A transatlantic collaboration between five musicians from the UK jazz collective Steam Down (and DoomCannon) plus eight musicians from Colombia's folk, jazz, hip-hop, salsa and electronic scenes and groups such as Ondatropica, Frente Cumbiero and La Perla.
Radio support for first single Arroyo came from Jamz Supernova, Cerys Matthews, Huey Morgan and Jamie Cullum on BBC 6music, 1xtra and Radio 2 – with radio interviews and sessions now confirmed for these 3 shows.

The band's debut live shows are for the album release at London's Village Underground (7.5), Manchester's Band on the Wall (6.5) and Bristol's Beacon (5.5) plus two shows at Brighton's The Great Escape (10-11.5).
BBC RADIO FEATURES + MIXES
BBC 6MUSIC – CERYS MATTHEWS – Member to intro next single - TX March
BBC RADIO 2 – JAMIE CULLUM - ‘Colombia’ music guide from N. Hardem – TX May
BBC 6MUSIC – HUEY MORGAN - Block Party Mix - TX May
BBC 6MUSIC – JAMZ SUPERNOVA - Live session to be recorded - TX May
BBC WORLD SERVICE – MUSIC LIFE - Member to take part in feature - TX May
BBC RADIO SPOT PLAYS
18.2 BBC RADIO 1XTRA – JAMZ SUPERNOVA ‘Arroyo’ spot play
14.2 BBC RADIO 2 – JAMIE CULLUM ‘Arroyo’ spot play
28.1 BBC 6MUSIC – HUEY MORGAN ‘Arroyo’ spot play
21.6 BBC 6MUSIC – JAMZ SUPERNOVA ‘Arroyo’ spot play
PRINT/ONLINE
JAZZWISE Featured confirmed (May issue)
DJ MAG Review confirmed
SOUNDS AND COLOURS News story
THE PRISMA News story
ONLINE
REPREZENT RADIO ‘Arroyo’ spot play
JAZZ FM ‘Arroyo’ included on the Jazz FM playlist
MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY Mix confirmed
Mestizo is:
UK musicians:
Ahnansé (Steam Down) - tenor + soprano sax, vocals (UK music director)
Shantéh (Steam Down) - vocals
Benjamin Appiah (Steam Down) - drums
DoomCannon - keyboards, synths, electric guitar
Grifton Forbes-Amos (Steam Down) - trumpet
Colombian musicians:
Jose Miguel Vega (Ondatropica) - trombone
León Pardo (Ondatropica) - trumpet + gaita
Diana Sanmiguel (La Perla) - percussion, vocals + gaita
Marco Fajardo (Frente Cumbiero) - clarinet + tenor sax
Daniel Michel (La BOA) - bass + synths (Colombian music director)
Ronal Balanta (Chambimbe) - keyboards, synths, electric guitar + percussion
Alejandro Cifuentes (Bandejas Espaciales) - drums + percussion
Salomé Gómez Burbano - marimba + trumpet
Luis Luque (La BOA) - euphonium
N. Hardem - MC