Colectiva

Exploring the boundaries between Afro-Latin music and Jazz, COLECTIVA are a unique voice on the UK scene, representing the meeting of two musical worlds they believe belong together. Exploring notions of sisterhood through their shared creative practice, COLECTIVA empowers themselves and their audiences alike. How Do You Like Your Ladies? is an eccentric-anthemic-party-starter embodying female rage. Channeling their frustration at patriarchy and gender-based violence, Colectiva delivers a 3 minute instrumental, rich in Afro-Latin rhythm, fiery horn motifs, salsa influences, and jazz-inflected breaks. The song emerged through musical improvisation, following a conversation between the collective about the objectification of women, sexual violence, and the outdated trope of femininity as being a subdued, submissive character. Winners of the Latin UK Awards, ‘Best Alternative Act 2019 and Yolanda Drake Award 2021