La Rumba
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Globally-inspired music events based in Sheffield, UK
La Rumba is a British-Latino collective based in the UK, showcasing our favourite sounds and artists from across the globe. Previous DJ include:
Adesse Versions, Afrodeutsche, Amaliah, Anunaku, Apricot Ballroom, Aroop Roy, Auntie Flo, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Bellaire, Big Miz, Cal Jader, Channel One, Coco María, Commodo, Crazy P, Dan Shake, Demi Riquísimo, DJ BORING, Djrum, Esa, Freddie Norwoo
14/06/2026
And that’s a wrap - Friday night celebrating 9 years of La Rumba across Electric Studios & Sidney & Matilda 🥳
Friday evening saw the don’ Nightmares on Wax with our bros DUB SHACK perform on an impeccable sound system Sinai Sound System - a dream booking for us and Dub Shack 🔊
Followed by a stellar after party with Coco María, Mafalda, Florentino, Me Gusta Collective and our various friends soundtracking the rest of the venue tttt3 Jodie Alex Pickavant flock Ashley Grimshaw Chris Welch
We always knew this one was a risk in today’s climate, the time of year, with a big budget show rolling into an underground afterparty with rarer selectors - but it was truly one of our favourite, most authentically designed shows we’ve put together.
A huge thank you to everyone that joined us, and the many more that came before this one ❤️
La Rumba / Román ✌🏼
Just a few hours until we kick things off at 19:00 for Nightmares on Wax & Sinai Sound System at Electric Studios
If you’re thinking of making it down to Sidney & Matilda for the after party, or wondering how to get to the next venue in time, here’s how to get there on foot in less than 5 minutes 🚶♂️
Ticket holders for each party were sent a discount link last night for the other show for the last minute crew, on sale for only a couple of hours longer.
It’s almost time. Resident Advisor knows wussup 🥳
Final call for both our parties tomorrow evening and night to save yourself a couple of ££ by grabbing a ticket online over on Resident Advisor.
19:00 - 23:30 at Electric Studios
Nightmares on Wax x Sinai Sound System
Dub Shack x La Rumba
23:00 - 04:00 at Sidney & Matilda
Coco María b2b Mafalda
Florentino, Me Gusta Collective
Ash Grimshaw b2b Bruce La Danse
Alex.Aubyn
Dan G x Fortythree
Flock DJs
Jodie Tyler
10/06/2026
Set times for Friday evening and night starting at Electric Studios and finishing at Sidney & Matilda!
Electric Studios opens at 19:00 ready for Nightmares on Wax, Dub Shack and ourselves on Sinai Sound System 🔊
This one finishes at 23:30, perfect timing to get your dancing shoes on and be home before midnight.
For the late night crew, Sidney & Matilda opens at 23:00 with Coco María, Mafalda, Florentino, Me Gusta and our Sheffield crew on support.
For the true heads, we’ve programmed this to roll the party crew over from Electric Studios to Sidney & Matilda which is 5 minutes down the road ready to catch all the headline acts.
This one means to world to us to celebrate 9 years with our friends, bucket list headliners and more. We hope to see you there ❤️
This Friday we welcome Manchester’s to performing alongside fellow Mancunian and Colombian DJ Florentino.
Here are some of the scenes that went down last weekend with Me Gusta co-founder (left) performing with (right) at Green Island Festival which Atiké also co-founded - the standout set of the festival for us!
You can catch Atiké b2b Obeka repping for Me Gusta Collective this Friday from doors opening at Sidney & Matilda 🔥
This Friday! We welcome the legend from Leeds, Nightmares on Wax hits Electric Studios!
NoW plays our earlier show in the evening starting at 19:00 which is perfect for the heads wanting a Friday night dance and make it home before midnight 🪩
We’ll be carrying the party crew over to Sidney & Matilda with Coco María, Mafalda, Florentino and more
If you’re planning on making it down to both, our cheaper combo tickets are on sale until Wednesday so act sharpish and join us from start to finish 🎉
07/06/2026
Announcing our support lineup for room three at Sidney & Matilda next Friday!
We’re always gassed when it comes to picking our favourite local artists and friends to build out our lineups and broaden out the musical spectrum of each show.
alex.aubyn & Jodie Tyler are two of our favourite guests to bring back time and again and have become namestays on the Sheffield scene in recent years 🎉
We’re shipping up Dom Carlo from Bristol off the back of a hugely successful string of releases on underground labels: Amity, Elicit Records, and Obligated Records, he continues to push the sounds of the UK underground with his precision in sound design and dedication to forward-thinking system-ready music 👽
The Flock crew and their no-BS stripped back house parties have been one of our favourite things to watch grow in Sheffield over the years 🪩
And to top it off, we’re inviting Dan G x Fortythree down to go b2b who have supported La Rumba since near enough day one 🤜 🤛
Doors for this one open at 23:00 and this crew will be sound-tracking the bar throughout the night.
That Friday feeling and dance in your kitchen when you hear Coco María is back in town for an extended selector session with Mafalda next week. 💃🏼
Expect samba, cumbia, jazz, future Latin sounds and the rare selections that keep you locked in the dance from start to finish. 🪩
If you’ve seen Coco María you already know. If you haven’t, this is the one. ☀️
If you’re planning on joining us in the evening for Nightmares on Wax x Sinai, we’re running low on our combo tickets for this one too!
03/06/2026
Where it started vs. where it’s headed…
9 days to go until we celebrate 9 years of La Rumba across two venues with one of our boldest lineups & concepts, split across Electric Studios in the evening and Sidney & Matilda for the after party.
Never did I think as a 20-year old student that I’d be booking the likes of Nightmares on Wax, Gilles Peterson, Mala, Midland and more across just about every grassroots venue in Sheffield, let alone carrying this rollercoaster on 9 years later alongside a full time job.
Swipe for some select moments over the years, will you be joining us on 12th June ?
10 days to go! Crate‑digging magic from London to Porto 🌞
Mafalda is a London-based, Portuguese DJ and crate-digger known for her joyful, eclectic sets that blend jazz, soul, gospel, and Brazilian rarities. She co-runs the esteemed reissue label Melodies International and hosts the monthly Tropic of Love radio show on NTS Radio.
Raised in Porto, Portugal, she moved to London in 2014 after being mesmerized by DJs playing spiritual jazz in clubs.
Melodies International: She quickly embedded herself in the London record community and partnered with Sam Shepard (Floating Points) to run Melodies International and its associated party, You’re A Melody.
Mafalda’s Ethos: Her DJing motto is simple: “only play the records you really, really love.”
We’re blessed to have her play an extended 4 hour set b2b with Coco María next Friday 12th June at Sidney & Matilda 🧡