Da Lata is led by Chris Franck and Patrick Forge. Their new album entitled Fabiola andrnfirst in 10 years, is set for release in October, the 18th in 2013 and draws on a worldwide family of performers. Mayra Andrade (Cape Verde), Miguel Atwood Fergusonrn(USA), Rich Medina (USA) Marcelo Janeci (Brazil) Luisa Maita (Brazil), Graveolarn(Brazil), Fabricio FBC (Brazil), Sacha Gabriel (Canada), Jason Yarde (UK), Finn Petersrn(UK) and Diabel Cissokho (Mali) to name just a few have all helped craft a record with arnraw and live approach fusing Afro-Brazilian influences with a dance-floor sensibility andrna distinctly London attitude.rn2013 marks 20 years since Chris Franck and Patrick Forge first came together andrnbegan experimenting and redefining Brazilian music. Over that time, the duo have hadrnmajor international success both in bands (Smoke City, Zeep & Da Lata) and for Patrickrnas a respected DJ who was a pioneer for Brazilian music with UK station Kiss FM in thernearly 90s.rnDa Lata have started the build-up for the release of Fabiola by giving away the “Allstars live version” of Ronco Da Cuica as a free download via their websiternwww.dalatamusic.com which also features the video. Da Lata are about to start a newrnchapter in their illustrious story. 20 years of Afro-Brazilian adventure and it ain t over yet !rnA brief history…rnDa Lata previously released two studio albums in 2000 and 2002 respectively followedrnby a remix album in 2004 all released through Chris Blackwell s Island Recordsrnsubsidiary, Palm Pictures. Working alongside and collaborating with label mates likernErnest Ranglin Baaba Maal, Femi Kuti, Bebel Gilberto the band were in good company.rnSince 2005 Da Lata s schedule slowed down as members went onto be involved in rnother projects but Da Lata didn t lay dormant, they continued re-working and remixing rnother people s tracks and many of these mixes as well as classic Da Lata tracks are stillrnregular features on discerning global dance-floors today.rnA new erarnIn 2010 Da Lata took their first tentative steps towards what has now become Fabiolarna collection of songs born out of disappointment, heartbreak and frustration, thatrntransmutes those emotions into defiance, release and transcendence. Drawing togetherrnan extended family of collaborators old and new, the album is characterized by DarnLata s new “organic edge”, dispensing with programming and electronic production rnFabiola s emphasis is definitely on the “real” in every sense. rn“Fabiola” is diverse in style but homogeneous in it s sound and intent, melding elementsrnof Brazilian and African styles and rhythms with everything from Folk, Rock andrnPsychedelia to Spoken Word, Soul and Dub. Written exclusively by Chris Franck andrnthe various collaborators; Franck, Forge and super (more than an) engineer TonirnEconimides are the team that have crafted Fabiola into Da Lata s most mature andrnaccomplished album.