Steve Skaith & Mike Jones on ‘Modern Times’
Originally released in 1985, Latin Quarter’s debut album, ‘Modern Times’, has been re-released on the Cherry Red record label with the addition of five bonus
Originally released in 1985, Latin Quarter’s debut album, ‘Modern Times’, has been re-released on the Cherry Red record label with the addition of five bonus
In a key song on Latin Quarter’s third album “Swimming Against The Stream”, Mike Jones commented, “The chosen course was writing anthems for the people.
Downtown Mexico City The plaintive cries and shrill notes of a trumpet punctuate the roar of the traffic and the hum of electricity the Mariachi’s
Way back in the eighties I co-wrote a few of the Latin Quarter songs with Steve Skaith and Mike Jones, including ‘Radio Africa’. The Latin
By Reto Koradi – Consumable, Issue 110, May 28, 1997 Some people may remember Latin Quarter from their minor hit ‘Radio Africa’ more than 10
Modesty and reserve are not prerequisites in the pop world. As we know, the opposite is the case. It is considered even more of a
Sometimes Cynical, Sometimes Tender Who still remembers their huge hit from the mid-eighties? In “Radio Africa” the Birmingham (sic) band Latin Quarter reflected the social
By Claudia Wedeleit Latin Quarter are touring Germany with a new CD. With new songs and a new band, Steve Skaith and Richard Wright are
The duo Latin Quarter are standing up for human rights – Thorsten Winter spoke with the band. “I’m hearing only bad news on Radio Africa,
By Peter Seeger In 1985 a young British group with the name of Latin Quarter managed the breakthrough that – at least musically – swam
Latin Quarter and The Dostoyevskys played in the Audiomax Station on their Amnesty International Tour In general, pop concerts are firstly judged by how many
For the third time the British melancholics have appeared with an album – SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM – dominated by Steve Skaith’s mournful singing, which
The lyricist Mike Jones from Wales writes realistic, critical poems. He has got a friend in Liverpool, the musician Steve Skaith. Both meet in London
How to mix pop and politics without sounding like a bunch of Singing Leaflets? Somehow Latin Quarter have found that magic formula – the perfect
From Latin Quarter Tourzine Winter 1986 When did you first start songwriting? I first began writing songs when I was 15, but at that time