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
20th December 2002
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Mike Jones on Latin Quarter and Songwriting
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.
7th May 2001
Steve Skaith in Mexico
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
9th January 2001
Ron Keefe’s Latin Quarter Experience
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
1st June 2000
Mike Jones with Consumable
By Reto Koradi – Consumable, Issue 110, May 28, 1997 Some people may remember Latin Quarter from their minor hit ‘Radio Africa’ more than 10
28th May 1997
Moral Music in Demoralising Times
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
19th January 1994
Latin Quarter in the Marburger Audimax
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
27th November 1993
Good Times with Steve Skaith
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
19th November 1993
Singing for Amnesty out of Conviction
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,
18th January 1993
The Latin Quarter Story
By Peter Seeger In 1985 a young British group with the name of Latin Quarter managed the breakthrough that – at least musically – swam
1st December 1992
Four Hours of Folk for Human Rights
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
26th October 1992
Swimming Against The Stream
For the third time the British melancholics have appeared with an album – SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM – dominated by Steve Skaith’s mournful singing, which
16th June 1989
Latin Quarter at Rock for Peace GDR
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
17th July 1987
Arista’s Latin Quarter Biography
How to mix pop and politics without sounding like a bunch of Singing Leaflets? Somehow Latin Quarter have found that magic formula – the perfect
18th January 1987
Mike Jones in the Latin Quarter Tourzine
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
1st June 1986