Hiring Diáspora - some clarifications

Recently, there has been some confusion regarding pricing and representation.

1. As per our announcement on 07/08/12, Diáspora is officially London based, which means that the band is no longer offering discounts for the North-West. This means that for engagements in Manchester, the band would charge zone 4 fees, because the postcode (M1) is more than 150 miles from the home postcode (SW1A). Yes that's right, Diáspora is not Manchester based; it is London based.
2. Diáspora comes 11-piece as standard, and breaks into anything down to 5-piece. This means that the possible lineups for Diáspora are 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Anything less than 5-piece is not Diáspora and the band performs under an affiliated name such as the name of the solo artist. Diáspora has never performed as less than 5-piece and the one time that it did perform as a 3-piece, Diáspora lost a booking because a prospective client came to see the gig, but decided not to make a booking because he was looking for a larger band, which is ironically what Diáspora is - a larger band (as the name implies)! Ever since, so that we are not confusing people (people are easily confused) Diáspora has never performed as anything less than 5-piece because it is simply not Diáspora. If you are an agent or promoter, please do not hire or bill us as 'Diáspora' or put 'Diáspora' on the contract unless it states 'Diáspora' in the original quotation.
3. Diáspora is not a salsa band. Diáspora is not a samba band. 'Salsa' and 'Samba' are 2 completely different animals. Diáspora is a Latin band - it plays those types of music, but it also plays many others. Please request a playlist if you are not sure!

Read more about the styles of music here:

• A Beginner's Guide to Latin music
• Idiots guide to Latin music

Before enquiring, please read THIS GUIDE - it really does have all the answers!

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