Ones De Mexico Ensemble Chicago Receives NFA/Metlife Artistic Excellence Award To Support Weekly Radio Series "La Hora Del Son"
22 June, 2012
The National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC) announced its 2012 grant award recipients for the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA), which includes a NALAC/Metlife Artistic Excellence Award for Sones de Mexico Ensemble. This $5,610 grant is made possible with support from the Metlife Foundation. ...
| Smithsonian Folkways Releases Album By Venezuela's "La Sardina De Naiguata"
21 June, 2012
The album "¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music" by the Venezuelan band La Sardina de Naiguatá will be released by Smithsonian Folkways today, June 19.
The album, part of Smithsonian's Tradiciones/Traditions Series, includes 14 tracks of traditional Venezuelan music in genres like Calypso, parranda ...
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Latina Singer/Songwriter Isabella Nian Releases First Official EP "En Busca De Ti"
20 June, 2012
Twenty-five is a young age to have perfected the art of singing and songwriting, but that's not stopping Mexican-American Isabella Nian from capturing the hearts of music fans all over the Spanish-speaking (y no habla) world. With the clarion voice of Celine Dion and the softhearted sentimentality of ...
| Top Nouveau-Flamenco Group Luna Blanca Releases New El Dorado Album
18 June, 2012
El Dorado has traditionally been the name of the fabled Lost City of Gold in South America and a phrase that has come to mean any ultimate prize. Now El Dorado is also the title and inspiration for the fifth album by the German act Luna Blanca, which has risen to become one of the most popular nouveau-flamenco ...
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Texas Rockeros Invade San Antonio With New Compilation In Hand
15 June, 2012
Austin-based musical collective Movimiento Rockero brings its Latin-infused, rock-fueled live show to San Antonio to celebrate the release of its second compilation CD "Movimiento Rockero 2012" with a concert event at Sam's Burger Joint on Friday June 29th. The show will feature performances by Movimiento's ...
| Latin Pop Sensation Evafe Launched The Spanish Version Of Her Summer Hit 'Oxygen' And Begins Summer TV Tour
14 June, 2012
This week, Latin Pop Sensation EvaFe debued the video "Oxigeno", the Latin version to her pop hit "Oxygen" on LATV's primetime show En La Zona. After rapidly gaining steam with dj's and fans inhaling the sleek pop hit "Oxygen", EvaFe is now embarking on a television tour to promote the Latin version, ...
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Brazilian Vocalist Carol Saboya to Make Her U.S. Solo Debut with "Belezas: The Music of Ivan Lins & Milton Nascimento"
13 June, 2012
Already established as a premier recording artist in her native Brazil and in Japan, with eight albums to her credit, vocalist Carol Saboya is poised to make her U.S. solo debut with the July 10 release of "Belezas: The Music of Ivan Lins and Milton Nascimento." The CD, on the AAM Music label, features ...
| Brazilian Vocalist Carol Saboya To Make Her U.s. Solo Debut With "belezas: The Music Of Ivan Lins & Milton Nascimento"
Already established as a premier recording artist in her native Brazil and in Japan, with eight albums to her credit, vocalist Carol Saboya is poised to make her U.S. solo debut with the July 10 release of "Belezas: The Music of Ivan Lins and Milton Nascimento." The CD, on the AAM Music label, features ...
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Jay Chris Launches His New Single "Mirandonos"
13 June, 2012
Bilingual recording artist Jay Chris has done it again! With several thousands views of his new single "Mirandonos" on Youtube, he is continuing his climb towards the top. Mirandonos, is a sexy feel good song taking us all back to the very first time we clicked with a person who is capable of seducing ...
| Four Months After Signing To Spanglish Global Xtreme Danny D Has A Top Ten Song On Latin Billboard Charts
11 June, 2012
Only a short five weeks after entering the Billboard charts, Xtreme Danny D and his first single as a solo artist, "Eres Mi Todo", find themselves positioned within the top 10 spots on the Tropical Airplay chart (currently at number 9). "Eres Mi Todo" is a fusion of romantic Bachata sounds and Latin ...
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Composer Victorio Menghi To Play Toshi's Living Room in NYC
11 June, 2012
Argentine producer and composer Victorio Menghi, is pleased to announce a special live Tango performance and press conference in New York City at Toshi's Living Room on June, 27th, 2012. The performance will start at 7:15 pm and will be followed by a press conference and a chance to meet Victorio in ...
| Jetblue's Live From T5 Concert Series Proudly Presents Latin Grammy Award-winning Singer Kany Garcia!
05 June, 2012
JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline™ today proudly announces an exclusive live performance by two-time Grammy Award Winning Spanish pop artist Kany Garcia on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The musically-inclined airline's latest Live From T5 concert will be held post-security at ...
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Sones De Mexico Ensemble Receives $35,000 Grant To Support "Beyond The Music" A Free Lecture/Demo Series About Mexican Folk Music
01 June, 2012
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that Sones de Mexico Ensemble is one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Sones de Mexico Ensemble was awarded a $35,000 grant to support, ...
| Lawson Rollins' New Video And Single "Locomotion" Confirmed For May 30 Release
31 May, 2012
As Guitar World Magazine points out, "It's not often that a Latin jazz/flamenco/samba guitarist generates millions of views on YouTube with short instrumental pieces, but Lawson Rollins is used to defying expectations." After garnering over 6 million views on YouTube with his wildly popular videos "The ...
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Puerto Rican Singer, Songwriter, Producer And Icon Robi 'Draco' Rosa Signs With SESAC
30 May, 2012
"We are much honored and pleased that Robi 'Draco' Rosa has joined our incredible roster of affiliates," says J. J. Cheng, Vice President of Writer and Publisher Relations at SESAC Latina. "Draco is a multifaceted talent who has had great success as an artist, composer, producer and entrepreneur. He ...
| Victorio Menghi Releases Tango Fussion
24 May, 2012
Argentine producer and composer Victorio Menghi, is proud to announce the release of his Tango Fussion CD to audiences in the United States. Victorio Menghi has developed a genre he calls Tango Fussion. Tango Fussion combines the music of Buenos Aires with many other world musical influences, creating ...
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Contemporary Flamenco Guitarist Ottmar Liebert Announces Summer Tour Dates
21 May, 2012
Much like the changing weather, flamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert embodies a shift in seasons with the new sounds heard on his recently released album titled "Dune." Liebert and his band Luna Negra are bringing their famous contemporary southwest flamenco sounds on the road during their North American ...
| Viva Brazil - The New Live Recording Featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott, Sergio And Odair Assad & Joseph Gramley
17 May, 2012
Sony Masterworks releases Viva Brazil, a six-song live digital EP from Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott, Sergio and Odair Assad and Joseph Gramley. Recorded live on April 30th at the Palladium Center in Carmel, Indiana, the Viva BrazilLive EP is available now via all digital service providers.
The outstanding ...
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Mario Costa Free Concert At Trip Santa Monica On May 25, 2012
17 May, 2012
Mario Costa is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, keyboardist born in Rio de Janeiro. TOTAL UNKNOWN his first solo CD is a different and original Brazilian Groovy Pop album that was released last year. Here is what some critics had to say about Mario's album:
''...Mixing traditional samba sounds with ...
| Salsa Fest Atlanta Returns To Atlantic Station!
16 May, 2012
Lanza Group, LLC announces Atlantic Station home of Salsa Fest Atlanta 2012. Salsa Fest is a daylong celebration with salsa music, Caribbean food and the best salseros! The festival will take place at Atlantic Station on Sunday, June 3rd 2012 from 12pm to 6pm.
"Salsa Fest is now in its second year ...
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