Sounds Eclectico: KCRW And Grand Performances Showcase Latin Artists
LOS ANGELES (www.grandperformances.org) - KCRW and Grand Performances present Sounds Eclectico on July 1 and July 29, featuring Latin alternative bands championed by the station in free live concerts at California Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. On July 1st at 7 PM, KCRW DJs Ariana Morgenstern and Liza ...
| Latin Rhythms Go Mainstream
NEW YORK (Sassure Website) - Independent artist Sassure's latest CD, entitled ARCHIPELAGOS, fuses Latin rhythms and styles with a mainstream popular approach to create a genre that has never been heard before. With family roots in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Guanajuato, and Mexico City, Sassure ...
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Latin Music Download Site Rolls Out Reggaeton Internet Radio Station
Poconos, PA (musica360.com) - Latin music download store, Musica360, announces the beta launch of it's free "Reggaeton Radio" streaming internet radio station. Reggaeton Radio's target market listeners who are fed up with the same old songs being played on terrestrial radio day in and day out and are ...
| Menudo Entertainment Names Yahoo! as the Official Internet Partner for 'Mvasion' - International Talent Search to Bring Back the All-Boy Mega Singing Group
NEW YORK, NY (Menudo Entertainment LLC) - Menudo Entertainment LLC joins forces with Yahoo! as its official Internet partner for its "Mvasion," the international talent search to recreate the all-boy mega singing group. The official Menudo Web site https://www.menudo.com, will be hosted by Yahoo! Telemundo ...
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Michelle Greene Returns With Luna Roja: 'L.A. Law' Actress Furthers Latin-World Music Excursion With Long-Awaited Follow up to Critically Acclaimed Debut CD
LOS ANGELES (By Randy Alexander/ Randex Communications) - Actress Michelle Greene, perhaps best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Abby Perkins on the groundbreaking hit legal drama "L.A. Law," deepens her impact as a bilingual 'triple threat' artist reclaiming her Latin roots and name (Michele Dominguez ...
| Shakira in the sun!
London, UK (Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK) - As you may well know, Shakira is currently taking part in the Rock in Rio festival which, confusingly, is in Lisbon, Portugal. And while we were all soaking throughout the bank holiday weekend, some lucky so and so's were sunning themselves in front of ...
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Juanes And United For Colombia Presents The SOLD-OUT 'Colombia Sin Minas' (Colombia Without Mines) Concert
LOS ANGELES (United For Colombia Foundation) - "Trying to sing the pain away... COLOMBIA is a country known for both terrific music and terrible violence. Now a group of artists led by Juanes, the country's international superstar, are joining forces for a Los Angeles concert to try to use music to ...
| Solo Debut From Hector Buitrago Of Aterciopelados Set For Release June 27th
LOS ANGELES (Nacional Records) - Hector Buitrago's "Conector" (the title cleverly translates with a double-meaning of "With Hector" and also "Connector") marks the first solo project by the Aterciopelados co-founder, following in the footsteps of Aterciopelados frontwoman Andrea Echeverri, whose twice ...
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Legendary Latin Superstar Marco Antonio Solis to Perform at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in August
SANTA ROSA, CA (Wells Fargo Center for the Arts) - Latin GRAMMY award-winning recording and performing artist Marco Antonio Solis is coming to Santa Rosa's Wells Fargo Center for the Arts on August 25th at 8pm for his first-ever North Bay performance. One of the most influential singer-songwriters in ...
| Marc Anthony and Marc Anthony Face Off at the 2006 Alma Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA (Marc Anthony Cosmetics) - Finally, after years of talk about who owns the name and rights to https://www.marcanthony.com, the two Marc Anthonys met backstage at the recent 2006 Alma Awards. Marc Anthony, the Latin singer, refused all interviews as he made his way directly to Marc ...
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Latina Artist Malena Pirez To Release 'STARS'
New York, NY (cubanitagroove.com) - Latina nu jazz artist Malena Pérez will release her sultry debut album, 'STARS,' on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Released on Cubanita Groove Records (Pérez's own record label), the album features collaborations with producers Osunlade (Yoruba Records), Kenny ...
| Gypsy Pistoleros: The Spanglish Outlaw Flamenco Rock Renegades
LOS ANGELES (gypsypistoleros.com) - Gypsy Pistoleros return to Spain on May 19th - Sala Coracan, Madrid & 20th - Sala Razzmatazz, Barcelona as guests of Tyla's Dogs D'amour. Their support for Adler's Appetite in January received rave reviews from the Spanish Rock Media. Their sound is Gypsy Flamenco ...
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Ricky Martin Tapes Videos for Internet Safety Educational Campaign
NEW YORK, NY (Ken Sunshine Consultants) - Ricky Martin stars in videos for the Navega Protegido campaign, a regional effort to promote online safety for children, sponsored by Microsoft Latin America and the Ricky Martin Foundation. As part of this historic partnership, called Navega Protegido, the ...
| ZOHO Label set to release 'Standards Rican-ditioned' Ray Barretto's Last CD Recording
LOS ANGELES (ZOHO Records) - Latin / jazz indie label ZOHO Music L.L.C. announces the release of "Standards Rican-ditioned", the last recording by the legendary percussionist Ray Barretto ? who passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2006, at the age of 76. The planned release date is August 14, 2006. ...
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Jesse Colin Young & Celtic Mambo U.S. Tour
MONTEREY, Calif. (BeanBagOne.com) - Lead singer for The Youngbloods, Jesse Colin Young, and his new band, Celtic Mambo, received standing ovations on their nationwide tour, which began March 29 through April 29, 2006. Jesse put the band together in Hawaii, adding violin, bass, congas and 3-part harmony ...
| Two Time Latin Grammy Award Winner, Sin Bandera to Play Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa - May 6, 2006
SANTA ROSA, CA. (Wells Fargo Center for the Arts) - Sin Bandera, the two time Latin Grammy-winning band fronted by Leonel Garcia and Noel Schajris makes its North Bay debut this spring at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. The band will bring their winning blend of soulful pop melodies to the Center's ...
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Merengue Superstar Juan Luis Guerra Crowned BMI Icon At 13th Annual Latin Awards
MIAMI, FL. (Juan Luis Guerra Fans Website) - BMI, the leading U.S. performing right organization, staged the 13th edition of its Latin Music Awards tonight, with top honors reserved for Merengue artist Juan Luis Guerra, Colombian rocker Juanes, Big Brother theme song "Miedo," and Mexican music publisher ...
| Tito Puente, Jr., and Howie and Pollyanna Dorough to Entertain Troops in Spain and Italy on USO/AFE Tour
ARLINGTON, VA (USO) - Latin musician, songwriter and producer Tito Puente, Jr., member of the Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough and singer Pollyanna Dorough are heading to military bases in Spain and Italy to entertain service members April 18-27, 2006, on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) tour. This ...
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Ken Scott Takes Latin House to New Heights of Rhythm and Soul with the Release of 'Florita Tropical: Alternative Latin House Rhythms' at Lulu.com
Los Angeles, CA (Kenneth Scott) - Ken Scott is on a mission to fill the dance-floors with new and spicy Latin House grooves through the publication of "Florita Tropical: Alternative Latin House Rhythms" in conjunction with Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand ...
| Industry Buzz Latin rock act The Monas showcase LIVE at Billboard conference in Miami
NEW YORK (www.myspace.com/themonas) - Industry buzz Latin rock act The Monas will play at the Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards on April 26. The Monas will perform at the "We Hear the Future" Happy Hour showcase, sponsored by Heineken. The Monas have created quite a buzz in the indstry. Half ...
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