Latin Super Star Don Omar to Perform at This Year's BMI Awards
New York City, NY (A-PRMEDIA GROUP) - A-PRmedia Group in New York announced today that Don Omar, the Puerto Rican reggaeton star, will pay homage to multi-talented Grammy winning performer and producer Juan Luis Guerra as part of the BMI Awards to be held this Friday April 7th at the Metropolitan Pavillon. ...
| Anais No. 1 On Billboard With First Single 'Lo Que Son Las Cosas'!
WOODLAND HILLS, CA (Univision Records) - Anais, Univision Records' newest Latin music phenomenon, has made it to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks list with the song "Lo Que Son Las Cosas" topping 24 million listeners for the week ending April 3rd. "Lo Que Son Las Cosas," penned by Luis Angel Marquez, ...
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A NIGHT IN BAHIA, BRAZIL: Fundraiser & Benefit Party
NEW YORK (www.afrobrazilarts.org) - A Night in Bahia, Brazil will feature live performances of capoeira, maculele (a traditional Brazilian stick dance), and samba. Capoeira Angola Quintal and Afro Brazil Arts are hosting A Night in Bahia, Brazil at Opus 22, to benefit the Afro Brazil Arts Capoeira ...
| Shakira Says Hips Don't Lie...
Sydney, AU (Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - The first lady of Latin pop Shakira is getting ready to hit you with a slammin' new single, the fabulously sultry 'Hips Don't Lie'. Co-written by Wyclef Jean, the track also features his unique vocals and production style, and is set to hit the airwaves this ...
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Latino Rapper Chingo Bling To Make Major Announcement
LOS ANGELES (CRN Radio) - What does Bad Boy Latino, Universal, Asylum (Warner Brothers), Capital, and Atlantic Records have in common? They were all biding for Latino superstar rap artist Chingo Bling from Houston, Texas. On April 1, 2006, Chingo Bling will announce to the world, which he chose during ...
| 'Now Latino' Debuts No 1 On The Billboard Latin Chart
NEW YORK (SONY BMG) - Following the footsteps of prior Now That's What I Call Music CD releases, "Now Latino - Esto Es Musica!" has topped the charts! "Now Latino - Esto Es Musica!" takes the No 1 spot on the Billboard Latin Chart making it the highest debuting Spanish language compilation ever. This ...
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Juanes Announces The 'Colombia sin Minas' (Colombia Without Mines) Concert
LOS ANGELES (Juanes Official Website) - In order to raise money for children victimized by antipersonnel mines in his native Colombia, Latin rock's leading social activist Juanes has organized the "Colombia sin Minas" ("Colombia Without Mines") benefit concert. Set to take place May 24th at the Gibson ...
| Luaka Bop Artists Live At The Tropicalia Festival
London, UK (V2 Music) - Tropicália...A Revolution in Brazilian Culture at The Barbican, London A major festival of art, music, film, theatre and dance celebrating Tropicalia - the cultural revolution that re-defined Brazilian art, music and fashion in the 1960s and beyond. As part of the festival ...
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Sabado de Gloria: All-Star Salute to the Giants of Latin Jazz Brings Together Afro-Caribbean Jazz Greats
BROOKLYN, NY (Up Over Jazz Productions/United Music Makers) - On Saturday, April 15, 2006, some of the all-time great Afro-Caribbean jazz musicians will gather for a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Sabado de Gloria: All-Star Salute to the Giants of Latin Jazz, to be held in the intimate setting of Long ...
| Gloria and Emilio Estefan Announce $1 Million Gift to Help The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Launch Human Clinical Trials Program
MIAMI, FL.(Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) - Gloria and Emilio Estefan, along with Miami Project Co-Founders Nick and Marc Buoniconti, today announced a $1 million gift to help establish a human clinical trials program at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis located at the University of Miami Miller ...
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The Now That's What I Call Music! Launches Its First Spanish Language CD Now Latino - Esto Es Musica!
NEW YORK, NY (Sony BMG Music Entertainment) - On March 21 the Now That's What I Call Music! series debuts its first ever Spanish language hits compilation - Now Latino - Esto Es Musica! Following the footsteps of the well-established top selling brand, Now Latino features 20 of today's hottest Latin ...
| Bio Ritmo Celebrating 15 Years Of Salsa Evolution With First Two Canadian Shows!
Richmond, VA (www.bioritmo.com) - Based 9-piece salsa powerhouse BIO RITMO (www.bioritmo.com) is proudly rooted in the great Afro-Cuban & Puerto Rican salsa traditions. Their vision is to remain true to the rhythmic foundation, yet continue to evolve salsa into the future through skillful layering of ...
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The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill And Ballet Hispanico In First-Time Collaboration
NEW YORK (Arturo O'Farrill Official Website) - For the first time, the GRAMMY award-nominated Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill will share the stage with New York's own Ballet Hispanico in the world premiere of a new ballet, "Palladium Nights," on April 21 & 22 at 8pm in Rose Theater at ...
| Shakira and Verizon Wireless Define Mobile Music by Getting New Single to Fans in Days
BEDMINSTER, NJ (Verizon Wireless) - Verizon Wireless and the company's V CAST Music service continue to make mobile music history with the simultaneous world premiere of the full-length song, music video, ring tone, ring back tone, wallpaper and behind-the-scenes footage of the video shoot for "Hips ...
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New Albums From Grammy Winning Label Libertad Records!
(libertadrecords.com) - Zaperoko "3" – Libertad Records, is happy to announce the release of the legendary album of Puerto Rican music pioneers Zaperoko. Mixed by Grammy winning Engineer Phil Nicolo, this album contains all the fiery improvisation and intricate arrangements that have become a ...
| Casa De Los Suenos in Tijuana Presents Turiya Mareya and The Tijuana Latin Jazz Project
LOS ANGELES (www.mareya.com) - Casa De Los Suenos in Tijuana Presents Turiya Mareya and The Tijuana Latin Jazz Project. Every Saturday night starting April 1st 9 pm Donation for the Artists Ave. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz No 14109 Col. Gudalupe Victoria 682-2937- and 619-754-5781 Casa De Los Suenos is a totally ...
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Jose Cuervo Searches For Undiscovered Latino Artists
NEW YORK (Jose Cuervo Tequila Official Website) - Jose Cuervo Tequila, the world's largest Tequila company, along with Latin Hip Hop mogul Chingo Bling, renowned DJ Tony Touch, Machete Music, BRIDGEZ Magazine, Liebeat and Wu-Tang Latino, announce their search for the next generation of Latino artists ...
| 'Maxim En Espanol Rockz!' Set For Release On March 7th
LOS ANGELES (JMUZIC) - In collaboration with the magazine Maxim en Espanol and parent company Dennis Publishing, Inc., JMUZIC is set to widely release the compact disc music compilation "Maxim en Espanol Rockz!" in the U.S. today. The first brand licensing offshoot of American flagship Maxim's successful ...
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TropiSounds/Codiscos record label was the big 'Congo de Oro' winner at the Carnaval de Barranquilla with three artists from its roster receiving the prestigious award.
(Carnaval de Barranquilla Official Website) - Three of TropiSounds / Codiscos biggest artists were winners of the coveted Congo de Oro award, given annually to the best artists at the Barranquilla Carnaval at the Romelio Martinez Stadium. After several years without visiting Barranquilla, Richie Ray ...
| Cisneros Group's Venevision International and Universal Music Latino Form Latin Music Powerhouse
LOS ANGELES (Latin Music Powerhouse) - Two international entertainment leaders, Venevision International, a member of the Cisneros Group of Companies, and Universal Music Latino, the award-winning Latin music division of Universal Music Group, have partnered to create a new record label that will leverage ...
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