Babasonicos, Mexican Institute of Sound, at the The BookBindery – hosted by Heineken – August 27, 2010

Beer maker Heineken hosted a great event, and brought many international artists for a night of fun. Check out the photos.  Read More

Palenke Soultribe at Sunset Junction – August 22, 2010

Palenke Soultribe put on a powerfully charged show at Sunset Junction. Their Latin influenced electronic music had the crowd dancing and sweating in the middle of the heat. Read More

Nortec Collective, Mr. Vallenato – Grand perfomances – at California Plaza – August 21st, 2010

Nortec Collective

The flavors of Nortec Collective and Mr. Vallenato invaded Grand Performances on August 21st, which turned out in one of the largest crowds of the summer for this venue, filling California Plaza with beautiful Latin rhythms and throngs of people dancing. Read More

Visionary Sounds Festival at Bang Gallery, La Cita – August 14, 2010

Visionary Sounds was a brilliantly eclectic showcase of Latin music placed against the stunning backdrop of downtown Los Angeles. The two venues for music (La Cita and Bang Art Gallery) being a 2 block walk from each other made for an interesting transition between acts. With a refresher stop half way in between filled with vendors of clothes, jewelry, smiling ladies passing out tasty flavors of Jarritos and an overwhelming choice of lunch trucks to choose from. Read More

Charanga Cakewalk at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles – August 13, 2010

Charanga Cakewalk opened with invitingly danceable Latin beats on a cool summer night in MacArthur Park. As the sun set the crowd grew as more people began to trickle in and enjoy the great music coming from the stage. Some hanging out in lawn chairs others taking a seat on the bare grass. After urging the crowd to dance and enjoy the music the band had some small groups of dancers start to form throughout the crowd. As the night carried on more people began to dance and fully enjoy the music. Read More

Cecilia Barraza at City of Industry – July 25, 2010

Chimpum!! The stands at the Industry Hills Expo center on Sunday July 25th as thousands of Peruvians came out to celebrate their country’s independence day. Besides coming out to hang out with their fellow paisanos, the crowd came out to welcome one of their best stars: Cecilia Barraza. Read More